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Sampica

Photos and information submitted by Sherry Brown unless otherwise noted.

Back row, L to R: Martha Sampica, Suplian Sampica, Levi Gerald Sampica, and Mary Kate Sampica. These are four of 7 children born to Jean Baptiste Sampica and his wife, Salome Aslin. Cousins are in the front row, L to R: Lucy Sampica McGovern, Philomene Sampica Mere, and Maria E. Sampica Aslin. These are three of 11 children born to Lugier Sampica and his wife, Philomene Loretta Durancean. (Lugier and Jean Baptiste were brothers). Thanks to Lindsay Schoon, Philomene's g-g-grandchild, for help with this entry.

Mary Louie Denio Sampica, ca. 1930, standing with one of her grandaughters, Betty Mae Jayne, who died as a child and is buried in Cedar Memorial Cemetery in Cedar Rapids. Betty Mae's father, Arnold Jayne, is buried next to her. Betty Mae's mother, Josephine Sampica Jayne, moved to Wisconsin and remarried, to Harlan Emerson. She died in 1967.

This photo was submitted by Kathy Doe Amling She says, "I have a photo which was in my grandmother's possession when she died in 1968. Her name was Kathryn Hughes Sampica. I have tried to identify them since that time. I have connection with the Sampica, Sampson, Hughes, Lienen, Thrap, Sherman, and other Jones county families, but cannot identify these people.

SAMPICA BIRTHS
RECORDED IN JONES COUNTY, IA, COURTHOUSE

#	NAME	BIRTHDATE BIRTHPLACE	FATHER BIRTHPLACE	FATHER'S OCCUPATION	MOTHER BIRTHPLACE
1-12 137	Sampica, Joseph	24 June 1881 Stone City, IA	Joseph Sampica N.Y.	Quarryman	Julia Denio N.Y.
1-16 181	Sampica, F. (female)	27 Aug 1881	Edward Sampica	Laborer	____ Cagal [illegible]
1-29 340	Sampica, Christopher	Dec 1882 Fairview Twp.	Wm. Sampica U.S.	Laborer	Lizzie Samson
1-32 711	Sampica, Mary Rosaline	22 Jan 1883	Francis Sampica Canada, Fr.	Quarryman	Lena ______[illegible] Canada
1-60	Sampica, F.	8 May 1884 Cass Twp.	Joe [sic] Sampica N.Y.		Julia Denio N.Y.
1-41 481	Sampica, M.	25 Jun 1883 Cass Twp.	Joseph Sampica N.Y.	Foreman at Quarry	Julia Denio N.Y.
1-103 1231	Sampica, Mary	21 Mar 1886	Joseph Sampica N.Y.	Foreman at Quarry	Julia Denio N.Y.
1-156	Sampica, F.	6 Jan 1890 Cass Twp.	Joe [sic] Sampica N.Y.	Boss at Quarry	Julia Denio N.Y.
1-160 1906	Sampica, M.	5 Jul 1890 Cass Twp.	Wm. Sampica N.Y.		Lizzie Sampson Iowa
1-208 2474	Sampica, F.	28 Nov 1893 Fairview Twp.	Levi Sampica N.Y.	Quarryman	Mary Louise Denio N.Y.
1-221 2627	Sampica, F.,	8 Mar 1894 French Ridge	James Sampica		_____ Denio [illegible]
1-224 2662	Sampica, M.,	17 Feb 1895 French Ridge	Levi Sampica N.Y.	Quarryman	Mary Louise Denio N.Y.
1-238 2829	Sampica, F.,	7 Aug 1895 Stone City	Joe [sic] Sampica N.Y.		Julia Denio N.Y.
1-131 1561	Sampica, Herbert P.	2 Jan 1888 French Ridge	Joseph Sampica N.Y.	Foreman at Quarry	Julia Denio N.Y.
1-134 1598	Sampica, F.	Mar 1888 Fairview Twp.	Mike Sampica Canada		Emma Roberts N.Y.
2-15	Sampica, F.	26 Oct 1896	Wm. Sampica		____ Caza [illegible]
3-472	Sampica, Addie	20 Nov 1897 Anamosa	Edward Sampica		Sphia Collier [sic] s/b Sophia
3-474	Sampica, Grace	22 May 1900 Anamosa	Edward Sampica		Sophia Collier
3-379	Sampica, Clarence	8 May 1908	Supplean [sic] Sampica		Bessie Plamadore
4-240	Sampica, M.	25 Dec 1910	Henry M. Sampica		Kate ____ [illegible]
4-254	Sampica, Mary Virginia Lucile	Oct 1914 Stone City	Suppleen Sampica		Bessie Plamadore
5-248	Sampica, Herbert LeRoy	May 1920 Stone City	Hebert Peter Sampica		Gertrude Burnett Burnett
5-255	Sampica, Donald Joseph	31 Jul 1922	Herbert Peter Sampica		Gertrude Winifred Burnett

