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Rev William Flewellyn Samford

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Rev William Flewellyn Samford

Birth
Wilkinson County, Georgia, USA
Death
4 Jul 1894 (aged 76)
Auburn, Lee County, Alabama, USA
Burial
Auburn, Lee County, Alabama, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section C, Lot 306, Space 7
Memorial ID
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His home was Sunny Slopes located on south College Street.

Samford Hall at Auburn University was named in his honor, according to several sources, although one reference says it was dedicated in 1929 to honor his son Governor William James Samford.

Rev. Samford was the son of Rev. Thomas Jefferson Samford and Jane (Burleson) Samford; grandson of Thomas Jasper Samford and Lavinia (Turbeville) Samford; great-grandson of William Keene Samford and Winnifred (Dowden) Samford, John Turbeville and Philadelphia (Isbell) Turbeville; great-great-grandson of William Samford & Elizabeth (Langhee) Samford.

He was a descendant of Thomas Keene of Virginia and Maryland, a "Gateway Ancestor" in several hereditary societies, such as:
National Society Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims
Guild of St. Margaret
Order of Alba

Line of Descent:
Thomas Keene
+Mary Thorley
William Keene
+Elizabeth Rogers
Elizabeth Keene
+Samuel Samford
William Samford
+Elizabeth Langhee
William Keene Samford
+Winnifred Dowden
Thomas Jasper Samford
+Lavinia Turberville (descendant of Isbell of Virginia)
Rev. Thomas Jefferson Samford
+Jane Burleson
Rev. William Flewellen Samford
+Susan Dowdell
Gov. William J. Samford of Alabama
His home was Sunny Slopes located on south College Street.

Samford Hall at Auburn University was named in his honor, according to several sources, although one reference says it was dedicated in 1929 to honor his son Governor William James Samford.

Rev. Samford was the son of Rev. Thomas Jefferson Samford and Jane (Burleson) Samford; grandson of Thomas Jasper Samford and Lavinia (Turbeville) Samford; great-grandson of William Keene Samford and Winnifred (Dowden) Samford, John Turbeville and Philadelphia (Isbell) Turbeville; great-great-grandson of William Samford & Elizabeth (Langhee) Samford.

He was a descendant of Thomas Keene of Virginia and Maryland, a "Gateway Ancestor" in several hereditary societies, such as:
National Society Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims
Guild of St. Margaret
Order of Alba

Line of Descent:
Thomas Keene
+Mary Thorley
William Keene
+Elizabeth Rogers
Elizabeth Keene
+Samuel Samford
William Samford
+Elizabeth Langhee
William Keene Samford
+Winnifred Dowden
Thomas Jasper Samford
+Lavinia Turberville (descendant of Isbell of Virginia)
Rev. Thomas Jefferson Samford
+Jane Burleson
Rev. William Flewellen Samford
+Susan Dowdell
Gov. William J. Samford of Alabama


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