Descendants of Joseph Benjamin Sandifer

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Joseph Sandifer
1800-1871


Marthena Tyler Sandifer
abt 1821-1868

Generation No. 1

1.  JOSEPH BENJAMIN1 SANDIFER was born March 23, 1800 in Edgefield District SC, and died August 29, 1871 in Copiah County MS.  He married (1) MARIA R. TYLER Abt. 1818 in South Carolina.  She was born Abt. 1802 in SC, and died March 26, 1840 in Copiah County MS.  She was the daughter of ABSALOM and SARAH ELIZABETH KEEN TYLER.  He married (2) MARTHENA TYLER March 11, 1841 in Copiah County MS, daughter of ABDEN and CASSANDRA (UNKNOWN) TYLER.  She was born Abt. 1821, and died August 24, 1868 in Copiah County MS.  Marthena was married 1st. to Aaron Tyler. He married (3) SELINIA S. PRINCE Abt. 1869 in Copiah County MS.  She was born 1832 in unknown, and died 1904 in Simpson Co.

Notes for JOSEPH BENJAMIN SANDIFER:

Joseph was a wealthy Mississippi land owner.  He was granted two land patents in Copiah Co., MS in 1828.
#3270: 1 Jan 1828, 80.10 acres @1.25
#3271, 1 Jan 1828, 80.10 acres @1.25

December 10, 1840 - 80.2 acres
December 10, 1840 - 39.97 acres
December 10, 1840 - 40.1 acres
December 10, 1840 - 52 acres
December 10, 1840 - 80.1 acres
December 10, 1840 - 70.95 acres
May 25, 1841 - 70.94 acres
August 1, 1844 - 83 acres
August 10, 1859 - 40 acres

In 1860, Joseph was granted six more land patents:
#24162: 31 Oct 1835, 80.20 acres @ 1.25
#24164: 31 Oct 1835 40.10 acres @ 1.25
#24238: 3 Nov 1835, 40.10 acres @1.25
#24342: 10 Dec 1835, 80.10 acres@ 1.25
#32873: 13 July 1836
#29403: 1 Feb 1837: 83 acres @1.25

He and his family appear on the following census records: (See MS Census Records).

1820 Copiah Co., MS Census:
Jos Sandarfer, 2 M, 1 F

1830 Copiah Co., MS:
Joseph Sandifer: 1M & 1F (20-30); 2M & 1F (5-10); 1M & 2F (0-5)

1840 Census, Copiah Co., MS
Joseph Sandafer: 1 M (40-50); 1 F (10-20); 1 M (-5), 1 M Slave 10-24 & 1 F Slave (10-24)

1850 Census, Copiah Co., MS:
1860 Census, Copiah Co., MS:
1870 Census, Copiah Co., MS

Joseph is buried at Hopewell Cemetery in Copiah Co., MS.  His birth and death date are given on his tombstone.  His three wives are buried there also.  On Maria and Marthena's tombstone, it is inscribed that each had 10 children.  (See MS Cemeteries)  His third wife, Selenia, remarried after Joseph's death to N. Barron.

On November 7, 1863, he completed his work at the Charles Scott Lodge #136 F & AM.

Joseph died without a Will.

Children of JOSEPH SANDIFER and MARIA TYLER are:

2.                i.    JAMES WYATT2 SANDIFER, b. December 09, 1819, SC; d. August 02, 1892, LA Bayou Rouge Cemetery; Evergreen; Avoyelees Parish.

3.               ii.    WILLIAM NIGHTENGALE SANDIFER, b. Abt. 1823, MS; d. MS.

4.              iii.    ABSOLAM SANDIFER, b. 1825, MS; d. October 23, 1862, Castillian Springs, Holmes Co., MS.

5.              iv.    ELLENDER REBECCA SANDIFER, b. 1825, Copiah County MS; d. Aft. 1880, Unknown.

6.               v.    ACKLAND ANN SANDIFER, b. Abt. 1826, MS; d. Unknown

                 vi.    AMANDA CAROLINE SANDIFER, b. 1830, MS; m. (1) DAVID R. FLEMING; m. (2) WILLIAM R. SANDIFER, December 20, 1848, Copiah County MS; b. 1828, MS.  William R.  was the son of Johnson P. & Jane Rice Sandifer.

