WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
ELLIS MENDENHALL SANDERS
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BIOGRAPHY
Ellis Mendenhall Sanders was born in Stanton, New Castle County, Delaware on December 5, 1808.Rachel Broom Roberts was born in Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland on August 23, 1807.
Ellis married Rachel in Chester County, Pennsylvania on November 9, 1830.
Ellis and his family wer sent on a misson to southern Utah in the fall of 1862 and stayed there until their deaths.
He was the assessor, collector, road supervisor for Washington County, and water master on the Rio Virgin
and Clara Rivers.
Ellis died in St. George on January 15, 1873 and was buried on January 18 in Plot A_J_181_1
of the St. George City Cemetery.
Rachel died in St. George on May 16, 1892 and was buried on May 17 in Plot A_J_181_2
of the St. George City Cemetery.
FAMILY
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Ellis' Parents and Siblings:
Ellis Sanders Hannah Mendenhall Sanders Anne Sanders Ellis Mendenhall Sanders |
(10/31/1865-3/22/1843) (married 10/22/1794) (1/1/1772-1/23/1831) (1/4/1798-1/16/1866) (married Ellis B. Sanders) (12/5/1808-1/15/1873) (married as shown below) |
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First Wife and Children: Rachel Broom Roberts Sanders Anne Sanders Elizabeth Roberts Sanders Hannah Mendenhall Sanders Rachel Ellen Sanders Sarah Jane Sanders Ellis Mendenhall Sanders, Jr. Ellen Sanders Lucy Sanders |
(8/23/1807-5/16/1892) (married 11/9/1830) (xx/xx/1832-xx/xx/1879) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/1834-xx/xx/1914) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/1836-xx/xx/1913) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/1838-xx/xx/1926) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/1841-xx/xx/1928) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (9/28/1843-1/11/1876) (married Mary Ann Smith) (xx/xx/1846-xx/xx/1892) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/1865-xx/xx/1949) (adopted) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) |
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Second Wife and Children: Esther Ann Pierce Sanders |
(12/24/1801-9/2/1858) (married 2/2/1846) |
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Third Wife and Children: Mary Hawthorne Sanders |
(xx/xx/1812-3/16/1843) (married xx/xx/xxxx) |
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Fourth Wife and Children: Mary Corwin Sanders |
(xx/xx/1814-5/6/1841) (married xx/xx/xxxx) |
PHOTOS
 Ellis |
 Rachel |
 Ellis, Ellis Jr, and Rachel |
REFERENCES
Ellis Mendenhall SandersEllis M. Sanders Miscellaneous Documents
FamilySearch entry for Ellis Mendenhall Sanders
Find-A-Grave entry for Ellis Mendenhall Sanders Sr.
FamilySearch entry for Rachel Broom Roberts
Find-A-Grave entry for Rachel Broome Roberts Sanders