1.  Marriage Record:

2.  LDS.  Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).

James SANDERSON Spouse: Closky GANT Marriage: 20 Dec 1836, Madison, Alabama Source: Marriage Records, 1809-1951. Madison County (Alabama). Judge of Probate

"Closky" appears to be a misreading of Clarky.

3.  1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  can't find James SANDERSON (the J.J. SANDERSON in Madison Co., AL, is not only too young to be our subject, he has no wife or children).  There is a James SANDERSON in Stewart Co., TN, the right age to be the one born in 1792; maybe Louis really was born in TN.  William CURRY (æ 40-50, with wife and children) is living in Franklin Co., AL (pp. 225B-226A). 

4.  1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  Lewis N. SANDERSON (æ 8, b. AL) is living in Limestone Co., AL (p. 62A), with his widowed mother, Clarky SANDERSON (æ 31, b. AL), plus siblings.  Mary CURRY (æ 2, b. AL) is living in Franklin Co., AL (p. 132B), with her parents, Wm. CURRY (æ 60, b. NC) & Elizabeth (æ 47, b. NC), plus siblings.

5.  1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  can't find Louis.  Clarkey SANDERSON (æ 40, b. AL) is living in Limestone Co., AL (p. 405B).  Betty CURRY (æ 13, b. AL — indexed "Carry") is living in Franklin Co., AL (p. 643A), with her widowed mother, Elizabeth (æ 45, b. AL), plus siblings.

6.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #2 of 265):  Mount Pleasant P.O., Titus Co., TX, Roll M593_1606, p. 13B, PN 2, 10/10, enumerated 8 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Sanderson Lewis N	27	M	W	Farmer		250	Alabama
_________ Mary E	21	F	W	Keeping House			Alabama
_________ Martha M	2	F	W				Alabama

7.  1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #24 of 25 — indexed "Sanders"):  Erath Co., TX, Roll T9_1302, p. 101D, PN 24, SD 3, ED 153, enumerated 23 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1880:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1

2

3

4

5

6

8

9

11

13

23

24

25

26

167

175

Mackey Martha J

W

F

46

/

Keeping house

AL

TN

Curry Elizabeth

W

F

75

Mother

/

At home

/

TN

NC

PA

Sanderson Martha

W

F

12

Niece

/

At home

/

AL

TN

AL

_________ Phil P

W

M

9

Nephew

TX

TN

AL

8.  1890 Census:  the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

9.  1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #3 of 7):  Justice Pct. No. 1, Swisher Co., TX, Roll T623_1670, p. 310A, SN 2, SD 3, ED 11, enumerated 2 Jun 1900, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1900 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤

1900:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

19

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

21

21

Stroup George F

Head

W

M

Dec 1863

36

M

16

MS

NC

TN

Farmer

Y

Y

Y

O

F

F

______ Martha

Wife

W

F

Sep 1867

32

M

16

5

4

AL

TN

AL

Y

Y

Y

______ Phillip L

Son

W

M

Jan 1886

14

S

TX

MS

AL

7

Y

Y

Y

______ Adah

Daughter

W

F

Jan 1888

12

S

TX

MS

AL

7

Y

Y

Y

______ Lonza A

Son

W

M

Jul 1894

5

S

TX

MS

AL

______ Arnold

Son

W

M

Jul 1899

11/12

S

TX

MS

AL

Sanderson Phillip

B-in-law

W

M

Sep 1870

29

S

TX

TN

AL

Farm laborer

Y

N

Y

10.  Archives of the SANDERSON-L Mailing List (online at RootsWeb.com).

11.  WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).