William Alfred Sanderson - Texas Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

Index Entry: Sanderson, William Alfred
Address: 2500 block of Scott St.
City: Fort Worth
County: Tarrant
Subject Codes: EN; OC;
Year Marker Erected: 1984
Designations: na
Marker Location: 2500 block of Scott St., Fort Worth; At Ayers Cemetery, on N. Side of Rd.
Marker Size: Grave Marker
Repairs Completed: none
Ayres Cemetery: WMXQQ

Marker Number: 5819 Marker Text: (Sept.11, 1819 - May 28, 1904) A native of England, William Sanderson came to Texas in 1841. He obtained a Republic of Texas land grant and in 1847 settled in Tarrant County with his wife, Isabella Francis (Ayres). Sanderson soon established himself as a farmer and stock raiser. A charter member of the First Christian Church of Fort Worth, he also was appointed Justice of the Peace and was involved in the relocation of the county seat from Birdville to Fort Worth. (Recorded - 1984)

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