A wedding picture of William W. Sanders & Julia Hill taken in 1913.

Clara, Beatrice, and Floyd Sanders when they lived on Dye Street in Virden, Ill. this was taken after there had been a sleet storm.

Clara, Julia, and Beatrice Sanders

William, Julia, Clara, Floyd, Herbert and Beatrice Sanders. Taken before the birth of Julia Marie Sanders.

Bea and Clara Sanders, high school graduation, 1936. (see notes on Clara Sanders)

William and Julia Sanders on Mother’s Day 1939.

Julia Marie and her mother, Julia Hill Sanders at the grave of Julia’s brother, Joseph, who died as an infant in 1882. This photo was taken in June of 1939.

William and Julia Sanders with John Thomas Lee Knox Wakenshaw

The Sanders family on New Years Eve 1940. From L to R:
Row 1: John Herbert Sanders, Julia Marie Sanders
Row 2: Beatrice Sanders Wakenshaw, Julia Hill Sanders, William Wesley Sanders, Clara Sanders Serra
Row 3: Adam “Shad” Wakenshaw, William Floyd Sanders, Tony Serra Jr.

William W. Sanders, Tony Serra Jr., Clara Sanders Serra, Adam F. “Shad” Wakenshaw, Tony Serra III, Julia Hill Sanders, Beatrice Sanders Wakenshaw, John Adam “Dutsy” Wakenshaw.

William & Julia Sanders with their first four grandsons, John Adam Wakenshaw, Floyd Sanders, Tony Serra III, Carl Sanders.

William and Julia Sanders with their first great grandson, Mark Cory Wakenshaw, taken 1959.

William & Julia Sanders’ 50th wedding aniversary 1963. Left to right: Herbert, Floyd, William, Julia, Marie, Beatrice and Clara.

Front row: John Herbert, William Wesley, Julia Amelia HILL, and William Floyd Sanders.
Second row: Clara Elizabeth, Julia Marie, and Beatrice Hill Sanders. Taken October 1969 in Bea and Shad’s home in Springfield, Illinois.

William and Julia Sanders Aug 1971

The brothers and sisters have held reunions every five years for many years. This photo was taken in California during the 1992 reunion. (l to r): Julia Marie, John Herbert, William Floyd, Beatrice Hill, and Clara Elizabeth.