Biographical Sketch of George W. Sanders, Crawford County, Missouri >From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888. ********************************************************************** George W. Sanders, a farmer of Union Township, is a son of James and Elizabeth (Hudspeth) Sanders, both Kentuckians by birth, the former born in Mason County in 1800, and the latter in Warren County in 1802. They came to Missouri when young, settling in what is now Washington County. In 1821 they were married, and the same year moved to Craw- ford County, and located on the Hazzah, making farming their occupa- tion. Though the father came here at such an early day, when game was so abundant, he never killed a deer. For many years he was justice of the peace, and for several terms was county judge; politically, he was a stanch Democrat. In 1882 his death occurred, and his funeral sermon was preached by John Thomas, who had known him for sixty-five years. Mrs. Sanders still survives, and makes her home with the subject of this sketch. Her husband upon settling in this community was without means, but by thorough, well-applied, energetic efforts became pos- sessed of some 2,000 acres. In their family were twelve children, of whom one son and three daughters are living. George W., the only living son, was born in this county in 1833, and has therefore been a resident of it for fifty-five years. He was reared on a farm, obtain- ing an education in the old subscription schools, and at the age of twenty he began merchandising, continuing the same for four years. In 1859 Miss Eva Trask became his wife. She was born in Crawford County in 1840, and has borne her husband nine children, eight of whom are living: James M., George N., Andrew J., Martha L., Samuel I., John F., Lizzie and Joel J. Mrs. Sanders is a member of the Baptist Church; politically, Mr. Sanders is a Democrat. For six years he held the office of public administrator, was county clerk eight years, and was collector six years; he is a Mason, and also belongs to the A.O.U.W. In 1867 he settled in Steelville, and lived there for fifteen years, but in 1885 moved to the place he now occupies, owning here and else- where about 1,736 acres. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================