Dane County WI Archives Photo Tombstone.....SAUNDERS, Elizabeth C. And George LeRoy ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/wi/wifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Erin Proctor Proctor37@charter.net March 17, 2007, 10:12 pm Cemetery: Albion Prairie Cemetery, Albion, Dane Co., Wi. Name: Elizabeth C. And George LeRoy SAUNDERS Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/wi/dane/photos/tombstones/albionprairie/saunders7629gph.jpg Image file size: 91.1 Kb SAUNDERS, Elizabeth C. 13 Feb 1859- 26 Sep 1940 Dau of John and Dorathea W. DRAVES. Married George LeRoy SAUNDERS on 12 Mar 1880. Obit is from the Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter, Edgerton, Rock Co., WI. Thur. 10 Oct 1940: MRS. ROY SAUNDERS Mrs. Roy Saunders, 81, a pioneer resident of Albion Praire, passed away last Thursday, September 26, at her home on Blaine street where she lived the past 33 years, ever since leaving the farm on Albion Prairie. Lizzie Draves was born on February 13, 1859, near Whitewater, and grew to womanhood in the town of Oakland, Jefferson county. On March 12, 1880, she was united in marriage to Roy Saunders, son of Captain Saunders, and for 61 years they labored together and met the hardships, sorrows and losses, as well as sharing the joys and pleasures which this life has to offer. This union was blessed with three children, one dying in infancy. Mrs. Saunders life was distinctly one of service in her home and in the community in which she lived. She was a lifelong member of the Methodist church and took an active part and was deeply interested in all of its work as long as she was able and the oportunity permitted. As a woman of Christian traits and character, a gentle soul ever mindful of others, she was beloved by all her friends and acquatances. May her memory as one who lived the Christian life in all of its essence and loved her Savior and her friends abide with us. May she rest in peace and the eternal light shine upon her. She leaves to mourn her aged husband, a son, Lias, and a daughter, Mrs. Frank Hill, five grandchildren, 15 greatgrandchildren, two sisters, Mrs. Shan Robinson, this city, and Mrs. Earnest Schroeder, Jefferson, and one brother, Charles Draves, Fort Atkinson. Her funeral was held on Saturday, September 28, at 1:30 p.m. from the Ruben Tellefson funeral home, Rev. S.W. Sxhoenfeld preached the sermon and Dr. Edwin Oliver offered the prayer. Raymond Curran sang "Beutiful Isle of Somewhere." Four of the grandsons served as pallbearers as she was laid to rest in the beutiful Albion Prairie cemetery. SAUNDERS, George LeRoy 06 Mar 1853- 22 Dec 1943 Son of Oliver Perry and Frances Emmeline (CRANDALL) SAUNDERS Married Elizabeth C. DRAVES on 12 Mar 1880 Obit is from the Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter, Edgerton, Rock Co., Wi., Thursday 30 Dec 1943 GEORGE LEROY SAUNDERS George LeRoy Saunders, 90, was born March 6, 1853, in Westerly, Rhode Island, his parents being Captain and Mrs. Perry Saunders, and when Roy was 15 years old, the Saunders family came to Wisconsin, settling on Lake Koskonong. He had since lived in this vicinity, for many years on the farm northeast shores of the lake. As a young man he worked for a short time on boats on Lake Michigan, and he also related that in all his experiences on boats, Lake Koshkonong was the meanest lake to be caught on in a storm-explaining that this was due principally to its shallow nature. On March 12, 1880, he married Lizzie D. Draves, Watertown, and they lived a year in Ft. Atkinson and then came back to his father's farm-the Saunders homestead on Lake Koshkonong- to reside for 25 years. Upon retiring in 1905, Mr. and Mrs. Saunders moved to Edgerton, building a home on Blaine street, their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Elias Saunders taking over the farm. He continued to help on the farm some and then traveled with Clarence Shannan buying tobacco. Mrs. Saunders died in September, 1940, and Mr. Saunders then came to Albion to reside. His father was one of the best known sea captains on the Atlantic coast of that time and as a young boy it was natural that the son should follow his father to the sea. As a lad of eight he began to accompany his father on merchant ships up and down the coast. They would stock up with provisions from their home city and sail to Newport, where they would buy fish. Because of his varied experiences, mingled with one of the most entertaining of Yankee wits, Mr. Saunders was one of the most popular conversationalists of the community. He often told of seeing Civil was soldiers camped at Newport in preparation for what proved to be the Civil War. He often related experiences while fruit trading in the West Indies, but one of his most popular accounts was on blockade running during the war of the states. Capt. Perry had loaded one of his largest vessels, "The West Wind" with cotton at Charleston, S.C., for parties in England in 1864, but was caught in the blocade and held for five months. Finally under the cover of darkness, Capt. Perry slipped out of the harbor and returned to his home in Westerly, R.I., from where he negotiated with an Englishman, Capt. Budger, who after many weekd got the necessary papers and was allowed to take the vessel to England, unloaded it there, and from there sailed to Cork, Ireland. There the boat was loaded with marble and brought to Quebec, Canada, where Bulger was met by Capt. Perry, who sold the boat for $30,000. The boat had been built by Capt. Perry, and helpers at Westerly and previously had made 13 trips to the West Indies, bringing loads of fruits, including bananas and sugar, to the States. At that time, Mr. Saunders often related, a good sized boat load of fruit and sugar could be purchased from the natives for $2.50. Mr. Saunders was one of the best known of our citizens, his ready wit and friendly disposition causing him to be remembered by all who had the opportunity to meet him. He died on Wednesday, December 22nd, at 5:30 p.m. in Memorial hospital, this city, after an illness of ten days from pneumonia. He had made his home with his son, Elias Saunders, Albion, the last four years. Surviving relatives are a son, Elias Saunders, Albion; a daughter, Dora, - Mrs. E.B. Hill, Albion, five grandchildren and seventeen great granchildren. Funeral services were held on Sunday afternoon at two o'clock at the Ruben Tellefson funeral home, followed with burial in the Albion Prairie cemetery, conducted by Rev. Carol Hill, a relative, Milton Junction. The pall bearers were five grandsons, Lawrence and Harold Saunders, Beloit, Francis Hill, Donald Lord, and Harlin Watson, Edgerton, and a friend, Raymond Curran, Edgerton. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wi/dane/photos/tombstones/albionprairie/saunders7629gph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/wifiles/ File size: 7.0 Kb