William Sams (b. 1755) moved from Kentucky to Illinois probably around 1810 - and
most of his family moved as well.
They settled near Jonesboro, which was in - well,
I'm not sure what county it was in at that time
(Randolph County?? Johnson formed
1812 from Randolph; Union formed 1818 from Johnson).
Eventually it was county
seat of Union County.
Many of the Samses moved back to Kentucky (the western part this time) after
1820. Thomas and Rice stayed in Illinois.
Mostly marriages from the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index 1763 - 1900
More information from Union Co, Ill, where my Sams people live.
Alexander County formed 1819 from Johnson County
Sams, Willis - Murphy, Caroline
Alexander 11/30/1840 /0036
Bunch, Andrew J - Sams, Manivira Alexander
02/12/1862 00b/0108
Lindza, William G - Sams, Juliette C Alexander 07/20/1865
B /442 877
Miller, Daniel - Sams, Mary A Alexander
02/02/1870 C /309 614
Sams, Arthur - Sams, Lucy Alexander 07/18/1870
C /343 681
Mercer, George - Sams, Jane Alexander 08/24/1871
C /430 853
Sams, Reter - Botts, Philomena Alexander 11/17/1872
C /551 1095
Bennet, Wesley - Sams, Elizabeth Alexander 11/17/1872
C /564 1121
Sams, John - Oliver, Lucy Alexander 05/18/1874
D /89 180
Sams, Philip G - Holmes, Anna Eliza Alexander
01/11/1880 E /109
Sams, George L - Hawthorn, Fanny Alexander
01/11/1888 G /192
Garrett, Joseph - S Sams, Betty Alexander 09/10/1889
H /375
Sams, Henry A - Rohring, Emma L Alexander
10/29/1889 H /393
Abernathie, Edward W - Sams, Minnie Alexander 03/10/1890
H /37
Sams, Clarence - Hughes, Mary Alexander 05/06/1891
H /103
Walker, James V - Sams, Maggie Alexander
06/28/1891 H /138
Sams, Phillip - Life, Julia E Alexander 08/16/1891
H /188
Sams, Unknown - Clutts, Cora Alexander 08/17/1893
I /199
Sams, Arthur - Unknown, Mary Alexander 12/16/1893
I /242
Eichenberger, Gus P - Sams, Pearl Alexander
01/07/1895 I /364
Sams, Rice Hobbs, Marcella Alexander
12/27/1893 I /501
William, Moses - Sams, Ida Alexander 01/31/1894
I /259
Sams, George F - Wood, Kate Alexander 06/26/1895
I /420
Carroll County formed 22 Feb 1839 from Jo Daviess County
Sams, Samuel - Salkeld, Maggie Mrs Carroll 12/25/1890
B/ 96 3799
Mcrae, Daniel A - Sams, Maggie Mrs Carroll 01/01/1894 B/
108 4282
Champaign County formed 20 Feb 1833 from Vermillion County
Mikels, Anderson - Sams, Mary Champaign
03/16/1869 4 /32 1210
Sams, Douglas - Broughton, Bettie Champaign 10/15/1881
001/0098
Christian County Dane County was formed 15 Feb 1839 and was renamed
Christian 1 Feb 1840
Sams, George - May, Anna Christian 05/23/1892 00c/0108
00008065
Clay County formed 23 Dec 1824 from Lawrence, Wayne, Fayette Counties;
Jasper 1831, Richland 1841 formed from it.
Sams, Francis J - Stanford, Nancy Clay 12/31/1873
C /543
Coles County formed 25 Dec 1830 from Clark and Edgar; Cumberland 1843,
Douglass 1859 formed from it.
Sams, Nathan - Morrison, Cora A Coles 11/08/1893
/126
Cook County formed 15 Jan 1831 from Putnam County; McHenry, Will 1836,
and DePage 1839 formed from it.
Sams, Hezakiah - Mackenzie, Maud B Cook 08/07/1889
/ 00142395
Sams, Roy L - Morris, Caroline Cook 07/22/1891
/ 00170301
Edgar County formed 3 Jam 1823 from Clark County; Vermillion 1826 and
Coles 1830 formed from it.
