CENSUS: Listed with his parents in the 1870 census, age 18. 1880 Indiana, Monroe Co., Van Buren Twp. lists the following family at dwelling # 65, family # 66 William Sample, white, male, age 27, farmer, born in Pennsylvania, father born in Ireland, mother born in New Jersey Elizabeth, white, female, age 30, wife, keeping house, born in Indiana James F., white, male, age 3, son, born in Indiana, father born in Pennsylvania, mother born in Indiana Jessie, white, female, age 1, daughter, born in Indiana, father born in Pennsylvania, mother born in Indiana 1900 Indiana, Monroe Co., Van Buren Twp. lists the following family at dwelling and family # 45: William Semple, white, male, born July 1852, age 47, married for 25 years, born in New Jersey, father born in Ireland, mother born in New Jersey Mariah, wife, white, female, born Jan. 1851, age 48, married for 25 years, born in Indiana, parents born in Indiana Welhie, daughter, white, female, born July 1881, age 18, single, born in Indiana, parents born in Indiana Katie, daughter, white, female, born July 1883, age 17, single, born in Indiana, parents born in Indiana John, son, white, male, born Aug. 1884, age 15, single, born in Indiana, paretns born in Indiana Ruth, daughter, white, female, born Oct. 1885, age 14, single, born in Indiana, parents born in Indiana BURIED: Rose Hill Cemetery. His body was interred at
Bloomington, Monroe Co., Indiana.
William was born at
Pennsylvania on 5 July 1852. He was the son of
James Sample and
Louisa (?). He married
Mariah Elizabeth (?) circa 1875. William died on 6 September 1924 at age 72.