1850 U.S. Census, Middlesex County, Virginia
Sheet 219
Dwelling 346, Family 345
Saunders, George, 46, male, farmer, value of real estate $700, born in Virginia
Saunders, Lucy, 37, female, born in Virginia
Saunders, Thos. J., 18, male, born in Virginia, in school
Saunders, George L., 15, male, born in Virginia, in school
Saunders, John R., 13, male, born in Virginia
Saunders, Isabella, 11, female, born in Virginia, in school
Saunders, Wm A, 9, male, born in Virginia
Saunders, Richd T, 7, male, born in Virginia
Saunders, Lucy E, 4, female, born in Virginia
Saunders, Maria, 2, female, born in Virginia
Saunders, Lucius[?] H, 10/12, male, born in Virginia
Saunders, Elizabeth, 70, female, born in Virginia

1860 U.S. Census, Middlesex County, Virginia
Saluda Post Office
Page 53
Dwelling 207, Household 207
Saunders, Geo., 56, male, farmer, value of real estate $500, value of personal estate 300, born in Virginia
Saunders, Lucy, 48, female, born in Virginia
Saunders, John, 23, male, born in Virginia
Saunders, Arabella, 20, female, born in Virginia
Saunders, Richard, 17, male, born in Virginia, in school
Saunders, Lucy E., 15, female, born in Virginia, in school
Saunders, Muscoe, 13, male, born in Virginia
Saunders, L. H., 9, male, born in Virginia
Saunders, E. D.[?], 6, male, born in Virginia

John R. Saunders married Annie E. Durham on 7 March 1867 in Essex County, Virginia. He was 30, single (not widowed), born in Middlesex County and residing there. She was 26, widowed, born in Essex County and residing there. Parents were George Saunders and Lucy Jones, and George Taylor and Nancy Beazley. John was a farmer. H. W. Montague performed the ceremony. [Essex County, Virginia, Marriage Register 1, page 17, line 16.]