When Samuel Edward Heath was born on 25 February 1898, in Mingus, Palo Pinto, Texas, United States, his father, William John Heath, was 37 and his mother, Mary Ann Butler, was 29. He had at least 1 son and 1 daughter with Alice May Turner. He lived in Justice Precinct 7, Stephens, Texas, United States in 1930 and Justice Precinct 7, Palo Pinto, Texas, United States in 1940. He died on 9 May 1971, in Ranger, Eastland, Texas, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Brad Cemetery, Strawn, Palo Pinto, Texas, United States.