Elizabeth | Unknown Girl A | Unknown Boy | Eli S | Unknown Girl C | Alison Fleenor | Uriah | Wiley | Garrett | Unkown Boy N
1. Elizabeth 1816 - ~1854-6 this child is not documented
~1816 born - Butler County?, Kentucky
1818 - with David in Union County, Illinois
Union Co Territory Census 1818
Sams David 1 (fwm over 21) 3 others
David, Nancy - 2 children probably 2 girls b. 1815-18
1820 - with David in Union County, Illinois
1820 Union Co, IL Territory census
Sames David - 1 m over 21, 4 others
David, Nancy - 3 children 2 girls & a boy
1820 Illinois, Union, No Twp 153 Sames, David 100010 20100 01
1m, 2f under 10 b. 1814-20 girls b. 1815-18
1f 16-26 b. 1794-1804 Nancy
1m 26-45 b. 1775-1794 David 1789 - age 31
1829 - David on tax rolls of Hickman County, Kentucky
1830 - with David in Hickman County, Kentucky
1830 Hickman Co, Ky Heads of Households
12-18] Sams, David - 9
1830 Kentucky, Hickman - Sams, David 21100001//012001
m under 5 Wiley 1828
m under 5 Uriah 1826
m 5-10 Alison Fleenor 1825
f 5-10 b. 1820-25 girl A
m 10-15 b. 1815-20 Eli S 1821
f 10-15 1815-18 girl B
f 10-15 1815-18 girl C Elizabeth b. 1816?
f 30-40 Nancy Smith (26-36)
m 40-50 David 41
1837 August 1 - married Absalom Deweese This date given my by Jack Vaughan,
official Deweese genealogist. I have not found it myself.
children: Nancy b. ~1841 - nothing more known about her
William R 1845-1896 moved to Indiana with Absalom, Co E 120th Ind Inf
m. Nancy Louisa Swaney - 6 children - divorce
Lavisa Ann ~1847 - 1886 moved to Indiana with Absalom
m. William H Hudson - x children
Mary Polly ~1848-1897 - moved to Indiana with Absalom
m Michael Edward Stanton - 8/9 children
Frances L b. ~1854/6 - moved to Indiana with Absalom
m Henry C Sloan
1840 - Hickman County, Ky census
Absalom Deweese - 1m, 1 f 20-30
1850 - Ballard County, Ky (Ballard formed from Hickman in 1842)
669-669 Absalom Deweese 33m farmer Ky
Elizabeth 34f Ky / Nancy 9f Ky / William 5m Ky / Ann 2f Ky
Tolbert 14m Ky / Nancy 15f Ky presumably Ab's brother & sister
notice Mary Polly is not here. could it be more irritating?
1854-60 - Elizabeth died
Absalom remained on the tax lists for Ballard County up until 1859, then he moved to
Warrick County, Illinois. He remarried in 1860 and had 3 daughters with his new wife. He
served in the Civil War (in the same unit as his son William). He died in 1875.
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2. unknown girl b. 1815-18 - died or married before 1840?
~1817 - born - in Kentucky or Illinois
1818 - with David in Union County, Illinois
1820 - with David in Union County, Illinois (both territorial and federal census)
1829 - David on tax rolls of Hickman County, Kentucky
1830 - with David in Hickman County, Kentucky
1830 Kentucky, Hickman - Sams, David 21100001//012001
m under 5 Wiley 1828
m under 5 Uriah 1826
m 5-10 Alison Fleenor 1825
f 5-10 b. 1820-25 girl C
m 10-15 b. 1815-20 Eli S 1821
f 10-15 1815-18 girl A this girl ~1817
f 10-15 1815-18 girl B Elizabeth b. 1816
f 30-40 Nancy Smith (26-36)
m 40-50 David 41
1840 census - no one who matches this date
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3. unknown boy b. 1815-20 - died before 1830?
