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Samuel Emerald “Sam” Wohlford

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Samuel Emerald “Sam” Wohlford

Birth
Indiana, USA
Death
9 Jul 1978 (aged 88)
Moore County, Texas, USA
Burial
Stratford, Sherman County, Texas, USA Add to Map
Plot
Mary Riffe #1, Row 14 A, Plot 10, Space 4
Memorial ID
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On February 11, 1948, Sam Wohlford trudged all night through a Texas blizzard to save a snowbound family. He was awarded the Carnegie Hero Medal.
Left by Anonymous on 29 Nov 2018

United States Census, 1900
Name: Samuel E Wohlford
Event Place:
Jefferson Township, Elkhart, Indiana
Birth Date: Jan 1890
Reuben Wohlford Sr. Head Male 60 Ohio
Emma Wohlford Wife Female 39 Indiana
Joseph L Wohlford Son Male 19 Indiana
Virgil R Wohlford Son Male 16 Indiana
Samuel E Wohlford Son Male 10 Indiana
Edith Myers Boarder Female 25 Indiana
On February 11, 1948, Sam Wohlford trudged all night through a Texas blizzard to save a snowbound family. He was awarded the Carnegie Hero Medal.
Left by Anonymous on 29 Nov 2018

United States Census, 1900
Name: Samuel E Wohlford
Event Place:
Jefferson Township, Elkhart, Indiana
Birth Date: Jan 1890
Reuben Wohlford Sr. Head Male 60 Ohio
Emma Wohlford Wife Female 39 Indiana
Joseph L Wohlford Son Male 19 Indiana
Virgil R Wohlford Son Male 16 Indiana
Samuel E Wohlford Son Male 10 Indiana
Edith Myers Boarder Female 25 Indiana


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