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Willis Henry Sampson

Willis Henry Sampson

Male 1896 - 1966  (70 years)


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  • Name Willis Henry Sampson  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Birth 5 Aug 1896  Redfield, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 1 Nov 1966  Adams, Jefferson, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I76650  Stewartsny
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

    Father 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) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Jennie Jane Ann Lago,   b. 2 Dec 1877, Redfield, Oswego, New York,UYSA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jan 1931, Pierrepont Manor, Jefferson, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage Apr 1894  [2, 4] 
    Family ID F16520  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Doris Melissa Steele,   b. 16 Sep 1902, Pierrepont Manor, Jefferson, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jul 1953, Watertown, Jefferson, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years) 
    Marriage 28 Nov 1918  Mannsville, Jefferson, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Evalyn Betty Sampson,   b. 18 Nov 1919, Pierrepont Manor, Jefferson County, New York, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Feb 2019, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 99 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. John Andrew Sampson,   b. 9 Aug 1921   d. 2 Oct 1921 (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Bernard Willis Sampson,   b. 10 Mar 1922, Orwell, Oswego, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Aug 1973, Watertown, Jefferson, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Ward Alvin Sampson,   b. 23 Jul 1927, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jul 2006, Mannsville, Jefferson, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Ruby Jean Sampson,   b. 3 Jun 1930, Ellisburg, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Dec 2013, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. Martha Harriette Sampson,   b. 1 Jul 1933, Ellisburg, Jefferson, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Mar 1937, Ellisburg, Jefferson, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 3 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. Grace Ann Sampson,   b. 11 Nov 1934, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Nov 2003, Chapmansboro, Cheatham, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     8. Dorys Kaye Sampson,   b. 22 Dec 1938, Wardell Settlement, Pierpont Manor, NY, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jan 1996, Natural Bridge, Jefferson, NY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F25782  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

  • Notes 
    • Willis Henry Sampson - August 5, 1896 - November 1, 1966. Son of Andrew Madison and Jane Ann “Jennie” Lago Samson. Husband of Doris Melissa Steele Sampson. Married November 28, 1918 at Mannsville, New York.
      Newspaper Obituary - Wednesday, November 2, 1966 The Post-Standard - Syracuse, New York - Willis Sampson - Adams - Services for Willis Sampson, 70, who died Tuesday in Adams, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Piddock Funeral Home, Adams. Burial will be in Orwell Cemetery.

      Newspaper Obituary - Tuesday, November 1, 1966 Watertown Daily Times - Watertown, New York - W. Sampson Dies at 70 - ADAMS - Willis Sampson, 70, died in Hillcrest nursing home at 2:45 this morning where he had been a patient three and a half years. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Piddock funeral home. Burial will be in Orwell cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Surviving are two sons, Bernard W., Mount-Juliet, Tenn., and Ward A., Ellisburg; four daughters, Mrs. Gerald (Evelyn) Fry, Tampa, Fla., Mrs. Ranceford (Ruby) Ward, Mount Juliet, Tenn.; Mrs. Carl (Grace) Larmon, Alexander, and Mrs. David (Kaye) Olley, West Martinsburg; two brothers, Andrew, Chateaugay, and Frank, Altmar; two sisters, Mrs. Howard (Nettie) Smith, Westernville, and Mrs. Vernon (Bessie) Peck, sr., Copenhagen, 27 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. A daughter, Martha, died in 1936 at 3. Mr. Sampson was born Aug. 5, 1896, near Orwell, a son of Andrew and Jennie Sampson. He married Miss Doris Steele of Pierrepont Manor, Nov. 26, 1918. The couple always lived in southern Jefferson county, operating farms. She died July 23, 1953. He retired in 1947 due to ill health.

  • Sources 
    1. [S227] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Orwell, Oswego, New York; Roll: T624_1063; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0126; FHL microfilm: 1375076.

    2. [S29] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Orwell, Oswego, New York; Roll: 1143; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0118; FHL microfilm: 1241143.

    3. [S1123] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;;;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Orwell, Oswego, New York; Roll: T624_1063; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0126; FHL microfilm: 1375076.

    4. [S1145] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;;;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Orwell, Oswego, New York; Roll: 1143; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0118; FHL microfilm: 1241143.