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James Turner Sample 1885–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Aug 1885

Birth Location: Milroy, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 10 May 1949

Death Location: La Feria, Cameron County, Texas, United States of America

Father: James Sample

Mother: Flora Turner

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Children(s):

The story of James Turner Sample began in 1885 in Milroy, Pennsylvania. In 1880, James Turner Sample resided in Penn, Snyder, Pennsylvania, USA. James Turner Sample passed away in 1949 in La Feria, Cameron County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of James Turner Sample began in 1885 in Milroy, Pennsylvania.
  • In 1880, James Turner Sample resided in Penn, Snyder, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • James Turner Sample passed away in 1949 in La Feria, Cameron County, Texas, United States of America.

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James Sample's Ancestors

Self
James Sample
1885–1949
Birth Place: Milroy, Pennsylvania
Parents
James R. Sample
1850–
Pennsylvania, USA
Flora Turner
1850–1909
Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Sample's Timeline

5 Records

1877
13 Aug 1877
Birth of James Turner Sample in Milroy, Pennsylvania
Milroy, Pennsylvania
1880
1880
James Turner Sample resided here in Penn, Snyder, Pennsylvania, USA
Penn, Snyder, Pennsylvania, USA
1885
13 Aug 1885
Birth of James Turner Sample in Milroy, Pennsylvania
Milroy, Pennsylvania
1942
1942
Age 57
James Turner Sample resided here in Pharr, Texas, USA
Pharr, Texas, USA
1949
10 May 1949
Age 64
Death of James Turner Sample in Brownsville, Cameron, Texas, USA
Brownsville, Cameron, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1877
    Event Place: Milroy, Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of Texas; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147
    [2] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Pennsylvania; Registration County: Lackawanna; Roll: 1926734; Draft Board: 5
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Penn, Snyder, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1194; Family History Film: 1255194; Page: 30A; Enumeration District: 147
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1885
    Event Place: Milroy, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Penn, Snyder, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Penn, Snyder, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1194; Family History Film: 1255194; Page: 30A; Enumeration District: 147

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Pharr, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of Texas; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Brownsville, Cameron, Texas
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Pennsylvania; Registration County: Lackawanna; Roll: 1926734; Draft Board: 5

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1949
    Event Place: Brownsville, Cameron, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates
    [2] Texas Death Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: La Feria, Cameron County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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