Husband: Francis Morrow Sample Also known as: Frank Sample 1,2
Born: 1874 in Monongalia Co, (W)VA 3,4,5 Died: Sep- 9-1956 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 6,3 Buried: in Taylor Cemetery, near Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 7,8 Census: 1930 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1920 at Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 9 Census: 1900, 1910 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1897 in Joy (Cabin Run), Doddridge Co, WV 5 Census: 1880 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: farmer 9 Father: Allen Sample (1840 - 1920) Mother: Sarah Thomas (1842 - 1921)
Wife: Mary Frances Cottrill Census name: Lillie Married: Jul- 7-1897 in Ritchie Co, WV 5
Born: 1881 in Ritchie Co, WV 3,5 Died: 1964 3 Buried: in Taylor Cemetery, near Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 7 Census: 1930 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1920 at Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 9 Census: 1900, 1910 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1897 in Ritchie Co, WV 5 Father: Columbus Cottrill Mother: Martha Ann ___ Notes
F Child 1: Dessie R. Samples Born: Jul-24-1899 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 10,11,12 Died: Jul- 9-1998 10 Resided: in Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 13 Census: 1930 in Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1920 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Albin B. Hart b. Oct-25-1879 d. Dec-23-1956 Also known as: Alvin B. Hart 11
F Child 2: Lillie J. Samples Born: ca 1901 14 Census: 1930 in Muskingum Twp, Washington Co, OH Census: 1920 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Archie Russell "A.R." Caldwell b. Dec-31-1900 d. Jan- 3-1979 Census name: Russell Caldwell
M Child 3: Alva Samples Born: Nov-22-1902 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 11,1 Died: May- 9-1993 1 Buried: in Mt. Pisgah Cemetery, near Pullman (Co Rds 9 & 7/4), Ritchie Co, WV 8 Census: 1930 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1920 at Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 4: Esta Samples
Born: Nov-22-1904 in Ritchie Co, WV 9 (see note 1)
Died: May-14-1923 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 15
Buried: in Freeman Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 8,15
Cause of death: strychnine poisoning (suicide) 15
Census: 1920 at Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 9
Census: 1910 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV
F Child 5: Ona M. Samples Born: ca 1908 14 Census: 1920 at Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 9 Census: 1910 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV
M Child 6: Ralph Lester Samples Born: Jul-15-1909 in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 8 Died: Jan-18-2005 in Valley Head, Randolph Co, WV 8 Buried: in Point Mountain Cemetery, Woodzell, Webster Co, WV 8 Census: 1930 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1920 at Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 9
M Child 7: Harry W. Samples Born: Mar-29-1911 in Lynn Camp (Pennsboro), Ritchie Co, WV 13,16,11 Died: Apr-12-2005 in Ohio 16 Resided: in New London, Huron Co, OH 17,18 Resided: in Elyria, Lorain Co, OH 18 Census: 1930 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1920 at Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 9
M Child 8: Woodrow W. Samples Born: May-24-1913 in Ritchie Co, WV 13,19 Died: Dec-30-1999 13 Resided: in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 20 Census: 1940 in Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 21 Resided: 1936 in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 22 Resided: 1935 in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 19 Census: 1920 at Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 9 Occupation: farmer 21 Wife: Josephine Mae "Josie" Williamson b. Jun-21-1914 d. Jun-28-1991 Also known as: Josie May Williamson 19 Married: Jul-13-1935 in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 19
F Child 9: Macil Samples Born: Aug- -1915 in West Virginia 13,23,3 Died: Aug-30-1980 in Marion Co, OR 23,13,3 Buried: in Valley View, Cooke Co, TX Resided: in Silverton, Marion Co, OR 24 Resided: 1951 in Portland, Multnomah Co, OR 25 Census: 1930 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1920 in Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 9 Occupation: 1951 factory worker 25 Husband: ___ Thorne Husband: Earl Garfield Bee b. Nov-17-1923 d. Jun-30-2008 Married: Jun-23-1951 in Vancouver, Clark Co, WA 25
F Child 10: Frankie Mae Samples Born: Jun- 7-1917 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 10,3,26 (see note 2) Died: Aug- 8-2006 in LaGrange, Lorain Co, OH 10,27,3 Resided: in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 27,18 Resided: 1936 in Waneta, Webster Co, WV 26 Husband: Ernest Lee McAtee b. 1913 d. 1982 Married: Nov- 3-1936 in Webster Springs, Webster Co, WV 26,28
F Child 11: Mary Agnes Samples Also known as: Agnes Samples 5,29,30,31 Born: Sep-15-1919 at Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 5,27 (see note 3) Died: Nov-14-2016 in Belmont, Pleasants Co, WV 32 Resided: in St. Marys, Pleasants Co, WV 27,30,31 Resided: 1954 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 5 Resided: 1937 at Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 5 Occupation: Pine View Nursing Home in Harrisville 27 Occupation: seamstress at garment factories in Pennsboro & Cairo (13 yrs) 27 Husband: Edgar Dale Williams b. 1914 d. 1953 Census name: Dale Williams 33 Married: May- 8-1937 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 5 Husband: Dewey Day Simmons b. Dec-29-1905 d. Oct-22-1986 Married: Jan- 9-1954 in Murphytown, Wood Co, WV 5
F Child 12: Isabella V. Samples Born: Oct-29-1921 at Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 27,1 Died: Feb-20-2010 in Chambersburg, Franklin Co, PA 32,1 Buried: in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: in Fayetteville, Franklin Co, PA 27 Resided: near Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 27 Husband: Guy Royce Jones b. Jul-31-1912 d. Nov-14-1960
M Child 13: Clifton Arden Samples Born: Oct-23-1925 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 27,5 Died: Mar- 8-2011 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 32 Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV 27 Resided: in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 27,30,5 Occupation: Larson Consolidated, Inc. in Grafton, OH 27 Wife: Shirley Marlene Taylor b. Aug-29-1935 d. Nov-22-2006 Married: Aug-22-1953 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 5
Sources: (1) Headstone. (2) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District) (3) Headstone (year only) (4) 1880 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District) (5) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (6) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (7) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (8) Findagrave.com. (9) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (10) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (11) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (12) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). (13) Social Security Death Index. (14) 1910 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District) (15) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1425261&Type=Death. (16) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (17) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Ohio before 1951. (18) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 1, Ancestry.com. (19) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (20) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (21) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (22) Death record of son. (23) Oregon Death Index, 1898-2008 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (24) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in California before 1951. (25) Washington Marriage Records, 1854-2013 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (26) Webster County Marriage Records, Webster Springs, WV. (27) Obituary. (28) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (29) Death record of daughter. (30) Obituary of sister. (31) Obituary of brother. (32) Obituary - Nursing home. (33) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District). Event Notes Note (1) Birth date 1902 on headstone is incorrect. She was age 5 and 15 in the 1910 and 1920 censuses, corresponding to the Nov 22 1904 birth date specified in her death record. Note (2) Birth date 1919 from her obituary, but she was not in the 1920 Census. Birthplace given in obituary as Arnolds Creek, Doddridge County, WV. But her marriage record shows it as Ritchie County, and her Social Security records specify Pennsboro, Ritchie County. Note (3) Birth date 1919 from her obituary, but she was not in the 1920 Census. Birthplace given as Ritchie County in 1937 marriage record, but as Doddridge County in 1954 marriage record. Obituary specifies Arnolds Creek.