http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/landrush.htmMaria died as Ruth Marie SHIELDS 20th Jan 1992 in
Solarno, Ca.
Name: Ruth Marie Shields
Event Type:
Death
Event Date:
20 Jan 1992
Event Place: Solano, California, United States
Birth Date:
19 Sep 1905
Birthplace:
Pennsylvania
Gender:
Female
Father's Name: Patterson
Mother's Name: Pratt
Citing this Record:
"California, Death Index, 1940-1997," index, <i>FamilySearch</i>
(https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VPDW-9XV : accessed 30 Jun 2014), Ruth Marie Shields, 20 Jan
1992; citing Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
Her birth date is a few days out, but the parents names and birth place agree. A death this late may have an
on line obit? Or the local papers may be on line.
I note that she was using the name of Ruth M SHIELDS in the 1940 census when her mother was in the
house (also named Ruth) so it appears that this is the name she used throughout her adult life at least.
I only ever found 1 child, and that is Florence R. She married John Edward SAMPLES (son of Loyd
SAMPLES and Etta Elizina BEANMANE, born 1921 in Oklahoma) in Los Angeles 22nd Dec 1942.
Her death registration shows her full names as Florence Ruth, and her birthday as 26th Nov 1923. She died
in Solarno 23rd Dec 1987.
Name: Florence Ruth Samples
Event Type:
Death
Event Date:
23 Dec 1987
Event Place: Solano, California, United States
Birth Date:
26 Nov 1923
Birthplace:
California
Gender:
Female
Father's Name: Shields
Mother's Name: Patterson
Citing this Record:
"California, Death Index, 1940-1997," index, <i>FamilySearch</i>
(https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VGPC-X5T : accessed 30 Jun 2014), Florence Ruth Samples, 23 Dec
1987; citing Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
I found John SAMPLES in 1930 census with his mother Etta and a sister Nellie. Etta was born in Illinois, and
they were living in Oklahoma. I don't have access to the original census records, but Etta is a widow. Her
ethnic origins are German, as this is the birthplace of her parents.
Name: John Samples
Titles and Terms:
undefined
Event Type:
Census
Event Year:
1930
Event Place: Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States
District: 0020
Gender:
Male
Age:
8
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household:
Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
Birth Year (Estimated): 1922
Birthplace:
Oklahoma
Immigration Year:
undefined
Father's Birthplace:
Oklahoma
Mother's Birthplace:
Illinois
Sheet Number and Letter:
3B
Household ID: 45
Line Number: 86
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number:
T626
Affiliate Film Number: 1898
GS Film number:
2341632
Digital Folder Number: 004661214
Image Number: 00408
Household
Etta Samples
Nellie Samples
John Samples
Role
Gender Age
Head F
35
Daughter
F
Son
M
8
Birthplace
Illinois
16
Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Citing this Record:
"United States Census, 1930," index and images, <i>FamilySearch</i>
(https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XC7W-MSC : accessed 30 Jun 2014), John Samples in household of
Etta Samples, Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0020, sheet 3B,
family 45, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 1898.
John Edward SAMPLES died in Solarno Ca 10th Jan 1988
Sid I think I have tracked the SAMPLES to Indian Territory. John Edward SAMPLES says he was born in
Norman Oklahoma when he married Ruth (Maria), date c 1921. He says his father Loyd was born in the
same place (date must be prior to 1903), and his mother was from South Dakota.
In 1910 I found Loyd A SAMPLES with his parents John S SAMPLES and Willie SAMPLES (female). Willie's
birth place was Indiana, which I know is not South Dakota!! but I reckon we are on a winner anyway, as I also
found the Etta/Loyd marriage, where Loyd's age matches. (see attached). Etta's nee name is actually
BAUMAN, which is the same as it appears on the original of her son's marriage (mis-transcribed as
BEANMANE)
Name: Loyd A Samples
Titles and Terms:
undefined
Event Type:
Census
Event Year:
1910
Event Place: Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States
District: 28
Gender:
Male
Age:
17
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household:
Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
Birth Year (Estimated): 1893
Birthplace:
Oklahoma
Immigration Year:
undefined
Father's Birthplace:
Missouri
Mother's Birthplace:
Indiana
Sheet Number and Letter:
5A
Household ID: 79
Line Number: undefined
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number:
M1283
GS Film number:
1375258
Digital Folder Number: 004449551
Image Number: 01049
Household
Role
John S Samples
Willie Samples Wife
Loyd A Samples
Gender Age
Head M
F
34
Son
M
Birthplace
39
Missouri
Indiana
17
Oklahoma
Citing this Record:
"United States Census, 1910," index and images, <i>FamilySearch</i>
(https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MLQC-H6M : accessed 30 Jun 2014), Loyd A Samples in household
of John S Samples, Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 28, sheet
5A, family 79, NARA microfilm publication T624, FHL microfilm 1375258.
