Robert Meade Saunders

Abt 1790 - 1850  (56 years)

• Name	Robert Meade Saunders  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	Abt 1790	North Carolina, United States   [4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  FSID	94MJ-ZH7
  Death	Between 1846 and 1850	Missouri, United States   [1, 2, 7]
  Burial	Tulare County, California, United States
  Person ID	I4703	footsteps
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Claibourne Woodward Saunders,   b. 17 Oct 1755, Albemarle County, Virginia, United States d. 6 Apr 1820, Alabama, United States (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Betsy Muse,   b. 1768, Virginia, United States d. 1809, Virginia, United States (Age 41 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1789	Virginia, United States
  Age at Marriage	Claibourne was ~ 33 years and 2 months - Elizabeth was ~ 21 years.
  Family ID	F4078	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sophia Josephine Phillips,   b. 1803, Tennessee, United States d. 1865, Visalia, Tulare, California, United States (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	16 Feb 1822	Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
  Age at Marriage	Robert was ~ 32 years and 2 months - Sophia was ~ 19 years and 2 months.
  Children	+ 1. Isabella Meade Saunders,   b. 1 Feb 1829, Maury County, Tennessee, United States d. 24 Jul 1904, Visalia, Tulare, California, United States (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Susan Jane Sanders,   b. 10 Mar 1840   d. 29 Jun 1906, Gregg, Texas, United States (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. S. Saunders,   b. 1828, Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States d. Aft 1850 (Age > 23 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 4. Winfield Scott Saunders,   b. 4 Sep 1834, Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States d. 1 Mar 1910, Fresno County, California, United States (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F409	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2025

  
  

• Notes

  1830 federal census index has 3 Robert Saunders in TN, one of them is in Rutherford Co., none in Maury Co., 1 in Weakley Co., and 1 in Wayne C o. In 1840 there are no Robert Saunders in TN, SC or Alabama, there are 3 in NC. On the 1900 census Robert Saunders' daughter, Isabella, is living alone and is listed as a landlady. She gives her father's birthplace as North Carolina; other census data gives TN; since TN was formed from NC, Saunders could have been from both places without a move and both states would be correct birthplace depending on the date.

  
  

• Photos

  Robert M. Saunders Probate

  
  

• Sources

  [S144] Arkansas, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1818-1998, Probate Records, Probate Docket, Letters of Administration, 1847-1905; Author: Arkansas. Probate Court (Drew County); Probate Place: Drew, Arkansas. [S145] Arkansas, Wills and Probate Records, 1818-1998, Probate Records, Probate Docket, Letters of Administration, 1847-1905; Author: Arkansas. Probate Court (Drew County); Probate Place: Drew, Arkansas. [S582] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, (Name: Name: (https://www.familysearch.org);;), accessed 31 Oct 2025), entry for Robert Saunders, person ID 94MJ-Z46. (Reliability: 3). [S228] U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Salinas, San Luis Obispo, California; Archive Collection Number: 97:3; Roll: 3; Page: 3; Line: 4; Schedule Type: Agriculture. [S142] Colly Bittner (collybittner@hotmail.com). [S6] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 086. [S12] Corr. with Barbara Baker, (bdocbaker@comcast.net). [S586] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 086.