Benjamin Sanderson was born May 15 1817 in Ohio and died April 15, 1902 in Holton, Jackson, Kansas. He married Lucinda Bright October 26, 1841, daughter of George Bright and Frances Bowman. Benjamin and Lucinda had nine children: George E., John, William, Simeon, Frances, Nancy Mary*, Noah, Amanda and Margaret from 1842 to 1860.
Lucinda Bright Sanderson was born in 1817 and died July 4, 1861. Her memorial says: Leaving a sorrowing husband and nine children , the youngest 6 months old. She was a consistent member of the United Brethren in Christ church for 15 years. She died of typhoid fever as did many others in the Ohio Valley at this time.
On October 26, 1862 Benjamin marries another Lucinda. This Lucinda Fickle has been previously married to Basel Richards and has three children: Leora, Clara, and Elatha. In 1868 this new family unit moves to Kansas. They settle some miles west of Holton. Here Benjamin joined the Methodist Church and remained a faithful member until his death.
Benjamin Sanderson and Lucinda Fickle Richards have five more children: Henry, James, Alice, Minnie and Maud. The first three are born in Ohio and Minnie and Maud in Kansas. This gives Benjamin a total of seventeen children.
Benjamin Sanderson and Lucinda Fickle Richards have five more children: Henry, James, Alice, Minnie and Maud. The first three are born in Ohio and Minnie and Maud in Kansas. This gives Benjamin a total of seventeen children.
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