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Marriage: Children:
  1. Henry W. Sanders: Birth: 1876 in Oregon, USA. Death: 1967 in Puyallup, Pierce Co., Washington, USA

  2. William A. Sanders: Birth: 1878 in Oregon, USA. Death: 1 NOV 1958 in San Jose, Santa Clara Co., California, USA

  3. John Thomas Sanders: Birth: 9 JUL 1880 in Oregon, USA. Death: 9 SEP 1943 in Gilroy, Santa Clara Co., California, USA

  4. May M. Sanders: Birth: 21 AUG 1882 in Ore. or Cal.. Death: 14 MAY 1948 in Mountain View, Santa Clara Co., California, USA


Sources
1. Title:   Allison, Euleta (Deming) genealogy collection
2. Title:   1880 Lane Co., Ore. Census
3. Title:   1930 Lane Co., Ore. Census
4. Title:   1910 San Benito, Cal. Census
5. Title:   http://www.cagenweb.com
6. Title:   http://www.cagenweb.com
7. Title:   http://www.cagenweb.com
8. Title:   Obituary
Page:   Gates, Henry
9. Title:   Lane Co., Oregon Marriage Records, 1870-1879, Vol. II
Page:   p 47
Author:   Cottage Grove Genealogical Society

Notes
a. Note:   1930 Santa Clara Co., Cal. Census, City of Sunnyvale, ED #117, taken 2 April 1930, p 1A [Ancestry.com, Sunnyvale Pct., ED #117, Image #1]:
  Sanders, Catherine - Head - age 72 - Widow - b. Iowa - F born Ger. - M born Ger. - Dwelling #18 - Family #19 _________________ From Francis Nolan:
  NOTE: This bio was typewritten by Doris Sanders Rocca in March 1985. The original document is in the possession of Marilyn Vigna Rocca.
  CATHERINE BARBARA GATES SANDERS
  Grandma Sanders was born January 17, 1858 in Iowa, one of 14 children. Her mother and father were born in Bavaria, Germany. They were Daniel Gates and Mary Probst Gates. The family name was Goetz but they changed it to Gates. Daniel's mother died on her way from Germany and was buried at sea and his wife (my grandmother's mother, Mary) died on her way from Iowa to Oregon and was buried in San Francisco. Her mother, Mary Fay, who was born in Boden (sic - Baden), Germany in 1796 went on to Oregon with Daniel and raised her daughter's children. She was blind in her late years and was burned parching coffee beans. She is buried in the Gates Cemetery at Crow, Oregon. All of Grandma's family except sister Margaret remained in the Oregon area (Eugene, Crow, The Dalles and Roseburg). I don't remember her hearing from any of them or her saying anything-about them. Guess there were family problems. I spent a lot of time with Grandma when I was little and spent part of each summer with her when she lived in Sunnyvale (into my early teens) so surely would know if she ever was in contact with any of them. Her sister Margaret (Aunt Mag) married George Putman (don't know how or where she met him) and lived on San Felipe Road near Hollister. They had three children--two girls and a boy. Grandma and Grandpa were married in 1875 in Oregon and had four children--Henry born in 1876, William, 1878, John Thomas (Tom) and May 1882. Tom was born July 9th, 1880. They were all born in Oregon but moved to Goose Creek, near Burney when the children were small and had a small ranch of cattle and sheep. After several bad winters (see attachment #2) they moved to California. How they decided on the Hollister area I don't know. Grandma would talk about how they traveled in a wagon, cow tied behind, with four little kids and all their belongings in the wagon.
  I forgot earlier to say Grandma and her family came from Iowa in a covered wagon. They bought a small farm in the Hollister area on Shore Road. They had cows, chickens and geese. Grandma worked so hard. I don't remember her ever sitting down and relaxing except on Sunday, and once in a while in the evening. There was a big wood stove in the kitchen and they each had a chair (rocking) on each side of it and I would sit on one lap or the other until bedtime. No one ever went in the parlor unless company came or it was Sunday.
  The house had two big bedrooms upstairs and two downstairs. No bathroom--an outhouse behind the chicken shed and a pot under each bed. On Saturday night Grandpa would bring in the bathtub and I would get the first bath, then I had to go to bed. Don't know if they emptied the water or just added more for them.
  Can't remember how many cows they had but Grandma would milk in the morning and Grandpa at night. The creamery at Hollister picked up the milk every day. They kept a Jersey cow for milk for their own use and to make butter. Jersey cows are supposed to give richer milk. Can remember going down to the barn with my cup and whoever was milking would squirt milk into it. Grandma sold butter and eggs. She had a large vegetable garden and canned fruit and vegetables. She also loved flowers and had big flower garden. They had a telephone and when neighbors came to use the phone, if it was long distance, they would pay for it and the money went into a bank for me. Grandma raised popcorn and in the winter time Grandpa would shuck it and pop corn for me.
  The whole family came for Thanksgiving. Aunt May would come a couple of days early to help. I was allowed to get squash from the cold room and drop it to break it for pumpkin pies. Another big treat was grinding the coffee beans. Can remember getting spanked for throwing a temper tantrum because Aunt May ground the beans but soon forgot about it as it meant a trip to Dunsville Corners for an ice cream cone.
