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Jerry James Sams 1929–1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 May 1929

Birth Location: Paris, Lamar County, Texas, United States of America

Death Date: 19 August 1994

Death Location: Wheatland, Yuba County, California, United States of America

Father: James Sams

Mother: Jessie Love

Spouse(s): Delcy Funderburk

Children(s): Jerry Sams

Jerry James Sams was born in 1929 in Paris, Lamar County, Texas, United States of America, the child of James Alfred Sams And Jessie Eunice Love. In 1951, Jerry James Sams resided in Texas. In 1959, Jerry James Sams resided in Ventura, California, USA. Jerry James Sams married Delcy Coleen Funderburk, and had children including Jerry Dwayne Sams, Jimmy Lee Sams, Sharlotte Omega Sams, Sonya Mitchell. Jerry James Sams passed away in 1994 in Wheatland, Yuba County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jerry James Sams was born in 1929 in Paris, Lamar County, Texas, United States of America, the child of James Alfred Sams And Jessie Eunice Love.
  • In 1951, Jerry James Sams resided in Texas.
  • In 1959, Jerry James Sams resided in Ventura, California, USA.
  • Jerry James Sams married Delcy Coleen Funderburk, and had children including Jerry Dwayne Sams, Jimmy Lee Sams, Sharlotte Omega Sams, Sonya Mitchell.
  • Jerry James Sams passed away in 1994 in Wheatland, Yuba County, California, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jerry Sams's Ancestors

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Jerry Sams
1929–1994
Birth Place: Paris, Lamar County, Texas, United States of America
Parents
James Alfred Sams
1903–1988
Paris, Lamar, Texas, USA
Jessie (Eunice) Love
1904–1966
Burleson, Texas
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jerry Sams's Descendants

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Jerry (James) Sams (29 May 1929–19 August 1994) m. Delcy (Coleen) Funderburk (15 Feb 1932–23 Oct 2023)
  1. 1. Jerry (Dwayne) Sams 1951–1956

Jerry Sams's Timeline

5 Records

1929
29 May 1929
Birth of Jerry James Sams in Paris, Lamar County, Texas, United States of America
Paris, Lamar County, Texas, United States of America
1951
Before 1951
Age 22
Jerry James Sams resided here in Texas
Texas
1959
1959
Age 30
Jerry James Sams resided here in Ventura, California, USA
Ventura, California, USA
1973
20 Dec 1973
Age 44
Jerry James Sams resided here in Childress, Texas, USA
Childress, Texas, USA
1994
19 August 1994
Age 65
Death of Jerry James Sams in Marysville, Yuba County, California, United States of America
Marysville, Yuba County, California, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 May 1929
    Event Place: Paris, Lamar County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, TX; Texas, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1903-1932
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997, Place: Sutter; Date: 19 Aug 1994; Social Security: 466403240
    [4] Texas, Birth Index
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1959
    Event Place: Ventura, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1973
    Event Place: Childress, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Childress Index; Publication Date: 20 Dec 1973; Publication Place: Childress, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 August 1994
    Event Place: Marysville, Yuba County, California, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997, Place: Sutter; Date: 19 Aug 1994; Social Security: 466403240
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wheatland, Yuba County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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