Individual Details
Ben Randolph Samford
(9 Sep 1891 - 5 Mar 1970)
Ben was a member of Pleasant Mound Methodist Church. He was a detective with the Dallas Police Department, and was retired at the time of his death.
Events
| Birth | 9 Sep 1891 | Wills Point, Van Zandt County, Texas |  | ||
| Census (family)-shared | 5 Jun 1900 | (Randolph Macon Samford and Katherine Robert Logan) Wills Point, Van Zandt County, Texas | |  | |
| Marriage | 30 Oct 1920 | Canton, Van Zandt County, Texas - Neomia Inez Johnson | |||
| Death | 5 Mar 1970 | Dallas, Dallas County, Texas | |||
| Burial | White Rose Cemetery, Wills Point, Van Zandt County, Texas | |
Families
| Spouse | Neomia Inez Johnson (1903 - 1984) |
| Child | Joe Bob Samford (1921 - 1973) |
| Child | John Randolph Samford (1924 - 1945) |
| Spouse | Effie Mae Lawler (1895 - 1992) |
| Child | Truitt Samford (1916 - ) |
| Child | Don Lawler Samford (1917 - ) |
| Father | Randolph Macon Samford (1854 - 1943) |
| Mother | Katherine Robert Logan (1861 - 1946) |
| Sibling | Mary Elizabeth Samford (1878 - 1940) |
| Sibling | Susan Eula Samford (1880 - 1930) |
| Sibling | Katie Fewellen "Ellie" Samford (1881 - 1909) |
| Sibling | Thomas F. Samford (1884 - 1948) |
| Sibling | Maude Samford (1886 - 1989) |
| Sibling | Norrie Samford (1889 - 1948) |
| Sibling | Lota Lee Samford (1894 - ) |
| Sibling | John Joe Samford (1898 - 1980) |
| Sibling | Anna Logan Samford (1902 - 1966) |
| Sibling | William Robert Samford (1904 - 1973) |
Notes
Birth
Ben's tombstone and his death certificate says he was born in 1891, but his Word War II registration card, which he signed, says he was born in 1892.Census (family)-shared
Randolph Samford Head Male 46 Alabama - Tax assessorKatie R Samford Wife Female 39 Kentucky
Mary E Samford Daughter Female 22 Texas
Susan E Samford Daughter Female 20 Texas
Katie F Samford Daughter Female 19 Texas
Thomas F Samford Son Male 16 Texas - at school
Maud Samford Daughter Female 14 Texas - at school
Norris Samford Daughter Female 12 Texas - at school
Ben R Samford Son Male 9 Texas
Lota Lee Samford Daughter Female 6 Texas
John J Samford Son Male 2 Texas
Endnotes
1. United States Census, 1900 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M35K-QS5.
2. Find a Grave Memorial 79396583.