Saunders, Decimus 'Nathan' Bird

1869 - 1947  (78 years)

• Name	Saunders, Decimus 'Nathan' Bird  [1, 2]
  	Carol Garden stellanina78- Decimus Nathan Bird Saunders Vital Events (2 of 2 timeline events) Birth 1869 England Death 1947 New York, New York, New York, USA From: Carol Garden [mailto:carolgarden@earthlink.net] Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 12:46 AM To: wetzupdoc Subject: Family of Agnes Clara Spring Saunders. . . John, I'm trying to answer your messages one at a time, to avoid my getting confused. (That may happen all too easily). I received two messages from Bobby also, which was nice. Thank you! I have been forwarding your messages to Charlotte Harris (Rex Spring's granddaughter, as I believe I mentioned before), so don't be surprised if you hear from Charlotte. My grandmother was born 26 Oct 1867 in New York City ( I always heard it was at Ellis Island). My grandfather was born 8 Jan 1869 in England. My grandfather was known as Nathan Saunders; I believe I picked up the other names for him from a copy of a birth certificate I sent to England for ~ 35 years ago. He and Agnes Clara Spring had 3 children. Briefly: 1) Clara Agnes (yes, that name again) Wakefield - born 5 May 1901 (one child) 2) Stanley Spring Saunders - born 1 July 1904 (5 living children) *3) Harriet Saunders Garden - born 25 Jan 1907 I am one of Harriet Garden's 3 children. I went back to my maiden name a few years ago. (How confusing is that!) My parents met when my mother was teaching high school art in Niagara Falls and my father was a young army officer. They were married 15 Oct 1937. My Aunt Clara died (of cancer) shortly after we went to Germany in Feb 1950. I have the date of her death as 16 Apr 1950. I don't remember exactly when Stanley died, but one of these days I'll look it up. My mother died in Salinas, Monterey County, California - 23 Feb 1997. They were all very close. I'll fill in more information about Stanley's children another time. The three youngest live in Florida, the oldest (Hiram) is in Texas and Marilyn lives in the Virgin Islands. Clara's son is Irving Wakefield, who I'm quite certain still lives in the Alfred-Almond area. In answer to a previous question, my grandmother died 12 Dec 1962 in Hornell, Steuben (?) County and was buried in Alfred 16 Dec 1962. My grandfather died in Hornell 26 June 1947 and was also buried in Alfred 28 June 1947. I wasn't very old at the time, but I remember that; he always seemed like such a kind, quiet man. If I remember correctly my grandparents gravestones have the birth dates switched, which is something my grandmother did, since she was of the opinion that the man should be older than his wife. There's more, as always, so until later. . . .Carol
  Birth	8 Jan 1869	England
  	Carol Garden stellanina78- Decimus Nathan Bird Saunders Vital Events (2 of 2 timeline events) Birth 1869 England Death 1947 New York, New York, New York, USA From: Carol Garden [mailto:carolgarden@earthlink.net] Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 12:46 AM To: wetzupdoc Subject: Family of Agnes Clara Spring Saunders. . . John, I'm trying to answer your messages one at a time, to avoid my getting confused. (That may happen all too easily). I received two messages from Bobby also, which was nice. Thank you! I have been forwarding your messages to Charlotte Harris (Rex Spring's granddaughter, as I believe I mentioned before), so don't be surprised if you hear from Charlotte. My grandmother was born 26 Oct 1867 in New York City ( I always heard it was at Ellis Island). My grandfather was born 8 Jan 1869 in England. My grandfather was known as Nathan Saunders; I believe I picked up the other names for him from a copy of a birth certificate I sent to England for ~ 35 years ago. He and Agnes Clara Spring had 3 children. Briefly: 1) Clara Agnes (yes, that name again) Wakefield - born 5 May 1901 (one child) 2) Stanley Spring Saunders - born 1 July 1904 (5 living children) *3) Harriet Saunders Garden - born 25 Jan 1907 I am one of Harriet Garden's 3 children. I went back to my maiden name a few years ago. (How confusing is that!) My parents met when my mother was teaching high school art in Niagara Falls and my father was a young