Individual Details
William Amasa Samford
(16 Nov 1827 - 12 Jan 1909)
Private, Company A (Capt. A. M. Truit's), 28th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Randal's) (1st Texas Lancers), CSA
William Amasa Samford is the son of Elkanah and Mary Samford. W. A. Samford married Sarah Evaline Webb on November 5, 1848, in Shelby County, Texas. On April 2, 1862, William A. Sanford enlisted at Buena Vista, Shelby County, Texas, by A. M. Truit, for 3 years or the war, as a private in Company A, 28th Regiment, Texas Cavalry. At mustering-in, his horse was valued at $175, and his equipments at $25. He was on a 60-day furlough beginning February 25, 1864.
Children include Lavinia Jane (b. 1850, d. 1879), George C., Mary, Thomas K., Elkanah B., Margaret, Sarah Anne "Sallie," William A., John Carl, Robert E. Lee, James E.
In the 1900 census, Shelby County, W. A. Samford, 72, b. Nov. 1827 in Alabama, is listed with wife Sarah E., 67, b. July 1832 in Tennessee. The couple had been married 51 years; Sarah had had 11 children, and 9 were living. Living next door were H. L. Samford, 48, b. in TX; his wife S I., 50; and their 3 children.
Sources:
1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900 censuses, Shelby Co, TX
Soldiers Service Records, Civil War
Sarah E. Samford, Widow's Application for Pension, # 19264, Shelby County, Texas
William Amasa Samford is the son of Elkanah and Mary Samford. W. A. Samford married Sarah Evaline Webb on November 5, 1848, in Shelby County, Texas. On April 2, 1862, William A. Sanford enlisted at Buena Vista, Shelby County, Texas, by A. M. Truit, for 3 years or the war, as a private in Company A, 28th Regiment, Texas Cavalry. At mustering-in, his horse was valued at $175, and his equipments at $25. He was on a 60-day furlough beginning February 25, 1864.
Children include Lavinia Jane (b. 1850, d. 1879), George C., Mary, Thomas K., Elkanah B., Margaret, Sarah Anne "Sallie," William A., John Carl, Robert E. Lee, James E.
In the 1900 census, Shelby County, W. A. Samford, 72, b. Nov. 1827 in Alabama, is listed with wife Sarah E., 67, b. July 1832 in Tennessee. The couple had been married 51 years; Sarah had had 11 children, and 9 were living. Living next door were H. L. Samford, 48, b. in TX; his wife S I., 50; and their 3 children.
Sources:
1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900 censuses, Shelby Co, TX
Soldiers Service Records, Civil War
Sarah E. Samford, Widow's Application for Pension, # 19264, Shelby County, Texas
Events
| Birth | 16 Nov 1827 | Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama | |||
| Marriage | 5 Nov 1848 | Shelby County, Texas - Sarah Evelina Webb | |||
| Census (family) | 19 Sep 1850 | Shelby County, Texas - Sarah Evelina Webb |  |  | |
| Census (family) | 10 Aug 1870 | Shelby County, Texas - Sarah Evelina Webb | | | |
| Census (family) | 7 Jul 1880 | Shelby County, Texas - Sarah Evelina Webb | | | |
| Census (family) | 7 Jun 1900 | Center, Shelby County, Texas - Sarah Evelina Webb | | | |
| Death | 12 Jan 1909 | Center, Shelby County, Texas | |||
| Burial | Tenaha City Cemetery, Shelby County, Texas | |
Families
| Spouse | Sarah Evelina Webb (1832 - 1925) |
| Father | Elkanah Buchanan Samford (1808 - 1888) |
| Mother | Mary Magdalene Weaver (1807 - 1845) |
| Sibling | Mary Ann "Miriam" Samford (1826 - 1908) |
| Sibling | Uriah Thomas Samford (1829 - 1858) |
| Sibling | Joab R. Samford (1830 - 1924) |
| Sibling | George Albert Samford (1832 - 1860) |
| Sibling | Dorothea Tabathia Samford (1832 - 1918) |
| Sibling | Rebecca Margaret Samford (1835 - 1910) |
| Sibling | Belinda Caroline Samford (1836 - 1922) |
| Sibling | Pernecia Susannah Samford (1838 - 1906) |
Notes
Census (family)
Wm A Sanford Male 22 Alabama - FarmerSary J Sanford Female 18 Tennessee
Laviney J Sanford Female 3/12 Texas
Census (family)
W A Samford Male 43 Alabama - FarmerSarah E Samford Female 40 Tennessee - Keeping house
George C Samford Male 17 Texas - at school
Mary Samford Female 15 Texas - at school
Crawford Samford Male 13 Texas - at home
Al Kanah Samford Male 11 Texas - at home
Mary A Samford Female 8 Texas - at home
M E Samford Female 6 Texas
Sarah A Samford Female 5 Texas
Wm A Samford Male 4 Texas
Jno C Samford Male 2 Texas
Lavina Jane Samford Female 20 Texas
Census (family)
W A Samford Self Male 51 Alabama - FarmerS E Samford Wife Female 47 Tennessee - Keeping house
T K Samford Son Male 23 Texas - Works on farm
A B Samford Son Male 21 Texas - Works on farm
Sallie Samford Daughter Female 17 Texas - at home
W A Samford Son Male 14 Texas - Works on farm
J C Samford Son Male 12 Texas - Works on farm
Robt E Lee Samford Son Male 9 Texas
Jas E Samford Son Male 6 Texas
M A Samford Niece Female 19 Texas - at home
M A Samford Niece Female 17 Texas - at home
Census (family)
W A Samford Head Male 73 Alabama - FarmerSarah E Samford Wife Female 68 Tennessee
Endnotes
1. United States Census, 1850 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXLP-Z94.
2. United States Census, 1870 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXGZ-ZF4.
3. United States Census, 1880 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFJ8-9XT.
4. United States Census, 1900 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M354-XH5.
5. Find a Grave Memorial 28895511.