John Bartlett Saunders1,2,3

M, ID# 16573, (1840 - 1873)
John Bartlett Saunders|b. 30 Aug 1840\nd. 16 Aug 1873|p16573.htm|Reuben Saunders|b. 9 Jun 1808\nd. 13 Dec 1891|p1925.htm|Adeline S. Roberts|b. abt 1822\nd. 2 Sep 1852||James Saunders|||Jane Bartlett|||||||||

Father Reuben Saunders4,5,6 (1808-1891)

Mother Adeline S. Roberts5 (abt 1822-1852)

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Descendants of Linah and Rebeccah (Davis) Mims
Descendants of Gideon Cobb
     John Bartlett Saunders was born on 30 Aug 1840 in Wetumpka, Alabama.7,8,9 He married Bobella Cobb, daughter of Robert Livingston Cobb and Cornelia Barbour Mims, on 10 Nov 1870 in Paducah, McCracken Co., Kentucky. Her brother Joshua married his sister Manie the following year.4 He died on 16 Aug 1873 in Wailuku, Maui, Kingdom of Hawaii, at age 32.10,11,12 He was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Paducah, McCracken Co., Kentucky.13,14
     John appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Paducah, McCracken Co., Kentucky, in the household of his parents, Reuben Saunders and Adeline S. Roberts.15 He appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Paducah, McCracken Co., Kentucky, in the household of his father, and his second wife, Rebecca.16
     John enlisted 5 Jul 1861 at Camp Boone, Tennessee, as a private in the 3rd Regiment, Kentucky Infrantry.17 By 1 Jan 1862 he was acting assistant surgeon of the regiment.18 On 9 Apr 1862 President Jefferson Davis submitted nominations to the Provisional Confederate Congress which included John, as an assistant Surgeon. The nomination confirmed the same day.19,20 He was carried on the rolls as assistant surgeon but it is unclear he actually served, as he was reported as absent, sick, from 1 Apr 1862.21 On 8 Jan 1864 he submitted his resignation, which was accepted on the 29th of that month.22
     After the war he practiced for about five years in Paducah, Kentucky.4,23
     He and Bobella left for Hawaii following their wedding, arriving aboard the Moses Taylor on 26 Dec 1870. They went to the Islands hoping that it would improve his health.4
     In Hawaii he became the Court Physician to the King of Hawaii. As such, he treated the royal family and the upper classes. The last King of Hawaii, Kamehameha V, died in 1872, during John Bartlett's term in office, though whether he actually treated the king at that time is unknown.24,25,26,27
     At his death the state owed him $900 in salary as traveling physician. That amount was paid to his account in Dec 1873, but was not recovered by his widow for several years.28,29

Children of John Bartlett Saunders and Bobella Cobb

  • Cornelia Saunders4 b. Jun 1872, d. 12 Jan 1962
  • Laura B. Saunders4 b. abt 1873

Citations

  1. [S2314] Oak Grove Cemetery, list of burials, S burials 1800 thru 1999, pg 3, shows name as Dr. John Bartlett Saunders.
  2. [S1073] "John Bartlett Saunders," on Mamiya Medical Heritage Center website, online, shows full name.
  3. [S1074] Reuben Saunders household, 1850 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky, shows name as John B. Saunders.
  4. [S1073] "John Bartlett Saunders," on Mamiya Medical Heritage Center website, online.
  5. [S1074] Reuben Saunders household, 1850 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  6. [S1673] R. Saunders household, 1860 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky, shows them apparently living as father and child.
  7. [S481] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 5858474, John Bartlett Saunders, includes photo of tombstone showing date, town, and state.
  8. [S2314] Oak Grove Cemetery, list of burials, S burials 1800 thru 1999, pg 3, shows date and state.
  9. [S1074] Reuben Saunders household, 1850 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky, shows age 10 and state.
  10. [S481] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 5858474, John Bartlett Saunders, includes photo of tombstone showing date, town, and country.
  11. [S1073] "John Bartlett Saunders," on Mamiya Medical Heritage Center website, online, shows date, and practiced at Kahului, Maui until his death.
  12. [S2314] Oak Grove Cemetery, list of burials, S burials 1800 thru 1999, pg 3, shows date a resident of Hawaii.
  13. [S2314] Oak Grove Cemetery, list of burials, S burials 1800 thru 1999, pg 3.
  14. [S481] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 5858474, John Bartlett Saunders, includes photo of tombstone.
  15. [S1074] Reuben Saunders household, 1850 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky.
  16. [S1673] R. Saunders household, 1860 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky.
  17. [S3313] J. B. Saunders, Compiled Service Records, Confederate, Kentucky, muster roll card, 19 Aug 1861.
  18. [S3313] J. B. Saunders, Compiled Service Records, Confederate, Kentucky, muster roll card, 23 Oct, 1861 to 1 Jan 1862.
  19. [S2965] United States Congressional Serial Set, Senate Doc. No. 234, 58th Congress, 2nd session, Journal of the Congress of the Confederate States of America, 1861-1865, vol 2, 17 Apr 1862, pp 184-6.
  20. [S1073] "John Bartlett Saunders," on Mamiya Medical Heritage Center website, online, shows he was a regimental surgeon in the Confederate Army.
  21. [S3313] J. B. Saunders, Compiled Service Records, Confederate, Kentucky, filed and staff muster roll card, Mar & Apr 1864.
  22. [S3313] J. B. Saunders, Compiled Service Records, Confederate, Kentucky, letter of resignation, J. B. Saunders 8 Jan 1864; and certification 7 Jan 1864, acceptance noted on reverse.
  23. [S1673] R. Saunders household, 1860 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky, shows occupation as medical student.
  24. [S3007] Letter, Gulick to Evertt, 8 Dec 1873, shows Saunders was traveling physician of Maui.
  25. [S3008] Saunders, "Re: Good ol' JB Saunders," e-mail to author, 8 Jul 2009, describes role of the traveling physician.
  26. [S3064] Lawson, Irvin S. Cobb, pg 4, shows he had the title of Court Physician to the King of Hawaii.
  27. [S1265] Wikipedia, online, article "Kamehameha V," viewed 28 Sep 2010, describes Kamehameha V as last King, and gives date.
  28. [S3007] Letter, Gulick to Evertt, 8 Dec 1873, shows payment to his account.
  29. [S3009] Saunders, "Terry  Re: Saunders genealogy," e-mail to author, 2 Jul 2009, citing microfilms of the disposition of his estate in the Archives, describes delay in the widow recovering the funds.

 

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