Now we come to a fib - Etta was saying she was a widow in in 1930, but I found Loyd aged 47 born in Indian
territory with a wife named Ople M aged 23, still living in Noble, Oa, in the 1940 census.
Loyd who was born in Indian Territory in 1893 will be difficult to track, as Oklahoma did not start keeping
state-wide records until 1903. The best anyone will be able to do (in my uninformed and inexperienced (with
USA) opinion) will be to try to find him in early census with his parents, then look at land records in
Oklahoma to see if parents were part of the and rush. I believe the land records are extensive, but I expect
some high degree of expertise will be needed to understand them.
SO - Indian territory, Oklahoma in 1893 was ----At precisely twelve noon on September 16, 1893 a cannon's boom unleashed the largest land rush America
ever saw. Carried by all kinds of transportation - horses, wagons, trains, bicycles or on foot - an estimated
100,000 raced to claim plots of land in an area of land in northern Oklahoma Territory known as the
Cherokee Strip. There had been a number of previous land rushes in the Territory - but this was the big one.
The Great Land Rush Begins
In 1828 Congress designated the land that would become Oklahoma as Indian Territory. White settlers were
required to leave, and a number of tribes from the East and South were forcibly moved into the area from
their ancestral lands. Chief among these were the Five Civilized Tribes - the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw,
Creek and Seminole - who allied themselves with the South during the Civil War. Following the war, the US
government looked upon these tribes as defeated enemies. This animosity combined with increasing
pressure to open up the Indian Territory to white settlement prompted the first land rush in 1885, a second
followed in 1889.
By the time of the Oklahoma land rush of 1893, America was in the grip of the worst economic depression it
had ever experienced. This was one of the factors that swelled the number of expectant land-seekers that
day. Many would be disappointed. There were only 42,000 parcels of land available - far too few to satisfy
the hopes of all those who raced for land that day. Additionally, many of the "Boomers" - those who had
waited for the cannon's boom before rushing into the land claim - found that a number of the choice plots had
already been claimed by "Sooners" who had snuck into the land claim area before the race began. The
impact of the land rush was immediate, transforming the land almost overnight.
from http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/landrush.htm
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST
I found Harry William SAMPLES born to a mother whose maiden name was SHIELDS. 5Th March 1945 in
Los Angeles, Ca.
Name: Harry William Samples
Event Type:
Birth
Event Date:
05 Mar 1945
Event Place: Los Angeles, California, United States
Gender:
Male
Mother's Name: Shields
Citing this Record:
"California, Birth Index, 1905-1995," index, <i>FamilySearch</i>
(https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V27N-ZMV : accessed 30 Jun 2014), Harry William Samples, 05 Mar
1945; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics
Department, Sacramento.
Harry married Dawna L BEAVER (he was 21 and she was 16) 6th November 1966 in Mendocina, Ca. Divorced 1969
Johnnie R SNOW (I assume this is a woman) in the same place 9th April 1971 – Divorced 1979
He also married Donna GRAY in the same place 23rd June 1979 – Divorced 1984
He also married Marion S MALUGANI in the same place 22 nd Nov 1984
I expect he will be hard to find, as he SURELY must be dodging the alimony payments.
Obviously we have 2 winners here. Marion (no divorce on record) and Johnnie who hung in there for 8 years
Children (but the records may not be complete)
Harry D SAMPLES born 15th May 1972, mother SNOW
PS Mendocina looks a realy great place. Population is only 824 (in 2000), so it looks as if Harry may have
married everyone in the place of the right sex (except possibly Johnnie) and age.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mendocino,_California