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John Garring Sample 1860–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Feb 1860

Birth Location: Newport, Vermillion, Indiana, United States

Death Date: 30 Dec 1943

Death Location: Crooked Creek, Cumberland, Illinois

Father: Thomas Sample

Mother: Sarah Starks

Spouse(s): Olive Sample, Cora Sample, Mary Sample

Children(s): Merle Applegate, Ruth Sample, Ruby Sample, Inez Wooden

John Garring Sample was born in 1860 in Newport, Vermillion, Indiana, United States, the child of Thomas G Sample And Sarah Jane Starks. In 1900, John Garring Sample resided in Crooked Creek, Cumberland, Illinois, USA. John Garring Sample married Cora Sample, Mary E Sample, Olive C Sample, and had children including Inez M Wooden, Merle Applegate, Ruby H Sample, Ruth Sample. John Garring Sample passed away in 1943 in Crooked Creek, Cumberland, Illinois.

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Biography

  • John Garring Sample was born in 1860 in Newport, Vermillion, Indiana, United States, the child of Thomas G Sample And Sarah Jane Starks.
  • In 1900, John Garring Sample resided in Crooked Creek, Cumberland, Illinois, USA.
  • John Garring Sample married Cora Sample, Mary E Sample, Olive C Sample, and had children including Inez M Wooden, Merle Applegate, Ruby H Sample, Ruth Sample.
  • John Garring Sample passed away in 1943 in Crooked Creek, Cumberland, Illinois.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Sample
1832–1866
Birth Location: , , Pennsylvania, USA
TS
Sarah Starks
1832–1929
Birth Location: Neville, Clermont, Ohio, USA
SS

Spouses(s)

Olive Sample
1865–1909
Birth Location: Illinois
OS
Cora Sample
1866–
Birth Location: Indiana
CS
Mary Sample
1869–
Birth Location: Illinois
MS

Children(s)

Merle Applegate
1887–
Birth Location: Illinois
MA
Ruth Sample
1904–
Birth Location: Florida
RS
Ruby Sample
1894–
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
RS
Inez Wooden
1901–
Birth Location: Illinois
IW

John Sample's Ancestors

Self
John Sample
1860–1943
Birth Place: Newport, Vermillion, Indiana, United States
Parents
Thomas G Sample
1832–1866
, , Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah (Jane) Starks
1832–1929
Neville, Clermont, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
James Sample
1810–1882
Cumberland, Pennsylvania
Catherine Goehring
1807–1861
Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
James SAMPLE
1780–1840
Elizabeth WALLACE
1785–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wallace
1760–1815

John Sample's Descendants

1.
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John (Garring) Sample (22 Feb 1860–30 Dec 1943) m. Olive (C) Sample (21 Jan 1865–1909) m. Cora Sample (abt 1866–) m. Mary (E) Sample (abt 1869–)
  1. 1. Merle Applegate 1887– m. Frederick (R) Applegate 1887–1968
    1. 1. Gloria (Merle) Applegate 1922–
    2. 2. Lewis (B) Applegate 1914–
    3. 3. Jennie (H) Applegate 1918–
    4. 4. Dorothy (R) Applegate 1925–
    5. 5. Carl (R) Applegate 1911–1957
    6. 6. Halbert (L) Applegate 1917–1994
    7. 7. Hugh (S) Applegate 1910–
      1. 1. Eleanor (Joyce) Applegate 1935–2016
      2. 2. Barbara ((Bunny) Lee Applegate) * 1937–2022
  2. 2. Ruth Sample 1904–
  3. 3. Ruby (H) Sample 1894–
  4. 4. Inez (M) Wooden 1901–

John Sample's Timeline

9 Records

1860
22 Feb 1860
Birth of John Garring Sample in Newport, Vermillion, Indiana, United States
Newport, Vermillion, Indiana, United States
1884
10 Feb 1884
Age 24
John Garring Sample was married
None
1900
1900
Age 40
John Garring Sample resided here in Crooked Creek, Cumberland, Illinois, USA
Crooked Creek, Cumberland, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 60
John Garring Sample resided here in Crooked Creek, Cumberland, Illinois, USA
Crooked Creek, Cumberland, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 70
John Garring Sample resided here in Bartow, Polk, Florida, USA
Bartow, Polk, Florida, USA
1935
1935
Age 75
John Garring Sample resided here in Gary, Lake, Indiana
Gary, Lake, Indiana
1940
1940
Age 80
John Garring Sample resided here in La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana, USA
La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana, USA
1943
28 Dec 1943
Age 83
Death of John Garring Sample in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois
Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois
1943
30 Dec 1943
Age 83
Burial of John Garring Sample in Crooked Creek, Cumberland, Illinois
Crooked Creek, Cumberland, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1860
    Event Place: Newport, Vermillion, Indiana, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01069; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 46-15
    [2] Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Crooked Creek, Cumberland, Illinois; Roll: T625_301; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 26
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Bartow, Polk, Florida; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2340065
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Crooked Creek, Cumberland, Illinois; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0050; FHL microfilm: 1240295
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1884

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Crooked Creek, Cumberland, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Crooked Creek, Cumberland, Illinois; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0050; FHL microfilm: 1240295

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Crooked Creek, Cumberland, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Crooked Creek, Cumberland, Illinois; Roll: T625_301; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 26

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Bartow, Polk, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Bartow, Polk, Florida; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2340065

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Gary, Lake, Indiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01069; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 46-15

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01069; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 46-15

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1943
    Event Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1943
    Event Place: Crooked Creek, Cumberland, Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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