Who's Who in
Henry County, 1940
1940 Who's Who
From Who's Who in Iowa, by Iowa Press Association, Des Moines: Iowa Press Association, 1940.
Transcribed by Alayna Vantiger, March 2021.
Who's Who inHenry County, 1940 |
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SAMPSON, JAMES FRANCIS: |
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| Farmer; b Mount Pleasant, Iowa Dec 10, 1886; of Truman M Sampson-Martha Hanson; ed grade sch; Howes Acad 2 years; m Mary Grace Leland Oct 15, 1913 Plymouth Mass; s James Leland, Robert Brewster, Lloyd Herbert; d Ruth Marjorie, Ella Adelena, Grace Mildred, Gladys Alice; prior to 1908 farmer with father; 1908 fishing & boating, Boston Mass also passed civil service exam for lighthouse keeper, but did not accept apptmt; 1908-13 emp with New York, New Haven, & Hartford RR, Boston Mass; 1913- farmer, near Mount Pleasant; mbr Farm Bur, 20 years; mbr sch bd 22 years; Union Ch; hobby: reading, father built 10 room English style house of native lumber from farm, bought only shingles & first flooring, used 15 kinds of wood; res RFD Mount Pleasant. | |
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Key to Abbreviations From Who's Who in Iowa, by Iowa Press Association, Des Moines: Iowa Press Association, 1940. Transcribed by Alayna Vantiger, March 2021. |
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