Richard Johnson Sammons

1844 - 1903  (58 years)

• Name	Richard Johnson Sammons  [1, 2]
  Birth	Dec 1844	Georgia, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	Fork, Putnam, Georgia, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Married to Pauline; Relation to Head: Head
  FSID	K4RB-JTD
  Death	10 Nov 1903	Morgan County, Georgia, USA   [2]
  	Cause: Suicide
  Burial	Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery, Godfrey, Morgan, Georgia, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I30168	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Pauline Marie Jordan,   b. 17 Feb 1873, Georgia, USA d. 5 Jan 1928 (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	21 May 1895	Putnam County, Georgia, USA   [1, 3]
  Family ID	F13492	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Dec 1844 - Georgia, USA Marriage - 21 May 1895 - Putnam County, Georgia, USA Death - Cause: Suicide - 10 Nov 1903 - Morgan County, Georgia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• News

  News (Fatality)-SAMMONS Richard (Suicide) FOUND IN BED HIS THROAT CUT - RV Sammons, Respected Putnam Planter, Suicides • After Slashing Throat with Razor Mr Sammons Quietly Covered Himself in Bed— Bad Health Cause of Deed — Formerly in Asylum • The Atlanta Constitution • Atlanta, Georgia • 10 Nov 1903, Tue • Page 5

  
  

• Sources

  [S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Fork, Putnam, Georgia; Roll: 217; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0102; FHL microfilm: 1240217. 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Fork, Putnam, Georgia; Roll: 217; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0102; FHL microfilm: 1240217 [S5798] Find a Grave: SAMMONS Richard J 1844-1903, Richard Johnson Sammons. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66287408/richard_johnson_sammons [S5797] Find a Grave: JORDAN Pauline Williams 1873-1928, Pauline Marie Jordan Sammons Williams. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/185839423/pauline_marie_sammons_williams