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Virginia Manasses Sample
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Virginia Manasses Sample 1 2
- Born: 18 Jul 1861, , Colorado County, Texas 1
- Marriage (1): Harmon Holcomb Wingfield about 1881
- Died: 21 Jun 1920, , Harris County, Texas at age 58 3
Another name for Genie was Virginia "Genie" Tanascos.4
General Notes:
She was an orphan who was adopted by the Sample family. It is said that her family was killed by Indians. By the time of the 1900 census, Virginia had borne 8 children with 6 still living. Her parents were born in Georgia. By the time of the 1910 census, she had borne 11 children with 9 still living.
Genie married Harmon Holcomb Wingfield, son of James Wingfield and Rachel Halcrom, about 1881. (Harmon Holcomb Wingfield was born on 5 Mar 1857 in , Jackson County, Texas,1 5 died on 24 Apr 1931 in , Uvalde County, Texas 5 6 and was buried in Placid Cemetery, Placid, McCulloch, Texas 5 7.). The cause of his death was cancer of bladder, hemorrhage, toxemia.
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Sources
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1900 United States Federal Census, Justice Precinct 4, Edwards, Texas; Roll: T623_1629; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 16. Repository: Ancestry.com.
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1910 United States Federal Census, Justice Precinct 6, Callahan, Texas; Roll: T624_1534; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0016; Image: 1110; FHL Number: 1375547. Repository: Ancestry.com.
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Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, Certificate Number: 199__ Shown on Ancestry as Tomais G??. Repository: Ancestry.com.
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Death Certificate (Official Document), Certificate Number: 71855 for daughter Viola Sophronia. Information provided by granddaughter Leola Steiner showed her last name as Tanascos.
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Death Certificate (Official Document), Certificate Number: 21028.
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Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, Certificate Number: 21028. Repository: Ancestry.com.
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FindAGrave.com, Memorial# 25791313.