Robert Perry Sanders, Sr.

1870 - Abt 1955  (84 years)

• Name	Robert Perry Sanders  [1, 2]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	17 Dec 1870	Mississippi   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt 1955	Stephens County, Oklahoma   [1]
  Notes	Duncan Banner Veteran City Employe Dies Robert Perry Sanders, 85, oldest City of Duncan employe, in years or service, and in age, died at his home, 1209 Sycamore, at 9:30 a.m. today. Sanders went to work for the City February 12, 1911, nearly 46 years ago. He was in charge of the municipal electric power plant for several years and then took charge of the water department. Sanders remained with the municipal water department until his death. He carried a record "in his mind" of the location of many of the water and sewer line locations in Duncan. He was born December 17, 1870, at Corinth, Miss., and moved to Duncan in 1908 from Fannin county, Tex. He had been in ill health for the past year. Funeral is tentatively set for Friday at the Calvary Baptist Church. Burial will be in Duncan Cemetery under direction of Brooks-Rangely Funeral Home. He is survived by three daughters, a son, a sister, five grandchildren, and a great grandchild. Daughters are Mrs. George C. Thompson, 1205 Cedar; Mrs. Paul Jones, Cemetery Road; and Ethel Sanders of the home. The son if Robert P. Sanders, Jr., Lubbock, Tex., Mrs. Annie Brown, El Monte, Calif. is the sister. (Research): Census Listings: 1920 census Stephens Co. OK ED 248 Pg. 96A /281 Sanders, R. P., head, MW, 49, M, MS TN MS Lecta, wife, FW, 39, M, AL MS AL Ethel, dau., FW, 18, TX MS AL Beatrice, dau., FW, 15, TX MS AL Clara May, dau., FW, 13, TX MS AL Robert, son, MW, 6, OK MS AL 1930 census Stephens Co. OK ED 69-12 Pg. 81B & 82A Duncan city-King twp. 149/155 Sanders, R. P., head, MW, 59, Wd., TN TN TN Ethel, dau., FW, 28, S, TX TN AL Clara, dau., FW, 23, S, TX TN AL Robert, son, MW, 16, OK TN AL (Courtesy of Lynell Gentry Cordell)
  Person ID	I43490	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2013

  
  

  Family	Electa Smith,   b. Abt 1880, Chulafinnee, Cleburne County, Alabama d. 27 Jul 1928, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1900
  Children	1. Ethel Sanders,   b. Abt 1902, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   2. Beatrice Sanders,   b. Abt 1905, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   3. Clara May Sanders,   b. Abt 1907, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   4. Robert Perry Sanders, Jr.,   b. 9 Sep 1913, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma d. 22 Feb 2001, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F12966	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2013

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Dec 1870 - Mississippi Death - Abt 1955 - Stephens County, Oklahoma  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S532] Cordell, Lynell Gentry-Family Researcher P.O. Box 1992 Duncan OK 73534-1992 Correspondence, Gedcom, Family Group Sheets, Email. [S483] 1920 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the NARA web page. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1920 United States Federal Census, the Fourteenth Census of the United States. It includes all states and territories, as well as Military and Naval Forces, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, and the Panama Canal Zone. The census provides many details about individuals and families including: name, gender, age, birthplace, year of immigration, mother tongue, and parents? birthplaces. In addition, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1920 Federal Census.), Stephens Co. OK ED 248 Pg. 96A /281 (Reliability: 3).