John SANDERSON

1861 - 1945  (84 years)   Has 28 ancestors and 6 descendants in this family tree.

Matthew SANDERSON

Abt 1839 -

Birth	Abt 1839	Gosforth, Cumberland, England
Christened	23 May 1839	Gosforth, Cumberland, England
Father	John SANDERSON,   b. Abt 1794, Gosforth, Cumberland, England
Mother	Elizabeth FERRY,   b. 6 Aug 1807, Harrington, Cumberland, England
Married	9 Dec 1826	Harrington, Cumberland, England
Family	Margaret SIMPSON,   b. Between Apr 1840 and Jun 1840, Hawkshead, Lancashire, England
Married	Between Oct 1859 and Dec 1859	Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
Children	+ 1. James SANDERSON,   b. Between Jul 1858 and Sep 1858, Gosforth, Cumberland, England + 2. John SANDERSON,   b. 12 Feb 1861, Egremont, Cumberland, England   3. Isabella SANDERSON,   b. Between Oct 1862 and Dec 1862, Gosforth, Cumberland, England

Margaret SIMPSON

1840 -

Birth	Between Apr 1840 and Jun 1840	Hawkshead, Lancashire, England
Christened	5 Apr 1840	Hawkshead, Lancashire, England
Father	Robert SIMPSON,   b. Abt 1801, Broughton in Furness, Lancashire, England
Mother	Margaret TOWNSON,   b. Abt 1804, Coniston, Lancashire, England
Married	25 May 1839	Hawkshead, Lancashire, England
Family	Matthew SANDERSON,   b. Abt 1839, Gosforth, Cumberland, England
Married	Between Oct 1859 and Dec 1859	Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
Children	+ 1. James SANDERSON,   b. Between Jul 1858 and Sep 1858, Gosforth, Cumberland, England + 2. John SANDERSON,   b. 12 Feb 1861, Egremont, Cumberland, England   3. Isabella SANDERSON,   b. Between Oct 1862 and Dec 1862, Gosforth, Cumberland, England

Sarah Ann ROWE

1871 - 1941  (69 years)

Birth	8 Jul 1871	Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Died	4 Jan 1941	Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA
	Age: 69y
Buried	6 Jan 1941	Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA
Father	Henry ROWE,   b. Yorkshire, England
Mother	Elizabeth SUTTERBY,   b. Yorkshire, England
Family	John SANDERSON,   b. 12 Feb 1861, Egremont, Cumberland, England
Married	24 Nov 1888	Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA
Children	+ 1. Emma SANDERSON,   b. 28 Oct 1889, Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA   2. Henry SANDERSON,   b. Apr 1891, Illinois, USA   3. William SANDERSON,   b. Jul 1892, Illinois, USA   4. Robert SANDERSON,   b. Abt 1894, Illinois, USA + 5. Walter Donald SANDERSON,   b. Sep 1895, La Salle, Illinois, USA

Emma SANDERSON

1889 - 1946  (56 years)

Birth	28 Oct 1889	Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA
Died	28 Jul 1946	Indiana, USA
	Age: 57y
	Cause: 31 Beverly Blvd
	Address: Hobart, Indiana, USA
Father	John SANDERSON,   b. 12 Feb 1861, Egremont, Cumberland, England
Mother	Sarah Ann ROWE,   b. 8 Jul 1871, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Married	24 Nov 1888	Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA
Family	Lawrence V WEIDMAN,   b. Abt 1886
Married	7 Sep 1909	Ottawa, LaSalle, Illinois, USA
Children	+ 1. Eva R WEIDMAN,   b. 1914

Henry SANDERSON

1891 -

Birth	Apr 1891	Illinois, USA
Father	John SANDERSON,   b. 12 Feb 1861, Egremont, Cumberland, England
Mother	Sarah Ann ROWE,   b. 8 Jul 1871, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Married	24 Nov 1888	Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA

William SANDERSON

1892 -

Birth	Jul 1892	Illinois, USA
Father	John SANDERSON,   b. 12 Feb 1861, Egremont, Cumberland, England
Mother	Sarah Ann ROWE,   b. 8 Jul 1871, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Married	24 Nov 1888	Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA

Robert SANDERSON

Abt 1894 -

Birth	Abt 1894	Illinois, USA
Father	John SANDERSON,   b. 12 Feb 1861, Egremont, Cumberland, England
Mother	Sarah Ann ROWE,   b. 8 Jul 1871, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Married	24 Nov 1888	Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA

Walter Donald SANDERSON

1895 - 1966  (71 years)

