In Memoriam: Dorah Sanders (1883 - 1905)

 

Dorah Sanders

Born:  January 2, 1883

Died:  August 12, 1905

Joined Union Ridge Baptist in 1901.

Survivors

Parents:  James Henry Sanders and Malissa J Brown Sanders

Siblings:

Johnie Sanders

Lillie Sanders

James O Sanders

Bettie Sanders

Ollie J. Sanders

Nannie C Sanders

Eddie Sanders

William B Sanders

Thomas Benjamin Sanders

Allie B. Sanders

Sources:

Baptist and Reflector, November 2, 1905, p  16, col 2; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-dora-sanders-obit/206306662/ : accessed September 19, 2026), clip page for Dora Sanders--Obituary.

1900 U.S. census, Bedford County, Tennessee, population schedule, Civil District 10, Enumeration District 12, sheet 8A, dwelling 130, family 141, Henry Sanders household; digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 21 September 2026), image 15 of 26; citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 1558.

In Memoriam: Matilda Brooks Owen (1815 - 1901)

 

Matilda Brooks Owen

Born:  December 5, 1815

Died   September  17, 1901

Married: January 2, 1841 to Peter Owen

About 1872 united with Rover Church 

moved membership to Eagleville about 1887

Predeceased by 

Husband--Peter D Owen

Daughter-- Martha Ann Owen

Survivors

Mary Jane Owen Elmore

John Marshall Owen

Drucilla Price Owen Edmonds

Sources:

Baptist and Reflector, May 22, 1902, p  15, col 2; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-obituary-for-mati/206505950/ : accessed September 22, 2026), clip page for Obituary for -Matilda Brooks OWEN.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76264534/matilda-owen: accessed 22 Sep 2026), memorial page for Matilda Brooks Owen (5 Dec 1815–17 Sep 1901), Memorial ID 76264534, citing Owen Cemetery, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA.

In Memoriam: Margaret Caroline Weaver Thomason (1840 - 1904)

 

Margaret Caroline Weaver Thomason

Born:  October 16, 1840

Died:   November 28, 1904

Buried at Thomason Cemetery

Saved in 1854 and united with Union Ridge Baptist

Married January 12, 1859 to J.S. Thomason

Predeceased by 4 children

Avarilla Thomason Faris(d. before 1896)

the other three are likely 

Benjamin T Thomason

William B Thomason

Nancy E Thomason Garrett

Survivors

Husband--James S Thomason

4 children

I believe that her surviving children were the 4 below based on finding death records and census records for them after her death.

James Montgomery Thomason(d. 1940)

Mary Thomason Yarbrough(d. 1947)

George W Thomason(d. 1912)

Maggie Thomason Sanders(d. 1911)

20 Grandchildren

Sources:

Baptist and Reflector, March 16, 1905, p  14; col 2; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-margaret-caroline/206307383/ : accessed September 19, 2026), clip page for Margaret Caroline Weaver Thomason.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29092598/margaret_carolina-thomason: accessed 19 Sep 2026), memorial page for Mrs Margaret Carolina Weaver Thomason (16 Oct 1840–28 Nov 1904), Memorial ID 29092598, citing Thomason Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

In Memoriam: Margaret Ann Phillips Marshall (1883 - 1904)

 

Margaret Ann Phillips Marshall

Born:  March 21, 1883

Died:  March 31, 1904

Married John Marshall

Parents:  William and Amanda Philips

Mother of 3 children

1 Son predeceased her

Adkin Marshall (2 Apr 1899--23 Apr 1900 (aged 1)

Survivors

Husband John T Marshall

two children (one of which was John William Marshall who was b. 1901)

She was the granddaughter of Ivie Phillips who was a neighbor to my 2nd great grandparents Wm Clifford Cook & Elizabeth Putman Cook. Her death year was incorrect on her FindAGrave page.  The death notice in the Baptist and Reflector gives her year of death as 1904. This cleared up an issue with the birth of one of her children being months after her death.  It also lists the names of her parents. I did not have her name on the listing of Wm & Amanda Phillips children because she was born after the 1880 census and never listed in her parents household (she is married before the 1900 census.) I submitted the corrections to her FindAGrave memorial page.

Sources:

Baptist and Reflector, June 2, 1904, p  15., col 2; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-margaret-ann-phill/206446010/ : accessed September 21, 2026), clip page for Margaret Ann Phillips Marshall--Obit.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42016467/margaret-marshall: accessed 21 Sep 2026), memorial page for Margaret “Maggie” Phillips Marshall (21 Mar 1883–31 Mar 1904), Memorial ID 42016467, citing Russell Cemetery, Eagleville, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA.

In Memoriam: Lavenia Brown Bumpus (1843 - 1895)

 

Lavenia Brown Bumpus

Born:  March 11, 1843

Died:  December 20, 1895

Buried at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery

Predeceased by husband Henry Martin Bumpus(m. 1879 in Rutherford Co TN.

Survived by 

2 daughters and several step children

Her FindAGrave entry and many Ancestry trees have her parents listed incorrectly.  She is not a daughter of the John Brown(b. in VA) of Browns Mill, Rutherford Co TN.  She is the daughter of William Brown(b. NC) and wife Catherine who lived in the Rover, Dist 10 Bedford Co TN area and who are buried at Mt Pleasant Baptist Church along with Lavenia.  While I can't do anything about the tree errors I have submitted corrections to FindAGrave.  See the table below for the explanation.

Sources:  

Baptist and Reflector, March 19, 1896, p  14, col 3; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-lavenia-bumpus/206308452/ : accessed September 19, 2026), clip page for Lavenia Bumpus -- Obituary.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24935359/lavenia-bumpus: accessed 20 Sep 2026), memorial page for Lavenia Brown Bumpus (11 Mar 1843–20 Dec 1895),  Memorial ID 24935359, citing Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery, Eagleville, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA.

In Memoriam: Adam Turner Thomason (1832-1902)

 

Adam Turner Thomason

Born:  February 22, 1832

Died:  February 22, 1902

Married Winnie Jane Weaver 

Confederate Widows Pension Winnie J Thomason 

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His death notice printed in the Baptist and Reflector contains an error in his name showing it as A. F. Thomason instead of A. T. Thomason. 

Predeceased by son Richard S. Thomason (d. 1897)

Survivors
Wife--Winnie J Weaver Thomason

Daughter:
Lucy Elnora Thomason Smith
Emma Adora Thomason Osteen
Maggie May Thomason Floyd Henley
Agnes Avarilla Thomason Philpott
Anna Catherine Thomason Cox
Eula Olivia Thomason Cox

Son:
Montgomery Weaver Thomason

Sources:

Baptist and Reflector, April 24, 1902, p 15, col 2 & 3; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-a-f-thomason-ob/206206053/ : accessed September 18, 2026), clip page for A. F. Thomason--obit.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29092607/adam_turner-thomason: accessed 18 Sep 2026), memorial page for Adam Turner Thomason (22 Feb 1832–22 Feb 1902),Memorial ID 29092607, citing Thomason Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.