army officer. They were married 15 Oct 1937. My Aunt Clara died (of cancer) shortly after we went to Germany in Feb 1950. I have the date of her death as 16 Apr 1950. I don't remember exactly when Stanley died, but one of these days I'll look it up. My mother died in Salinas, Monterey County, California - 23 Feb 1997. They were all very close. I'll fill in more information about Stanley's children another time. The three youngest live in Florida, the oldest (Hiram) is in Texas and Marilyn lives in the Virgin Islands. Clara's son is Irving Wakefield, who I'm quite certain still lives in the Alfred-Almond area. In answer to a previous question, my grandmother died 12 Dec 1962 in Hornell, Steuben (?) County and was buried in Alfred 16 Dec 1962. My grandfather died in Hornell 26 June 1947 and was also buried in Alfred 28 June 1947. I wasn't very old at the time, but I remember that; he always seemed like such a kind, quiet man. If I remember correctly my grandparents gravestones have the birth dates switched, which is something my grandmother did, since she was of the opinion that the man should be older than his wife. There's more, as always, so until later. . . .Carol My grandfather was born 8 Jan 1869 in England. - Carol
  Gender	Male
  FSID	K8B5-66B
  Name	Nathan
  Death	26 Jun 1947	Hornell, Steuben, New York, USA
  	Carol Garden stellanina78- Decimus Nathan Bird Saunders Vital Events (2 of 2 timeline events) Birth 1869 England Death 1947 New York, New York, New York, USA
  Burial	28 Jun 1947	Alfred, Allegany, New York, USA
  	From: Carol Garden [mailto:carolgarden@earthlink.net] Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 12:46 AM To: wetzupdoc Subject: Family of Agnes Clara Spring Saunders. . . John, I'm trying to answer your messages one at a time, to avoid my getting confused. (That may happen all too easily). I received two messages from Bobby also, which was nice. Thank you! I have been forwarding your messages to Charlotte Harris (Rex Spring's granddaughter, as I believe I mentioned before), so don't be surprised if you hear from Charlotte. My grandmother was born 26 Oct 1867 in New York City ( I always heard it was at Ellis Island). My grandfather was born 8 Jan 1869 in England. My grandfather was known as Nathan Saunders; I believe I picked up the other names for him from a copy of a birth certificate I sent to England for ~ 35 years ago. He and Agnes Clara Spring had 3 children. Briefly: 1) Clara Agnes (yes, that name again) Wakefield - born 5 May 1901 (one child) 2) Stanley Spring Saunders - born 1 July 1904 (5 living children) *3) Harriet Saunders Garden - born 25 Jan 1907 I am one of Harriet Garden's 3 children. I went back to my maiden name a few years ago. (How confusing is that!) My parents met when my mother was teaching high school art in Niagara Falls and my father was a young army officer. They were married 15 Oct 1937. My Aunt Clara died (of cancer) shortly after we went to Germany in Feb 1950. I have the date of her death as 16 Apr 1950. I don't remember exactly when Stanley died, but one of these days I'll look it up. My mother died in Salinas, Monterey County, California - 23 Feb 1997. They were all very close. I'll fill in more information about Stanley's children another time. The three youngest live in Florida, the oldest (Hiram) is in Texas and Marilyn lives in the Virgin Islands. Clara's son is Irving Wakefield, who I'm quite certain still lives in the Alfred-Almond area. In answer to a previous question, my grandmother died 12 Dec 1962 in Hornell, Steuben (?) County and was buried in Alfred 16 Dec 1962. My grandfather died in Hornell 26 June 1947 and was also buried in Alfred 28 June 1947. I wasn't very old at the time, but I remember that; he always seemed like such a kind, quiet man. If I remember correctly my grandparents gravestones have the birth dates switched, which is something my grandmother did, since she was of the opinion that the man should be older than his wife. There's more, as always, so until later. . . .Carol my grandparents gravestones have the birth dates switched, which is something my grandmother did, since she was of the opinion that the man should be older than his wife.
  Person ID	I8970	WETZEL-SPRING

