Samuel Marion Willingham was the son of James and Jane Willingham.

Census:
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1850 Alabama, Lowndes county, Benton
Date: 30 June 1850
Lines 29 - 39 household 595/595
on line 38 Saml M --- (5, male, Alabama) with parents James Willingham (49) and Jane (50) Also seven siblings and one labor.

The 1860 census for Leon co., TX pg 79 Centerville P.O., Dated 8/30/1860
Samu'l M (13) on line 29 with parents, James and Jane.
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On July 30, 1866 Samuel Marion Willingham and Mary Elizabeth Davis were married in Leon County, Texas.
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1870 ?

The 1880 census for Denton Co.,TX pg 12 -Pct 3 Enum 103
Dated 6/7/1880
Sam M. 34, m, Farmer. Ala. SC Vir
Mary E. 29, f, Wife, Keeping House Miss, Miss, Miss.
James N, 11, m, Son Tex
Sallie B. , 9, f, Dau Tex
William B., 7, m, Son Tex
Thomas 3, m, Son

1900 ?

!910 Love county, Okla. Hickory twp ED 169 page 13 B
Dated May 10, 11, 12, 1910

On the Indian census 1910 Oklahoma, Love co. Hickory twp sheet # 13B
Line 27 household 37/37
Willingham, Samuel head male white age 66 married 44 Alabama - South Carolina - Indiana
Line 28
------- Mary wife female Ind. age 60 married 44 children born 15 living 11 Mississippi - MS- MS
Line 29
------- Samuel J. son male Ind 19 single Texas - AL- MS
Line 30
------- Mary. J. daughter Ind female 13 single Oklahoma - AL - MS
Indian % at the bottom of the page
Line 28 tribe: Choctaw 1/16 White %: 15/16 #marriages: 1 father: Choctaw mother: white
Line 29 tribe Choctaw 1/23 white %: 31/32 father: white mother: Choctaw
Line 30 tribe Choctaw 1/23 white %: 31/32 father: white mother: Choctaw

Note: Their son, William B. Willingham (37)and wife, Minnie B. (34) and their son, James E. (14) are on lines 38, 39, 40
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Samuel's life journey stop on earth in 1915. He had travel westward with his parents. He had seen the affects of the Civil War first hand.
Sam met the young lady, name Mary E. Davis whom he would marry. They would travel northward with their family with hopes of a better life and finally settle down in the area of Love county, Oklahoma.

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The child, Oscar Willingham, whom died young, burial location not known. Notice the 1910 Census stated 15 children and 11 living. So with that stated on the census four children had died prior to the census.