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John Riley Sampson 1857–1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Oct 1857

Birth Location: Calhoun, West Virginia

Death Date: 30 December 1934

Death Location: Athens, Ohio

Father: Harvey Sampson

Mother: Ann Sampson

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The story of John Riley Sampson began in 1857 in Calhoun, West Virginia. John Riley Sampson passed away in 1934 in Athens, Ohio.

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Biography

  • The story of John Riley Sampson began in 1857 in Calhoun, West Virginia.
  • John Riley Sampson passed away in 1934 in Athens, Ohio.

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John Sampson's Ancestors

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John Sampson
1857–1934
Birth Place: Calhoun, West Virginia
Parents
Harvey George 'Harry' Sampson
1827–1912
Monroe County, Ohio, United States
Ann Sampson
1828–1910
Virginia
Grandparents
Jonathan ("Jona") Sampson
1791–1836
Ohio County, West Virginia
Margaret Samson
1797–1842
Pennsylvania
James (Dodson) Riggs
1778–1860
Pike Run, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA
ROSANNAH (WHITLATCH m.) RIGGS
1783–1837
Morgan, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Sampson
1763–1842
Mary Mann
1770–1831
Rev Riggs
1750–1833
Mary Dodson
1755–1819
William Whitlatch
1761–1846
Nancy Veatch
1760–1843
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Sampson
1746–1789
Jane Samson
1738–1793
Bernhardt Mann
1740–1817
Eve Leffel
1748–1828
John Riggs
1717–1769
Frances Colburn
1719–1756
James Dodson
1725–1788
Eleanor Miller
1731–1788
Charles Whitlatch
1720–1818
Elizabeth 🪶
1721–1814
Daniel Sr.
1722–1803
Dorcas Plummer
1720–1773

John Sampson's Timeline

3 Records

1857
17 Oct 1857
Birth of John Riley Sampson in Calhoun, West Virginia
Calhoun, West Virginia
1877
6 November 1877
Age 20
Birth of John Riley Sampson in Grantsville, Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States of America
Grantsville, Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States of America
1934
30 December 1934
Age 77
Death of John Riley Sampson in Athens, Ohio
Athens, Ohio

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 November 1877
    Event Place: Grantsville, Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, U.S., Births Index
    [2] Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1857
    Event Place: Calhoun, West Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 December 1934
    Event Place: Athens, Ohio
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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