1820 Union Co, IL Territory census
Sames David - 1 m over 21, 4 others
David, Nancy - 3 children 2 girls & a boy
1820 Illinois, Union, No Twp 153 Sames, David 100010 20100 01
1m, 2f under 10 b. 1814-20 this boy plus 2 girls b. 1815-18
1f 16-26 b. 1794-1804 Nancy
1m 26-45 b. 1775-1794 David 1789 - age 31
1830 - all male children accounted for on census
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4. Eli S (possibly Smith) 1821-1869
(possible sister Elizabeth had a nephew named Eli Smith Deweese)
1829 - David on tax rolls of Hickman County, Kentucky
1830 - with David in Hickman County, Kentucky
1838 Nov 10 - married cousin Mary Polly Deweese d/o John & Elizabeth Sams
Deweese
Polly Deweese - Eli Sams - 10 Nov 1838.
Marriage Bonds - 1822-1846 - Hickman Co, Ky (pamphlet)
Children: Savara (f) - 22 Dec 1839 - 29 July 1930 (buried Carlisle Co, KY)
m. James S. Holder
M (f) b. ~1844
Uriah - 1844
Absalom (Ap) - 26 Dec 1849 - 8 Mar 1929 (buried Lake Co, TN)
m Jane Parlee Dycus (~1867) - 5 children
m? Jennie Collrell (1882) - 1 son
m Sarah Bargery (1884)
m Ada Leake Leduke (1905) - 1 daughter
Mary Jane - 7 Aug 1853 - 25 Dec 1903
m Rasmus S Todd - 2 children
William Garrett - 28 Mar 1856 - 21 Oct 1940
m Ellen Ora Moyers - 8 children
Millie A - ~1859
James Eli - 30 Mar 1862 - 7 July 1938
m Alice Jane Markle - 9 children
1840 Kentucky Hickman 351/2 - ES Sams 00001 100100
1m 20-30 - Eli b. 1821 = 19
1f under 5 - Savara b. 1839 = 1
1f 15-20 - Mary Polly b~1823 = 17
1850 Ballard Co, Ky census - 210-210
E. Sams 29m farmer Il
M. 28f Ky
S. 10f Ky Savara
M. 6f Ky
W. 3m Ky Uriah? b. 1844??
A. 10/12m Ky Absalom?
E. Deweese 20m farmer Ky / M Deweese 12f Ky
These are, I think, the children of Henry and Amelia Deweese
Henry was the brother of Mary Polly and both he and Amelia apparently
died between 1840-50
1860 Ballard Co, Ky census - 76-76
Sams. Elim38 Il
Mary 36 In
Uriah 13
Absalom 9
Mary 6
Garnette 5m this must be William Garrett
Milla 1 all Ky
Holder, James 28 fh NC/ Laura 20 Ky this must be Savara
missing: M(f) b. 1844
~1869 - died Ballard County.
Eli supposedly died about 1869 - but look what I found in 1880:
1880 Texas Grayson Dist 7, Pct 2 158a
Eli Sams 50 Ky Va Va
Mary 49 Ky
James E 18 Ky Ky
next to Holder James 48 NC
Savara 40
1880 Texas Grayson Pct 2 - p. 6 vv faded
Sams, Uriah 34 farmer Ky
RF f 24
OC f 1
Sams, WG 23 farm laborer
Eli's brother, Alison Fleenor, moved to Texas before the 1870 census (he's in Collin County then) - and his (Eli's) son William Garrett died in Collin County, Texas
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5. unknown girl b. 1820-25 - died or married before 1850?
1820-25 - born
1830 Kentucky, Hickman - Sams, David 21100001//012001
this girl = f 5-10
1840 Kentucky Hickman 351/2 David 0121001 (40/50) 0101001
this girl = f 10-15
1850 census - David has no young girls with him.
