Van Dorrel Samples (1907 - 1935)

Born 20 Mar 1907 in Procious, Clay, West Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Florence Irene (Reynolds) Samples — married 8 Feb 1925 in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States

Died 28 Dec 1935 at age 28 in Clay, West Virginia, United States

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Biography

Van Dorrel Samples was born on March 20, 1907, in Procious, Clay, West Virginia, United States, to Bratton Samples and Eliza Samples ^[1] View Record Van Dorrel Samples died on December 28, 1935, in Clay, West Virginia, United States when he was 28 years old. Cause of death is listed as Acute Nephritis. ^[2]View Record He was buried in Samples Harvey Cemetery, Procious, Clay, West Virginia, United States. ^[3] View Headstone

Van Dorrel Samples married Florence Reynolds in Kanawha, West Virginia, United States, on 8 February 1925 when he was 18 years old. ^[4] View Record Line 116
They had four known children:

1. Clide Harvey Samples 1926–1958 ^[5]
2. Geneva Mae Samples 1928– ? ^[6]
3. Hilda Irene Samples 1930–1997 ^[7]
4. Howard Curtis Samples 1932– ? ^[8] married Frances Annette Samples, daughter of Louella Pearl Drake and Jess A Samples.
   FamilySearch Links:Howard C Samples Frances A Samples

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Sources

1. ↑ "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VRXP-B1Y : 4 December 2014), Van D. Samples, 20 Mar 1907; citing Procious, Clay, West Virginia, United States, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 1,992,814.
2. ↑ "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F116-Q7P : 4 December 2014), Van D. Samples, 28 Dec 1935; citing Clay, West Virginia, County Records, 16513, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 1,953,908.
3. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVKJ-MB41 : 13 December 2015), Van Dorrel Samples, 1935; Burial, Procious, Clay, West Virginia, United States of America, Samples Harvey Cemetery; citing record ID 44621651, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
4. ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FTCJ-LBM : 4 December 2014), Van D Samples and Florence Irene Reynolds, 1925; citing Kanawha, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 521,722.
5. ↑ "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NMZ6-7J6 : 4 December 2014), Van Samples in entry for Clyde Harvery Samples, 21 Dec 1958; citing Clay, West Virginia, County Records, 17357, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 2,074,146.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XMCG-QZY : 8 December 2015), Van D Samples, 1930.
7. ↑ "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V29P-HPN : 8 December 2014), Samples in entry for Hilda I Westfall, 24 Apr 1997; from "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2010); citing vol. 31092, certificate number 033965, Ohio Historical Society, Columbus; Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Columbus.
8. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K3GS-77V : 8 December 2014), Van D Samples in entry for Howard Curtis Samples and Frances Annette Samples, ; citing Medina, Ohio, United States, reference ; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 475,480.

• "West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X552-T8Y : 12 December 2014), Van D. Samples, 20 Mar 1907; citing Procious, Clay, WV, reference 1668; FHL microfilm 1,992,814.
• "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NMR7-5KS : 4 December 2014), Van Samples in entry for Clyde Harvey Samples, 21 Dec 1958; citing Maysel, Clay, West Virginia, County Records, p 185, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 567,458.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MNL8-XQK : 14 December 2015), Van Samples in household of Bratton M Samples, Union, Clay, West Virginia, United States; citing sheet 1A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,949.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MPNG-66P : 29 October 2015), Van D Samples in household of Harvey Samples, Union, Clay, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 6, sheet 8A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,692.