Nancy Emma Harlan b. 12 Oct 1897 California, USA d. Oct 1977 Tucson, Pima, Arizona, USA: Smith Family Tree

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Name	Nancy Emma Harlan [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
Birth	12 Oct 1897	California, USA [1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
Gender	Female
Census	1900	Rohnerville, Humboldt, California, USA [6]
	Age: 2; Marital Status: Single; Daughter of Emma and Andrew Harlan
Census	1920	Fortuna, Humboldt, California, USA [7]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife of Henry Thomas
Census	1930	Oakland, Alameda, California, USA [1]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife of David Sample
Residence	1937	Oakland, Alameda, California, USA [4]
	Nancy and David Sample
Census	1940	Oakland, Alameda, California, USA [3]
	Marital Status: Widowed of Sample; Relation to Head of House: Head
Census	1950	Oakland, Alameda, California, USA [8]
	Relation to Head: Head
FSID	KPSR-DSB
Death	Oct 1977	Tucson, Pima, Arizona, USA [5, 9]
Burial	Chapel of the Chimes Columbarium and Mausoleum, Oakland, Alameda, California, USA [9]
	Nancy and David Sample inurned together
Person ID	I25802	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Family 1	Henry Albert Thomas, Jr., b. 31 Jul 1883, Beatrice, Humboldt, California, USA d. 5 Sep 1967, Fortuna, Humboldt, California, USA (Age 84 years)
Marriage	11 Dec 1915	Eureka, Humboldt, California, USA
Marriage End	Bef 1929 [10]
	Divorced - Nancy married David Sample in 1929
Family ID	F12193	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Family 2	David Leonard Sample, b. 19 Mar 1890, New York, USA d. 16 Aug 1939, San Francisco, California, USA (Age 49 years)
Marriage	7 Jan 1929	King County, Washington, USA [2]
Family ID	F11105	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 12 Oct 1897 - California, USA
	Census - Age: 2; Marital Status: Single; Daughter of Emma and Andrew Harlan - 1900 - Rohnerville, Humboldt, California, USA
	Marriage - 11 Dec 1915 - Eureka, Humboldt, California, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife of Henry Thomas - 1920 - Fortuna, Humboldt, California, USA
	Marriage - 7 Jan 1929 - King County, Washington, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife of David Sample - 1930 - Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
	Residence - Nancy and David Sample - 1937 - Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Widowed of Sample; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1940 - Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
	Census - Relation to Head: Head - 1950 - Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
	Death - Oct 1977 - Tucson, Pima, Arizona, USA

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Sources

[S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Oakland, Alameda, California; Roll: 106; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0143; Image: 453.0; FHL microfilm: 2339841.

1930 United States Federal Census
Year: 1930; Census Place: Oakland, Alameda, California; Roll: 106; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0143; Image: 453.0; FHL microfilm: 2339841
[S417] Ancestry.com, Washington, Marriage Records, 1854-2013, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2012;).

Washington, Marriage Records, 1854-2013
[S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Oakland, Alameda, California; Roll: T627_433; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 61-253.

1940 United States Federal Census
Year: 1940; Census Place: Oakland, Alameda, California; Roll: T627_433; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 61-253
[S284] Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;).

U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
[S9507] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Number: 561-46-6994; Issue State: California; Issue Date: 1951-1952.
[S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Rohnerville, Humboldt, California; Roll: 87; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 0035; FHL microfilm: 1240087.
Record for Nancy E Harlan
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7602&h=32581706&indiv=try

1900 United States Federal Census
Year: 1900; Census Place: Rohnerville, Humboldt, California; Roll: 87; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 0035; FHL microfilm: 1240087
[S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Fortuna, Humboldt, California; Roll: T625_99; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 65.

1920 United States Federal Census
Year: 1920; Census Place: Fortuna, Humboldt, California; Roll: T625_99; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 65

[S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Oakland, Alameda, Ca.

1950 United States Federal Census
United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Oakland, Alameda, Ca

[S10363] Find a Grave: HARLAN Nancy Sample 1897-1977, Nancy Emma Harlan Sample.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/236883943/nancy-e.-sample
[S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Rohnerville, Humboldt, California; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 0040; FHL microfilm: 2339855.

1930 United States Federal Census
Year: 1930; Census Place: Rohnerville, Humboldt, California; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 0040; FHL microfilm: 2339855

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