Sams, William - Coleman, Isabelle Edgar
03/19/1874 00b/0126
Edwards County formed 28 Nov 1814 from Madison and Gallatin Counties;
Crawford 1816, Wayne 1819, Lawrence 1821, Wabash 1827, and Jefferson 1839
formed from it.
Lay, Josiah - Sams, Polly Edwards 05/05/1831
00a/0001
Jones, John C - Sams, Susannah Edwards 10/15/1835
0 0a/0043
Moore, William - Sams, Judy Edwards
03/26/1840 00a/0096
Potter, Jesse - Sams, Margaret Edwards 01/28/1841
00a/0106
Sams, Lot Jr - Hill, Mary M Edwards 04/10/1845
00b/0007
Sams, Phillip - Bassett, Rebecca Edwards 08/15/1847
00b/0046
Sams, Lot Sr - Doty, Elizabeth Edwards 11/23/1848
00b/0071
Sams, Starling H - Mading, Mary Ann Edwards 10/25/1868
C /477
Wright, Lucas - Sams, Margaret Edwards 02/07/1872
D /35 229
Sams, Sterling H - Mading, Rebecca C Edwards
03/05/1872 D /35 238
Griffith, George F - Sams, Susan C Edwards 08/10/1874
D /45 435
Sams, William C - Christy, Malissa J Edwards
02/27/1876 D /54 602
Sams, Walter H - Fry, Nora Edwards
03/05/1889 D /114 1823
Gines, Enos G - Sams, Sarah J Edwards
01/23/1891 D /123 1997
Sams, William M - Daubs, Bertha Edwards 10/13/1900
D /173 2992
Ford County formed 17 Feb 1859 from Clark County
Sams, Pleasant - Hughes, Mamie Ford 06/04/1899 /0008
00005972
Franklin County formed 2 Jan 1818 from White and Gallatin Counties;
Williamson 1839 formed from it.
Willmore, William C - Sams, Amanda J Franklin 06/12/1862
003/0363
Fulton County formed 28 Jan 1823 from Pike County; Henry, Knox, Peoria,
Putnam and Schuyler formed from it in 1825.
Sams, Robert M - Coppage, Mary E Fulton 12/24/1868
00d/0133 00000338
Sams, Alexander - Chambers, Sarah Jane Fulton 08/12/1874 00e/0010
00000187
Gallatin County formed 14 September 1812 from Randolph County; Edwards
1814, White 1815, Pope 1816, Franklin 1818, and Saline 1847 formed from it.
Sams, Hiram T - Marks, Emma T Gallatin 10/27/1873
00b/0589
Sams, I H - Reese, Ada Gallatin 05/23/1900 G /248
Hancock County formed 25 Jan 125 from Pike County
Sams, Calvin - Seimmons, Sarah Hancock 02/02/1870 4/
59 3455
Jackson County formed 10 Jan 1816 from Randolph and Johnson Counties;
Perry 1841 formed from it.
Sams, T M Dr - Gates, America Mrs (See Yates)) Jackson
11/06/1844 /
Sams, T M Dr - Yates, America Mrs (See Gates) Jackson
11/06/1844 /
Sams, Benjamin F (Sames) - Trayler, Mary Mrs Jackson
03/15/1870 /
Sams, George - Mifflin, Anna D Jackson
12/03/1888 /
Sams, William - Ward, Catharine Jackson
01/21/1882 /
Sams, Andrew J - Gillum, Ellen Jackson
03/08/1894 /
Johnson County formed 14 Sep 1812 from Randolph County; Jackson, Pope
1816, Union 1818, Alexander 1819, Massac and Pulaski 1843 formed from it.
Sams, William B - Dollon, Jane Johnson 01/05/1857
00b/0398
Sams, David W - Cooper, Nancy J E Johnson 06/07/1880
00d/0035 00000446
Court records Johnson County, Illinois : October 15, 1814-1817 / prepared and
edited by Ruth Ann Sistler and Jack Kent Sistler. (Vienna, Ill. : Johnson County
Genealogical and Historical Society, c1992.)