7.             vii.    ANGELINE SANDIFER, b. 1833.

               viii.    VIOLYN SANDIFER, b. Abt. 1835.

                  ix.    HANSFORD DUNCAN T. SANDIFER, b. 1838, Copiah County MS; d. October 18, 1862, MS; m. MARY J. FERGUSON, September 14, 1859, Copiah Co., MS.

Notes for HANSFORD DUNCAN T. SANDIFER:
Hansford Duncan T. Sandifer served as a private in  36th Inf., Co., B and 16th Inf., Co. E in the Civil War.

Children of JOSEPH SANDIFER and MARTHENA TYLER are:

                   x.    MARGARET HAWLEY2 SANDIFER, b. March 10, 1842; m. THOMAS JACOB SANDIFER, January 03, 1866, Copiah Co., MS.  Thomas was the son of Jacob J. and Caroline Sumeral Sandifer.

                  xi.    ARLINE E. SANDIFER, b. 1844, MS; m. JAMES R. TILLMAN, September 07, 1865, Copiah County MS.

                 xii.    VILINIA FLOWERS SANDIFER, b. 1846, MS

                xiii.    ROBERT T. M. SANDIFER, b. 1848, MS

                xiv.    MARTHA ANN SANDIFER, b. 1850. MS; m. JOHN FRANCIS HADEN TILLMAN, February 02, 1867, Copiah Co., MS.

                 xv.    ACANDANCE C SANDIFER, m. JAMES L. JOHNSON, April 20, 1871, Copiah Co., MS.

                xvi.    EMILY C. SANDIFER, m. JAMES M. GATES July 6, 1904 in MS.  She died May 13, 1949 at Copiah Co., MS.

               xvii.    JOSEPHINE LEE SANDIFER, m. (1) HENDERSON DAVIS COWDEN; m. (2) JESSE ELLIS MURPHREE.

              xviii.    ROSA LYNN SANDIFER, m. JOSEPH POWELL WOOD December 14, 1876 in Copiah Co., MS.

                xix.    JOSEPH BENJAMIN SANDIFER, m. FRANCES WOOD.

Child of JOSEPH SANDIFER and SELINIA PRINCE is:

                 xx.    ISABELLA2 SANDIFER, b. 1870, MS; d. August 08, 1871, MS.

Generation No. 2

2.  JAMES WYATT2 SANDIFER (JOSEPH BENJAMIN1) was born December 09, 1819 in SC, and died August 02, 1892 in LA Bayou Rouge Cemetery; Evergreen; Avoyelees Parish.  He married (1) HARRIET BARRON Abt. 1838 in Copiah County MS.  She was born 1824 in MS, and died Unknown in MS.  She was the daughter of Edmond Barron. He married (2) He married SAMANTHA HARPER BENNETT. (3) SARAH "SALLY" BARRON SISTRUNK.  Abt. 1863 in MS.  She was born in MS, and her death date is unknown 

Notes for JAMES WYATT SANDIFER:

1850 Simpson Co., MS Census: Wyett Sandifer.
1860 Simpson Co., MS Census: Wiat Sandifer  (Jane and Margaret Sandifer,  daughters of  William Nightingale Sandifer are living with James on the Simipson Co, MS Census)I.

James W. was issued a land grant on May 25, 1831

Burial: Wallace Cemetery; DeSoto Parrish, LA

Children of JAMES SANDIFER and HARRIET BARRON are:

                   i.    EMMILINE3 SANDIFER, b. 1839, Copiah County MS; m. SAM HOWELL; b. Copiah County MS.

                  ii.    ELIZABETH SANDIFER, b. January 06, 1841, Copiah County MS; d. December 09, 1896, Simpson County, MS; m. WYLEY J. BUTLER.

More About ELIZABETH SANDIFER:
Burial: Rocky Springs Cemetery; Simpson County, MS

More About WYLEY J. BUTLER:
Burial: Rocky Springs Cemetery; Simpson County, MS

                 iii.    JOSEPH SANDIFER, b. 1845, Copiah County MS; d. Unknown.

