When James Madison Sampson was born on 2 December 1841, in Missouri, United States, his father, Capt John Sampson, was 33 and his mother, Mildred Ann Tinsley, was 31. He married Mary Frances Selby on 18 January 1865, in Callaway, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Callaway, Callaway, Missouri, United States in 1850 and Round Prairie Township, Callaway, Missouri, United States for about 40 years. He died on 6 December 1915, in Round Prairie, Callaway, Missouri, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Millers Creek Cemetery, Round Prairie Township, Callaway, Missouri, United States.
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U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
English, Welsh, and Jewish: variant of Samson . The -p- was introduced in the Greek transliteration of the Hebrew name Shimshon.
English: of Norman origin, a habitational name from any of the French places called Saint-Samson (Seine-Maritime, Calvados), including Saint-Samson-de-Bonfosse (Manche) and Saint-Samson-de-la-Roque (Eure), so called from the dedication of their churches to Saint Samson of Dol, the Welsh bishop (see Samson ).
Americanized form of French, Breton, German, and Dutch Samson .
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