Background
Sanford, Thomas Ryland was born on September 4, 1878 in Montross, Virginia, United States. Son of Millard Fillmore and Eleanor Rebecca (Nevitt) Sanford.
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Thomas Ryland Sanford
Thomas Ryland Sanford, American clergyman. Member Baptist Home Mission Board, Virginia Baptist Board of Missions and Education Trustee Virginia Baptist Foundation, University of Richmond.; Member Sigma Phi Epsilon, Omicron Delta Kappa.; Mason. Modern Woodman.
Education
Preparatory education, Burkeville (Virginia) Academy and Windsor (Virginia) Academy. Student of University of Richmond, 1898-1903, Doctor of Divinity, 1922.
Career
Ordained ministry Bpt. Church, 1900; pastor successively chs. in Virginia, Chesterfield Company, Buckingham Company, Hampton, Chatham, South Boston, Fredericksburg, until 1930. Served as pastor, First Baptist Church Norfolk, Virginia, 4 years, Main St. Church, Luray, from 1935.
Founder, 1909, president until 1917, trustee Hargrave Military Academy (formerly Chatham Training School).
Membership
Member Baptist Home Mission Board, Virginia Baptist Board of Missions and Education Trustee Virginia Baptist Foundation, University of Richmond. Member Sigma Phi Epsilon, Omicron Delta Kappa. Mason. Modern Woodman.
Connections
Married Margaret E. Taylor, of Chesterfield, Virginia, June 17, 1903. Children: Thomas Ryland, Eleanor Frances, Taylor Howe, Robert Nevitt, Fillmore Hargrave, Margaret Hilda, John Doward, Franklin Kerfoot.
- Father:
- Millard Fillmore Sanford
- Mother:
- Eleanor Rebecca (Nevitt) Sanford
- Spouse:
- Margaret E. Taylor
- child:
- Thomas Ryland Sanford
- child:
- Eleanor Frances Sanford
- child:
- Taylor Howe Sanford
- child:
- Robert Nevitt Sanford
- child:
- Fillmore Hargrave Sanford
- child:
- Margaret Hilda Sanford
- child:
- John Doward Sanford
- child:
- Franklin Kerfoot Sanford
