Biographical Sketch of James Sampson, Bloomington Township, Buchanan County, MO >From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri. ********************************************************************** James Sampson, farmer and proprietor of saw mill. Has always been a citizen of Buchanan County, Missouri where he was born October 8, 1839. His father, John, who was a native of Kentucky, and his mother Annie (Kaze), a native of Pennsylvania, came to this county in the fall of 1837. His father being principally engaged in a saw and grist mill, James has also followed that vocation more or less during life. His landed estate consists of 316 acres, having the best of improvements, his house and barn being above average of the county. His orchard is fine and quite large. April 12, 1860, Mr. Sampson married Miss Mary Meers. She was born in the county, March 7, 1844. They have had eleven children, eight now living: Mary J., born March 8, 1862; Martha F., born February 9, 1867; James, born February 28, 1869; Eliza, born October 8, 1872; Sula, born January 26, 1874; John, born May 15, 1876; Willie, born September 21, 1878; and Jeffie, born July 5, 1880. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Penny Harrell ====================================================================