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6. Alison Fleenor 1825-1879 went to Texas
1825 - born - Union Co, Il
1829 - David on tax rolls of Hickman County, Kentucky
1830 - with David in Hickman County, Kentucky - Sams, David 21100001//012001
m 5-10 = Alison Fleenor 1825
1840 census - with David in Hickman County
m 15-20 b. 1820-25 = Alison Fleenor
~1846 m Abigail Jane Unknown (b~1819 Ky-d~1884 Tx)
(one person suggested "Hall" as a last name)
Children: Napoleon Bonapart - 18 Mar 1847 - 24 Nov 1921
Leander I think this is actually Andrew J b 1849?
Oliver W - 9 April 1851 - 22 Oct 1867
Henry E - 1856
Nancy V - 1857
1850 census
343-343 A. F. Sams 25m farmer Il / Jane 31f Ky Alison Fleenor
Napoleon 3m Ky / Leander 1m Ky
Virgil Davis 9m Ky / Sally 8f Mo
Mary Gunn 59f NC
John Cooper 22m laborer Ala
Wm. Deweese 22m laborer Ky
Nancy Hunter 15f Ky
Garete Deweese 18m laborer Ky
1860 census - Ballard Co, Ky - 75-75
Sams, AF 33 farmer Il
Abergilla J 39
Napoleon B 13
Andrew J [11]
Oliver W 8
Henry 4
Nancy V 3
Mary Guinn 66
Davis, Virgil 18 fh/ Ann 16 - all Ky
1870 Texas Collin Pct 2 Farmersville p 35 (388)
l. 16 Sams, Fleener 47 Il
Jane 50 Ky
Andrew J 21 Ky
Henry 15 Ky
l. 20 Sams, Napoleon 23 farm laborer Tn
Laura 19 Ark
(same page as Ransom Boswell)
1879 - died - Collin Co, TX
Abigail Jane d ~1884
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7.Uriah 1826- ? aft 1850
1829 - David on tax rolls of Hickman County, Kentucky
1830 - with David in Hickman County, Kentucky - Sams, David 21100001//012001
2m under 5 = Uriah 1826, Wiley 1828
1840 Kentucky Hickman 351/2 David 0121001 (40/50) 0101001
2m 10-15 b. 1825-30 Wiley 1828, Uriah 1826
1850 - with David in Ballard County?
1850 Kentucky Ballard Co 211-211
D. Sams 61 M Farmer Nc 1789
N 40 F Ky
J 22 M Ill (Uriah?? 1826=24)
N.15 M Farmer Ky
?1860 Missouri Cape Giradeau Shawnee 323/445/325
l. 13 - Sams Uriah 26 m farmer IL
Emily C 26
Sarah 8 / Walter 6 / Alley 4 / Leonard 1
?1870 Missouri Cape Giradeau - Shawnee 200a
Sams, Urias 38 farmer Il / Emma C 37 Mo / Sarah E 18 / Walter M 16 / Elson A 14 / David L 12 /
Isabel M 9 / Fannie L 7 / Emily E 5 / Jennie W 1
I know the ages and place of birth are not right, but some of the names are suggestive.
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7.Wiley 1828-
1829 - David on tax rolls of Hickman County, Kentucky
1830 - with David in Hickman County, Kentucky - Sams, David 21100001//012001
2m under 5 = Uriah 1826, Wiley 1828
1840 Kentucky Hickman 351/2 David 0121001 (40/50) 0101001
2m 10-15 b. 1825-30 Wiley 1828, Uriah 1826
1850 Kentucky Ballard 212-212
W. Sams 22m farmer Il / M 20f Ky Wiley?
JM 3m Ky
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8.Garrett 1830-
1840 Kentucky Hickman 351/2 David 0121001 (40/50) 0101001
1m 5-10 b. 1830-35 = Garrett 1830
1850 Kentucky Ballard 329-329
G. Sams 20m farmer Ky / Mary 16f Ky Garrett?
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9.M or N (probably N) (male) 1835-
1840 - ???
1850 - with David?
1850 Kentucky Ballard Co 211-211
D. Sams 61 M Farmer Nc 1789
N 40 F Ky
J 22 M Ill (Uriah?? 1826=24)
N.15 M Farmer Ky
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