Descendants of Elijah Brazil Stinson

Fifth Generation


33. Grace Isabella Goodwin (Rachael Taylor Short , Nancy Stinson , James , Elijah Brazil ) was born 31 August 1870. She died on 6 Jan 1949 in Philadelphia, PA and was buried in Fernwood Cemetery, Lansdowne, PA.

Grace married first Albert James Bryan on 28 June 1890 in Wabash Co., IL. Albert was born in 1862.

Grace married second Ralph R. Dittenhoefer. Ralph died on 22 Sep 1950 in Philadelphia, PA and was buried in Fernwood Cemetery, Lansdowne, PA.

Grace had the following known child:

  37 M i Son.

36. Clara Jane Goodwin (Rachael Taylor Short , Nancy Stinson , James , Elijah Brazil ) was born * in Evansville, Ind. She died on 13 Feb 1955 in Philadelphia, Pa. and was buried on 16 Feb 1955 in Fernwood Cemetery, Lansdowne, PA.

Clara married (1) James Russell Sanders, son of Elisha , Jr Sanders and Sarah Gordon, on 11 Oct 1887 in Illinois. James was born in Jun 1861 in Jackson County, TN. He died on 4 Jul 1892 in Ciaro, Il. Clara was James' second wife.

They had the following children:

  38 M i Desmond Russell Sanders was born on 16 Mar 1889 in Mt. Carmel, Wabash Co., IL. He died on 15 Dec 1908 in St.Louis, MO.
  39 F ii Harriett Aurelia Sanders was born on 27 Jan 1891 in Mt. Carmel, IL. She died on 15 Mar 1964 in Philadelphia, Pa..
        Harriett married (1) Joseph Howard Rayborn, son of John Allan Rayborn and Pernecia Bruce Sigler, on 6 Aug 1910 in St. Charles, MO. The marriage ended in divorce on June 16, 1919. Joseph was born on 6 Aug 1887 in Clay, Ky. He died on 22 Oct 1970 in Clay, Ky.
        Harriett also married (2) Earl J. Carns before 1949. Earl died about 1957 in Daytona Beach, FL.
  40 M iii James E. Sanders was born in Jul 1892.
        James married Billie Unknown.

Clara also married (2) John W. Harris, son of W. J. Harris and Jane Williams, on 9 Oct 1894 in Berryville, Richland Co, IL. John was born on 25 Jan 1860 in Carroll Co., VA. He died on 5 Jan 1914 in St. Louis, MO and was buried on 8 Jan 1914 in Concordia Cemetery, St. Louis, MO.

They had the following children:

  41 M iv John Marshall Harris was born on 16 Oct 1895. He died on 20 Aug 1968 in Philadelphia, PA.
        John married Lillian May ?. Lillian was born in 1897. She died in 1981 in Philadelphia, PA.

Clara also married (3) William A. Bierbower before 1920. William was born December 1853. He died between 1920 and 1930.

*Clara's mother's widow's pension record (Clara's father, William Goodwin, served in the Civil War) shows Clara Jane's date of birth as Oct. 14, 1868. The 1900 census says: Nov. 15, 1867.


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