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Family HistoryFamily History - Jack Woodworth Sample


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Jack Woodworth Sample and his immediate family.



First Generation
1. Jack Woodworth Sample,1 born 1 January 1914 in Ohio (parents not determined);1, 2 died 26 December 2007.1 Jack married Louise Elizabeth Higby (born 17 March 1910 in Lynchburg, Virginia, the daughter of Charles B. Higby and Minnie J. Pendergrass;2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Louise died 4 February 1972 in Pinellas County, Florida4).

  1. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Family Search (website), Jack Woodworth Sample, died: 26 December 2007; born: 1 January 1914; last place of residence: Cuyahoga [County], Ohio.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Ohio, Cuyahoga County, Lakewood, E.D. 97-109, Sheet No. 5, Jack W. Sample, 37, Ohio, merchandise control manager, retail auto supply store; wife Louise H. Sample, 40, Ohio, stenographer, insulation mfg. co.; daughter Bobette L. Sample, 18, Ohio, cashier stenographer, loan and finance co.; daughter Jane L. Sample, 17, Ohio.
  3. Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Marriage Records and Indexes, 1810-1973, Application No. 255873; Robert W. Gazley; age 30; born in Rockdale, Tex.; father: Charles C. [Gazley]; mother: Charlotte Hammond; Div 6-10-29 C. P. Ct.; and Louise E. Higbee; age 21; born in Lynchburg, Va.; father: Charles B. [Higbee]; mother: Minnie Pendergrass; marriage date: 6 June 1930.
  4. Florida Death Index 1877-1998; available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Louise Elizabeth Sample, died: 4 February 1972 in Pinellas [County], Florida; born: 17 March 1910.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Ohio, Cuyahoga County, Cleveland City, Enumeration District 491, Sheet No. 1B, family of Clifford A. Sheldon (24, Indiana, mechanic, auto supplies); wife Minne J. Sheldon (34, Ohio); step-daughter Niva Higby (11, Virginia); step-daughter Louise E. Higby (9, Virginia).
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Ohio, Cuyahoga County, City of Lakewood, Enumeration District 18-659, Sheet No. 16A, Louise E. Higby (20, Virginia, legal stenographer, law office).
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Ohio, Cuyahoga County, Lakewood, E.D. 18-177, Sheet No. 3B, Louise Sample, 30, Virginia, married, secretary; daughter Bobette Gazley, 8, Ohio; daughter Jane Gazley, 7, Ohio; aunt Ida Mae Holcomb, 62, Ohio, widow.