Sampson Head (1807-1887)

Betty Ann Blakely (1810-1897)

Alexander Baker (1805-1865)

Rebecca Murphree (1808-1877)

James Blakely Head (1830-1903)

Asenath Catherine Baker (1840-1894)

James Samuel Head (1872-1947)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: 1. Martha Ellen Taylor Clint Allen Head+ Kleber Sampson Head+ William Blakely Head+ Ellen Laura Head Myrtle M. Leota Head+ Velma Jane Head+ Audry Taylor Head+ Verena Head Lois I. Head+ James Samuel Head 3 4 5 6 7 Born: 17 Dec 1872, , Johnson County, Texas 8 Marriage (1): Martha Ellen Taylor on 21 Feb 1894 in , Scurry County, Texas 1 2 Died: 10 Sep 1947, Snyder, Scurry County, Texas at age 74 9 10 Buried: 12 Sep 1947, Snyder Cemetery, Snyder, Scurry County, Texas 10 11    Cause of his death was generalized carcinomatosis due to carcinoma of stomach.10    Another name for Sam was James Sampson Head.   General Notes: At the time of the 1900 census, Sam was a farmer, paying a mortgage on his farm in Scurry County, Texas.. By the time of the 1910 census, he owned his farm in Scurry County free of any mortgage. When Sam registered for the WWI draft he listed his occupation as stock farmer. He was self-employed. He was living in Snyder, Scurry County, Texas. He listed his wife, Martha Ellen, as his nearest relative. He continued to farm in Scurry County, Texas through the 1920 and 1930 census years.   Additional Information: • Death Certificate Image: here. • FindAGrave: Memorial# 53699387. Sam married Martha Ellen Taylor, daughter of William Hughes Taylor and Minerva Jane Wallace, on 21 Feb 1894 in , Scurry County, Texas.1 2 (Martha Ellen Taylor was born on 3 Oct 1875 in Texas,12 13 died on 14 Nov 1968 in , Scurry County, Texas 9 12 13 and was buried on 16 Nov 1968 in Snyder Cemetery, Snyder, Scurry County, Texas 13 14.). The cause of her death was cerebrovascular accident (recurrent) due to severe cerebrovascular arteriosclerosis.10

1 Diane Bunting, email of 23 May 2010.

2 Texas Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2011, Repository: Ancestry.com.

3 1880 United States Federal Census, Hamilton, Texas;Roll T9_1308;Fam Hist Film: 1255308;Pg: 37 7.4000;ED: 70. Repository: Ancestry.com.

4 1900 United States Federal Census, Justice Precinct 4, Scurry, Texas; Roll T623_1668; Page: 1 5A; ED: 135. Repository: Ancestry.com.

5 1910 United States Federal Census, Justice Precinct 3, Scurry, Texas; Roll T624_1588; Page: 1 B; ED: 233; Image: 125. Repository: Ancestry.com.

6 1920 United States Federal Census, Justice Precinct 1, Scurry, Texas; Roll T625_1845; Page: 1 A; ED: 217; Image: 30. Repository: Ancestry.com.

7 1930 United States Federal Census, Precinct 1, Scurry, Texas; Roll 2389; Page: 19A; ED: 6; Image: 808.0. Repository: Ancestry.com.

8 World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Scurry County, Texas; Roll 1983666; Draft Board: 0. Repository: Ancestry.com.

9 Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, Repository: Ancestry.com.

10 Death Certificate (Official Document), Certificate Number: 39770.

11 FindAGrave.com, Memorial# 53699387.

12 U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 (Database online), Number: 460-76-7780; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: 1963. Repository: Ancestry.com.

13 Death Certificate (Official Document), Certificate Number: 80815.

14 FindAGrave.com, Memorial# 53699680.