Mary Ann M. Dry, daughter of Peter Dry and Hetty Elizabeth A. Teeter was born about 1827 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. She was the 4th of 5 children borne to Peter and Hetty. She had 3 sisters and a brother.
Mary Ann M. Dry, age 26, and John W. Sanders, age 22, were married on 8 Sep 1853 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.
John W. Sanders was a farmer. They owned a 75 acre tract of land known as the Elkin Tract conveyed to them by Peter Dry, Father of Mary Ann M. Dry.
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"tract of land by John W. Sanders and wife Mary A Sanders and conveyed by them by said Martin Dry by Deed Registered in Book 21, Page 663 Registers Office of Cabarrus County N. C. as all right title and interest in above tract as formerly held by C. F. Dry & conveyed by deed to Martin Dry as Registered Book 22 Page 147 Registers Office Cabarrus County N. C."
John W. Sanders and Mary Ann M. Dry had the following children:
i. John F. "Silas" Sanders, born about 1855, Cabarrus County, North Carolina; married Cordelia Arline Aldrige, 10 Nov 1887, Anson County, North Carolina; died Mar 1932, Cabarrus, North Carolina.
ii. William M. Sanders, born 29 Apr 1858, Cabarrus County, North Carolina; married Mary Elizabeth Hudson, 5 Nov 1891, Anson County, North Carolina; died 5 Jun 1911, Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina.
iii. Mary Emeline Sanders was born on 26 Jun 1860 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. She died on 26 Aug 1890 at the age of 30 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.
iv. Margaret L. Sanders, born abt 1863, Cabarrus County, North Carolina; married Thomas Wright Nickens, 1902; died 28 Dec 1925, Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina.
v. Charles L. Sanders, born 5 Jun 1864, Cabarrus County, North Carolina; married Margaret F. Nash, 16 Sep 1886, Cabarrus County, North Carolina; died 3 Apr 1910, Cabarrus County, North Carolina.
John W. Sanders died on 26 Aug 1897 at the age of 66 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. No tombstone has been found but his obituary did appear in the "Daily Concord Standard, Thursday, 19 August 1897.
Passed Over the River.
Mr. John Saunders died at his home at Cabarrus Mills this morning at 4 o'clock. The deceased has been in feeble health for a year or more and the end has been looked for. He leaves a widow and four children, one daughter unmarried.
Mr. Saunders was a consistent member of the Methodist church and died in triumphant hope of the new and better life.
He was 66 years of age. The funeral services were held at 4 o'clock at the family home by Rev. McGee, and the remains were laid to rest in the old Lutheran cemetery. Daily of 19th.
The death of Johns's wife Mary Ann M. Dry was more complicated. No tombstone, obituary or death notice was found for her and her actual death date is still unknown.
ON 8 September 1886; Both John and Mary Ann were alive as indicated on the Marriage License issued for their son, Charles L. Sanders.
Mother and father both living on 8 Sept 1886 when the following Marriage Licensee was issued. North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011 for Chas L Saunders; Cabarrus, Marriage Licenses (1865 - 1965)
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On 26 August 1897, John Sanders Obituary stated that Mary Ann is living --He leaves a widow and four children, one daughter unmarried.
No trace of Mary Ann Sanders was found in the 1900 Census thus we can say - It is believed that between 26 August 1897 and 6 June 1900, Mary Ann M. Dry Sanders passed away.
If you have info on the passing or burial of Mary Ann M. (Dry) Sanders, I would love to hear from you.
Mary Ann M. (Dry) Sanders was my 1st Cousin 4X Removed.
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1. 1850 U. S. Census, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, population schedule, Cabarrus, North Carolina, Page 445B(stamped), Line 14, Dwelling 670, Family 670; Peter DRY, Household of Peter DRY; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: viewed 3 May 2018); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, Roll 622.
2. 1860 U. S. Census, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, population schedule, Subdivision East of NC RR, Cabarrus, North Carolina, Pages; 54B & 55A(Stamped); Line 40, Dwelling 358, Family 358, Household of J. W. SANDERS; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: viewed 1 August 2019); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M653, Roll 890.
3. 1870 U. S. Census, Lenoir County, North Carolina, population schedule, Kinston, Lenoir, North Carolina, Page: 37B(Stamped); Line 12, Dwelling 274, Family 274, Household of J. W. SAUNDERS; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: viewed 1 March 2019); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M593, Roll 1144.
4. 1880 U. S. Census, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, population schedule, Poplar Tent, Cabarrus, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 038, Page: 508B(Stamped); Line 40, Dwelling 173, Family 173, Household of John SANDERS; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: viewed 1 March 2019); citing National Archives Microfilm T9, Roll 0955.
5. "Passed Over the River.," Obituary/death notice, Daily Concord Standard, Concord, North Carolina, 19 August 1897, Page 1, Column 1; Digital On-Line Archives, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/: online November 2023); https://www.newspapers.com/.
6. "North Carolina Marriage Index, 1741-1868," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: Viewed 1 March 2019), Marriage: John W. Sanders & Mary Ann Dry; North Carolina Division of Archives and History, 1977; Marriage Date: 8 Sep 1853.
7. Louis H. Manarin, North Carolina Troops, 1861-1865: A Roster (Raleigh, North Carolina: Office of Archives and History, 2013), 1, 126, 1st. Lt. John W., SANDERS.
8. Land Deed - John W. Sanders and Wife to Martin Dry; 6 January 1868; Deed Book #21; Page(s) 663; Register of Deeds; Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina; 14 March 2020.
9. "Passed Over the River.," Obituary/death notice, Daily Concord Standard, Concord, North Carolina, 19 August 1897, Page 1, Column 1; Digital On-Line Archives, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/: online November 2023); https://www.newspapers.com/.
10. "Mary Emeline Sanders," Obituary, The Concord Times, Concord, North Carolina, 5 September 1890, Page 3, Column 5; Digital On-Line Archives, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/: viewed 4 June 2021); https://www.newspapers.com/.
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