Charles William Sammons, son of James Sammons and Sarah Ellen Way, was born March 20, 1863, at the Sammons home south of Joetta, Hancock County, Illinois.  He died September 29, 1911, and was buried at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Colchester, McDonough County.  The following obituary appeared in the Joetta column of the Carthage Republican published October 4, 1911. Again the reaper of death has come and taken from our circle a kind and and [sic] devoted husband, a loving father and a pleasant neighbor.  Charles William Sammons, son of James and Sarah Sammons, was born at the old homestead near Joetta, March 20 [very dark, may not be March 20], 1863, and died Sept. 29, 1911, aged 48 years, 6 months and 9 days. Deceased was of a family of seven children; one brother, Stephen, dying in childhood; his mother also passed away several years ago. He is survived by a loving and devoted wife, two sons, Harry and Chester, an aged father, four sisters--Mrs. Mary Shields of Colchester, Mrs. Ruth McClellan, of Carthage, Mrs. Ida Yetter, Mrs. Lou Shields and one brother, Ewd., [sic] all of this vicinity.  He suffered intensely for four months with heart trouble which was borne with much patience.  The end came very unexpectedly and sudden when he peacefully fell asleep.  All that loving care and
medical skill could do was to no avail.  He was a loving husband, a most kind and indulgent father and obliging and accomodating neighbor. His happiness was complete when in his home with his loved ones around him.  Much sympathy is felt for the young wife and two fatherless little boys. Funeral services were held at the home Sunday, Oct. 1, at 10 o'clock, conducted by Rev. L. P. Bear, of Stronghurst.  The body was taken to Colchester for interment.

Charles married Lena May Price on May 10, 1900, at Joetta, Hancock County, Illinois.  Marriage Documents

Lena was the daughter of Benjamin G. Price and Emma B. Laur.  She was born in March of 1878 at Astoria, Illinois, and died in 1954, burial at Oakridge Cemetery, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois.  While the inscription on her tombstone gives 1879 as the year of her birth, all other records indicate 1878.

The children of Charles Sammons and Lena Price were:

In June of 1912, Lena married Roscoe Winston Barb, son of Manville Lawrence Barb and Rosa Junia Beckwith.

Charles Sammons was the man whom Jesse Beckwith (Rosa Junia's brother) came so near to doing away with, because Charles once gave Jesse a beating (quite possibly deserved).

Sammons, James, 35, male, white, farmer, value of real estate 2500, value of personal estate 800, born IL, male citizen of the U.S. aged 21 or more
Sarah E, 30, female, white, keeping house, born IL, attended school within the year [Probably an enumerator's transcription error; school attendance entries in this column for the Sammons children should have been shifted down one line, to show that Charles had also attended school.]
Mary J, 12, female, white, born IL, attended school within the year
Edmond [or Edmund], 10, male, white, born IL, attended school within the year
Charles W, 7, male, white, born IL
Ruth, 5, female, white, born IL
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Sammons, Louisa, 3, female, white, born IL
Stephen, 3/12, male, white, born IL, born in March

Samon, James, white, male, 44, married, farmer, born IL, father born "Te Va", mother
born "Tenn"
Sarah E, white, female, 40, wife, married, keeping house; Is the person sick, or temporarily disabled, so as to be unable to attend to ordinary business or duties? If so, what is the sickness or disability? [entry illegible]; born IL, father born IN, mother born KY
Edmond, white, male, 18, son, single, farmer, attended school within the year, born IL, both parents born IL
Charles W, white, male, 16, son, single, farmer, attended school within the year, born IL, both parents born IL
Ruth E, white, female, 15, daughter, single, attended school within the year, born IL, both parents born IL
Louisa, white, female, 13, daughter, single, attended school within the year, born IL, both parents born IL
Stephen A, white, male, 10, son, single, attended school within the year, born IL, both parents born IL
Ida M, white, female, 7, daughter, single, attended school within the year, born IL, both parents born IL

Price, Benjamin G, white, male, 28, married, clerk in store, born PA, both parents born PA
Chester S, white, male, 6, son, single, at school, attended school within the year, born IL, father born PA, mother born IL
Emma B, white, female, 28, wife, married, keeping house, born IL, father born KY, mother
born IN
Blanche, white, female, 8, daughter, single, at school, attended school within the year, born IL, father born PA, mother born IL
Lena M, white, female, 2, daughter, single, born IL, father born PA, mother born IL

Samsons [poor handwriting], James, head, white, male, May 1835, 65, married for 45 years, born IL, father born VA, mother born TN, farmer, months not employed - 9, could red write and speak English, owned his farm home free of mortgage, farm schedule 111

Sarah E, wife, white, female, Apr 1840, 60, married for 45 years; mother of 8 children, 6 living; born IL, both parents born KY, could read, write and speak English

Charles W, son, white, male, March 1863, married for 0 years, born IL, both parents born IL, farm laborer, months not employed - 0, could read, write and speak English

Lena, daughter-in-law, white, female, Mar 1878, 22, married for 0 years, mother of 0 children, born IL, father born PA, mother born IL, could read, write and speak English

Sammons, Sidney [given name definitely written Sidney], head, male, white, 39, married (1st) for 9 years, born IL, both parents born OH, spoke English, farmer, general farm, employer, could read and write, [home ownership entries crossed out and illegible], farm schedule 109

Lena, wife, white, male, 31, married (2nd) for 9 years; mother of 2 children, both living; born IL, father born PA, mother born IL, spoke English, could read and write

Harry, son, male, white, 11, single, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English, could read and write, had attended school sometime after Sept. 1, 1909

Chester, son, male, white, 2, single, born IL, both parents born IL