Malissa Rucker Sanders was born 9 May 1841 in Banks County, Georgia to Azmon Rucker (1813-1863) and Rebecca Brooks (1819-) . She married Matthew H Sanders (1836-1864) 21 March 1856 in Franklin County, Georgia.
Malissa (or Millissa) Rucker and her husband Matthew H Sanders (1836-1864) had several relatives from Banks County GA that served together in the Civil War.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| George Sanders (1858-) | |||
| Minyard Sanders (1860-) | |||
| Lucinda Sanders (1862-) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Moses Rucker (1840-1862) | 1840 Franklin County, Georgia | 1862 Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia | Sarah Georgiana Lay (1844-) |
| Malissa C Rucker (1841-) | 9 May 1841 Banks County, Georgia | Banks County, Georgia | Matthew H Sanders (1836-1864) |
| James William Rucker (1841-1897) | |||
| Wylie Rucker (1843-) | |||
| Martha E Rucker (1846-) | |||