Brief Life History of Walter Clarence
When Walter Clarence Samples was born on 13 February 1889, in Tennessee, United States, his father, Alonzo L Samples, was 28 and his mother, Sarah Ellen Blankenship, was 30. He married Elizabeth May Garrison on 22 April 1915, in Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Civil District 5, Macon, Tennessee, United States in 1900 and Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States for about 10 years. He died on 18 June 1977, in Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Maguire, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States.
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- Walter Samples, "United States Census, 1940"
- Clarence Samples, "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995"
- Walter Clarence Samples, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
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1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1907
Oklahoma is the 46th state.
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Sample , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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