The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-10-09
DEATH OF MRS. ANN SAMPLE.
Interesting History of Former
ElktOnians.

While the most of the present genera
even the names of many of those who
were prominent in this community half a
century ago, yet some few survivors of
earlier generations will recall the lady
whose recent decease occurred at South
Bend, Indiana, and whose obituary notice
we copy from the South Bend daily Iri-
bune of the Both ult. Samuel Sample
whose widow has just died, was u native
of Elkton, and son of Capt. John Sam
pie who commanded military company
from this place in the war of 1872. Saml
when young man emigrated to Indiana,
taught school there, afterwards read law,
and returned to Elkton and married in
1924 Ann Howard the daughter of VIM.
Howard who then owned and lived at
the Green IIill'' farm on " hich the late
Harry D Miller lived. VIM. Howard
was a brother OF Thomas Howard the
father of Jacob Howard Thomas Howard
the late Mrs. F. A. Ellis, and the late
Mrs. Rachel May. HIS sister married
Alexander Scott and who was the mother
of the late Mrs. Mary Ann McIutire, Mrs.
John A. J. Creswell's mother. Judge
Sample reflected honor upon his native
state, aud We publish win pleasure the
following tribute to his memory, and that
of his aged widow
VI, h.,, l,l. /
B Sample IS detailed III the Tribune last
wetk, cost her her lite. She died at 20
this morning after week OF terrible sui
fering. On the evening of the day OF the
great hail storm, her daug glitter, Mrs. JUS
| tice, went into another room to get a
| light aud during her absence Mrs. Sam
| pie started To walk across the room and
| fell over chair, tracturlng her hip. Her
advanced age precluded all possibility of
rec very and all that loving relatives
aud friends could do was to make her
stay, full of pain and suffering, as easy as
possible.
Mrs. Sample was one among the first
settlers III South Bend. She was born
in Cecil cuunJy, Maryland, March 20,
1901, and Was we'll into her Seth year
wnen she passed away. On March 20.
| f., she was uldIIlcu W odtbu cl ~. Ottns
| pie, also IA Mary lander by birth. They
settled at ConuersvIlle, this state, aud
uiue Years later, Ill 1888 came to this
place where MIR Sample began the prac
tice of law, having studied foe that pro-
| fession under the h N. o Ii. Smith He
soon took a prominent position at the
bar aud was elected circu prosecutor
for the district winch embraced all the
| month IF Fort Wayna and
port Two years later he was made judge
of the circuit aud occupied that position
until 1S43, when against his own wishes
he was elected to congress. Congress
sional life did not SUIT hun and he Mas
glad to return To his family and the beau
tltul homestead on the southern limits
of our city, where he lived until his
death, Dec. 2 |, 1855, III the midst OF his
duties as president of the South Bend
branch OF the old State Bank.
In his life in South Beud, Judge Sam
pie lad most fitting help mate in his
wife. Tue Sample home was a synonym
Tor genuine friendship aud generous hos
pitalIty. With the old Mar. land idea of
d homestead, the acres II occupied were
enriched beside their native OAKS, with
naples aud other trees, by Judge Sample
and his father Capt. Sample, until 1t was
one of the most beautiful spots in the
state. Long ago the city's growth en-
croacned upon aud absorbed this home
stead, but the huge trees about the Van
dalla grounds and the large NAPLES to
the east un Michigan street show some
| thing of what 1t was.
In this home MIR. and Mrs. Sample
reared their family and lived the dumes-
| tic life which was SO we'll suited To their
tastes. Seven children wele born to
them anu four of these grew TO adult age.
| The son, ID X Sample, died ears ago in
California, Mrs. Elliot Tut passed away
suddenly few years since on part OF
the old homestead. Mrs E. Ii. Justice
and her mother have lived together here
for several years and in the residence ad
Joining lived the younger daughter, Mrs.
II. G. Harman. The other children died
i'll infancy.
Mrs. Sample died as she had lived. q
christian, firm In TIL. faith of heI Re
deemer Through all her sufferngs she
uttered no words OF complaint and when
the last hours Came she dropped peace
IulIy TO sleep and passed so gently to her
eternal rest that those who watched be-
side her bed scarce knew that she was
gone.