Note from Transcriber/Researcher, Bernice Elizabeth Sampica Paul
"French Ridge" was not actually a town, but rather an area just west of Anamosa. A great many of the people who worked in the quarries were French, and as they migrated from France and settled in Canada, they eventually settled in an area on the Canada-New York borderline. From there they worked their way west to the Anamosa area. The area they settled was called "French Ridge" because of their nationality. They were all good, hardworking people, holding high respect among all in the county.

SAMPICA DEATHS
RECORDED IN JONES COUNTY, IA, COURTHOUSE

#	NAME/AGE	BIRTHDATE BIRTHPLACE	DEATHDATE DEATHPLACE	CAUSE OF DEATH	BURIAL
1-326	Sampica, female 9 m		5 Feb 1885 Cass Twp.	pnuemonia	Anamosa [no cemetery given]
1-44 527	Sampica, F., female 6 m	Stone City, IA	18 Mar 1887		Holy Cross
1-44 528	Joe Sampica's child 2 y	Cass Twp.	20 Mar 1887	bronchitis	Holy Cross
1-67 802	Sampica, Mike 34 y	New York	2 Aug 1890 Cass Twp.	consumption	Anamosa [no cemetery given]
1-72 856	Sampica, William (French) 33 y, married	1858 New York	13 May 1891 Cass Twp
1-77 913	Sampica, Mrs. Mike 22 y, married	New York	2 May 1892		Holy Cross
1-83	Sampica, Henry quarryman 32 y, single	1861 New York	13 Sep 1893 Stone City	Typhoid pneumonia	Holy Cross
2-472	Sampica, Addie 4 d		Nov. 1898		Catholic Cem
2-472	Note: A repeat entry says she died 24 Nov. 1899.
3-7 81	Sampica, Edward 53 y 2 m 10 d married	28 Aug 1853 New York	18 Nov 1906		Holy Cross
3-7 81	Father: Wm. Sampica, born in Canada. Mother: Lucy Ashly.
3-13 146	Sampica, Francis 47 y 2 m 12 d single	19 Nov 1859	1 Feb 1907		Holy Cross
3-13 146	Father: Francis Sampica, b. New York. Mother: Eliza Cavanagh, b. Canada.
3-24-9	Appelby, Mary D 1 y 6 m	22 Feb 1906	22 Aug 1907		Riverside, Anamosa
3-24-9	Father: O. W. Appleby, b. Michigan. Mother: Fleve Sampica.
4-34	Mere, Jerry 27 y 6 m 20 d single	New York 6 Feb 1883	25 Aug 1909		Holy Cross
4-34	Father: Isadore Mere, b. New York. Mother: Fannie Sampica.
3-51 134	Sampica, Martha J. 4 m 20 d [tombstone reads "Mary"]	13 Oct 1908	5 Mar 1909		Holy Cross
3-51 134	Father: Levi Sampica, b. Iowa. Mother: Mary Louise Denio, b. New York.
3-53 161	Sampica, John Jr. 84 y 5 m 10 d widower	22 Oct 1825	d. 2 Apr 1909		Holy Cross
3-53 161	Father: John Baptiste Sampica Sr., b. Canada. Mothe: Marie Marceau b. I'le de Orleans, Quebec, Canada.
4-1 11	Sampica, Louise 64 y 1 m 8 d married	b. 24 May 1845 Canada	Jul 1909		Holy Cross
4-52 149	Sampica, William 76 y 1 m 12 d widower	6 May 1836	19 June 1912		Cascade Co., Iowa
