Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Sample, William 
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Author: History of Grundy County, 1914

Sample, William (deceased) - Perhaps no resident of Grundy County was a more 
honorable man than the late William Sample, of Morris, whose life was filled 
with good deeds, and whose memory is tenderly cherished by those who knew him 
and thus appreciated his many virtues. He was born at South Salem, Ohio, 
October 16, 1828, a son of John and Mary (McKenzie) Sample, of Irish decent, 
who were farming people. In the spring of 1852 William Sample joined his 
father, John Sample, and came west from South Salem, Ohio, to look for a home 
in Illinois. Through the late William Hopkins, who was agent for the property, 
John Sample bought between 700 and 800 acres of land, four miles south of 
Morris, Ill., and in the following fall the entire family, and another one by 
the name of Stoneback, came to this new home, making the trip by wagon. From 
then on, William Sample made Grundy County his home, and became the owner of 
200 acres of land in Wauponsee Township.

Having received a better educational training than some of his associates, as 
he attended the South Salem academy, he was naturally a leader in his 
community, and as he was honest and a thorough believer in doing what was 
right at no matter what sacrifice, Mr. Sample's influence for good was strong, 
although he never connected himself with any particular religious 
organization. However, he contributed generously towards religious work, and 
was recognized as one of the strong moral forces of his day and locality. A 
man of kindly impulses and genial manner, he was a welcome addition to any 
gathering. Until he married, he assisted his father, but after that, was 
engaged in conducting his own affairs. Mr. Sample was married at La Salle, 
Ill., to Matilda Martin, a daughter of Zachariah and Rebecca (Sutherland) 
Martin, the former born February 25, 1789, and the latter October 18, 1799. 
These parents died from scarlet fever when Mrs. Sample was twelve years old, 
leaving a family of six children. Mr. and Mrs. Sample had two daughters: Mary 
Margaret, who was born November 22, 1863; and Anna Rebecca, who was born May 
15, 1865.

pages 897-898

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Source:  History of Grundy County, Illinois, Chicago: Munsell Publishing Co. 
Publishers; 1914

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