Birth	Sep 1895	La Salle, Illinois, USA
Died	Nov 1966	La Salle, Illinois, USA
Father	John SANDERSON,   b. 12 Feb 1861, Egremont, Cumberland, England
Mother	Sarah Ann ROWE,   b. 8 Jul 1871, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Married	24 Nov 1888	Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA
Family	Helen M [SANDERSON],   b. 1899

• Name	John SANDERSON
  Birth	12 Feb 1861	Egremont, Cumberland, England   [1, 2]
  	Fact Flags: Preferred
  Baptism	24 Feb 1861	Egremont, Cumberland, England   [3]
  	Age: 0y
  	Relation to Head of House: Son
  Gender	Male
  Census	7 Apr 1861	Egremont, Cumberland, England   [4]
  	Age: 3m
  	Address: Main Street
  	Relation to Head of House: Son Transcribed as Anderson in some places
  Census	2 Apr 1871	Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England   [5]
  	Age: 10y
  	Address: Ireleth Marsh
  	Relation to Head of House: Son as James
  Census	4 Jun 1880	Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA   [6]
  	Age: 20y
  	Address: Washington
  	Coal Miner
  Occupation	4 Jun 1880	Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA
  	Coal Miner
  	Age: 20y
  Census	1 Jun 1900	La Salle, Illinois, USA   [7]
  	Age: 40y
  	Relation to Head of House: Head Coal Miner Married: 11 years Children: 5 - all alive Born: Feb 1860 [Should be 1861] Immigrated: 1881 Years in US: 19 Naturalized: No
  Census	18 Apr 1910	La Salle, Illinois, USA   [8]
  	Age: 49y
  	Relation to Head of House: Head Married: 21 years Children: 5, all living Immigration Year: 1880 Occupation: Miner
  Ancestor Count	28
  Descendant Count	6
  Reference Number	S 0770a
  _UID	EDB3EB33E3AB4F868B7301DBDDD4E3FF8E06
  Death	31 Mar 1945	Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA   [2]
  	Age: 85y 1m 19d
  	Address: 1109 E Bridge
  	Fact Flags: Preferred
  Burial	2 Apr 1945	Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA   [2]
  	Address: Riverview Cemetary
  Person ID	I7696	Dave
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Matthew SANDERSON,   b. Abt 1839, Gosforth, Cumberland, England
  Mother	Margaret SIMPSON,   b. Between Apr 1840 and Jun 1840, Hawkshead, Lancashire, England
  Marriage	Between Oct 1859 and Dec 1859	Whitehaven, Cumberland, England   [9]
  Family ID	F2485	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Ann ROWE,   b. 8 Jul 1871, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada d. 4 Jan 1941, Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	24 Nov 1888	Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA   [10]
  Children	+ 1. Emma SANDERSON,   b. 28 Oct 1889, Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA d. 28 Jul 1946, Indiana, USA (Age 56 years)   2. Henry SANDERSON,   b. Apr 1891, Illinois, USA   3. William SANDERSON,   b. Jul 1892, Illinois, USA   4. Robert SANDERSON,   b. Abt 1894, Illinois, USA > 5. Walter Donald SANDERSON,   b. Sep 1895, La Salle, Illinois, USA d. Nov 1966, La Salle, Illinois, USA (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F2769	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 Feb 1861 - Egremont, Cumberland, England Baptism - Age: 0y - 24 Feb 1861 - Egremont, Cumberland, England Census - Age: 3m,Address: Main Street - 7 Apr 1861 - Egremont, Cumberland, England Census - Age: 10y,Address: Ireleth Marsh - 2 Apr 1871 - Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England Census - Age: 20y,Address: Washington - 4 Jun 1880 - Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA Occupation - Coal Miner,Age: 20y - 4 Jun 1880 - Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA Marriage - 24 Nov 1888 - Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA Census - Age: 40y - 1 Jun 1900 - La Salle, Illinois, USA Census - Age: 49y - 18 Apr 1910 - La Salle, Illinois, USA Death - Age: 85y 1m 19d,Address: 1109 E Bridge - 31 Mar 1945 - Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA Burial - Address: Riverview Cemetary - 2 Apr 1945 - Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3242] BMD - Birth Index, 1861 JFM Whitehaven 10B 509. GRO Checked [S5126] Death Entry - Sanderson, John (1861-1945). [S4509] Baptism Entry - Sanderson, John (1861). [S4508] 1861 Census RG 09-3952 F09 P11 - Sanderson, Matthew. [S4517] 1871 Census RG 10-4242F97 P39 - Sanderson, Matthew. [S4512] 1880 Census - Illinois - Saanderson, Matthew. [S5122] 1900 Census - Illinois - Sanderson, John. [S5120] 1910 Census - Illinois - Sanderson, John. [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 1859 OND Whitehaven 10B 797. [S5121] Marriage Entry - Sanderson, John - Rowe, Sarah.