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William K Sample 1911–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jan 1911

Birth Location: Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 4 Apr 1979

Death Location: Hammond, Lake, Indiana, USA

Father: Haris Sample

Mother: Callie Sample

Spouse(s): Maryellen Sample

Children(s):

The story of William K Sample began in 1911 in Mississippi, USA. In 1920, William K Sample resided in Richland, Holmes, Mississippi, USA. William K Sample married Maryellen Sample, and had children including Jack C Sample, William A Sample. William K Sample passed away in 1979 in Hammond, Lake, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William K Sample began in 1911 in Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1920, William K Sample resided in Richland, Holmes, Mississippi, USA.
  • William K Sample married Maryellen Sample, and had children including Jack C Sample, William A Sample.
  • William K Sample passed away in 1979 in Hammond, Lake, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Haris Sample
1877–1968
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
HS
Callie Sample
1878–1925
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
CS

Spouses(s)

Maryellen Sample
1912–1994
Birth Location: Washington, Doniphan, Kansas, USA
MS

Children(s)

William Sample's Ancestors

Self
William Sample
1911–1979
Birth Place: Mississippi, USA
Parents
Haris Sample
1877–1968
Mississippi, USA
Callie Sample
1878–1925
Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Sample's Timeline

7 Records

1911
25 Jan 1911
Birth of William K Sample in Jackson County, Mississippi, USA
Jackson County, Mississippi, USA
1911
25 Jan 1911
Birth of William K Sample in Mississippi, USA
Mississippi, USA
1920
1920
Age 9
William K Sample resided here in Richland, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
Richland, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
1950
1950
Age 39
William K Sample resided here in Gary, Lake, Indiana, USA
Gary, Lake, Indiana, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 40
William K Sample resided here in Illinois
Illinois
1957
1957
Age 46
William K Sample resided here in Gary, Indiana, USA
Gary, Indiana, USA
1979
4 Apr 1979
Age 68
Death of William K Sample in Hammond, Lake, Indiana, USA
Hammond, Lake, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1911
    Event Place: Jackson County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Illinois, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1567
    [2] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1979; Roll: 05

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1911
    Event Place: Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Richland, Holmes, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Richland, Holmes, Mississippi; Roll: T625_877; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 54

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Gary, Lake, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Gary, Lake, Indiana

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1957
    Event Place: Gary, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Illinois, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1567

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Apr 1979
    Event Place: Hammond, Lake, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1979; Roll: 05
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