4-52 149	Father: Edward Sampica, b. Canada, buried Holy Cross. Mother: Sophie Collier, b. Europe, buried Holy Cross.
5-14 167	Sampica, Franklin 2 y exactly	13 May 1912	13 May 1914		Holy Cross
5-14 167	Father: Levi Sampica, buried Holy Cross. Mother: Mary Louise Denio, buried Holy Cross.
5-53 39	Sampica, Emma 48 y 4 m 9 d husband Supleen Sampica	29 Apr 1868	d. 8 Sep 1916		Holy Cross
5-53 39	Father: Lugier Sampica, b. New York. Mother: Josephine Durancean, b. Canada.
1-12	Sampica, Evelyn B. 79 y 21 d married, husband Patrick Sampica	30 Mar1868	1 May 1947		Holy Cross
1-12	Father: Geo Bannebray, b. Quebec, Canada. Mother:Cecelia Beandien.
8-466	Sampica, Ella Mae widow	b. 26 Jan 1866	7 Apr 1956		Wyoming, Iowa
8-466	Father: Riley Calkins. Mother: Mary Ann House.
9-469	Sampica, Patrick 89 y	15 Aug 1871	19 Apr 1961		Holy Cross
9-469	Father: Ludger Sampica, b. New York. Mother: Josephine Duramic [sic].
9-496	Sampica, Gerald 72 y	18 Jun 1892	31 Oct 1964		Holy Cross
9-496	Father: Joseph Sampica. Mother: Julia Denio.
166	Sampica, Josephine	26 Dec 1836 [wife of Ludger Sampica)	10 Jun 1906		Holy Cross
166	Sampica, Levi	28 Nov 1871	17 Oct 1920 Stone City, IA		Holy Cross
166	Father: John Baptiste Sampica Jr. Mother: Salome Aslin [also Aselin/Asselin].
166	Sampica, Louis A.	1835	1909		Holy Cross
166	Sampica, Lucy	1829	1869		Holy Cross
167	Sampica, Mary Louise Denio	4 Jul 1874 Ellenburg NY	Feb 2 1935 Cedar Rapids, IA		Holy Cross
167	Father: Peter Denio. Mother: Mary Kay LaBarre

Note from Transcriber/Researcher, Bernice Elizabeth Sampica Paul
Death records weren't recorded in Jones Co., until August 1880, but in borrowing 4 years of The Eureka newspaper, I found the following information. Thanks is given to the staff for their kind assistance.

The newspaper noted that there was an epidemic of diptheria in this area during the 1870s. In the 27 Jan 1879 issue, this notice was found: "Died�3 children of Frank Sampica, 12 yrs., 6 yrs., and 4 yrs., of diptheria. One died Saturday and two on Sunday." The 6 Feb 1879 issue had this notice: "Another child of Frank Sampica." [no name, age, or date given].

According to family history, Ludger Sampica was called "Edgar" by the family. In addition, I have found variations in the spelling of his name on various documents: Leedgar, Ludjer, Luger, and Lugier. Ludger is the son of Jean Baptiste Sampica, Sr., and brother of John Baptiste Sampica, Jr. He was born in 1833, and married to Philomina Loretta Durancean from Churubusco, NY. She was known by the name "Josephine."

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Last updated on Friday, 16-Apr-2021 16:54:31 MST