Notes for JOSEPH SANDIFER:
Joseph Was killed in the Civil War.  He may be the Joseph Sandifer who served in 16th Inf. Co. B-MS.

                 iv.    ANGELINE SANDIFER, b. 1847, Copiah County MS; m. STEVE GRANTHAM; b. Gatesville, MS.

                  v.    EDMOND D. SANDIFER, b. 1849, Copiah County MS; d. 1899, Spring Ridge; Sabine Parish, LA; m. C.P. PAULLIE BRIDGES (BATSON); b. June 22, 1855, Unknown; d. February 20, 1913, Spring Ridge; Sabine Parish, LA.  

                         Children: 1. T. Lawrence Sandifer, b. April 4, 1873 2. Bessie Tola Sandifer, b. January 23, 1881; d. March 19, 1882.

8.              vi.    NELSON "NET" SANDIFER, b. October 10, 1851, Copiah County MS; d. January 26, 1936, Copiah County MS.

                vii.    JAMES WYATT SANDIFER, b. 1855, Copiah County MS; d. 1929, MS; m. R. C. "TANNA" BARRON, June 03, 1874, Simpson Co., MS.

More About JAMES WYATT SANDIFER:
Burial: Palestine Cemetery

Children of JAMES SANDIFER and SARAH BARRON are:

               viii.    THEODORE3 SANDIFER, b. 1864.

                  ix.    THEODORIA SANDIFER, b. 1864.

Child of JAMES SANDIFER and SAMANTHA HARPER BENNETT is:

                   x.    WILLIAM EFE "PAT"3 SANDIFER.

3.  WILLIAM NIGHTENGALE2 SANDIFER (JOSEPH BENJAMIN1) was born Abt. 1823 in MS, and died in MS.  He married PRISCILLA SANDIFER January 25, 1843 in Lawrence County MS.  She was born Abt. 1822 in MS.

Notes for WILLIAM NIGHTENGALE SANDIFER:

1850 Census Simpson Co., MS
1860 Census Simpson Co., MS        

Children of WILLIAM SANDIFER and PRISCILLA SANDIFER are:

                   i.    REBECCA JANE3 SANDIFER, b. 1846.

                  ii.    MARGARET A. SANDIFER, b. 1854.

                 iii.    CATHARINE V. SANDIFER, b. 1845.

                 iv.    JOHN TAYLOR SANDIFER, b. 1848.

                  v.    JEFFERSON D. SANDIFER, b. 1853.

4.  ABSOLAM2 SANDIFER (JOSEPH BENJAMIN1) was born 1825 in MS, and died October 23, 1862 in Castillian Springs, Holmes Co., MS.  He married (1) MARTHA JANE WILSON.    He married (2) ACKLIN CAROLINE SANDIFER December 28, 1853 in Copiah County MS, daughter of JOHNSON P. SANDIFER. 

Notes for ABSOLAM SANDIFER:

1850 Census, Simpson Co., MS
1860 Census, Simpson Co., MS

Absalom died of pneumonia while in the Civil War. [Co. B, 36th MS Infantry]

Burial: Castellian Cemetery, Homes Co., MS    

Children of ABSOLAM SANDIFER and MARTHA WILSON are:

9.                i.    JOHNSON A.3 SANDIFER, b. December 1844, Copiah County MS.

                  ii.    LOUISA ELIZA SANDIFER, b. 1847.

                 iii.    JOSEPH S. SANDIFER, b. 1849.

                 iv.    MARANDA PARELEE SANDIFER, b. 1852.

                  v.    ELENDER SANDIFER, b. 1854.

                 vi.    MARIAH JANE SANDIFER.

                vii.    ELIZABETH A. SANDIFER, b. 1861.

5.  ELLENDER REBECCA2 SANDIFER (JOSEPH BENJAMIN1) was born 1825 in Copiah County MS, and died Aft. 1880.  She married JAMES BURNS November 24, 1839 in Copiah County,  MS.  He was born 1820 in MS, and died Aft. 1880.

Notes for JAMES BURNS:

1850 Census, Simpson Co., MS
449/449 James Burns, age 30, m, farmer, 200, b. MS
Ellenor R., age 25, f, b. MS
Anderson A., age 10, b. MS
Joseph S., age 8, m, b. MS
Columbus, age 4, f, b. MS
John Jones, age 19, m, b. AL
Catharine V. Sandifer, age 17, b. MS

In the 1850 Census (Simpson Co., MS) Catharine V. Sandifer, age 17 (d/o William Nightengale Sandifer) is living with the Burns family.

