SANDERS, Morgan Gurley

1878 - 1956  (77 years)

• Name	SANDERS, Morgan Gurley
  Birth	14 Jul 1878	Ben Wheeler, Van Zandt, Texas, United States   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	15 Jun 1880	Justice Precinct No. 5, Van Zandt County, Texas   [3]
  Residence	Jun 1900	Canton, Van Zandt, Texas, United States   [1]
  	Newspaper editor
  	He was a boarder in the home of Henry and Emma Craft, and he was listed as a widower.
  Death	7 Jan 1956	Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, United States   [2, 4]
  Burial	Aft 7 Jan 1957	Hillcrest Cemetery, Canton, Van Zandt County, Texas   [5]
  Person ID	I5807	Pickel_Bartlett
  Last Modified	11 Mar 2009

  
  

  Father	SANDERS, Levi Lindsey,   b. 21 Feb 1837, Jackson County, Alabama d. 4 Jan 1917, Van Zandt County, Texas, United States (Age 79 years)
  Mother	SMITH, Sarah Frances,   b. Oct 1838, Georgia d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1877  [6]
  Residence	15 Jun 1880	Justice Precinct No. 5, Van Zandt County, Texas   [3]
  	Farmer
  	Listed as L.L. Sanders and S. F. Sanders
  Residence	2 Jun 1900	Justice Precinct No. 7, Van Zandt, Texas, United States   [6]
  	Farmer
  Residence	18 Apr 1910	Justice Precinct No. 7, Van Zandt, Texas, United States   [7]
  	Farmer
  Family ID	F1687	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	COX, Jessie Irene   d. Sep 1898, Van Zandt County, Texas, United States
  Marriage	30 Sep 1896  [4]
  Children	1. SANDERS, Gurley Houlcotte,   b. 8 Nov 1897, Ben Wheeler, Van Zandt, Texas, United States d. 23 Mar 1985, Kerens, Navarro, Texas, United States (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F1700	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2022

  
  

  Family 2	TULL, Noma,   b. Abt 1881, Texas d. 3 Dec 1932, Texas (Age 51 years)
  Marriage	19 Feb 1905  [4]
  Residence	9 May 1910	Justice Precinct No. 1, Van Zandt County, Texas   [8]
  	Lawyer in general practice
  	She was listed as Naomi
  Residence	6 Jan 1920	Canton, Van Zandt, Texas, United States   [9]
  	Lawyer in general practice
  Residence	4 Apr 1930	Canton, Van Zandt, Texas, United States   [10]
  	Congressman
  Family ID	F1701	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2022

  
  

  Family 3	WREN, Florence,   b. 25 Mar 1891, Marshall, Harrison, Texas, United States d. 5 Dec 1977, Tyler, Smith, Texas, United States (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	Aft 1932
  Family ID	F1702	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2022

  
  

• Notes

  Morgan Gurley Sanders (July 14, 1878 - January 7, 1956) was a U.S. Representative from Texas. Born near Ben Wheeler, Texas, Sanders attended the public schools. He graduated from Alamo Institute and taught school for three years. He owned and published a weekly newspaper. He studied law at the University of Texas at Austin. He was admitted to the bar in 1901 and commenced practice in Canton, Texas. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1902-1906. He served as prosecuting attorney of Van Zandt County 1910-1914. He served as district attorney of the seventh judicial district of Texas in 1915 and 1916. Voluntarily retired and resumed the practice of law in Canton, Texas. He served as delegate to many Democratic State conventions. Sanders was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-seventh and to the eight succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1921-January 3, 1954). He was interred in Hillcrest Cemetery, Canton, Texas.

  
  

• Sources

  [S110] 1900 Federal Census, Canton, Van Zandt County, Texas ED 125 Page 3B Dwelling 62. [S109] Find-a-Grave website, Find A Grave Memorial # 28483326. [S70] 1880 Federal Census, Justice Precinct No. 5, Van Zandt County, Texas ED 123 Pg 31 Dwelling 337. [S353] Handbook of Texas Online. [S369] Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_G._Sanders. [S110] 1900 Federal Census, Justice Precinct #7, Van Zandt County, Texas ED 136 Pg 2A Dwelling 17. [S74] Ancestry.com, Justice Precinct No. 7, Van Zandt County, Texas ED 120 Page 2B Dwelling 31. The census says that they had been married for 33 years and that both of their two children were still living. [S74] Ancestry.com, Justice Precinct No. 1, Van Zandt County, Texas ED 105 Page 17A Dwelling 292. [S73] 1920 Federal Census, Justice Precinct No. 1, Van Zandt County, Texas ED 121 Pg 6B Dwelling 116. [S72] 1930 Federal Census, Justice Precinct #1, Van Zandt County, Texas ED 1 Pg 2A Dwelling 26.