Family Group Sheet
Family Group Sheet
NameWilbur Fiske Sanders
759
759Birth2 May 1834, Leon, Cattaraugus Co., NY, USA
Census1900, USA, MT, Lewis And Clark Co., Helena Ward 4 Age: 65
BurialJul 1905, Helena, Lewis & Clark Co., MT, USA
Death7 Jul 1905, Helena, Lewis & Clark Co., MT, USA Age: 71
FatherIra Sanders
MotherFreedom Edgerton
Other spousesHarriett Peck Fenn
Marriage27 Oct 1858, Summit Co., OH, USA
SpouseUnknown Unknown
Children
Birth12 Jul 1859, Akron, Summit Co., OH, USA4, Bozeman (MT) Daily Chronicle 4-19-1923
Census1900, USA, MT, Lewis And Clark Co., Helena Ward 4 Age: 40
Census1910, USA, MT, Lewis And Clark Co., Helena Ward 4 Age: 50
Census1920, USA, MT, Lewis And Clark Co., Helena Ward 4 Age: 60
Death18 Apr 1923, Helena, Lewis & Clark Co., MT, USA5, Bozeman (MT) Daily Chronicle 4-19-1923 Age: 63
Burial20 Apr 1923, Helena, Lewis & Clark Co., MT, USA
MemoForestvale Cemetery
SpouseMary Isabel Bothwell (Nee Reed) (1868-1959)
Marriage1 Oct 1890, Manhattan (NYC), New York Co., NY, USA5, New York (NY) Times 10/2/1890 Page8,760,1059
Marr MemoCertificate Number: 10916
ChildrenMargaret (1891-1975)
Harriet Beatrice (1895-1970)
Mary Isabel (1895-1977)
Helen Edgerton (1897-1959)
Catherine Lois (1899-1975)
Unknown (<1900-<1900)
Barbara S. (1906-1986)
Birthca 1859
Birth23 Oct 1869, Helena, Lewis & Clark Co., MT, USA
Notes for Wilbur Fiske Sanders
Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949
Biographies
SANDERS, Wilbur Fiske, a Senator from Montana; born in Leon, Cattaraugus Co., N.Y., May 2, 1834; attended the common schools; taught school in New York; moved to Ohio in 1854, where he continued teaching; studied law in Akron, Ohio, and was admitted to the bar in 1856; during the Civil War recruited a company of Infantry and a battery of Artillery in the summer of 1861 and in October following was commissioned a first lieutenant in the Sixty-fourth Regiment, Ohio Infantry, of which regiment he was made adjutant; acting [p.1776] assistant adjutant general on the staff of Gen. James W. Forsyth; assisted in 1862 in the construction of defenses along the railroads south of Nashville; resigned and settled in that part of Idaho which later became Montana; engaged in the practice of law and also became interested in mining and stock raising; unsuccessful Republican candidate for election in 1864, 1867, 1880, and 1886 as a Delegate to Congress; delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1868, 1872, 1876, and 1884; member of the Territorial House of Representatives of Montana 1873-1879; declined the appointment of United States attorney for Montana tendered by President Grant in 1872; upon the admission of Montana as a State into the Union was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate and served from January 1, 1890, to March. 3, 1893; unsuccessful candidate for reelection; died in Helena, Mont., July 7, 1905; interment in Forestvale Cemetery.
The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans: Volume IX:
SANDERS, Wilbur Fiske, senator, was born at Leon, N.Y., May 2, 1834; son of Ira and Freedona (Edgerton) Sanders. He removed to Ohio, where he taught school, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1856. In 1858 he was married to Harriet P. Fenn. He was commissioned 1st lieutenant in the 64th Ohio volunteers in 1861; was acting assistant adjutant-general on the staff of Gen. J. W. Forsyth; was employed on the defences south of Nashville, 1862, and resigned in 1863, because of ill health. He then removed to Montana, where he practised law, engaged in mining and was active in the prosecution of robbers and murderers before the "law and order" tribunals. He was attorney for the Northern Pacific railroad company; unsuccessful Republican candidate for delegate to congress, 1864, 1867, 1880 and 1896; a delegate to the Republican national conventions of 1868, 1872, 1876, 1884; a member of the legislative assembly of Montana, 1872–80; declined the appointment of U.S. attorney for Montana; was president of the Montana Historical society, 1865–90, and U.S. senator, 1890–93, having been elected on Dec. 30, 1889, by the Republican members of the state legislature. On Jan. 7, 1890, the Democratic members elected William A. Clark. Senator Sanders was seated for the short term expiring, March 3, 1893, and was a candidate for re-election when a deadlock in the legislature prevented a choice from Jan. 11, to March 2, 1893, when Senator Clarke was elected, Senator Sanders's name being withdrawn, Feb. 10, 1893.
Biographies
SANDERS, Wilbur Fiske, a Senator from Montana; born in Leon, Cattaraugus Co., N.Y., May 2, 1834; attended the common schools; taught school in New York; moved to Ohio in 1854, where he continued teaching; studied law in Akron, Ohio, and was admitted to the bar in 1856; during the Civil War recruited a company of Infantry and a battery of Artillery in the summer of 1861 and in October following was commissioned a first lieutenant in the Sixty-fourth Regiment, Ohio Infantry, of which regiment he was made adjutant; acting [p.1776] assistant adjutant general on the staff of Gen. James W. Forsyth; assisted in 1862 in the construction of defenses along the railroads south of Nashville; resigned and settled in that part of Idaho which later became Montana; engaged in the practice of law and also became interested in mining and stock raising; unsuccessful Republican candidate for election in 1864, 1867, 1880, and 1886 as a Delegate to Congress; delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1868, 1872, 1876, and 1884; member of the Territorial House of Representatives of Montana 1873-1879; declined the appointment of United States attorney for Montana tendered by President Grant in 1872; upon the admission of Montana as a State into the Union was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate and served from January 1, 1890, to March. 3, 1893; unsuccessful candidate for reelection; died in Helena, Mont., July 7, 1905; interment in Forestvale Cemetery.
The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans: Volume IX:
SANDERS, Wilbur Fiske, senator, was born at Leon, N.Y., May 2, 1834; son of Ira and Freedona (Edgerton) Sanders. He removed to Ohio, where he taught school, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1856. In 1858 he was married to Harriet P. Fenn. He was commissioned 1st lieutenant in the 64th Ohio volunteers in 1861; was acting assistant adjutant-general on the staff of Gen. J. W. Forsyth; was employed on the defences south of Nashville, 1862, and resigned in 1863, because of ill health. He then removed to Montana, where he practised law, engaged in mining and was active in the prosecution of robbers and murderers before the "law and order" tribunals. He was attorney for the Northern Pacific railroad company; unsuccessful Republican candidate for delegate to congress, 1864, 1867, 1880 and 1896; a delegate to the Republican national conventions of 1868, 1872, 1876, 1884; a member of the legislative assembly of Montana, 1872–80; declined the appointment of U.S. attorney for Montana; was president of the Montana Historical society, 1865–90, and U.S. senator, 1890–93, having been elected on Dec. 30, 1889, by the Republican members of the state legislature. On Jan. 7, 1890, the Democratic members elected William A. Clark. Senator Sanders was seated for the short term expiring, March 3, 1893, and was a candidate for re-election when a deadlock in the legislature prevented a choice from Jan. 11, to March 2, 1893, when Senator Clarke was elected, Senator Sanders's name being withdrawn, Feb. 10, 1893.
Notes for James Upson & Mary Isabel (Family)
The index says the marriage was in 1890, but since the extract is for the period of 1869-1880, it is suggested the actual date was 1880.