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Samuel Bright SANFORD 1835–1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1835

Birth Location: Alabama, USA

Death Date: 1878

Death Location: Alabama, USA

Father: Sheppard SANFORD

Mother: Harriet Sanford

Spouse(s): Mary Sanford

Children(s): Mary Grier, Joseph SANFORD, Eugenia Holley, Georgia Holley

Samuel Bright SANFORD was born in 1835 in Alabama, USA, the child of Sheppard Sanford And Harriet Unknown Sanford. In 1850, Samuel Bright SANFORD resided in Coosa County, Alabama, USA. In 1860, Samuel Bright SANFORD resided in Rockford, Coosa, Alabama, USA. Samuel Bright SANFORD married Mary T Dennis Sanford, and had children including Eugenia Laura Belle Sanford Holley, Georgia Ann Sanford Holley, Joseph A Sanford, Mary M Sanford Grier. Samuel Bright SANFORD passed away in 1878 in Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • Samuel Bright SANFORD was born in 1835 in Alabama, USA, the child of Sheppard Sanford And Harriet Unknown Sanford.
  • In 1850, Samuel Bright SANFORD resided in Coosa County, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1860, Samuel Bright SANFORD resided in Rockford, Coosa, Alabama, USA.
  • Samuel Bright SANFORD married Mary T Dennis Sanford, and had children including Eugenia Laura Belle Sanford Holley, Georgia Ann Sanford Holley, Joseph A Sanford, Mary M Sanford Grier.
  • Samuel Bright SANFORD passed away in 1878 in Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sheppard SANFORD
1805–1877
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Harriet Sanford
1814–
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Sanford
1835–1877
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
MS

Children(s)

Mary Grier
1855–1924
Birth Location: Elmore County, Alabama, USA
MG
Joseph SANFORD
1869–1921
Birth Location: Wetumpka, Elmore, Alabama, USA
JS
Eugenia Holley
1867–1940
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
EH
Georgia Holley
1858–1885
Birth Location: Elmore County, Alabama, USA
GH

Samuel SANFORD's Ancestors

Self
Samuel SANFORD
1835–1878
Birth Place: Alabama, USA
Parents
Sheppard SANFORD
1805–1877
Georgia, USA
Harriet (UNKNOWN) Sanford
1814–
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Caswell (Polk) SANFORD
1778–1865
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel SANFORD's Descendants

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Samuel (Bright) SANFORD (1835–1878) m. Mary (T DENNIS) Sanford (1835–1877)
  1. 1. Mary (M SANFORD) Grier 1855–1924 m. William (Jasper) GRIER 1852–1920
    1. 1. Eliude GRIER 1886–1964 m. Mamie (Juliette SANFORD) Grier 1884–1956
    2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth GRIER) Proffit 1876–1967 m. James (Leonard) PROFFIT 1875–1952
      1. 1. Hughen PROFFIT 1898–1987 m. Ethel (L GOODWIN) Proffit 1899–1943 m. Rosa (Lou GOODWIN) Proffit 1901–1989
  2. 2. Joseph (A) SANFORD 1869–1921
  3. 3. Eugenia (Laura Belle SANFORD) Holley 1867–1940 m. William (Henry) HOLLEY 1857–1939
    1. 1. Mary (Rosie HOLLEY) Grier 1894–1984 m. Suliven (Corbett) GRIER 1894–1963
      1. 1. M (C) GRIER 1914–1992 m. Alma (Lou BAILEY) Grier 1921–1972
        1. 1. Marlyn (Cleve) GRIER 1945–2002
      2. 2. Hazel (Belle Grier) GOSS 1916–2011 m. Arnold (Sanford) Goss 1911–2006
      3. 3. William (Alburn GRIER) Sr 1921–2015 m. Pauline (Ussery) GRIER 1920–1961 m. Annie (Jim FLOYD) Grier 1919–2016
      4. 4. Eleanor (Ruth GRIER Moseley Estes) Pierce 1926–2003 m. Chester (Howard) MOSELEY 1918–2011
        1. 1. Michael (Dwight MOSELEY) Sr 1947–1984
        2. 2. Geneva (Gertrude MOSELEY) Hall 1944– m. William (Legare) HALL 1932–2022
    2. 2. Lela (W HOLLEY) Chandler 1900–1940 m. Noah (David) CHANDLER 1895–1991
  4. 4. Georgia (Ann SANFORD) Holley 1858–1885 m. William (Henry) HOLLEY 1857–1939

Samuel SANFORD's Timeline

5 Records

1835
1835
Birth of Samuel Bright SANFORD in Alabama, USA
Alabama, USA
1850
1850
Age 15
Samuel Bright SANFORD resided here in Coosa County, Alabama, USA
Coosa County, Alabama, USA
1860
1860
Age 25
Samuel Bright SANFORD resided here in Rockford, Coosa, Alabama, USA
Rockford, Coosa, Alabama, USA
1870
1870
Age 35
Samuel Bright SANFORD resided here in Wetumpka, Elmore, Alabama, USA
Wetumpka, Elmore, Alabama, USA
1878
1878
Age 43
Death of Samuel Bright SANFORD in Alabama, USA
Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1835
    Event Place: Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 20, Elmore, Alabama; Roll: M593_15; Page: 142A
    [2] 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: Southern Division, Coosa, Alabama; Roll: M653_7; Page: 88; Family History Library
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Coosa, Coosa, Alabama; Roll: 4; Page: 84a
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Coosa County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Coosa, Coosa, Alabama; Roll: 4; Page: 84a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Rockford, Coosa, Alabama, 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: Southern Division, Coosa, Alabama; Roll: M653_7; Page: 88; Family History Library

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Wetumpka, Elmore, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 20, Elmore, Alabama; Roll: M593_15; Page: 142A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1878
    Event Place: Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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