Thomas Sams, jury duty - Oct 1815; 25 Oct 1815; 24th Oct 1815; ditto, 25th Oct
1815
Chapman, Leorah May Copeland. A history of Johnson County, Illinois. (Herrin, Ill.:
Press of the Herrin news, c1925)
p. 45 - In 1817 Peter Clark, Henry Sams and Benjamin F. Clark were appointed to view a
road...
p. 150 - Peter Clark, Thomas C Patterson and Henry Sams lived on the west side of the
county in 1816
p. 170 - April 2, 1812 - James Fox and Rice Sams were appointed captains (militia)
p. 270 . . . Jacob Sammon, were either plaintiffs or defendants at this court (April 1833)
p. 275 - for postage - Rice Sams 1 at 18 3/4
Kane County formed 16 Jan 1836 from LaSalle County; DeKalb 1837 and
Kendall 1841 formed from it.
Sams, Herman E. - Smith, Elizabeth M. Kane 09/08/1904 /
00016052
Logan County formed 15 Feb 1839 from Sangamon and Tazewell Counties.
Dement, George G - Sams, Lemira Logan 10/26/1865
002/0003 00001325
Hamilton, John W - Sams, Bernice Logan 03/04/1868
002/0043 00001973
Sams, Adam - Long, Elizabeth Logan 08/29/1872
002/0115 00002947
Field, William H - Sams, Clara Logan
11/28/1882 001/0064
Field, William H - Sams, Clara Logan
11/28/1882 001/0143
Moon, Thomas W - Sams, Cornelia Logan
11/22/1883 001/0130
Sams, John Phillip - Molidon, Catharine Logan 05/06/1884
001/0193
Sams, Tennessee - Harden, Kate Logan
10/13/1885 001/0195
Read, J F - Sams, Huldah Logan
12/11/1885 001/0179
Sams, Nicholas Jr - Krusberger, Matilda Logan 01/16/1894
002/0000 00008799
Macon County formed 19 Jan 1829 from Shelby County; DeWitt 1839, Pratt
1841 and Moultrie 1843 formed from it.
Johnson, Albert - Sams, Mary Macon
12/23/1875 /
Benjamin, William - Sams, Eva Macon
04/04/1899 /
Macoupin County formed 17 Jan 1829 from Madison and Greene Counties.
Montgomery, John P - Sams, Ellen J Macoupin 03/10/1880 006/0035
00009987
Sams, Pearl E - Walton, Grace R Macoupin 08/27/1895
002/0204 00005259
Madison County formed 14 Sep 1812 from StClair; Edwards 1814, Bond
1817, Green, Montgomery, Pike and Sangamon 1821, and Macoupin 1829 formed
from it.
Peck, Hiram - Sams, Nancy Madison 11/23/1815
006/0002 00000054
Sams, George D - Jackson, China Madison 09/04/1823
006/0012 00000448
Sams, Abraham L - Lowe, Lena Madison 06/20/1875 7 /29
739
Mason County formed 20 Jan 1841 from Tazewell County.
Atkins, Archer - Sams, Minerva Mason 08/01/1850
00a/0054
Massac County formed 8 Feb 1842 from Pope and Johnson Counties.
Thomas, George - Sams, Sammie Massac 03/04/1896 /
206 3714
McLean County formed 25 Dec 1830 from Tazewell; LIvingston 1837,
DeWitt 1839 and Woodford 1841 formed from it.
Sams, Edmund - Adams, Elizabeth Mc Lean
10/09/1853 C/ 102
Sams, George W - Adams, Eliza A Mc Lean 03/11/1860
00d/0078
Menard County formed 15 Feb 1839 from Sangamon County.
Sams, George D - Revis, Mary Menard
10/10/1869 A/ 367 2541
Potter, Douglas - Sams, Mollie Menard 12/19/1874 B/
15 4044
Sams, John D - Feers, Missouri Menard
10/03/1875 B/ 19 4157
Morgan County formed 31 Jan 1823 from Sangamon; Cass 1837, Scott 1839
formed from it.
