John Sams

1813 - 1891  (78 years)

• Name	John Sams
  Birth	8 Jan 1813	TN
  Gender	Male
  _UID	E507EC4500FBC04AADBE27EA2B06655185F4
  Death	9 Apr 1891	Jasper Co, IA
  Burial	Sams Pioneer Cem, Jasper Co, IA
  Person ID	I121578	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Edmond Sams,   b. 1 Apr 1782, Washington Co, TN d. Aug 1865, Jasper Co, IA (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Sarah Randall,   b. 1789/1790, TN d. 16 Jan 1852, Logan Co, IL (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1802	TN
  Family ID	F33909	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Vandeventer,   b. 17 Apr 1814, VA d. 17 Apr 1852, Logan Co, IL (Age 38 years)
  Marriage	5 Jul 1835	Sangamon Co, IL
  Children	1. Mary M Sams,   b. 1837/1838, Logan Co, IL d. Aft 1850, Logan Co, IL (Age > 13 years)   2. David E Sams,   b. 15 Sep 1843, Logan Co, IL d. 27 Jun 1899, King Co, WA (Age 55 years)   3. Sarah E Sams,   b. 22 Oct 1849, Logan Co, IL d. 11 Jul 1869, Jasper Co, IA (Age 19 years)
  Family ID	F33957	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Susan Eveline Humphreys,   b. 10 May 1824, TN d. 19 Aug 1902, Jasper Co, IA (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	1852/1856
  Children	1. Alfred Sams,   b. 1856, Jasper Co, IA d. 1925, Jasper Co, IA (Age 69 years)   2. Dr Alice B Sams,   b. 13 Mar 1859, Jasper Co, IA d. 10 Jul 1915, Jasper Co, IA (Age 56 years)   3. Emily Sams,   b. 1860, Jasper Co, IA d. 1932, Boyd Co, NE (Age 72 years)   4. Francis Sams,   b. 22 Mar 1868, Jasper Co, IA d. 16 Dec 1943, Napa Co, CA (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F33958	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2025

  
  

• Notes

  !CENSUS:1830 Sangamon Co., IL p. 23/310/157 Edmund Sams age 50-59 (1770/1780) 01010001-0021001 My analysis (who each person *might* be) 1m 50-59 (1770/1780) Edmund Sams (1782) 1m 15-19 (1810/1815) John Sams (1813) son 1m 5-9 (1820/1825).. Son? 1f 40-49 (1780/1790) Sarah Randall Sams (c1790) wife 1f 15-19 (1810/1815) Daughter? 2f 10-14 (1815/1820) 1. Elizabeth Sams (c1815) daughter .................... 2. Arry Sams (c1820) daughter !CENSUS:1840 Logan Co., IL p. * John Sams age 30-39 (1800/1810) or 20-29 (1810/1820) 120011-10201; !CENSUS:1850 Logan Co., IL # 405/409 John Sams 35 Farmer $1200 TN Mary 33 TN Mary M. 12 IL David E. 9 Sarah E. 7/12 James Vandeventer 26 Farmer TN; !CENSUS:1860 Jasper Co., IA Powsheik Tp, Greencastle PO # 542/522 John Sams 45 Farmer $3800/610 TN Eveline 37 TN Adalaid 18 TN Alford 4 IA Alice 1 David Sams 18 IL Sarah 11 IL; !CENSUS:1870 Jasper Co., IA Powsheik Township, Greencastle PO # 210/212 John Sams 55 Farmer $6000/2000 TN Eveline 46 Keeping House TN Alfred 14 works on farm IA Alice 11 at school Emely 9 at school Frances 2 John H. Gardner 12 at home OH Moses Humphreys 78 not able to labour TN Rebecca 67 "" TN; !CENSUS:1880 Jasper Co., IA Powsheik # 56/56 John Sams 66 M Crippled TN-NC-NC Susan 56 wife M Keeping House TN-TN-TN Alfred 23 son S Farmer IA-TN-TN Emma 19 dau S student Francis 12 son going to school;