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Willis Silas Samson

Willis Silas Samson

Male 1844 - 1887  (42 years)


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  • Name Willis Silas Samson  [1] 
    Birth 26 Sep 1844  Orwell Twp., Oswego Co.,New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 9 Jul 1887  Orwell Twp., Oswego Co.,New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I76511  Stewartsny
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

    Father Asahel Samson,   b. Abt 1807, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Aug 1883, Orwell Twp., Oswego Co.,New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Rebecca Margaret Clark,   b. 1811, Oneida County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Nov 1869, Orwell, Oswego County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F9800  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Martha M Ouderkirk,   b. Abt 1849   d. 14 Sep 1928 (Age 79 years) 
    Children 
     1. Andrew Madison Samson,   b. 10 Nov 1867, Orwell, Oswego County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Apr 1911 (Age 43 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Edward W Samson,   b. 8 Mar 1871, Orwell, Oswego County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Sep 1937, Boylston, Oswego, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Clarence De Forest Samson,   b. 4 Oct 1876, Orwell, Oswego County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Dec 1930 (Age 54 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F25733  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

  • Notes 
    • Willis Silas Samson - September 26, 1844 - July 9, 1887. Military Service: Veteran of the Civil War; Enlisted August 7, 1862 at Orwell, New York, for a term of three years; Bounty of $50 paid for by Oswego County; Mustered in August 25, 1862 with the rank of Private in Company C, 110th Regiment New York Infantry Volunteers; Discharged August 28, 1865, with rank of Private. Son of Asahel M. and Rebecca Margaret Clark Samson. Husband of Martha M. Ouderkirk Samson. [Note: For more information on Martha Samson, please find her in this cemetery listed as “Martha M. Ouderkirk Samson Jones”.]
      Newspaper Obituary - Thursday, July 14, 1887 Pulaski Democrat - Pulaski, New York - Orwell - Willis Sampson, a veteran of 1861 and 2, died on Saturday, July 9th. The funeral was held on Monday, July 11th.
      Newspaper Article - Thursday, July 14, 1887 Sandy Creek News - Sandy Creek, New York - Orwell - Mr. Willis Sampson was buried last Monday. He has been ill some time with consumption. He was buried by Post Olmstead. A large number of people attended.

      Newspaper Obituary - Thursday, July 14, 1887 Pulaski Democrat - Pulaski, New York - Orwell - Willis Sampson, a veteran of 1861 and 2, died on Saturday, July 9th. The funeral was held on Monday, July 11th.

  • Sources 
    1. [S379] Ancestry.com, New York, State Census, 1875, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).