Sams, Foster - Hibbs, Nettie Morgan 04/03/1891 D/
48 5186
Moultrie County formed 16 Feb 1843 from Shelby and Macon Counties.
Sams, Peter W - Fruit, Eliza J Moultrie 10/10/1883 a
/85 3469
Peoria County formed 13 Jan 1825 from Fulton County.
Sams, Levi - Jones, Margaret Peoria 04/10/1856
Ii/ 45 3504
Luce, Elihu - Sams, Rebecca Peoria 09/20/1860
Iii/ 26 5350
Sams, Levi - Jones, Elizabeth Ann Peoria 03/21/1861
Iii/ 43 5660
Sams, Robert - Hunt, Sylvia Peoria 05/16/1863
003/0092 00006549
Sams, Alexander - Vanard, Sarah Peoria 11/01/1865
003/0159 00007671
Laughlin, Robert - Sams, Eliza Peoria 05/26/1870 4 /61
197
Sams, Alexander - Baker, Cassann Peoria 07/09/1871 4
/84 205
Perry County formed 29 Jan 1841 from Randolph and Jackson Counties.
Sams, Thomas M - Witcher, Rhoda E Perry 10/06/1885
B/ 196 140
Piatt County formed 20 Jan 1841 from DeWitt and Macon Counties.
Sams, Creed Bertin - Ohara, Catherine Piatt 06/01/1861
00a/0024
Pulaski County formed 3 Mar 1843 from Johnson County.
Sams, Solomon - Williams, Susan (Mrs) Pulaski 12/29/1881
1 /98
Sams, John - Williams, Ida Pulaski 12/31/1885
1 /114
Sams, Arthur - Cox, Lucy Jane Pulaski
05/19/1891 1 /144
Sams, John - Lindsey, Rose Pulaski 07/02/1891
1 /145
Clayborn, M - Sams, Mary Pulaski 07/27/1893
1 /159
Richland County formed 24 Feb 1841 from Clay and Lawrence Counties.
Walker, Columbus B - Sams, Mary D Richland 10/21/1891
033/0181 00000114
Sams, Adelbert - Tubb, Maggie A Richland 10/21/1891
003/0181 00000115
Sams, Otto - Phelps, Alma Richland 02/28/1906
003/0169 00000029
Titus, Victor - Sams, Elsie Richland 03/30/1909
003/0216 00000049
Rock Island County formed 9 Feb 1831 from Jo Daviess
Sams, Silas - Faust, Sarah Rock Island 08/22/1855
00a/0090 00001351
Sangamon County formed 30 Jan 1821 from Bond and Madison; Morgan
1823, Christian, Logan, Menard and Dane 1839 formed from it.
Sams, John - Vandeventer, Mary Sangamon 07/05/1835 /
Fraiks, Dawson - Sams, Elizabeth Sangamon 07/30/1837
/
Sams, David W - Earley, Maggie E Sangamon 11/24/1888
006/0250
Roe, Noah - Sams, Nettie Sangamon 11/18/1897
007/0194
Sams, Foster - Carter, Bertha M Sangamon 05/29/1900 /
00020924
St Clair County formed 27 Apr 1790 from the Northwest Territory; Randolph
1795, Madison 1812, Monroe 1816, and Washington 1818 formed from it.
In 1801, William Henry Harrison then Governor of Illinois, made St Clair and
Randolph part of Indiana Territory; in 1803 he readjusted the boundaries. In 1805,
Nathaniel Pope, acting territorial governor, put both counties in Indiana Territory.
Sams, Fountain F - Eisenmayer, E Dengusta St. Clair 09/12/1895
/ 3649
Union County formed 2 Jan 1818 from Johnson County.