  Uncle Henry married early and had three children, Warren, Stanley and Anona. He was divorced and married Aunt Lena. Their meeting was interesting. He answered her pen-pal letter in the newspaper and they wrote back and forth for a while. Then she came down from Puyallup, Washington on the train. He met her and took her out to Grandma's for a few days, and then they went to Salinas and were married. Aunt Lena and the boys never did get along so Grandma had the boys part of the time. Anona went with her mother. Uncle Henry and Aunt Lena lived in San Francisco and San Jose, and then moved to Puyallup, Washington in the late 1930's. They died in the 1970's. Warren married but never had any children. They live in the hills above Capitola. Stanley had one son, Donald but they also had trouble and weren't friendly. Stanley lived in Los Gatos and moved to Grass Valley. He died several years ago. His first wife died when Donald was small and he remarried. She still lives in Grass Valley. His son Donald lives in the Santa Cruz area.
  Uncle Will married Ethel McClure of Hollister. They lived on a farm on Lover's lane in the Hollister area right next to the Pacheco River: When it flooded they would move up to Grandma's. They had three children--Gladys, Myrtle and Clarence. Gladys married young, had four children in a row and died of miscarriage of twins in the early 1930's. Myrtle married, divorced and remarried--lived in Yosemite for years. She had two children. Clarence married Ines Sheldon of San Martin. Jack and I went with them several times to visit Myrtle in Yosemite. The deer were fairly tame around their place and one winter Myrtle had been feeding a buck. Food was scarce so one day she got the deer close enough and hit him on the head, killed him and had venison for weeks. All three of Uncle Will's children went to Pacheco School. I started school there too. There was a school, social hall and church, next to one another on Shore Road. Grandma was Catholic but don't remember her going to Church, even when she lived in Sunnyvale and the Church was just a black away. The little church has been moved to Gavilan College.
  Tom Sanders married Ethel Jane Grimes December Fourth, 1914 and their two children, Doris and Jack were the best of the lot. Tom was 34 and Ethel 31 when they were married. More about them later. Also their adorable children. Forgot-Clarence and Ines had one daughter Marion who married Pat Armstead, lives in Medford Oregon and has four children. Aunt May married Roy Spencer and had two boys. They lived in the Mt. View area. Their oldest son Leland (now known as Jim) married and had one son, Jim. Was divorced after a short marriage and never remarried. Phoned me last month--has always been sickly but has to be in his eighties now. Howard (known as Glen) was married three times--first. wife died of TB (Aunt May took care of her while she was sick) he remarried, had three children, worked in a bank, played guitar in band and studied law at nighttime-became a lawyer and very successful. Was divorced in later years and remarried. Hadn't heard from him for years so phoned a few years ago when I was at Marilyn and Steve's. I asked for Glen and his wife told me he had committed suicide a few months before. Had leukemia and decided not to live any more. Aunt May and Uncle Roy died in the late 1940's.
  After Grandpa died, Grandma sold the ranch and moved up with Aunt May. She had a house built in Sunnyvale and lived there until her mind started going. Then Aunt May had a little house built next to hers with a fence around it and took care of her until she died. Aunt May really had her hands full--Grandma flushed her teeth down: the toilet, would run away if she got out-didn't know anyone-spent hours by the gate waiting for Pa and the' boys to come home. I used to go to see her but she didn't know me and it was so sad. She died in her sleep and was buried in the Hollister Cemetery with Grandpa. I can't say enough good things about her. She raised four children (a baby girl was stillborn after they moved to Shore Road) helped raise several grandchildren, worked like a man in the barn and fields. Forgot something--She would catch the geese and pluck the feathers for pillows and mattresses. Can still hear them honking or whatever they do when their feathers are being pulled out. She had feather mattresses and what a treat to go to Sunnyvale and sleep on a feather mattress.
  Something I remembered about Grandma Sanders: She would never use make-up--wore her skirts to the floor (just like in the Picture) and wouldn't have a radio in the house-- also wore high-top lace up shoes. My cousin, Howard, brought her a radio when she lived in Sunnyvale -- she wouldn't turn it on -made him take it back. I had to wear long cotton stockings and no make-up when I visited her until I reached high school -- then I rebelled -- wouldn't go unless I could use lipstick and anklets so she gave in. Guess I was more stubborn then she. She couldn't stand the lady next door who was about her age --Poor Mrs. Lytle curled her, hair, wore make-up, had a radio, bought her vegetables instead of raising them, etc.
  Just reread this--a little confusing--maybe this will help-- John and Catherine Sanders--John and Jane Grimes---my Grandparents Tom and Ethel Grimes Sanders--my parents William, Henry and May my uncles and aunt--children of John and Catherine Sanders Lena Grimes and Meadow Grimes--my aunt and uncle in England--children of J. and J. Grimes Corbett and Electa Grimes--Corbett was my uncle and my mother's brother. They were the only two to come over from England. ______________________________________ http://www.cagenweb.com/sanbenito/ioof2.htm: Sanders, Catherine 7 Jan 1858 28 Jun 1940 Wife of J.A. Sanders.


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