Person:Henry Sample (2)

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Henry Chalfont Sample
b.16 Feb 1853
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Name Henry Chalfont Sample
Gender Male
Birth[1] 16 Feb 1853
Occupation[4] 1870 Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, United StatesCoal Miner
Occupation[2][8] 1900 Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, United StatesEditor and Operator Fairmont Free Press
Death[1] 4 Sep 1936 Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, United States
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References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Find A Grave
    Henry Chalfont Sample.
  2. Christa Lynn Greco. Images of America, Fairmont
    55, 2013.

    Caption to a photo of H.C. Sample, "Henry C. Sample was the editor and operator of the Fairmont Press, which shared the Sample Building at 221 Monroe Street with the Fairmont Printing Company in 1900. (MCHS.)"

  3.   Washington, Pennsylvania, United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

    The 1860 United States Federal Census for California, Washington County, Pennsylvania lists:
    Steele Sample, Age 65, Occupation laborer, value of real estate $300, value of personal estate $100, place of birth: Pennsylvania;

    Caroline Sample, age 46, Place of Birth: Pennsylvania;
    Morrison Sample, age 23, Place of birth: Pennsylvania;
    George Sample, age 21, place of birth: Pennsylvania;
    Woodman Sample, age 19, place of birth: Pennsylvania;
    Johnston Sample, age 16, place of birth: Pennsylvania;
    Thos. Sample, age 12, place of birth: Pennsylvania;
    John Sample, age 9, place of birth: Pennsylvania;
    Henry C Sample, age 7, place of birth: Pennsylvania.

  4. Marion, West Virginia, United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

    The 1870 United States Federal Census for Palatine (Fairmont Post Office), Marion County, West Virginia lists:

    Steele Sample, Age 69, Occupation: Printer, Value of Real Estate: $550, Place of Birth: Pennsylvania;
    Catherine [sic] Sample, Age: 55, Occupation: Keeping House, Place of Birth: Maryland;
    Johnson E. Sample, Age 24, Occupation: Coal Miner, Place of Birth: Pennsylvania;
    John L. Sample, Age 22, Occupation: Coal Miner, Place of Birth: Pennsylvania;
    Henry C. Sample, Age 17, Occupation: Coal Miner, Place of Birth: Pennsylvania

  5.   Jordan, John W, and James Hadden. Genealogical and personal history of Fayette County, Pennsylvania. (New York, United States: Lewis Historical Pub. Co., 1912)
    III/854.

    "He married, in 1858, Ellen Sample, born 1833, died, November 9, 1900, daughter of Steele Sample, a journalist and editor of the first paper published in California, Pennsylvania. Later he moved to and edited a paper in Fairmont, West Virginia, where he died aged eighty-eight years. He was a Presbyterian, as was his wife. Children of Mr. and Mrs. Sample: 1. Morrison of Los Angeles, California. 2. Wood of Fairmont, West Virginia. 3. Johnson. 4. Thomas, a music dealer of Warren, Ohio, where he died. 5. George, for the past forty years a resident of California. 6. John, deceased. 7. Henry, one time editor of the Fairmont Free Press, now retired. 8. Ellen, of previous mention...."

  6.   West Virginia Vital Research Records - Death Records Search.

    Henry Chalfonte Sample's death record can be found here: http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5851929&Type=Death

  7.   West Virginia Vital Research Records - Marriage Records Search.

    The record for Henry Sample's marriage to Allie Nuzum can be found here: http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12522985&Type=Marriage

  8. 1900 Census