Finding Aid for the Sanders, Unangst, and Myers Families Papers

Title

Finding Aid for the Sanders, Unangst, and Myers Families Papers

Rights

Rights Information

Type

Collection

Creator

William G. Myers

John Sanders

Maude Myers Unangst Sanders

William Henry Unangst

Date

1886-1957

Description

This collection contains ephemera related to Maude Sanders, including: photographs, discharge records, letters, Notice of Classification, bond, marriage licenses, certificate of registration, receipts, and an obituary. Significant gaps exist from 1886-1898, 1903-1918, 1924-1938, and 1942-1951.

Language

English

Publisher

Midwest Genealogy Center, Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence, Missouri

Extent

3 folders

Identifier

MGC 1016

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Sanders, Unangst, and Myers families papers

Collection Summary
Title
Sanders, Unangst, and Myers families papers
Date
1886-1957
Extent
3 folders
Name and Location of Repository
Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence (Mo.)
Reference code: MGC 1016-SUMP
Processed by: Nicole Pye, 2012; Finding aid created by Amy Luther, 2012

Names of Creators
Myers, William G.
Sanders, John
Sanders, Maude Myers Unangst
Unangst, William Henry
Biographical History
Maude Myers Unangst Sanders was born in Missouri in 1885. Maude married William Henry Unangst on
October 29, 1903 in Topeka, Kansas. Maude was remarried on July 21, 1922 to John F. Sanders in
Lincoln, Nebraska. The Sanders lived in Omaha, Nebraska after their marriage. Maude moved to Kansas
City, Missouri around 1937 and lived the rest of her life in the Jackson County, Missouri area.
Scope and Content
This collection contains ephemera related to Maude Sanders, including: photographs, discharge records,
letters, Notice of Classification, bond, marriage licenses, certificate of registration, receipts, and an
obituary. Significant gaps exist from 1886-1898, 1903-1918, 1924-1938, and 1942-1951.

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Collection Inventory
System of Arrangement
These records are arranged in 3 folders.
Folder 1, Photographs
Folder 2, Letters and official records, 1886-1941
Item 1, William G. Myers Discharge Record from Kansas National Guard, December 20, 1898
Item 2, Letter from Gilbert Slusher regarding William Myers, August 4, 1886
Item 3, John F. Sanders Discharge record from Nebraska National Guard, April 21, 1900
Item 4, Notice of Classification for William Unangst, November 13, 1918
Item 5, Century Bond signed by Maude and John Sanders, June 17, 1924
Item 6, Letter from State of Nebraska Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Home to Maude Sanders
regarding John Sanders’ pension, February 7, 1938
Item 7, Letter from Veterans Administration-Washington to Maude Sanders regarding John
Sanders’ pension, February 24, 1938
Item 8, Letter from War Department to Maude Sanders regarding John Sanders’ pension,
January 8, 1941
Folder 3, Marriage and ephemera, 1903-1957
Item 1, Marriage License of William Unangst and Maude Myers, October 29, 1903
Item 2, Marriage Certificate of John Sanders and Maude Unangst, July 31, 1922
Item 3, Certificate of Registration (Board of Election) Maude Sanders, January 3, 1942
Item 4, Receipt of moving expenses for Maude Sanders, June 18, 1956
Item 5, Receipt of rent by Maude Sanders to Reid Realty Company, July, 1957
Item 6, Handwritten genealogy notes, undated

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Rights and Access
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use by appointment.
Physical Access
Most records within this collection are housed in file folders; some originals not available due to fragility
and photocopies are provided to researchers.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Languages and Scripts of the Material
Materials in the collection are entirely in English.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated by Anna Zack Kay on March 30, 2010.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected for this collection.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals owned by the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Notes
The following sources were consulted during the preparation of the biographical history:
Ancestry.com. “1930 United States Federal Census.” Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operation Inc., 2002.
Ancestry.com. “1940 United States Federal Census.” Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operation Inc., 2012.
Ancestry.com. “U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.” Provo, UT: Ancestry.com
Operations Inc., 2005.
Ancestry.com. “Web: Nebraska, Find A Grave Index, 1854-2011.” Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations,
Inc., 2012.

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