Children of ELLENDER SANDIFER and JAMES BURNS are:

                   i.    ANDERSON A.3 BURNS, b. 1840, MS.

                  ii.    JOSEPH S. BURNS, b. 1842, MS.

                 iii.    COLUMBUS BURNS, b. 1846, MS.

6.  ACKLAND ANN2 SANDIFER (JOSEPH BENJAMIN1) was born Abt. 1826 in MS, and died Unknown in unknown.  She married JAMES WYATT TYLER September 11, 1843 in Copiah County MS, son of ABDEN TYLER.  He was born Abt. 1821 in MS.

Notes for JAMES WYATT TYLER:

1850 Copiah Co., MS; p. 240a, Dwelling 7:
James W. Tyler, age 29, m, b. MS
Ann, age 24, v, b. MS
Frances, age 4, f, b. MS
Lewis, age 2, m, b. MS
Martin, age 3/12, m, b. MS

Children of ACKLAND SANDIFER and JAMES TYLER are:

                   i.    ANDERSON A.3 TYLER, b. 1840.

                  ii.    JOSEPH S. TYLER, b. 1842.

                 iii.    COLUMBUS TYLER, b. 1846.  

7.  ANGELINE2 SANDIFER (JOSEPH BENJAMIN1) was born 1833.  She married FRANKLIN BRIDGES January 08, 1851 in Copiah County MS, son of EMPHRIAN BRIDGES and JANE VAN ZANDT.  He was born December 16, 1831 in Copiah County MS, and died 1885 in MS.

Notes for FRANKLIN BRIDGES:

1860 Census, Copiah Co., MS
Franklin Bridges, age 30, MS
Angeline, age 26, b. MS
Jefferson, age 8, b. MS
Permelia, age 6, b. MS
William, age 4, b. MS
Albert, age 1, b. MS
Blackburn Bridges, farm laborer

Children of ANGELINE SANDIFER and FRANKLIN BRIDGES are:

                   i.    JEFFERSON3 BRIDGES, b. 1852, MS.

                  ii.    PERMELIA BRIDGES, b. 1854, MS.

                 iii.    WILLIAM BRIDGES, b. 1856, MS.

                 iv.    ALBERT BRIDGES, b. 1859, MS.

Generation No. 3

8.  NELSON "NET"3 SANDIFER (JAMES WYATT2, JOSEPH BENJAMIN1) was born October 10, 1851 in Copiah County MS, and died January 26, 1936 in Copiah County MS.  He married MARY JANE "JENNIE" BARRON Abt. 1870 in Copiah or Simpson Co.  She was born December 16, 1846 in Copiah County MS, and died June 16, 1934 in Copiah County MS.

Children of NELSON SANDIFER and MARY BARRON are:

                   i.    SAMUEL WYATT4 SANDIFER, b. October 22, 1871, Copiah County MS; d. July 28, 1949, Copiah County MS; m. CARRIE STEEN, December 12, 1896, Copiah County MS; b. 1878, Copiah County MS; d. December 02, 1948, Copiah County MS.

More About SAMUEL WYATT SANDIFER:
Burial: Antioch Cemetery

More About CARRIE STEEN:
Burial: Antioch Cemetery

                  ii.    HENRY SANDIFER, b. July 03, 1873.

                 iii.    C. BENTON SANDIFER, b. December 03, 1875, Copiah County MS; d. July 06, 1937, Copiah County MS.

More About C. BENTON SANDIFER:
Burial: Antioch Cemetery

10.            iv.    JOSEPH "JOE" SANDIFER, b. May 08, 1878, Copiah County MS; d. June 14, 1929, Simpson Co, MS.

                  v.    ALMA T. SANDIFER, b. August 01, 1880, Copiah County MS; m. THOMAS MORRIS; b. July 08, 1871, Unknown; d. February 17, 1949.

                 vi.    THEODORE NELSON SANDIFER, b. November 07, 1882, Copiah County MS; d. July 06, 1954, LA Bayou Rouge Cemetery; Evergreen; Avoyelees Parish; m. JULIE BOUIE, December 05, 1905; b. December 12, 1880, unknown; d. LA Bayou Rouge Cemetery; Evergreen; Avoyelees Parish.

                vii.    ALEXANDER LOMAS SANDIFER, b. February 22, 1885, Copiah County MS; d. February 10, 1963, Palestine Cemetery; m. LOU VICY CLARK, January 1905; b. June 10, 1881, Copiah County MS; d. May 1941, Palestine Cemetery.

               viii.    MARIA JANE "JENNIE" SANDIFER, b. November 07, 1888, Copiah County MS; d. 1984, Copiah County MS; m. JOHNNIE O. LEWIS, December 19, 1909, Copiah Co., MS; b. July 31, 1884, Copiah County MS; d. July 04, 1949, Copiah County MS.

