Sam was a son of Jacob Fees and Sallie Grimes. He married Malinda Hardin on Oct 11, 1838 in Adair Co., KY and had thirteen children: Ella, Lloyd W., Frances Ermine, Sarah J., Aylett Robert, John W., Anna Elizabeth, Samuel N., Henry Clay, James Conover, George Richard, Alexander Hardin, and Jacob Franklin.
Sam's father, Jacob, a miller and farmer born in Pennsylvania, moved to Adair County and operated a mill up until 1820 when he sold it to Nathan Miller. He had twelve children with his wife Sallie Grimes who was born in South Carolina. Jacob and Sallie remained in Adair County until the 1830s, then moved to Iowa where they spent the rest of their lives.
Sam remained in Adair County and built his own grist mill on Russell Creek around the time of the Civil War. It was an impressive multistoried structure that was later used to generate hydroelectric power, and was the first to provide electricity to the city of Columbia. Some people claim that the mill was haunted. Sam was also the contractor for the original Church of Christ in Columbia, and furnished many of the building supplies.
During the Civil War, Sam's family was harassed by Confederate raiders on many occasions, having several horses stolen. Once, he threw salt into the eyes of his horses to make them appear sick, in order to keep the raiders from wanting to steal them. He and his son Lloyd also reportedly ambushed a group of raiders on one occasion, holding them at gunpoint and retrieving what had been taken from them. Following the Civil War, Sam and three of his sons, Lloyd, Aylett, and Henry, were listed on Adair County's militia records for varying years. Sam was listed for 1872 and 1874.
Sam's father, Jacob, a miller and farmer born in Pennsylvania, moved to Adair County and operated a mill up until 1820 when he sold it to Nathan Miller. He had twelve children with his wife Sallie Grimes who was born in South Carolina. Jacob and Sallie remained in Adair County until the 1830s, then moved to Iowa where they spent the rest of their lives.
Sam remained in Adair County and built his own grist mill on Russell Creek around the time of the Civil War. It was an impressive multistoried structure that was later used to generate hydroelectric power, and was the first to provide electricity to the city of Columbia. Some people claim that the mill was haunted. Sam was also the contractor for the original Church of Christ in Columbia, and furnished many of the building supplies.
During the Civil War, Sam's family was harassed by Confederate raiders on many occasions, having several horses stolen. Once, he threw salt into the eyes of his horses to make them appear sick, in order to keep the raiders from wanting to steal them. He and his son Lloyd also reportedly ambushed a group of raiders on one occasion, holding them at gunpoint and retrieving what had been taken from them. Following the Civil War, Sam and three of his sons, Lloyd, Aylett, and Henry, were listed on Adair County's militia records for varying years. Sam was listed for 1872 and 1874.
Sam was a son of Jacob Fees and Sallie Grimes. He married Malinda Hardin on Oct 11, 1838 in Adair Co., KY and had thirteen children: Ella, Lloyd W., Frances Ermine, Sarah J., Aylett Robert, John W., Anna Elizabeth, Samuel N., Henry Clay, James Conover, George Richard, Alexander Hardin, and Jacob Franklin.
Sam's father, Jacob, a miller and farmer born in Pennsylvania, moved to Adair County and operated a mill up until 1820 when he sold it to Nathan Miller. He had twelve children with his wife Sallie Grimes who was born in South Carolina. Jacob and Sallie remained in Adair County until the 1830s, then moved to Iowa where they spent the rest of their lives.
Sam remained in Adair County and built his own grist mill on Russell Creek around the time of the Civil War. It was an impressive multistoried structure that was later used to generate hydroelectric power, and was the first to provide electricity to the city of Columbia. Some people claim that the mill was haunted. Sam was also the contractor for the original Church of Christ in Columbia, and furnished many of the building supplies.
During the Civil War, Sam's family was harassed by Confederate raiders on many occasions, having several horses stolen. Once, he threw salt into the eyes of his horses to make them appear sick, in order to keep the raiders from wanting to steal them. He and his son Lloyd also reportedly ambushed a group of raiders on one occasion, holding them at gunpoint and retrieving what had been taken from them. Following the Civil War, Sam and three of his sons, Lloyd, Aylett, and Henry, were listed on Adair County's militia records for varying years. Sam was listed for 1872 and 1874.
Sam's father, Jacob, a miller and farmer born in Pennsylvania, moved to Adair County and operated a mill up until 1820 when he sold it to Nathan Miller. He had twelve children with his wife Sallie Grimes who was born in South Carolina. Jacob and Sallie remained in Adair County until the 1830s, then moved to Iowa where they spent the rest of their lives.
Sam remained in Adair County and built his own grist mill on Russell Creek around the time of the Civil War. It was an impressive multistoried structure that was later used to generate hydroelectric power, and was the first to provide electricity to the city of Columbia. Some people claim that the mill was haunted. Sam was also the contractor for the original Church of Christ in Columbia, and furnished many of the building supplies.
During the Civil War, Sam's family was harassed by Confederate raiders on many occasions, having several horses stolen. Once, he threw salt into the eyes of his horses to make them appear sick, in order to keep the raiders from wanting to steal them. He and his son Lloyd also reportedly ambushed a group of raiders on one occasion, holding them at gunpoint and retrieving what had been taken from them. Following the Civil War, Sam and three of his sons, Lloyd, Aylett, and Henry, were listed on Adair County's militia records for varying years. Sam was listed for 1872 and 1874.
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