Reverend Elam Augustus Sample

1843 - 1917  (73 years)

• Name	Elam Augustus Sample  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40]
  Title	Reverend
  Birth	25 Dec 1843	Hopewell, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA   [6, 7, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40]
  Gender	Male
  Family Search ID	KZWD-P5M
  Occupation	Presbyterian Minister  [1, 13, 15, 17, 21]
  Residence	1850	Ramah, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA   [26]
  Residence	1860	Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA   [27]
  	Western Division
  Military Service	15 Aug 1862	Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA   [29, 30]
  Residence	1870	Long Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA   [28, 30]
  Residence	1880	Davidson College, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA   [7]
  Residence	1900	Franklin, Macon, North Carolina, USA   [18]
  Residence	1910	Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, USA   [13]
  Burial	1917	Oakdale Cemetery, Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, USA   [6, 12, 16, 17, 22, 31, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40]
  Death	7 Sep 1917	Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, USA   [6, 12, 15, 16, 17, 22, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40]
  Person ID	I12791	MontyHistNotes_2014 | JMMM_daughter Martha Montgomery, William Azmon Sample and Esther Garrison
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Robert Milas Sample,   b. 9 May 1807, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA d. 15 Jul 1855, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA (Age 48 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Adeline Henderson,   b. 4 Dec 1808, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA d. 1896, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA (Age 87 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	25 Mar 1834	Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA   [41, 42]
  Family ID	F1915	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Elizabeth Cannon,   b. 24 Oct 1852, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA d. 25 Feb 1939, Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, USA (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	27 Oct 1875	Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA   [24, 32]
  Children	> 1. Claudia Lee Sample,   b. 10 Sep 1876, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA d. 3 Jun 1947, Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, USA (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 2. Eleanor Margaret Sample,   b. 13 Aug 1879, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA d. 13 Feb 1953, Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, USA (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 3. Emma Jean Sample,   b. 5 Jun 1881, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA d. 26 Mar 1974, Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, USA (Age 92 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 4. Mary Elizabeth Sample,   b. 10 May 1883, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA d. 26 Dec 1948, Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, USA (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 5. Martha Belle Sample,   b. 1 Apr 1885, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA d. 22 Oct 1947, Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, USA (Age 62 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 6. Dr Robert Cannon Sample, Sr,   b. 19 Feb 1887, Franklin County, North Carolina, USA d. 3 Nov 1965, Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, USA (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Anna Hood Sample,   b. 1 Oct 1889, Henderson County, North Carolina, USA d. 15 Sep 1984, Fletcher, Henderson, North Carolina, USA (Age 94 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 8. Grace Reynolds Sample,   b. 4 Dec 1892, North Carolina, USA d. 4 Jun 1949, Newport News, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA (Age 56 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 9. John Harris Sample,   b. 17 Mar 1898, Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, USA d. 6 Jan 1976, Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F9800	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 25 Dec 1843 - Hopewell, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Residence - 1850 - Ramah, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Residence - Western Division - 1860 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Military Service - 15 Aug 1862 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Residence - 1870 - Long Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Marriage - 27 Oct 1875 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Residence - 1900 - Franklin, Macon, North Carolina, USA Residence - 1910 - Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, USA Death - 7 Sep 1917 - Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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