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Isom
Hurney
Sanders, Sr. and Mary Jane Mayberry Isom Hurney Sanders is Stephen Sanders’ second child. Isom was born on October 11, 1841 in Madison County, Tennessee. Isam was age 15 when Stephen brought the family to Cane Hill, Arkansas. At age 22, Isam enlisted in the Confederate army along with his broher, Levi, and served as a Sergeant in 1st Arkansas Calvary, Co. D, Confederate Army in the Civil War. Isom, like Levi, was captured May 16, 1863 at Champion Hill, Tennessee. He was sent to prision at Memphis, Tennessee.
Isam purchased a small Bible during the Civil War. The Bible, serving as a great source of comfort and learning, was also used to store Civil War bonds and Confederate bills. Click the image to see a larger view.
After the war, Isom returned to Cane Hill. On
October 11, 1867, Isom married Mary Jane Mayberry. From this marriage,
Isom and Mary had
two sons and six daughters: Annie, Mattie, Alice, Mary, Lemuel, Maggie, Ellen, and Hurney.
Mary Jane
The photograph above is believed to be one of Mary Jane Mayberry, as scribed on the back side of the photo. Some reservation about its validity exist.
In later years, Mary married a second time to a Mr. Andrews. In her last days, they were living on the Arkansas/Oklahoma stateline on the Oklahoma side. In early 1928, Mr. Andrews called Maggie Sanders Wilson in Drumright, Oklahoma, and told her Mary was ill. Some angry feelings developed between Maggie’s husband, Benton, and Mr. Andrews involving what it cost Andrews to provide for Mary. Mary came down with pneumonia, and then followed that up with falling and breaking her hip. Benton and Maggie got in their car, went after her and took her to the Drumright Hospital. Mary died there on February 20, 1928. When time came to bury her, Mr. Lewis dissappeared. Benton took over and refused to put the name "Andrews" on the tombstone. A tombstone marked "Mary Jane Sanders" is located at Harrell Cemetery, Drumright, Oklahoma. Other Sanders kinfolk, including Benton and Maggie’s infant son is buried at this cemetery. --Sam Sanders
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Mayberry, daughter of Jacob D. Mayberry, was born January 18, 1847. Mary was a
descendant of Samuel Buchanan of Long Island fame and wealth. Mary’s father and
Uncle were pioneer settlers of Washington County and were orchard farmers. Their
prominence is evidenced by the fact that the hills near Cane Hill are called North and
South Mayberry Mountains. Read more information under the Mayberry family section of this
report.
On May
23,1886, Isom died from a disease or plague spreading through Washington County. According
to the obituary of Martha Ellen Sanders, an aunt, Mrs Marrs, a daughter of Alex Sanders'
and Isom Sanders died within three months before June 3, 1886 from the same disease as
she.