More About MARIA JANE "JENNIE" SANDIFER:
Burial: Antioch Cemetery 

More About JOHNNIE O. LEWIS:
Burial: Antioch Cemetery

                  ix.    MARY ELIZABETH SANDIFER, b. Unknown, She was born and died the same day..

9.  JOHNSON A.3 SANDIFER (ABSOLAM2, JOSEPH BENJAMIN1) was born December 1844 in Copiah County MS.  He married VIRGINIA B. UNKNOWN in Copiah Co., MS.  She was born 1852 in MS.

Notes for JOHNSON A. SANDIFER:

See Civil War history & photo.

1880 Census - Johnson Co., TX. (See TX Census Records)

1900 Census - Cataholula Parish, LA -Ward 7 (See LA Census Records)

Children of JOHNSON SANDIFER and VIRGINIA UNKNOWN are:

                   i.    CARRIE4 SANDIFER, b. 1873, TX.

                  ii.    EDWIN LEE SANDIFER, b. 1875.

                 iii.    ANDREW JACKSON SANDIFER, b. 1878.

                 iv.    EMMA A. SANDIFER, b. December 1886, LA.

                  v.    ALSIA I. SANDIFER, b. March 1892.

Generation No. 4

10.  JOSEPH "JOE"4 SANDIFER (NELSON "NET"3, JAMES WYATT2, JOSEPH BENJAMIN1) was born May 08, 1878 in Copiah County MS, and died June 14, 1929 in Simpson Co, MS.  He married KATIE CHRISTINE "KATE" MITCHELL Abt. 1899 in Copiah County MS, daughter of EDWARD MITCHELL and MARIA SCHMIDT.  She was born December 24, 1883 in MS, and died December 06, 1967 in Simpson Co, MS.

Notes for JOSEPH "JOE" SANDIFER:

Joseph was killed in a tomato truck accident.

He and his wife, Katie, are buried in Poplar Springs Cemetery in Simpson Co., MS.

Children of JOSEPH SANDIFER and KATIE MITCHELL are:

                   i.    ZELMA5 SANDIFER, b. January 05, 1901, Copiah County MS; d. MS; m. BRYANT JENNINGS.

                  ii.    GLADYS SANDIFER, b. August 29, 1902, Copiah County MS; d. 1988, Antioch Cemetery; m. WILEY CHISOLM; b. 1900, Copiah County MS; d. 1952, Antioch Cemetery.

                 iii.    JENNIE MAE SANDIFER, b. July 07, 1904, Copiah County MS; d. Unknown, Terry MS; m. ERNEST WALKER; 

                 iv.    MURCEDIS "TECY" SANDIFER, b. July 18, 1906, Copiah County MS; d. Unknown, Baton Rouge LA; m. CHARLES MIXON LEE

                  v.    KATIE BEA SANDIFER, b. January 17, 1909, Copiah County MS; d. Unknown, Vicksburg MS; m. HOMER MATTHEWS

                 vi.    WOODROW NELSON "BUD" SANDIFER, b. February 03, 1913, Copiah County MS; d. July 09, 1993, Simpson County MS; m. LULA LOIS WALTERS, Divorced cir. 1952; b. May 02, 1923, Copiah County MS.

Notes for WOODROW NELSON "BUD" SANDIFER:


"The best grandfather ever!"

More About WOODROW NELSON "BUD" SANDIFER:
Burial: Poplar Springs Cemetery

                vii.    JOYCE SANDIFER, b. February 08, 1915; m. WALTER L. LEE; b. Unknown, Unknown; d. Unknown, Unknown.

               viii.    LOUIE JAY SANDIFER, b. June 19, 1918, Copiah County MS; d. Unknown, Mendenhall or Magee MS; m. CECIL MCCANN

                  ix.    HARRIET MAXINE SANDIFER, b. October 28, 1921, Copiah County MS; m. L. E. MATTHEWS, Divorced.

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