Rev. Bleuford B. Sanders

Biography

Rev. Bleuford B. Sanders was born on September 19, 1840, in Pickens, Alabama, United States, Carrollton, Pickens County, Alabama, United States. His parents were Judge Camillus Cornelious Bradford Saunders and Elizabeth A Sanders (Peek). He was a Evangelist, teacher and merchant.

Bleuford married Sarah Sanders (Prestridge) on August 10, 1859. Together they had the following children:

• Ella Ione Hill;
• Fannie Sanders;
• Alma Estelle Moseley (Sanders);
• Stella Thrace Cain;
• Birdie Mae Crews;
• Lemuel Bradford Sanders;
• Bleuford Blufie Sanders;
• Tommye M. Sanders.

He died on September 14, 1906, in Austin, Travis, Texas, United States, Austin, Travis County, Texas, United States, and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA, Austin, Travis County, Texas, United States. Reference: Find A Grave Memorial -

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In 1861 Bleuford Bradford (B.B.) Sanders enlisted in the Confederate Army and served until the end of the war. He rose to the rank of Captain. After the war, he taught school for eight years and then engaged in the mercantile business until 1866. At that time he was convinced that it was his duty to preach the gospel, and gave up his business and entered actively into the work of the ministry. B.B. Sanders, a well-known evangelist in the South, continued to preach until his death and is credited with bringing ten thousand souls to Christ through his ministry. (From an article in the Austin Statesman)

Terry Lee Guarduci July 23, 2007, at 6:23 PM

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The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) had been in Elgin, TX since 1888 when Evangelist B. B. Sanders conducted a revival and organized Central Christian Church. Many of the early members were from Youngs Prairie Church which was located about 5 miles south of current-day Elgin. At first, they met in the Presbyterian Church but in 1892 they erected their first building. The current building was completed in 1965. The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) is a Protestant denomination of approximately 800,000 members in the United States and Canada. It's one of the largest faith groups founded on the American frontier. The church grew out of the Restoration Movement founded by Thomas Campbell and Alexander Campbell of West Virginia (then Virginia) and Barton W. Stone of Kentucky.

ref: https://www.superpages.com/bp/elgin-tx/central-christian-church-L01...

[https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/idc01] Executives of the Texas Christian Missionary Society from 1886 to 1959 were A. J. Bush, J. W. Holsapple, B. B. Sanders, J. C. Mason, A. B. Rogers, J. B. Holmes, Patrick Henry, Sr., and Chester Crow. In 1963 the name of the Texas Christian Missionary Society was changed to the Texas Association of Christian Churches. T. T. Swearingen was the executive until 1969. The Disciples of Christ (Christian Church) resolved at their annual assembly in 1956 to change their official name to the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). When the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada made significant structural changes in the late 1960s, the Texas branch was designated one of thirty-six regions and named Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Texas.

"""Encyclopedia of American Biography""", 1800-1902, pg 815 Bleuford B. Sanders

SANDERS, BLEUFORD B., soldier, merchant, educator, clergyman, was born Sept. 19, 1840, near Carrollton, Ala. In 1861 he enlisted as a confederate soldier and served four years; when he began educational work and taught for eight years. He then entered mercantile business until 1886, when he became a minister of the gospel and is now pastor of the First Christian church of Austin, Tex., which has one of the largest congregations of that church in the state. For eight years he was an evangelist and served under the auspices of the Texas State Missionary board of the Christian church. , Encyclopedia of American Biography, 1800-1902, pg 815

The preacher in a gospel meeting at Thorpe Springs, TX when instrumental music was introduced. A petition of over 100 signatures was presented before the church asking that instrumental music not be used. Randolph Clark turned to the organist and said, "Play on, Miss Bertha."* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jun 20 2020, 14:15:44 UTC

References

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69571182
• [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35841137/san_antonio_gazette/]
• [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35841891/the_eagle/]
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• Military service: Between 1861 and 1865 - Alabama
• Residence: 1850 - Pickens county, part of, Pickens, Alabama
• Residence: 1870 - Mississippi, United States
• Residence: 1880 - Saltillo, Lee, Mississippi, United States
• Residence: 1900 - ED 84 Austin city (All west of Shoal Creek to city limits.) Ward 1, Travis, Texas, United States
  • Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy: Aug 24 2018, 19:35:09 UTC
• Residence: Pickens county, part of, Pickens, Alabama - 1850
• Residence: Mississippi, United States - 1870
• Residence: Saltillo, Lee, Mississippi, United States - 1880
• Residence: ED 84 Austin city (All west of Shoal Creek to city limits.) Ward 1, Travis, Texas, United States - 1900
  • Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - * SmartCopy: Oct 31 2018, 18:44:22 UTC