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John Wahl Sample 1914–1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 July 1914

Birth Location: Missouri, United States of America

Death Date: 1 November 1977

Death Location: Portland, San Patricio County, Texas, United States of America

Father: John Sample

Mother: Sarah Lett

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John Wahl Sample was born in 1914 in Missouri, United States of America, the child of John Hamilton Sample And Sarah Katherine Lett. In 1930, John Wahl Sample resided in Brownsville, Cameron, Texas, USA. John Wahl Sample passed away in 1977 in Portland, San Patricio County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Wahl Sample was born in 1914 in Missouri, United States of America, the child of John Hamilton Sample And Sarah Katherine Lett.
  • In 1930, John Wahl Sample resided in Brownsville, Cameron, Texas, USA.
  • John Wahl Sample passed away in 1977 in Portland, San Patricio County, Texas, United States of America.

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John Sample's Ancestors

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John Sample
1914–1977
Birth Place: Missouri, United States of America
Parents
John Hamilton Sample
1872–1958
Rutherford, Gibson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Sarah (Katherine) Lett
1879–1960
Tennessee
Grandparents
STEPHEN (Jerome) Lett
1834–1910
Tennessee, United States
Margaret (Clementine) Baker
1836–1921
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Lett
1797–1876
Sarah Dagley
1810–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Randall Lett
1771–1853
Sarah Tyndall
1782–1829
Joseph Dagley
1780–1836
Grace Peckinpaugh
1790–1859

John Sample's Timeline

3 Records

1914
24 July 1914
Birth of John Wahl Sample in Missouri, United States of America
Missouri, United States of America
1930
1930
Age 16
John Wahl Sample resided here in Brownsville, Cameron, Texas, USA
Brownsville, Cameron, Texas, USA
1977
1 November 1977
Age 63
Death of John Wahl Sample in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, United States of America
Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 July 1914
    Event Place: Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Brownsville, Cameron, Texas; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2342039
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Brownsville, Cameron, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Brownsville, Cameron, Texas; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2342039

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Portland, San Patricio, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 November 1977
    Event Place: Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Portland, San Patricio County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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