Name: 071043 -- Morgan-Dennis Family

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Sources
1. Title:   Published by: Montgomery County Historical Society, In Cooperation with Hunter Publishing Company, Winston Salem, North Carolina Second Printing 1993 by Delmar Printing Charlotte, North Carolina All rights reserved ISBN o-89459-153-3
Page:   The Thomas Anderson -Florence Williamson Saunders Family Pages 373-374
2. Title:   Stella Mae Sanders Morgan 11-9-1995 Other sources: Family Tree by Brett Porter Morgan Baltimore Maryland Moore County Vital Statistices Colby S. Morgan Memphis Tennessee Cochran Family History by Ketchel-1990 Doug Kirkpatrick Mississippi-1997
Page:   Hardy Sanders Ancestors-Decendants
3. Title:   New Hanover Public Library Wilmington, North Carolina Electronic Resources
Page:   1920 Montgomery County Bisoce
4. Title:   Recorded by Mary Thompson King & Friends of County Montgomery County List of Cemeteries (Published for the Montgomery County Historical Society 1999)
Page:   Page 243

Notes
a. Note:   Mr. Saunders was of Scot-Irish Descent. The Durham and Charlotte Railroad was inching it's way from Hemp now Robbins North Carolina in Moore County into Montgomery County around 1903 and the laying of its tracks is what brought Thomas to Star North Carolina from his native Moore County where he was born 3-1-1886 son of John and Deliatha Smith Saunders. A few years later he met Mary Florence Williamson eldest daughter of Labon and Emily Davis Williamson who was born 3-1-1892 in Moore County. She had moved to Star North Carolina as a child with her parents and 7 brothers and sisters. He moved due to grading and leveling roadbeds for the railroad. He used a drag pan and mules. He owned and operated a small store near Little River. Anderson followed closely his love for railroading and spent the next 45 years of his life working at his chosen career in track maintenance. Due to his job they lived in Asbury-Star and for many years in Mt. Gilead NC where their children were educated and it was in this community that his five children became active members of the United Methodist Church. In 1936 the family moved to Star purchased the Williamson homeplace and erected a large brick home on the property which today remains in the possession of a grandchild. Although Saunders was a man dedicated to his job he was an adept hunter in younger years and even until he was in his late 80's he was recognized for his fishing abilities and techniques. Mr. Saunders was a plain man who lived so folks believed his word as his bond and during his life of over 90 years he sought to owe no man. His coal black hair probably inherited from his maternal German ancestry remained untouched by gray as long as he lived. The Methodist Orphanage in Raleigh and Masonic Orphanage in Oxford were two of his choice institution to which he contributed liberally. He belonged to the Masonic Order and one of his proudest moments came when he received his diamond pen for 60 years in the Order. Few people knew the closeness and family unity the Saunders household enjoyed during the later years. On holidays-weekends and special occasions they welcomed home the married children and their families with Christmas becoming the reunion time that beckoned the children-grandchildren and great-grandchildren back home. Never did the Saunders children miss being home for Christmas unless illness prohibited and being the Williamson homeplace the home was opened to brothers and Sisters of Mrs. Saunders who often joined in the gathering of people. Mabel S. Lassiter
b. Note:   eman RR
Note:   1920 census list Anderson Saunders Head MW 34 M NC Father-Mother NC For
c. Note:   . Dank Lammonds in a field below where the Star Elementary School stands. When the Saunders Golden Wedding anniversary was held in 1960 their children honored them with the dedication of a stained glass window in the Star Methodist Church.
Note:   Anderson and Florence Williamson were married seated in a buggy by Rev

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