Julia Rosella Sams

Brief Life History of Julia Rosella

When Julia Rosella Sams was born on 12 February 1860, in Madison, North Carolina, United States, her father, Robert B Sams, was 27 and her mother, Mary Polly Gosnell, was 28. She married James Pinkney Davis on 27 February 1880, in Madison, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Township 2 Laurel, Madison, North Carolina, United States in 1870. She died on 22 June 1941, in Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Pinkney Davis
1858–1942
Julia Rosella Sams
1860–1941
Marriage: 27 February 1880
Lee Roy Peter Davis
1878–1955
Alice Davis
1882–1944
Joseph G Davis
1884–1930
Willam Baxter Davis
1885–1959
George Robert Davis
1888–1952
James Harrison Davis
1890–1975
Earl Worton Davis
1892–1969
Mamie Lonese Davis
1895–1966

Sources (43)

  • Rosila Sams in household of Rob Sams, "United States Census, 1860"
  • J R Sams, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • Rosella Davis, "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994"

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On February 7, 1862, General Burnside's expedition started with the Battle of Roanoke Island. The battle was mostly fought by the Union and Confederate Navy's. This was a Union victory.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Sam , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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