William Amasa Samford is the son of Elkanah and Mary Samford. W. A. Samford married Sarah Evaline Webb on November 5, 1848, in Shelby County, Texas. On April 2, 1862, William A. Sanford enlisted at Buena Vista, Shelby County, Texas, by A. M. Truit, for 3 years or the war, as a private in Company A, 28th Regiment, Texas Cavalry. At mustering-in, his horse was valued at $175, and his equipments at $25. He was on a 60-day furlough beginning February 25, 1864.
Children include Lavinia Jane (b. 1850, d. 1879), George C., Mary, Thomas K., Elkanah B., Margaret, Sarah Anne "Sallie," William A., John Carl, Robert E. Lee, James E.
In the 1900 census, Shelby County, W. A. Samford, 72, b. Nov. 1827 in Alabama, is listed with wife Sarah E., 67, b. July 1832 in Tennessee. The couple had been married 51 years; Sarah had had 11 children, and 9 were living. Living next door were H. L. Samford, 48, b. in TX; his wife S I., 50; and their 3 children.
Sources:
1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900 federal censuses, Shelby County, Texas.
Soldiers Service Records, Civil War.
Sarah E. Samford, Widow's Application for Pension, # 19264, Shelby County, Texas.
William Amasa Samford is the son of Elkanah and Mary Samford. W. A. Samford married Sarah Evaline Webb on November 5, 1848, in Shelby County, Texas. On April 2, 1862, William A. Sanford enlisted at Buena Vista, Shelby County, Texas, by A. M. Truit, for 3 years or the war, as a private in Company A, 28th Regiment, Texas Cavalry. At mustering-in, his horse was valued at $175, and his equipments at $25. He was on a 60-day furlough beginning February 25, 1864.
Children include Lavinia Jane (b. 1850, d. 1879), George C., Mary, Thomas K., Elkanah B., Margaret, Sarah Anne "Sallie," William A., John Carl, Robert E. Lee, James E.
In the 1900 census, Shelby County, W. A. Samford, 72, b. Nov. 1827 in Alabama, is listed with wife Sarah E., 67, b. July 1832 in Tennessee. The couple had been married 51 years; Sarah had had 11 children, and 9 were living. Living next door were H. L. Samford, 48, b. in TX; his wife S I., 50; and their 3 children.
Sources:
1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900 federal censuses, Shelby County, Texas.
Soldiers Service Records, Civil War.
Sarah E. Samford, Widow's Application for Pension, # 19264, Shelby County, Texas.
Family Members
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Lavina Jane Samford
1850–1879
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George Crittendon Samford
1852–1929
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Mary Adeline Samford Holt
1854–1925
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Thomas Kaufman Samford
1856–1932
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Elkanah Buchanan "Buck" Samford
1858–1950
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Sophronia C Samford
1861–1865
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Sarah Anne Samford January
1863–1933
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William Archie Turbeville Samford
1866–1959
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John Carl Samford
1868–1938
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Robert E Lee Samford
1870–1966
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James Edward Samford
1873–1959
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