Dan Sanders was born 14 June 1857 in Volcano, Amador County, California to Richard Twiggs Sanders (1828-1858) and Antonia Ruelas (1829-1857) and died circa 1875 of unspecified causes.
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| John Sanders (1851-1908) | 20 August 1851 Calaveras County, California | 1908 | Mary Sanders (1855-) |
| Ellen Sanders (1853-1937) | 18 August 1853 Mokelumne Hill, Calaveras County, California | 31 July 1937 California | Emil Dinzler (1854-1936) |
| Amanda Sanders (1855-1927) | 28 February 1855 Volcano, Amador County, California | John Le Franchi (1839-1910) | |
| Dan Sanders (1857-1875) | 14 June 1857 Volcano, Amador County, California | 1875 | |