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Margaret Janet "Maggie" Sample 1846–1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 August 1846

Birth Location: Mecklenburg, NC, or Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 28 Dec 1928

Death Location: Huntersville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: William Sample

Mother: Jane Barry

Spouse(s): Sgt. Jr.

Children(s): John McElroy, Lee McElroy, John McELROY, Carrie McELROY, Flora Luckey, Margaret McELROY, Martha McElroy, Una McELROY, William McELROY, Henry McELROY

Margaret Janet "Maggie" Sample was born in 1846 in Mecklenburg, NC, or Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of William Azmon Sample And Jane Louise Barry. In 1850, Margaret Janet "Maggie" Sample resided in Paw Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA. In 1860, Margaret Janet "Maggie" Sample resided in Western Division, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Ca. Margaret Janet "Maggie" Sample married Sgt Samuel Jefferson Mcelroy Jr, and had children including Carrie Jane Mcelroy, Flora May Mcelroy Luckey, Henry Lynn Mcelroy, John Grier Mcelroy, Kuna Patterson, Lee Mcelroy, Margaret Eugenia Mcelroy, Martha Ellen Mattie Mcelroy, Una Dunbar Mcelroy, W E Luckey, William Edward Mcelroy. Margaret Janet "Maggie" Sample passed away in 1928 in Huntersville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Margaret Janet "Maggie" Sample was born in 1846 in Mecklenburg, NC, or Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of William Azmon Sample And Jane Louise Barry.
  • In 1850, Margaret Janet "Maggie" Sample resided in Paw Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1860, Margaret Janet "Maggie" Sample resided in Western Division, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Ca.
  • Margaret Janet "Maggie" Sample married Sgt Samuel Jefferson Mcelroy Jr, and had children including Carrie Jane Mcelroy, Flora May Mcelroy Luckey, Henry Lynn Mcelroy, John Grier Mcelroy, Kuna Patterson, Lee Mcelroy, Margaret Eugenia Mcelroy, Martha Ellen Mattie Mcelroy, Una Dunbar Mcelroy, W E Luckey, William Edward Mcelroy.
  • Margaret Janet "Maggie" Sample passed away in 1928 in Huntersville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Margaret Sample's Ancestors

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Margaret Sample
1846–1928
Birth Place: Mecklenburg, NC, or Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
William Azmon Sample
–1877
North Carolina, USA
Jane (Louise) Barry
1811–1876
North Carolina
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Sample's Descendants

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Margaret (Janet "Maggie") Sample (19 August 1846–28 Dec 1928) m. Sgt. (Samuel Jefferson McElroy) Jr. (30 Oct 1841–05 Nov 1927)
  1. 1. John (Grier) McElroy 1878–1958
  2. 2. Lee McElroy 1871–1873
  3. 3. John (Grier) McELROY 1873–1958
  4. 4. Carrie (Jane) McELROY 1875–1928
  5. 5. Flora ("May" McElroy) Luckey 1878–1964
  6. 6. Margaret (Eugenia) McELROY 1880–1963
  7. 7. Martha (Ellen "Mattie") McElroy 1884–1968
  8. 8. Una (Dunbar) McELROY 1887–1966
  9. 9. William (Edward) McELROY 1866–1925
  10. 10. Henry (Lynn) McELROY 1868–1939

Margaret Sample's Timeline

10 Records

1846
19 August 1846
Birth of Margaret Janet "Maggie" Sample in Mecklenburg, NC, or Pennsylvania, United States of America
Mecklenburg, NC, or Pennsylvania, United States of America
1850
1850
Age 4
Margaret Janet "Maggie" Sample resided here in Paw Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Paw Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
1860
1860
Age 14
Margaret Janet "Maggie" Sample resided here in Western Division, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Western Division, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
1866
1 Jan 1866
Age 20
Margaret Janet "Maggie" Sample was married in Mecklenburg, North Carolina
Mecklenburg, North Carolina
1870
1870
Age 24
Margaret Janet "Maggie" Sample resided here in Long Creek, Martindale, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Long Creek, Martindale, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 34
Margaret Janet "Maggie" Sample resided here in Long Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Long Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
1900
1900
Age 54
Margaret Janet "Maggie" Sample resided here in Long Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Long Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 64
Margaret Janet "Maggie" Sample resided here in Long Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Long Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 74
Margaret Janet "Maggie" Sample resided here in Long Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Long Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
1928
28 Dec 1928
Age 82
Death of Margaret Janet "Maggie" Sample in Long Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina
Long Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 August 1846
    Event Place: Mecklenburg, NC, or Pennsylvania, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1866
    Event Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Paw Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Paw Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Roll: 637; Page: 27b

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Western Division, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Western Division, Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Roll: M653_906; Page: 76; Family H

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Long Creek, Martindale, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Long Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Long Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Long Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Long Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1928
    Event Place: Long Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Huntersville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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