Third Saturday in June · Odd Years

The Sanders Family Reunion

Descendants of Charles Hubbard Sanders and Sadie Jane Stinnett have been gathering in the Kentucky Lake area for generations. Now, with research reaching further back into the Sanders line, we're opening the invitation to more cousins: if you descend from William Sanders and Elizabeth Gunnell, from James Sanders and Sarah Gunnell, or from any of their siblings, you belong here too.

Gathers
Third Saturday in June, Odd Years
Where
Grand Rivers, Kentucky
Lineage
Charles H. Sanders & Sadie J. Stinnett

An Open Invitation

You may be more family than you knew.

This reunion started as a gathering for the children and grandchildren of Charles Hubbard Sanders and Sadie Jane Stinnett. As our family history research has grown — helped along by DNA testing, old letters, and a lot of patient digging — we've found more branches than we ever knew to look for.

If you connect to this family a generation or two beyond Charles and Sadie, or you've always suspected a Sanders or Stinnett cousin somewhere back in your own tree, we'd love for you to reach out. This reunion is for all of us.

Say Hello
The extended Sanders family gathered together for the 2023 reunion.

The 2023 Sanders Reunion

Start Here

Three ways to get acquainted

Reunion Details

Date, place, what to bring, and how to let us know you're coming.

See details & RSVP →

Family History

The story of Charles & Sadie's family, and how the circle is growing.

Meet the family →

The Y-DNA Project

A simple test that's helping us confirm — and discover — the family line.

Learn why it matters →

A Few Memories

From past gatherings

Family gathered around a long restaurant table the night before the reunion.

The night before

The extended family gathered outdoors on the grass for the 2009 reunion.

The 2009 Reunion

A group of cousins posing together outdoors.

Cousins

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