Alexander was born in 1865. He is the son of George Sanders and Roberta Grayson.[1] In 1888, he was signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as a pitcher. He also played outfield.[2] He married Mary L. Mayes in 1898 in Illinois.[3] He died in 1930.[4]
1880 Federal Census Gainesville, Prince William, Virginia[6]
Roberta Sanders Self F 47 Virginia, United States
Frederick Sanders Son M 24 Virginia, United States
Silas Sanders Son M 23 Virginia, United States
George Sanders Son M 19 Virginia, United States
Sally Sanders Daughter F 17 Virginia, United States
Benett Sanders Son M 15 Virginia, United States
Walter Sanders Son M 13 Virginia, United States
Betsey Sanders Daughter F 10 Virginia, United States
Eva Sanders Daughter F 8 Virginia, United States
Charles P Brower Other M 22 Virginia, United States
1900 Federal Census Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi[7]
Edward Mayes Head M 53 Mississippi
Fanny Laura Mayes Wife F 52 Georgia
Bessie Mayes Daughter F 22 Mississippi
Lucius Mayes Son M 18 Mississippi
Francis Mayes Son M 15 Mississippi
Basil Mayes Son M 12 Mississippi
Mary Sanders Daughter F 30 Mississippi
Bennett Sanders Son-in-law M 36 Virginia
Sally Joiner Servant F 30 Mississippi
1910 Federal Census Miami, Dade County, Florida[8]
Alexander B Sanders Head M 45 Virginia
Mary Sanders Wife F 40 Mississippi
Bennett Sanders Son M 10 Texas
Mary Sanders Daughter F 4 Missouri
Edward Sanders Son M 4 Missouri
Eddie M Kalar Boarder F 21 Mississippi
George Sanders Brother M 42 Virginia
1920 Federal Census Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi[9]
Alex B Sanders Head M 54 Virginia
Mary M Sanders Wife F 49 Mississippi
Alex B Sanders Jr. Son M 20 Texas
Mary Roberta Sanders Daughter F 14 Missouri
Edward Mayer Sanders Son M 14 Missouri
Linda B West Boarder F 66 Mississippi
Herbert Jo*Asson Boarder M 30 Utah
Erie Jo*Asson Boarder F 28 Mississippi
1930 Federal Census Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee[10]
Alexander B Sanders Head M 65 Virginia
Marg L Sanders Wife F 57 Mississippi
Alexander B Sanders Son M 30 Texas
Mary R Sanders Daughter F 24 Missouri
Sarah Irby Servant F 36 Mississippi
Sources
↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5D3-8Z6 : 5 December 2014), Alexander B Sanders, 10 Feb 1865; citing Prince William, Virginia, reference p 3; FHL microfilm 33,138.
↑ David L. Porter, Biographical Dictionary of American Sports: Q-Z, Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000
↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFKB-K9C : 17 November 2020), Alexander B. Sanders and Mary L. Mayes, 21 Sep 1898; citing Jackson, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 968,929.
↑ "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NS3X-GZP : 13 December 2020), Alexander B. Sanders, 29 Aug 1930; Death, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
↑ 1870 Federal Census Prince William County, Virginia; Gainesville Township, Manassas PO; page 415,178/174
↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCRM-GMT : 15 July 2017), Benett Sanders in household of Roberta Sanders, Gainesville, Prince William, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 125, sheet 57D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1385; FHL microfilm 1,255,385.
↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M96Y-49V : accessed 14 December 2018), Bennett Sanders in household of Edward Mayes, Beat 5 (part of) Jackson city Ward 1, Hinds, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 75, sheet 8A, family 102, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,810.
↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVVY-YXB : accessed 14 December 2018), Alexander B Sanders, Miami, Dade, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 54, sheet 18B, family 512, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 158; FHL microfilm 1,374,171.
↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M43M-357 : accessed 14 December 2018), Alex B Sanders, Jackson Ward 5, Hinds, Mississippi, United States; citing ED 14, sheet 1A, line 39, family 8, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 878; FHL microfilm 1,820,878.
↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SP7W-8NC : accessed 10 February 2019), Alexander B Sanders, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 55, sheet 5A, line 22, family 51, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2274; FHL microfilm 2,342,008.
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