Samuel drowned in the Mississippi River in Louisiana. He was buried in Madison Parish, Louisiana.
Sources
United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29K-LNLV : 12 March 2018), Samuel Posey, 1812-1815; citing NARA microfilm publication M602 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); roll 167; FHL microfilm 882,685.
Family Genealogical Records.
United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHG1-QYT : 12 August 2017), Samuel Posey, Natchitoches, Louisiana, United States; citing 86, NARA microfilm publication M19,
United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTD-Q79 : 7 September 2017), Samuel Posey, Carroll, Louisiana, United States; citing p. 126, NARA microfilm publication M704,
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