| Name |
William Sanders [1] |
- According to the 1880 census, William's parents were both born in Rhode Island. [1]
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| Born |
15 Feb 1810 |
Winfield, Herkimer, New York  [1, 2, 3, 4] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Residence |
Before 1846 |
Amboy, Oswego, New York [4] |
- William Sanders, who was born in Herkimer county on February 15, 1810, first settled in Amboy, where he built and kept a tavern in early life, and also engaged in lumbering. [4]
|
| Residence |
1846 - 1849 |
Mexico, Oswego, New York [4] |
| Occupation |
1849 - 1857 |
Cleveland, Oswego, New York [1, 2] |
| Lawyer |
- After the burning of [William Sanders] mills [in Amboy] he read law in Mexico, was admitted in 1846, and in 1849 located in Cleveland village, where he acquired a fine country practice ... and was also special surrogate of Oswego county. [4]
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| Residence |
1849 - 1863 |
Cleveland, Oswego, New York [1, 2] |
- According to the 1860 census, real estate value is noted at $5,100 and personal estate at $5,500. [2]
|
| Occupation |
1857 - 1863 |
W.&L.J. Sanders, Cleveland, Oswego, New York [5] |
| Lawyer, Partner |
- Lucian J. Sanders, a young man of much promise, became [his father, William Sanders, law partner in 1857, under the name of W. & L. J. Sanders. [5]
|
| Occupation |
1861 - 1864 |
Cleveland Glass Works, Cleveland, Oswego, New York [4] |
| Glass Factory Worker, Owner |
- [William Sanders] also kept a hotel, conducted a stage line,and at one time manufactured glass [in Cleveland]. [4]
|
| Residence |
1863 - 1879 |
Syracuse, Onondaga, New York [5] |
| Occupation |
1863 - 1879 |
Syracuse, Onondaga, New York [5] |
| Lawyer |
- [William's son, Lucian] died in 1863, and Mr. Sanders closed up his law business in Cleveland and removed to Syracuse, where he practiced until 1879, when he returned to Cleveland. [5]
|
| Occupation |
1880 |
Cleveland, Oswego, New York [7] |
| Lawyer & Justice of the Peace |
- The law office of Wm. Sanders is being fixed over, partitions taken out, and made over into one front room. [6]
|
 |
18800501- Ad, William Sanders
Cleveland Lakeside Press
05.01/1880, Business Ad |
| Residence |
1879 - 1881 |
Cleveland, Oswego, New York [5] |
- Attorney Sanders, of Syracuse, is making arrangements to take up his residence again at Cleveland. Then we will have four lawyers. [8]
- George Harding has resigned the office of justice of the peace, and William Sanders has been appointed to fill the vacancy. [9]
|
| Occupation |
Village of Cleveland, Cleveland, Oswego, New York [5] |
| Mr. Sanders drew the charter of Cleveland Village. |
| Died |
12 Apr 1881 [5] |
| Cause: Consumption |
- William Sanders died Tuesday morning last, at half-past 4 o'clock. His death was not unexpected, as he had been failing steadily for several months. Consumption had finally wasted him away to a mere shadow. In his death we lost one the very oldest and most prominent of our residents, one identified with the early history of the place.
Deceased was born in the town of Winfield, Herkimer Co., this state, Feb. 15th, 1810, which would make his age 71 years, 1 month and 27 days. He came of a family of 11 children, and his father died when he was but 4 years old. About the age of 20, he with his brother Ebenezer started from their mother's home, on horseback, and brought up at Amboy Centre. They engaged in the lumber business, and also built a hotel and saw-mill. There he was married to Miss Anna Morey, of this village. During his residence there, he was elected justice of the peace, supervisor, and held other major positions. After he had been there about 5 years, his mill, with a large quantity of lumber of burned and he lost nearly everything. His brother then offered to support the family if William would study law, which he determined to do, and entered the office of attorney Robinson at Mexico. He progressed rapidly, and was admitted to one bar about 1846 in the city of Oswego.
He came to Cleveland in 1849 and rented a small building - a 'smoke house' it was generally dubbed - just across from where the Marble Hotel stood. Mr. Sanders used to tell with relish of his first suit, his client being Freeman Vandyke, who brought an action against Mr. Phillips. Sam made a practice of turning his cattle into Vandyke's premises at night while Vandyke was boating. Sanders agreed to try the case for $1.50. It was a jury trial, and they brought in a verdict in favor of Vandyke, and also allowed Sanders $3 for counsel fees in settling up with Vandyke, Sanders told him that the jury had showed him $3 extra for counsel fee; but Vandyke said: 'You agreed to do it for $1.50; a bargain's a bargain, and I won't give no more.'
Besides the practice of his profession, he had a stage line running to McConnelsville. Dick Hartley drove his stage several years. He also kept for a short time a temperance hotel in the house now occupied by Dr. Allen.
His wife died in 1861, and his son Lucien, an able and worthy young man, university liked, died two years later, at the age of 3?.
In 1862, he married to M. Harriet Arey of Philadelphia, an exceptional lady, who survives him, and by whom he has had 8 children, six of them living, 4 girls and 2 boys, their ages ranging from 5 to 11 years.
Mr. Sanders was instrumental in securing the charter of this village, drawing the charter and by-laws himself. He was the first president of the village.
In 1861, he secured control of the Cleveland glass works, and operated them for three years. At the end of that time he sold out to Caswell & Getman, and moved to Syracuse. When he left here it is said he was worth $25,000. At Syracuse he continued the practice of law, and was also interested in the glassworks there, and later, in the Covington glass works. In this last venture he was unsuccessful, and with the depreciation of real estate in Syracuse and unfortunate investments, he lost everything.
He returned here in the fall of 1879. His business prospects were good, but his health steadily declined til his death.
His loss is sincerely regretted, by the Bar, of which he was an active and respected member, and by numerous friends at home and abroad and general sympathy is extended to be bereaved many.
The ritual services were held Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock, Rev. McCarthy, of the Presbyterian Church, officiating. [3]
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| Person ID |
I1324 |
CHS Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
26 Oct 2017 |
1810 - 1881 (71 years)