Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Hezikiah W. Sample    
       Also known as: H. W. Sample 1,2
                Born: Sep-27-1866          in Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV  2,3,1
                Died: Sep-26-1947          in Weston, Lewis Co, WV  2
              Buried:                      in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  2
             Resided:                      at Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV  2
              Census: 1880, 1900           in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      farmer  3,2
              Father: Allen Sample   (1840 - 1920) 
              Mother: Sarah Thomas   (1842 - 1921) 
Other spouse 2
                Wife: Bettie Ann Nutter   4  
       Also known as: Rebecca Nutter 5
             Married: Aug-14-1890          in Doddridge Co, WV  1
                Born: Sep- 6-1860          in Harrison Co, (W)VA  6,3,1
                Died: Apr- 9-1914           6
              Buried:                      in Taylor Cemetery, near Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV  7
              Census: 1900                 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV  
             Resided: 1890                 in Doddridge Co, WV  1
              Father:
              Mother:
           M Child 1: William Jennings Sample      
                Born: Mar- 8-1897          in Ritchie Co, WV  8,9
                Died: Feb- 5-1962          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  9
              Buried:                      in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV  9
              Census: 1940                 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV  10
              Census: 1930                 in Erie, Harrison Co, WV  
              Census: 1900                 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      laborer, State Roads  9
          Occupation: 1940                 road work supervisor  10
                Wife: Ruby Lotus Douglass  b. Jun-19-1895  d. Sep- 9-1974  
         Census name: Rubie L. Douglass 11
             Married: Dec-20-1916          in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  8,12
           F Child 2: Sarah Grace Samples      
       Also known as: Grace Samples 13,14
                Born: Jan-20-1900           15,16
                Died: Apr-15-1954          in Weston, Lewis Co, WV  15,16
              Buried:                      in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV  17,15
              Census: 1940                 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV  18
              Census: 1930                 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1900                 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV  
             Husband: Gerald C. Chedester  b. May-25-1897  d. 1956  
             Married: ca 1919               19

Sources:
(1) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. 
(2) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) 
(3) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District) 
(4) Death record of son. 
(5) Death record of daughter. 
(6) Headstone. 
(7) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, 
McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. 
(8) James R. Sample , A Genealogy of the Levi Douglass Family and Some of His Descendants 
(self-published, July 2007) 
(9) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. 
(10) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) 
(11) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) 
(12) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), 
Identified as William Jennings Samples (sic), 20, of Ritchie Co; and Ruby Lotus Douglas (sic), 21, of Doddridge Co.  
Married Dec 20 1916. 
(13) Birth record of daughter. 
(14) Marriage record of daughter. 
(15) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(16) Headstone (year only) 
(17) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) 
(18) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) 
(19) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). 







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