Mckinney, Jefferson - Sams, Lucinda Union 02/10/1835 1/
44
daughter of Rice and Elizabeth Biggerstaff Sams
Jernigan, Clement L - Sams, Louisa Union
10/22/1835 1/ 50
Sams, Hithapher A - Jinnett, Sarah C Union 11/25/1838
1/ 78
son of Rice and Elizabeth Biggerstaff Sams
Slough, Joseph - Sams, Parisaida Union 11/27/1839
1/ 87
widow of Hezekiah Sams alias Bryant (see Probate records)
Beasley, Burton (Beesly) - Sams, Mahala Malissa Union 12/29/1844 1/ 171
Flaugh, Henry - Sams, Rebecca Union 02/20/1848
1/ 217
Rinehart, John - Sams, Matilda Union 05/11/1848
1/ 226
Corzine, John C - Sams, Louisa Priscilla Union 02/06/1849 1/
232
Barker, Dewitt C - Sams, Nancy Union 06/27/1850
1/ 265
Sams, Lafayette - Williams, Margaret/ Mary J Union 03/06/1851
1/ 274
son of Thomas and Sarah Sams
Corzine, John C - Sams, Bethena Union 12/22/1852
1/ 313
Lee, John C - Sams, Sarah C Mrs Union
07/14/1853 2/ 12
widow of Hitapher A, d. 1849
Sams, Calvin A - Gorham, Mary Union
01/01/1854 2/ 28
Sams, Tolbert - Jordan, Mary Ann Union
08/03/1854 2/ 51
Sams, Benjamin F - Lookinbee, Caroline Union
08/06/1854 2/ 53
son of Thomas and Sarah Sams
Hunsaker, Joseph - Sams, Susan L Union
10/22/1857 2/ 160
daughter of Tolbert and Lurana Hall Sams, granddaughter of Rice and
Elizabeth B
Sams, Calvin A - Lemly, Sarah J Mrs Union
03/14/1858 2/ 173
Corzine, Jacob L - Sams, Caroline Union 09/30/1858
2/ 190
Kimmel, George - Sams, Elizabeth Jane Union 05/17/1859
2/ 211
Littleton, Thomas W - Sams, Sarah J Mrs Union 11/15/1859
2/ 233
Sams, (No Given Name) - Underwood, Mary C (Mar ca 1860) Union
00/00/1860
Sams, Nathan - Stump, Caroline Union 02/15/1861
2/ 281
son of Thomas and Sarah Sams
Sams, Benjamin F - Harrison, Catherine E B Union 08/25/1861
2/ 299
son of Thomas and Sarah Sams
Cruse, Alexander - Sams, Nancy D Union
09/15/1861 2/ 303
daughter of Tolbert and Lurana Hall Sams, granddaughter of Rice and
Elizabeth B
Sams, Rice - Kimmel, Elender Union 01/22/1862
2/ 316
son of Tolbert and Lurana Hall Sams, grandson of Rice and Elizabeth B
Sams, William E - Chester, Amanda Union
12/03/1865 3/ 186
son of Hitopher Albert, grandson of Rice
Sams, Rice - Spann, Delia Union 11/12/1867 /
Keyser, Joseph - Sams, Elizabeth E Union
12/21/1869 /
Turner, John Y - Sams, Elizabeth J Union 03/28/1870
/
daughter of Tolbert and Lurana Hall Sams, granddaughter of Rice and
Elizabeth B
Sams, Nathan - Dickerson, Sarah Ann Union
01/24/1871 /
son of Thomas and Sarah Sams
McGinnis, George F - Sams, Harriet E Union
10/26/1876 /
Sams, Benjamin F - Cochran, Mary Union
12/21/1879 /
son of Thomas and Sarah Sams
Sams, George - Pool, Mary Union 02/15/1883 1
/87 1779
