Ison, Samantha

1880 - 1948  (68 years)

• Name	Ison, Samantha
  Nickname	Mantie
  Birth	19 Oct 1880	Linefork, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
  Gender	Female
  Misc	1928	Letcher, Kentucky, United States
  	served her late husband's unexpired term as jailer
  	While she was serving in this capacity, a lynch mob broke a black man, Leonard Wood, out of the jail and hanged him in Pound Gap.
  Death	26 Dec 1948
  Person ID	I34119	Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2014

  
  

  Father	Ison, Jefferson Davis,   b. 28 Mar 1854, Letcher, Kentucky, United States d. 28 Nov 1927, Blackey, Letcher, Kentucky, United States (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Stamper, Mary,   b. 3 Mar 1857, Colly (historical), Letcher, Kentucky, United States d. 1924 (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	1874	Letcher, Kentucky, United States
  Family ID	F13070	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Whitaker, Frederick,   b. 17 Jun 1880, Rockhouse, Letcher, Kentucky, United States d. 18 Sep 1927, Sandlick, Letcher, Kentucky, United States (Age 47 years)
  Marriage	Dec 1904	Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
  Children	+ 1. Whitaker, Carl C.,   b. 23 Oct 1905, Blackey, Letcher, Kentucky, United States d. 2 Oct 1939, Letcher, Kentucky, United States (Age 33 years) + 2. Whitaker, Pvt. Gale,   b. 30 Dec 1909, Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States d. 18 Nov 1944, Danville, Boyle, Kentucky, United States (Age 34 years)   3. Whitaker, Kirkwood,   b. 5 Jun 1912, Blackey, Letcher, Kentucky, United States d. 24 Jul 1933 (Age 21 years)   4. Whitaker, Langley,   b. 1919, Blackey, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
  Family ID	F13973	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Birth - 19 Oct 1880 - Linefork, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Marriage - Dec 1904 - Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Misc - served her late husband's unexpired term as jailer - 1928 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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