City: Piney Flats
SANDERS, John Henry, carpenter and farmer; born Piney Flats, Tenn., Nov. 16, 1846; English-German descent; son of William and Sarah J. (Yoakley) SANDERS; father was a farmer; paternal grandparents John and Barbara (Hodges) SANDERS; maternal grandparents Henry and Anne (Barnett) YOAKLEY; received a common school education; married Elizabeth D. ALISON, Nov. 6, 1872; he began the carpenter’s trade early in life; Justice of the Peace for 26 years; served as private 12 months in C.S.A., 34th Va. Cav., 60th Tenn. Cav., is now retired from active life; Democrat.
Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.
