Individual Details
William D. Samford
(1816 - 1880)
WILLIAM D SANFORD was born in 1816 in Tennessee, USA. He married Sarah Ann Decheise on 21 Mar 1837 in Leake County, Mississippi, USA. She was born in 1822 in South Carolina, USA.
William D Sanford and Sarah Ann Decheise had the following children:
i. MARY JANE8 SANFORD was born in 1842 in Misssissippi, USA. She died in 1908 in Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana, USA.
She married (1) REDDICK BLAKE. He was born in 1812 in North Carolina, United States. He died in 1870 in Winn Parish Louisiana.
She married (2) JOHN SPICKER on 14 Mar 1872 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana, USA. He was born in 1807 in Prussia.
ii. MARTHA SANFORD was born in 1844 in Mississippi, USA.
iii. WILLIAM F SANFORD was born in 1848 in Mississippi, USA.
iv. LEROY M SANFORD was born in 1850 in Mississippi, USA.
v. THOMAS SANFORD was born in 1857 in Mississippi, USA.
vi. ERASMUS SANFORD was born in 1860 in Lousiana, USA.
vii. EDNA SANFORD was born in 1863 in Lousiana, USA.
viii. RINDA SANFORD was born in 1865 in Louisiana, USA.
ix. MARSHALL SANFORD was born in 1868 in Louisiana, USA.
William D Sanford and Sarah Ann Decheise had the following children:
i. MARY JANE8 SANFORD was born in 1842 in Misssissippi, USA. She died in 1908 in Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana, USA.
She married (1) REDDICK BLAKE. He was born in 1812 in North Carolina, United States. He died in 1870 in Winn Parish Louisiana.
She married (2) JOHN SPICKER on 14 Mar 1872 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana, USA. He was born in 1807 in Prussia.
ii. MARTHA SANFORD was born in 1844 in Mississippi, USA.
iii. WILLIAM F SANFORD was born in 1848 in Mississippi, USA.
iv. LEROY M SANFORD was born in 1850 in Mississippi, USA.
v. THOMAS SANFORD was born in 1857 in Mississippi, USA.
vi. ERASMUS SANFORD was born in 1860 in Lousiana, USA.
vii. EDNA SANFORD was born in 1863 in Lousiana, USA.
viii. RINDA SANFORD was born in 1865 in Louisiana, USA.
ix. MARSHALL SANFORD was born in 1868 in Louisiana, USA.
Events
| Birth | 1816 | Tennessee | |||
| Marriage | 21 Mar 1837 | Leake County, Mississippi - Sarah Ann Foster Deshields |  |  | |
| Census (family) | 12 Aug 1850 | Scott County, Mississippi - Sarah Ann Foster Deshields | | | |
| Census (family) | 8 Dec 1860 | Jackson Parish, Louisiana - Sarah Ann Foster Deshields | | | |
| Census (family) | 11 Jul 1870 | Pine Ridge, Winn Parish, Louisiana - Sarah Ann Foster Deshields | | | |
| Death | 1880 | Florence, Dallas, Texas | | ||
| Census (family) | 2 Jun 1880 | Bell County, Texas - Sarah Ann Foster Deshields | | |
Families
| Spouse | Sarah Ann Foster Deshields (1821 - 1899) |
| Child | Martha Louise Samford (1843 - 1926) |
| Child | Mary Jane Samford (1843 - 1886) |
| Child | William F. Samford (1848 - ) |
| Child | Leroy S. Samford (1850 - 1930) |
| Child | Barbara Allen Samford (1848 - 1922) |
| Child | Thomas J. Samford (1857 - 1886) |
| Child | Erasmus Terrell Samford (1861 - 1934) |
| Child | Edna Samford (1863 - ) |
| Child | Arinda Elizabeth Samford (1865 - 1945) |
| Child | Marshall Ivanhoe Samford (1867 - 1940) |
| Father | John Turbeville Samford (1792 - 1872) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Bradshaw (1799 - 1872) |
| Sibling | Anna Prislea Samford (1815 - 1905) |
| Sibling | Evan A. Sanford (1819 - ) |
| Sibling | Martha Jane Samford (1824 - 1901) |
| Sibling | Elijah R. Samford (1822 - 1870) |
| Sibling | Jeptha Sanford (1834 - ) |
| Sibling | George W. Samford (1833 - 1904) |
| Sibling | Moses Sanford (1836 - 1915) |
| Sibling | Barbara Samford (1837 - 1927) |
Notes
Marriage
William D. SandfordSex Male
Spouse's Name Sarahann Dechiese
Spouse's Sex Female
Marriage Date 21 Mar 1837
Marriage Place Leake, Mississippi
Census (family)
William D Sanford Male 30 Tennessee - FarmerSarah Sanford Female 25 South Carolina
Mary Sanford Female 9 Mississippi
Martha Sanford Female 6 Mississippi
William Sanford Male 2 Mississippi
Leroy Sanford Male 6/12 Mississippi
James Deshields Male 13 Mississippi
Joel Deshields Male 10 Mississippi
Census (family)
William D Samford Male 45 Allabama - FarmerSarah G Samford Female 30 Mississippi - Domestic
Martha Samford Female 16 Mississippi - Domestic
William F Samford Male 13 Mississippi
Leroy Samford Male 12 Louisiana
Barbary A Samford Female 9 Louisiana
Thomas Samford Male 5 Louisiana
Rossmus Samford Male 1 Louisiana
Census (family)
William D Sanford Male 54 Tennessee - FarmerSarah F Sanford Female 48 South Carolina - at home
William F Sanford Male 22 Mississippi - at home
Leroy M Sanford Male 20 Mississippi - Works on farm
Barbary E Sanford Female 15 Louisiana - at home
Thomas Sanford Male 13 Louisiana - at home
Erasmus Sanford Male 10 Louisiana - at home
Edna Sanford Female 7 Louisiana - at home
Rinda Sanford Female 5 Louisiana - at home
Murtial Sanford Male 2 Louisiana - at home
Death
Florence is a city in Williamson County, Texas, United States.Census (family)
William Sanford Self Male 64 Tennessee - FarmerSarah F Sanford Wife Female 59 South Carolina - Housekeeping
Arinda E Sanford Daughter Female 14 Louisiana - at home
Marshall E Sanford Son Male 12 Louisiana - at home
Endnotes
1. Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2ZT-8MQ.
2. United States Census, 1850 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4LF-KWP.
3. United States Census, 1860 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFPQ-TNP.
4. United States Census, 1870 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M87P-PX4.
5. United States Census, 1880 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFF2-ZZ2.