Colonel Sanders
1890 to 1980
15 documented presences
14 places
Quo Fuit places 15 dated presences for Colonel Sanders across 14 places, from 1902 to 1965. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Harland David Sanders (September 9, 1890 – December 16, 1980), commonly known as Colonel Sanders, was an American entrepreneur and founder of fast food chicken restaurant chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC).Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where Colonel Sanders was documented, and when
1902year
Greenwood, Indianaattested
“In 1902, Sanders's mother married William Broaddus and the family moved to Greenwood, Indiana.”
source: Wikipedia: Colonel Sanders
1906year
New Albany, Indianaattested
“In 1906, with his mother's approval, Sanders left the area to live with his uncle in New Albany, Indiana.”
source: Wikipedia: Colonel Sanders
February 1907month
Sheffield, Alabamaattested
“In February 1907, he was honorably discharged and moved to Sheffield, Alabama, where his uncle lived.”
source: Wikipedia: Colonel Sanders
February 1907month
Sheffieldattested
“In February 1907, he was honorably discharged and moved to Sheffield, Alabama, where his uncle lived.”
source: Wikipedia: Colonel Sanders
29 March 1910exact date
Jasper, Alabamaattested
“They had three children: Margaret Josephine Sanders, born March 29, 1910, in Jasper, Alabama, and died October 19, 2001, in West Palm Beach, Florida; Harland David Sanders Jr., born on April 23, 1912, in Tuscumbia, Alabama, and died on S…”
source: Wikipedia: Colonel Sanders
29 March 1910exact date
West Palm Beach, Floridaattested
“They had three children: Margaret Josephine Sanders, born March 29, 1910, in Jasper, Alabama, and died October 19, 2001, in West Palm Beach, Florida; Harland David Sanders Jr., born on April 23, 1912, in Tuscumbia, Alabama, and died on S…”
source: Wikipedia: Colonel Sanders
29 March 1910exact date
Tuscumbia, Alabamaattested
“They had three children: Margaret Josephine Sanders, born March 29, 1910, in Jasper, Alabama, and died October 19, 2001, in West Palm Beach, Florida; Harland David Sanders Jr., born on April 23, 1912, in Tuscumbia, Alabama, and died on S…”
source: Wikipedia: Colonel Sanders
29 March 1910exact date
Martinsville, Indianaattested
“They had three children: Margaret Josephine Sanders, born March 29, 1910, in Jasper, Alabama, and died October 19, 2001, in West Palm Beach, Florida; Harland David Sanders Jr., born on April 23, 1912, in Tuscumbia, Alabama, and died on S…”
source: Wikipedia: Colonel Sanders
29 March 1910exact date
Jeffersonville, Indianaattested
“They had three children: Margaret Josephine Sanders, born March 29, 1910, in Jasper, Alabama, and died October 19, 2001, in West Palm Beach, Florida; Harland David Sanders Jr., born on April 23, 1912, in Tuscumbia, Alabama, and died on S…”
source: Wikipedia: Colonel Sanders
29 March 1910exact date
Lexington, Kentuckyattested
“They had three children: Margaret Josephine Sanders, born March 29, 1910, in Jasper, Alabama, and died October 19, 2001, in West Palm Beach, Florida; Harland David Sanders Jr., born on April 23, 1912, in Tuscumbia, Alabama, and died on S…”
source: Wikipedia: Colonel Sanders
1916year
Jeffersonville, Indianaattested
“In 1916, the family moved to Jeffersonville, where Sanders got a job selling life insurance for the Prudential Life Insurance Company.”
source: Wikipedia: Colonel Sanders
1930year
North Corbin, Kentuckyattested
“In 1930, the Shell Oil Company offered Sanders a service station in North Corbin, Kentucky, rent-free, in return for paying the company a percentage of sales.”
source: Wikipedia: Colonel Sanders
1942year
Seattleattested
“He went to work as a supervisor in Seattle until the latter part of 1942.”
source: Wikipedia: Colonel Sanders
1965year
Mississaugaattested
“In 1965, Sanders moved to Mississauga, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto, to oversee his Canadian franchises and continued to collect franchise and appearance fees in Canada and in the US.”
source: Wikipedia: Colonel Sanders
1965year
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Places Colonel Sanders is documented in
Jeffersonville, Indiana2 presences · 1910 to 1916
Canada1 presence · 1965Seattle1 presence · 1942Sheffield1 presence · 1907Greenwood, Indiana1 presence · 1902
Jasper, Alabama1 presence · 1910
Lexington, Kentucky1 presence · 1910
Martinsville, Indiana1 presence · 1910
Mississauga1 presence · 1965
New Albany, Indiana1 presence · 1906
North Corbin, Kentucky1 presence · 1930
Sheffield, Alabama1 presence · 1907
Other places tied to Colonel Sanders in the record
In each of these, a source puts Colonel Sanders and the place in the same dated sentence without stating that Colonel Sanders was there. They are kept apart from the timeline above for exactly that reason: a mention is not a presence, and Quo Fuit does not quietly promote one into the other.
October 1906month
United Statesmentioned
“In October 1906, age 16, Sanders falsified his date of birth and enlisted in the United States Army.”
source: Wikipedia: Colonel Sanders
1922year
Columbus, Indianamentioned
“Around 1922 he took a job as a secretary at the Chamber of Commerce in Columbus, Indiana.”
source: Wikipedia: Colonel Sanders
1924year
Nicholasvillementioned
“In 1924, by chance, he met the general manager of Standard Oil of Kentucky, who asked him to run a service station in Nicholasville.”
source: Wikipedia: Colonel Sanders
July 1939month
Ashevillementioned
“The entry read: In July 1939, Sanders acquired a motel in Asheville, North Carolina.”
source: Wikipedia: Colonel Sanders
1959year
Shelbyville, Kentuckymentioned
“In 1959, after closing the North Corbin site, Sanders and Claudia opened a new restaurant and company headquarters in Shelbyville.”
source: Wikipedia: Colonel Sanders
September 1970month
Jordan Rivermentioned
“In September 1970, he and his wife were baptized in the Jordan River.”
source: Wikipedia: Colonel Sanders
October 1975month
Louisvillementioned
“In an October 1975 article in the Louisville Courier-Journal, he told journalist Dan Kauffman: After being recommissioned as a Kentucky colonel in 1950 by Governor Lawrence Wetherby, Sanders began to dress the part, growing a goatee and…”
source: Wikipedia: Colonel Sanders
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Sources
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