Individual Details
Preston Avon Samford
(9 Aug 1893 - 4 Nov 1974)
Events
| Birth | 9 Aug 1893 | Polk County, Georgia | |||
| Census (family)-shared | 13 Jun 1900 | (Thomas Isaiah Samford and Rachel Matilda Smith) Lindale, Floyd County, Georgia |  |  | |
| Census (family)-shared | 21 Apr 1910 | (Thomas Isaiah Samford and Ida Mae Tippen) Howells, Floyd County, Georgia | | | |
| Marriage | 21 Mar 1915 | Fulton County, Georgia - Sallie Kate Waller | | | |
| Draft registration | 5 Jun 1917 | Beeville, Bee County, Texas | | | |
| Census (family) | 5 Apr 1930 | Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama - Sallie Kate Waller | | | |
| Marriage | 21 Jul 1935 | Montgomery County, Alabama - Vera Emma Earle Bounds | | | |
| Death | 4 Nov 1974 | Wortham, Freestone County, Texas | | | |
| Burial | Wortham Cemetery, Freestone County, Texas | |
Families
| Spouse | Sallie Kate Waller (1897 - ) |
| Child | Jane E. Samford (1916 - 2000) |
| Child | Thomas Preston Samford (1918 - 2012) |
| Child | Dudley Barnett Samford Sr. (1919 - 2015) |
| Child | Louis Bristow "Brit" Samford (1923 - 1996) |
| Spouse | Vera Emma Earle Bounds (1896 - 1993) |
| Father | Thomas Isaiah Samford (1857 - 1933) |
| Mother | Rachel Matilda Smith (1858 - 1902) |
| Sibling | Lewis Rowe Samford Sr. (1883 - 1964) |
| Sibling | Thomas Harley Samford (1884 - 1970) |
| Sibling | Amos Carl Samford (1886 - 1962) |
| Sibling | Mary Elizabeth Samford (1888 - 1976) |
| Sibling | Charles Casey Samford (1889 - 1973) |
| Sibling | Maggie Irine Samford (1892 - 1892) |
| Sibling | John Raleigh Samford (1897 - 1968) |
| Sibling | William Bryan Samford (1900 - 1900) |
Notes
Census (family)-shared
Thomas Samford Head Male 42 Texas - Carpenter, houseRachell M Samford Wife Female 41 Georgia
Louis I Samford Son Male 17 Georgia - Cotton weaver
Thomas H Samford Son Male 15 Georgia - Cotton weaver
Amos C Samford Son Male 13 Georgia - Cotton weaver
Mary E Samford Daughter Female 11 Georgia
Charles C Samford Son Male 10 Georgia - Cotton spinner
Preston A Samford Son Male 6 Georgia
John R Samford Son Male 3 Georgia
Census (family)-shared
Thomas T Samford Head Male 52 Georgia - FarmerIda M Samford Wife Female 31 Georgia
Preston A Samford Son Male 16 Georgia - Laborer
John R Samford Son Male 13 Georgia - Laborer
Garrett M Samford Son Male 5 Georgia
Robert A Wood Stepson Male 13 Georgia - Laborer
Charley E Wood Stepson Male 11 Georgia - Laborer
Thomas Isaiah's daughter, Mary, lives next door with her husband, Horace Loyd.
Marriage
Preston A Von SamfordSex Male
Spouse's Name Sallie Kate Waller
Spouse's Sex Female
Marriage Date 21 Mar 1915
Marriage Place Fulton, Georgia
Draft registration
Preston Avon Samford - Brick layerSex Male
Event Date 5 Jun 1917
Event Place Bee, Texas, United States
Event Place (Original) United States, Texas, Bee County
Citizenship Place United States
Birth Date 9 Aug 1893
Birthplace Polk, Georgia
Census (family)
Preston A Samford Head Male 36 Georgia - Estimator, building constructionSallie K Samford Wife Female 32 Georgia
Jane E Samford Daughter Female 14 Oklahoma
Thomas P Samford Son Male 11 Georgia
Dudley B Samford Son Male 10 Georgia
Louis B Samford Son Male 6 Alabama
Marriage
Preston Avon SamfordSex: Male
Spouse's Name: Vera Bounds Brown
Spouse's Sex: Female
Marriage Date: 21 Jul 1935
Marriage Place: Montgomery, Alabama
Death
Preston Avon SamfordSex: Male
Age: 81
Death Date: 04 Nov 1974
Death Place: Wortham, Freestone, Texas, United States
Marital Status: Married
Father's Name: Thomas I Samford
Mother's Name: Rachel Smith
Birth Date: 09 Aug 1893
Birth Year (Estimated): 1893
Birthplace: , Georgia
Endnotes
1. United States Census, 1900 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3NG-WB1.
2. United States Census, 1910 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLKP-F2H.
3. Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Z1-5L28.
4. United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ6B-MQL.
5. United States Census, 1930 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3VKV-9T2.
6. Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKMB-RGHW.
7. Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K387-MYJ.
8. United States Social Security Death Index https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JL72-N2L.
9. Texas Death Index, 1964-1998 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JK97-2ZW.
10. Find a Grave Memorial 14178512.