My Sanders Family

This photo was taken about 1940

My great grandparents are on the far right hand side.

My father is kneeling in front on the right with his brother

and his sisters are standing behind them.

I was so lucky to get this picture this summer from a distant

cousin, Charlie Bill Totten.  He has given me a lot of family

photos and stories of my Sanders family.  I have learned how

they worked hard and never lost focus on family ties.  They

knew how to work, live, laugh and love each and every member.

I will be adding more stories in the future.

My Sanders Family

My hobby is doing genealogy and finding information of my distant relatives.  I can only go back on my Sanders/Saunders side to my great great great grandparents.  That is my brick wall.  My ggg grandmother was Lucinda Saunders.  Some say she never married.  Some say she married George Saunders.  Then I was told that is not true, that she had all her children by George Tawney.  She was from Giles County VA. what is called Sinking Creek. I still search and dig for what is true!

My gr grandfather was William Clifton Saunders. My grandfather was George "Doc" Sanders.  The name got translated down the line some how. George married Mary Louis Romans from Smyth County Va. in a little place called Saltville Va.  My father, Alvin E. Sanders was one of their five children. 

I was not raised by any of my family.  But I have come to know them through Charlie Bill Totten and http://www.ancestry.com/ and many other resources.  Some photos were made possible because of  Don Smith from Saltville, VA.  I have met some of my family and I have been very blessed to get to meet them and to know them.  It was all good!  God is good all the time!

Linda Sue Sanders

The Sanders Children

Grandchildren of William C. Saunders and Josephine Saunders

Parents: George "Doc" Sanders & Mary Louise Roman

My dad, Alvin Sanders sitting
on stool with his sister, Nancy.

Standing are his sister, Janie,

Georgia and his brother Robert.

Linda Sanders and Alvin Sanders

Me and My Dad
1974

Grace Copeland

My Great Aunt
Grace Copeland

Daughter of Josephine and Daniel Copeland

From my great grandmothers first 

Marriage to Daniel Copleand

Grace went to girls college and became a great artist and taught school. She was never married but devoted to her teaching. I am told she was a wonderful lady. I have some photos of her art that I will post later.

Painting by Grace

Saltville

by
Grace Copeland

Edith Musselwhite
2/20/33 ~ 5/25/93
I miss you Mommy