Hoss, William - Sams, Catherine E Union 01/12/1884
1 /103 1987
Hodges, William J - Samson, Clara Union 02/24/1889 2
/28 3056
Veach, John L - Sams, Rosa Union 12/24/1889 2
/45 3277
Sams, Henry C - Karraker, Nancy Meisenhimer (Mrs) Union 09/28/1891 2
/79 3702
Sanford, George - Sams, Mollie E Union 11/21/1893 2
/122 4252
Sams, Silas F - Rendleman, Clara C Union 10/08/1896 3
/18 4906
Perrine, William Morford - Sams, Eva Augusta Union 04/15/1900 3 /89
5744
Rice Sams JP performed weddings in Union Co 1818-1868
Lafayette Sams JP 31 marriages
Gen Web - Union Co site
Union Co Territory Census 1818
free white males over 21 others
Sams David 1 3
Rice 1 6
Thomas 1 8
Union Co Territory Census 1820
Sames David 1 4
Rice 2 5
Thomas 2 8
1835 State census (mil = male 18-45)
Sams Rice under 10=0; 10-20= 1m, 1f; 20-30= 1m; 30-40=1f; 50-60=1m. mil = 1
Thomas under 10=1m, 1f; 10-20= 3m, 2f; 20-30=2m; 40-50=1f; 50-60=1m. mil =
3
1840 State census (mil = male 18-45
Sams Bond 10-20 = 1m; 20-30=1m. 2 mil
H.A. under 10=1f; 10-20=1f; 20-30=1m. 1 mil
Sames N under 10=3f; 10-20=1m; 20-30=1m, 1f
T under 10=2m; 10-20=2m, 3f; 20-30=3m; 50-60=1m, 1f
Tolbert under 10=1m, 1f; 10-20=1m, 1f; 20-30=1f; 30-40=1m; 40-50=1f
Sammons D under 10=1m, 2f; 10-20=1f; 30-40=1m
J under 10=1f; 10-20=3m; 40-50=1m, 1f
Union Co, Ill Probate Records - 1818-1855
Dexter, Darrel. Union County Illinois probate records. (Carterville, Ill. : The Genealogy Society of Southern Illinois, c1996-< > (Utica, Ky. : McDowell Publications))
Sams (alias Bryant), Hezekiah d 1 Nov 1833
wife Harriet/Parsaida Jane Bryant
children: Elbert Rotson Sams
Jacob Herns Sams
Mahala Malissa Sams
Betheana Parrett Sams
Rice Sams
Priscilla Sams
Sams, Rice d. June 1836 This is the son of William and Martha. Wife = Elizabeth
Biggerstaff
widow Elizabeth - admin Tolbert Sams, security Thomas Sams
Sams, Wiley J d Sep 1841 admin Thomas
purchasers at sale: T.M. Sams, Nathan Sams. heirs not named
Sams, Thomas d 3 June 1843 - exec Nathan securities Thomas M, Tolbert Son of William and Martha.
wife Sarah
son Nathan
youngest sons Benjamin F and John M
Sams, Hitipher d 21 Feb 1849 - admin Tolbert Sams Son of Rice, grandson of William& Martha
widow Sarah Caroline
children: Elizabeth J
William E b. 12 Jan 1844
Rice b 19 Nov 1845
Hitopher A b 12 Feb 1849
Sams, Tolbert d 15 Nov 1847 Son of Rice, grandson of William & Martha
widow Lorena Sams
children Rice
Susan Lucinda
Nancy Duran
Elizabeth J
Thomas D
Sams, Elizabeth d 20 Dec 1854 (Stone 26 Dec 1854 aged 63 yr, 3 mo, 1 day)
This is Elizabeth Biggerstaff Sams, widow of Rice
heirs: grandchildren: William Emery McKinney, Elizabeth Catherine McKinney.
