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PVT Coleman Sams
1842 – 14 Jun 1891
| Birth | 1842 |
| Death | 14 Jun 1891 |
| Added by | Tonya (Hibbard) Hager on 18 Sep 2025 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/136499697 |
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Coleman Sams was born in 1842 in Washington Co., Tennessee the son of William H. Sams and Sarah Jane Murray. When he was very young he moved with his parents to Clay Co., Kentucky. Coleman Sams enlisted in the Union Army on 24 Oct 1861 at Estill Springs, Estill, Kentucky. He served as a private and wagoner in Companies E & F of the 8th Kentucky Infantry. The following text from http://barclayspineriver.wordpress.com/2010/07/03/the-role-of-the-wagoner/ gives further details as to the duties that Coleman Sams would have performed: “The role of a wagoner was to transport the supplies needed by the army. He was responsible for driving the wagon and maintaining it, feeding and caring for the mule team that pulled it, ensuring that it was loaded properly, and seeing that its cargo reached its destination safely. The cargo could be anything that an army of that time required; food, medicines, weapons, ammunition, clothing, shelter tents, tools, the soldier’s knapsacks, officer’s luggage, and anything else the Quartermaster Corps, the branch of the U.S. Army that was responsible for obtaining and distributing supplies felt was needed.” Coleman Sams was mustered out of service 17 Nov 1864 at Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee. He had in the course of his service lost an eye and was awarded a pension on 28 Apr 1871. Coleman Sams married Elizabeth (Hollingsworth) Reid on 20 Apr 1867. She was the daughter of Jonathan Hollingsworth and Mary Powell and the widow of John Reid. She was the mother of all of his children. (At this time the exact location of his burial is unknown, so if anyone knows please let me know.)
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- Reuben S. Sams 1838–1914 FaG
- William Jasper Sames 1840–1908 FaG
- Agnes Malinda "Aggie" Sams Collins 1844–1913 FaG
- William T. Sams 1848–1875 FaG
- John Sams 1852–1911 FaG
- Jacob W. Sams 1858–? FaG
- David Sams 1861–1911 FaG
- Thomas "Tom" Sams 1865–1941 FaG
Children
- Richard McHenry Sams 1865–1929
- Louise Sams Cope 1872–1949
- Martishe Sams Ponder 1875–1924
- Dora Sams McDaniel 1879–1909
- Robert Sams 1880–1930
- John Sams 1883–1935
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