Family of John Wesley LANDERS and Marguerite Arabella KING

Husband:	John Wesley LANDERS (1865-1936)
Wife:	Marguerite Arabella KING (1870-1940)
Children:	Mary Melissa LANDERS (1888-1981)
	Emily Lee LANDERS (1890-1936)
	Lily May LANDERS (1891-1929)
	Oran Manning LANDERS (1893-1965)
	Eva Alma LANDERS (1896-1921)
	John Willis LANDERS (1897- )
	Lena Jane LANDERS (1899- )
	Eunice Belle LANDERS (1902- )
	William Robert LANDERS (1904- )
	Charles Fredrick LANDERS (1906- )
	Lois Ollye LANDERS (1908- )
	Henry Paul LANDERS (1910- )
	Ruby Elna LANDERS (1913- )
Marriage	29 May 1886	Montague Co., Texas

Husband: John Wesley LANDERS

Name:	John Wesley LANDERS
Sex:	Male
Father:	Marcus Manning LANDERS (1843-1871)
Mother:	Andora SINGLETARY (1848- )
Birth	16 Apr 1865	Montague Co., Texas
Death	6 Dec 1936 (age 71)

Wife: Marguerite Arabella KING

Name:	Marguerite Arabella KING
Sex:	Female
Father:	-
Mother:	-
Birth	9 Mar 1870	Shelby Co., Texas
Death	22 Aug 1940 (age 70)

Child 1: Mary Melissa LANDERS

Name:	Mary Melissa LANDERS
Sex:	Female
Birth	6 Aug 1888	Purcell Indian Territory (Chicasaw Nation) Texas
Death	8 Oct 1981 (age 93)	Lindsay, Oklahoma

Child 2: Emily Lee LANDERS

Name:	Emily Lee LANDERS
Sex:	Female
Birth	19 Feb 1890	Montague Co., Texas
Death	6 Apr 1936 (age 46)

Child 3: Lily May LANDERS

Name:	Lily May LANDERS
Sex:	Female
Birth	10 Dec 1891	Montague Co., Texas
Death	16 Aug 1929 (age 37)

Child 4: Oran Manning LANDERS

Name:	Oran Manning LANDERS
Sex:	Male
Birth	27 Aug 1893	Montague Co., Forestburg, Texas
Death	24 Sep 1965 (age 72)

Child 5: Eva Alma LANDERS

Name:	Eva Alma LANDERS
Sex:	Female
Birth	14 Jan 1896	Forestburg, Texas Montague Co.
Death	16 Aug 1921 (age 25)	Gainsville, Texas

Child 6: John Willis LANDERS

Name:	John Willis LANDERS
Sex:	Male
Birth	18 Nov 1897	Forestburg, Texas Montague Co.

Child 7: Lena Jane LANDERS

Name:	Lena Jane LANDERS
Sex:	Female
Birth	4 Nov 1899	Forestburg, Montague Co., Texas

Child 8: Eunice Belle LANDERS

Name:	Eunice Belle LANDERS
Sex:	Female
Birth	18 May 1902	Forestburg, Texas Montague Co.

Child 9: William Robert LANDERS

Name:	William Robert LANDERS
Sex:	Male
Birth	27 Apr 1904	Montague Co., Forestburg, Texas

Child 10: Charles Fredrick LANDERS

Name:	Charles Fredrick LANDERS
Sex:	Male
Birth	7 Mar 1906	Montague Co., Forestburg, Texas

Child 11: Lois Ollye LANDERS

Name:	Lois Ollye LANDERS
Sex:	Female
Birth	11 Apr 1908	Montague Co., Forestburg, Texas

Child 12: Henry Paul LANDERS

Name:	Henry Paul LANDERS
Sex:	Male
Birth	25 Mar 1910	Montague Co., Forestburg, Texas

Child 13: Ruby Elna LANDERS

Name:	Ruby Elna LANDERS
Sex:	Female
Birth	14 Feb 1913	Montague Co., Forestburg, Texas

Note on Husband: John Wesley LANDERS - shared note

He married and later became a team foreman and helped build the first railroadthe Sante Fe Railroad from Gainsville, Texas to Purcell Indian Territory Oklahoma. His daughter Mary was born in a tent where they lived at the time. He later opened a garage to take care of the increasing number of model T's., ice house and a small electric plant. He was also foreman of a cattle ranch for several years. He was also a deputy sheriff and bought his own farm which he clearedof trees and brush. Montague County, Texas is at or near St. Joseph, Texas.

Sources: Notebook of Robert Seth Sawyer dated 1968.

Sources: Notebook of Mary Melissa Landers dated 1968.

Sources: Letter written by W.C. Sawyer dated 1968.

Note on Wife: Marguerite Arabella KING - shared note

Married 29 May 1886 In Montague Co., Texas.

Sources: Scrapbook of W.C. Sawyer dated 1963.

Sources: Notebook of Mary Melissa Landers dated 1968.