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Ellen ROGERS SANDERS

Wheeler Cemetery
Wheeler County,
Texas

Marvin Vandeventer
November 21, 1868-August 11, 1937

Ellen
January 10, 1875-December 25, 1931

Panhandle Pioneers

*Photo/information, courtesy of Edith Guynes Stanley

*Obituary Marvin
Texas, Marriage Index, 1824-2014
Name: Marvin V. Sanders
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 9 Sep 1894
Marriage Place: Wheeler, Texas, USA
Spouse: Ellen M. Rogers
Spouse Gender: Female

Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: Marvin V. Sanders
Death Date: 11 Aug 1937
Death County: Wheeler
Certificate: 43968

Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
Name: Marvin V Sanders
Birth Date: 21 Nov 1868
Birth Place: Shelby, Missouri
Gender: Male
Race: White
Residence: Wheeler, Texas
Spouse: Ellie Sanders [sic]
Father: D W Sanders
Mother: Nancy Matthew
Age at Death: 68
Death Date: 11 Aug 1937
Death Place: Wheeler, Wheeler, Texas, USA

FUNERAL HELD FOR PIONEER OF THE PANHANDLE
(special to THE NEWS)

WHEELER, Aug. 13, 1937 - Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon for M.V. Sanders, 68, pioneer cowboy and peace officer, who died at his home Wednesday morning. Rev. L.C. Raney, pastor of the Methodist church officiated. He was assisted by C.C. Merritt, minister of the local Church of Christ. Sanders came to Mobeetie from Missouri in 1886 to join an uncle [George O Mathews] who owned a garden market and ice house. After continuing in this business for some time, he worked on various ranches for about six years.

In the early nineties he was tax assessor for two years. In 1904 he was elected sheriff of Wheeler county and held that office until 1912.

At the time of his death he was operating his abstract business which he established while living in Mobeetie. His was the oldest abstract business in the Panhandle to continue in business.

He is survived by his widow and three sons, Dan Sanders of Canyon, P. O. Sanders of Pampa, and Marvin Sanders, Jr. of Wheeler.


*Ellen
Texas, Marriage Index, 1824-2014
Name: Ellen M. Rogers
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 9 Sep 1894
Marriage Place: Wheeler, Texas, USA
Spouse: Marvin V. Sanders
Spouse Gender: Male

Contributed on 12/17/21

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Submitted: 12/17/21 • Approved: 12/17/21 • Last Updated: 12/20/21 • R473903-G473901-S3

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