Thomas
children of Tolbert: Susan Lucinda, Nancy Duran, Rice, Elizabeth E[Jane],
Thomas
children of HA Sams: Elizabeth Jane, William, Rice, Hitopher Albert
mentions grandson William Emery McIney,
granddaughters Elizabeth Jane Sams,
Susan Lucinda Sams,
Elizabeth Catherine McIney
daughters-in-law: Lorena Sams, Matilda Sams, Sarah Caroline Lee
granddaughter (d of Tolbert) Susan Lucinda, Nancy Duran, Elizabeth Jane
grandsons Jubilee Clinton McIney, John Albert McIney
Cemetery records
Dexter, Darrel. Union County, Illinois, cemeteries. (Carterville, IL : Genealogy Society of Southern Illinois, c1990)
St Johns
Sams Iva N 1870-1909 John A 1868-1899 William E 1844-1889
Grace E 1873-1907 William E 1877-1896 Amanda 1836 -
Jonesboro Cemetery Twp 12S Range 2W
Sams Caroline w/o Ben. F d. 4 Dec 1859 23 y 9m 26d
J Milton s/o T&S 20 Jul 1861 25 y 1 m 21 d
Sarah w/o Thomas 14 Oct 1872 82 y 7 m 12 d
Thomas 3 June 1843 60 y
Sams Thomas B 24 May 1904 55 y 9 m 9 d
Rice 26 Apr 1839 - 19 Feb 1930 ???
Elender Kimmel 1 June 1841 - 26 Nov 1921
Thomas E 6 Mar 1876 - 26 Jan 1941
Walter J 3 Feb 1870 - 27 Nov 1944
A house divided : Union County, Illinois, 1818-1865 / by Darrel Dexter. (Anna, Ill. : Reppert Publications, c1994.)
1818 - 31 year old Thomas Sams
settled about 1811 from Muhlenberg Co, Ky, native of Henry Co, Va
served in Captain Edwards Co of Mounted Illinois Militia 1812
trustee to layout of Jonesboro
Clear Creek Baptist Church - 10 original members - David Sams, Thomas Sams
early church clerks - Thomas Sams 1836-39
Littleberry Allen and Harriet Sammons - Sep 1847 - miscegenation
Corporal Lafayette Sams - deserted Aug 28, 1862 - Co F, 60th Il Vol
Rice Sams - overseer of poor in Union Co - March 1825
Union Co Guardianship Records - Dexter (pamphlet - sorry I don't have more bib info)
Ward Birthdate of ward Estate of: Year guardian Box #
1.Sams, Calvin 26 Mar 1858 Sarah Sams grandmother 1876 573
Calvin A Sams, father, died 1876 or before
William D Frick guardian
Calvin A - 14 Mar 1858 - Mrs Sarah J Lemly
Mrs Sarah J - 15 Nov 1859 - Thomas W Littleton
2. Sams, Rice Tolbert Sams 1855 S
Susan
Nancy D
Elizabeth J
Thomas D
Lorena Sams guardian
3. Sams, William E 12 Jan 1844 HA Sams 1860 598g
Rice 19 Nov 1845
Hitopher 12 Feb 1849
Eliza J
John C Lee guardian bk 5, p. 426
Hitapher - 25 Nov 1838 - Sarah C. Jinnet
Mrs. Sara C. - 14 Jul 1853 - John C. Lee
4. Treese Benjamin F 12 Jan 1835 Jacob Treese 1858 s
Calvin A Sams guardian bk 6, p. 231
Vermillion County formed 18 Jan 1826 from Edgar County; Iroquois 1823,
LaSalle 1831, Champaign 1833 formed from it. (Spelling of Vermillion varies,
sometimes one L, sometimes two)
Lewis, Brown M - Sams, Eliza Jane Vermilion
01/29/1870 3 /59
Sams, Jery - Morman, Elizabeth Vermilion
01/22/1876 D /14 612
Sams, John - Draper, Samantha Alice Vermilion 07/17/1878
D /35 1547
Sams, James M - Hay, Jennie Vermilion
01/08/1887 D /129 5848
Wayne County formed 26 Mar 1819 from Edwards County; Fayette 1821
and Clay 1824 formed from it.
Cook, Andrew S - Sams, Della Wayne
03/24/1887 C /38
Dobbs, John J - Sams, Betty R Wayne
05/15/1888 C /61 331
Dalton, W F - Sams, P A Wayne
03/16/1892 C /65
Williamson County formed 28 Feb 1839 from Franklin County.
Sams, John - Brummett, Amanda O Williamson 10/29/1868 B
/333
Groves, Louis - Sams, Anna Williamson 01/12/1895
H /258
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