  
  

  Father	Saunders, Samuel Esau
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Gillingham, Martha
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F63646	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Spring, Agnes Clara,   b. 26 Oct 1867, New York City d. 12 Dec 1962, Alfred, Allegany, New York, USA (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	26 Feb 1898	New York State, USA
  Issue, jt	3- He and Agnes Clara Spring had 3 children.  [2]
  	From: Carol Garden [mailto:carolgarden@earthlink.net] Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 12:46 AM To: wetzupdoc Subject: Family of Agnes Clara Spring Saunders. . . John, I'm trying to answer your messages one at a time, to avoid my getting confused. (That may happen all too easily). I received two messages from Bobby also, which was nice. Thank you! I have been forwarding your messages to Charlotte Harris (Rex Spring's granddaughter, as I believe I mentioned before), so don't be surprised if you hear from Charlotte. My grandmother was born 26 Oct 1867 in New York City ( I always heard it was at Ellis Island). My grandfather was born 8 Jan 1869 in England. My grandfather was known as Nathan Saunders; I believe I picked up the other names for him from a copy of a birth certificate I sent to England for ~ 35 years ago. He and Agnes Clara Spring had 3 children. Briefly: 1) Clara Agnes (yes, that name again) Wakefield - born 5 May 1901 (one child) 2) Stanley Spring Saunders - born 1 July 1904 (5 living children) *3) Harriet Saunders Garden - born 25 Jan 1907 I am one of Harriet Garden's 3 children. I went back to my maiden name a few years ago. (How confusing is that!) My parents met when my mother was teaching high school art in Niagara Falls and my father was a young army officer. They were married 15 Oct 1937. My Aunt Clara died (of cancer) shortly after we went to Germany in Feb 1950. I have the date of her death as 16 Apr 1950. I don't remember exactly when Stanley died, but one of these days I'll look it up. My mother died in Salinas, Monterey County, California - 23 Feb 1997. They were all very close. I'll fill in more information about Stanley's children another time. The three youngest live in Florida, the oldest (Hiram) is in Texas and Marilyn lives in the Virgin Islands. Clara's son is Irving Wakefield, who I'm quite certain still lives in the Alfred-Almond area. In answer to a previous question, my grandmother died 12 Dec 1962 in Hornell, Steuben (?) County and was buried in Alfred 16 Dec 1962. My grandfather died in Hornell 26 June 1947 and was also buried in Alfred 28 June 1947. I wasn't very old at the time, but I remember that; he always seemed like such a kind, quiet man. If I remember correctly my grandparents gravestones have the birth dates switched, which is something my grandmother did, since she was of the opinion that the man should be older than his wife. There's more, as always, so until later. . . .Carol
  Children	1. Saunders, Harriet,   b. 25 Jan 1907, Roy, Pierce, Washington, USA d. 23 Feb 1997, Salinas, Monterey, California, USA (Age 90 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Saunders, Clara Agnes,   b. 5 May 1901, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA d. 16 Apr 1950, North Hornell, Steuben, New York, USA (Age 48 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Saunders, Stanley Spring,   b. 1 Jul 1904, Roy, Pierce, Washington, USA d. 7 Jan 1994, Live Oak, Suwannee, Florida, USA (Age 89 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2511	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 8 Jan 1869 - England Marriage - 26 Feb 1898 - New York State, USA Death - 26 Jun 1947 - Hornell, Steuben, New York, USA Burial - 28 Jun 1947 - Alfred, Allegany, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  [S109] Carol Garden, e-mail: Carol Garden, Uncle Stanly Saunders. I'm going to tell you about my uncle's (Stanley Saunders) family. You may remember that my grandmother, Agnes Saunders, had 3 children and Stanley was the middle child. He was married to Ada (Cole). They had 5 (or maybe 6) children. Stanley once owned a small family dairy in Alfred with his father; after my grandfather died (1947), the family stayed in Alfred for a number of years. I don't remember how long Stanley kept the dairy, but he continued to farm there after he sold the dairy. They moved to Live Oak, Florida at some point, where Stanley bought a farm. 20190214HAv- re-organized in Source. (3) facts I'm going to tell you about my uncle's (Stanley Saunders) family. You may remember that my grandmother, Agnes Saunders, had 3 children and Stanley was the middle child. He was married to Ada (Cole). They had 5 (or maybe 6) children. Stanley once owned a small family dairy in Alfred with his father; after my grandfather died (1947), the family stayed in Alfred for a number of years. I don't remember how long Stanley kept the dairy, but he continued to farm there after he sold the dairy. They moved to Live Oak, Florida at some point, where Stanley bought a farm. 20190214HAv- re-organized in Source. (3) facts I'm going to tell you about my uncle's (Stanley Saunders) family. You may remember that my grandmother, Agnes Saunders, had 3 children and Stanley was the middle child. He was married to Ada (Cole). They had 5 (or maybe 6) children. Stanley once owned a small family dairy in Alfred with his father; after my grandfather died (1947), the family stayed in Alfred for a number of years. I don't remember how long Stanley kept the dairy, but he continued to farm there after he sold the dairy. They moved to Live Oak, Florida at some point, where Stanley bought a farm. [S109] Carol Garden, e-mail: Carol Garden, Carol's grandparents Nathan & Agnes Clara Spring Saunders. 