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William Amasa Samford
27 Nov 1827 – 12 Jan 1909
| Birth | 27 Nov 1827 |
| Death | 12 Jan 1909 |
| Cemetery | Tenaha City Cemetery Tenaha , Shelby County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Tracey C Strong on 31 Jan 2012 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28895511 |
Bio
Private, Company A (Capt. A. M. Truit's), 28th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Randal's) (1st Texas Lancers), CSA William Amasa Samford is the son of Elkanah and Mary Samford. W. A. Samford married Sarah Evaline Webb on November 5, 1848, in Shelby County, Texas. On April 2, 1862, William A. Sanford enlisted at Buena Vista, Shelby County, Texas, by A. M. Truit, for 3 years or the war, as a private in Company A, 28th Regiment, Texas Cavalry. At mustering-in, his horse was valued at $175, and his equipments at $25. He was on a 60-day furlough beginning February 25, 1864. Children include Lavinia Jane (b. 1850, d. 1879), George C., Mary, Thomas K., Elkanah B., Margaret, Sarah Anne "Sallie," William A., John Carl, Robert E. Lee, James E. In the 1900 census, Shelby County, W. A. Samford, 72, b. Nov. 1827 in Alabama, is listed with wife Sarah E., 67, b. July 1832 in Tennessee. The couple had been married 51 years; Sarah had had 11 children, and 9 were living. Living next door were H. L. Samford, 48, b. in TX; his wife S I., 50; and their 3 children. Sources: 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900 federal censuses, Shelby County, Texas. Soldiers Service Records, Civil War. Sarah E. Samford, Widow's Application for Pension, # 19264, Shelby County, Texas.
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Siblings
- Mary Ann Samford Bittick 1826–1908
- Uriah Thomas Samford 1829–1858
- Joab Samford 1830–1924
- Dorothea Tabitha "Dollie" Samford Hughes 1832–1918
- Rebecca Margaret "Becky" Sanford Hughes 1835–1910
- Belinda Caroline Samford Hughes 1836–1922
- David Lucas Samford 1847–1883
- John N M Samford 1851–1883
- Josephine Adeline Samford Ford 1854–1909
- Elkanah Asbury Shank Samford 1858–1923
- Frances Ellen Mary Jane "Fannie" Samford Smith 1860–1930
- Samuel Monroe Samford 1863–1942
- Sarah Melany "Sallie" Samford Welch 1866–1912
Children
- Lavina Jane Samford 1850–1879 FaG
- George Crittendon Samford 1852–1929 FaG
- Mary Adeline Samford Holt 1854–1925 FaG
- Thomas Kaufman Samford 1856–1932 FaG
- Elkanah Buchanan "Buck" Samford 1858–1950 FaG
- Sophronia C Samford 1861–1865 FaG
- Sarah Anne Samford January 1863–1933 FaG
- William Archie Turbeville Samford 1866–1959 FaG
- John Carl Samford 1868–1938 FaG
- Robert E Lee Samford 1870–1966 FaG
- James Edward Samford 1873–1959 FaG
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