Category: Henry Sams
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Look Out to Look In: The Search for a Living Descendant
Henry Sams (1915-1975) b. Jacksonville, Florida d. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Half-brother of the Flowers children Born to Henry Sams and Nancy Sawyer Sams, Henry Sams Jr. spent his childhood in Jacksonville, Florida before his family’s migration to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Throughout his lifetime, he excelled in sports since his time at Overbrook High School. He also participated in pre-Olympic meets…
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Henry Sams Jr: The First Black Award-Winning Archer in Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Tribune, July 26, 1955 For Henry A. Sams, target and field archery are unsurpassed as outdoor sports. The 37 year-old bowman, who lives at 5840 Ludlow Street, is a member of the Philadelphia Archery Club and New Jersey’s Aldebarans. As the first Negro in both organizations, Sams had little difficulty. Avid Bowman. Philadelphia…
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Her Mother: Nancy J.P (Sawyer) Flowers Sams
If you are new to my blog, please read my previous posts for more context surrounding this research. So far, I wrote posts on Rachel, two of her siblings, her father, but not her mother. Through the 1910 Federal Census, we are first introduced to Mrs. N.J.P. Flowers. A name was not given only the…
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