20190214HAv Stanley Spring Saunders re-organized (7) facts From: Carol Garden [mailto:carolgarden@earthlink.net] Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 12:46 AM To: wetzupdoc Subject: Family of Agnes Clara Spring Saunders. . . John, I'm trying to answer your messages one at a time, to avoid my getting confused. (That may happen all too easily). I received two messages from Bobby also, which was nice. Thank you! I have been forwarding your messages to Charlotte Harris (Rex Spring's granddaughter, as I believe I mentioned before), so don't be surprised if you hear from Charlotte. My grandmother was born 26 Oct 1867 in New York City ( I always heard it was at Ellis Island). My grandfather was born 8 Jan 1869 in England. My grandfather was known as Nathan Saunders; I believe I picked up the other names for him from a copy of a birth certificate I sent to England for ~ 35 years ago. He and Agnes Clara Spring had 3 children. Briefly: 1) Clara Agnes (yes, that name again) Wakefield - born 5 May 1901 (one child) 2) Stanley Spring Saunders - born 1 July 1904 (5 living children) *3) Harriet Saunders Garden - born 25 Jan 1907 I am one of Harriet Garden's 3 children. I went back to my maiden name a few years ago. (How confusing is that!) My parents met when my mother was teaching high school art in Niagara Falls and my father was a young army officer. They were married 15 Oct 1937. My Aunt Clara died (of cancer) shortly after we went to Germany in Feb 1950. I have the date of her death as 16 Apr 1950. I don't remember exactly when Stanley died, but one of these days I'll look it up. My mother died in Salinas, Monterey County, California - 23 Feb 1997. They were all very close. I'll fill in more information about Stanley's children another time. The three youngest live in Florida, the oldest (Hiram) is in Texas and Marilyn lives in the Virgin Islands. Clara's son is Irving Wakefield, who I'm quite certain still lives in the Alfred-Almond area. In answer to a previous question, my grandmother died 12 Dec 1962 in Hornell, Steuben (?) County and was buried in Alfred 16 Dec 1962. My grandfather died in Hornell 26 June 1947 and was also buried in Alfred 28 June 1947. I wasn't very old at the time, but I remember that; he always seemed like such a kind, quiet man. If I remember correctly my grandparents gravestones have the birth dates switched, which is something my grandmother did, since she was of the opinion that the man should be older than his wife. There's more, as always, so until later. . . .Carol From: Carol Garden [mailto:carolgarden@earthlink.net] Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 12:46 AM To: wetzupdoc Subject: Family of Agnes Clara Spring Saunders. . . John, I'm trying to answer your messages one at a time, to avoid my getting confused. (That may happen all too easily). I received two messages from Bobby also, which was nice. Thank you! I have been forwarding your messages to Charlotte Harris (Rex Spring's granddaughter, as I believe I mentioned before), so don't be surprised if you hear from Charlotte. My grandmother was born 26 Oct 1867 in New York City ( I always heard it was at Ellis Island). My grandfather was born 8 Jan 1869 in England. My grandfather was known as Nathan Saunders; I believe I picked up the other names for him from a copy of a birth certificate I sent to England for ~ 35 years ago. He and Agnes Clara Spring had 3 children. Briefly: 1) Clara Agnes (yes, that name again) Wakefield - born 5 May 1901 (one child) 2) Stanley Spring Saunders - born 1 July 1904 (5 living children) *3) Harriet Saunders Garden - born 25 Jan 1907 I am one of Harriet Garden's 3 children. I went back to my maiden name a few years ago. (How confusing is that!) My parents met when my mother was teaching high school art in Niagara Falls and my father was a young army officer. They were married 15 Oct 1937. My Aunt Clara died (of cancer) shortly after we went to Germany in Feb 1950. I have the date of her death as 16 Apr 1950. I don't remember exactly when Stanley died, but one of these days I'll look it up. My mother died in Salinas, Monterey County, California - 23 Feb 1997. They were all very close. I'll fill in more information about Stanley's children another time. The three youngest live in Florida, the oldest (Hiram) is in Texas and Marilyn lives in the Virgin Islands. Clara's son is Irving Wakefield, who I'm quite certain still lives in the Alfred-Almond area. In answer to a previous question, my grandmother died 12 Dec 1962 in Hornell, Steuben (?) County and was buried in Alfred 16 Dec 1962. My grandfather died in Hornell 26 June 1947 and was also buried in Alfred 28 June 1947. I wasn't very old at the time, but I remember that; he always seemed like such a kind, quiet man. If I remember correctly my grandparents gravestones have the birth dates switched, which is something my grandmother did, since she was of the opinion that the man should be older than his wife. There's more, as always, so until later. . . .Carol

  
  

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TNG ID: I8970

FSID: K8B5-66B