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Lillian Amanda SAMMIS (b 1897)

Lillian Amanda Sammis was born in Brookhaven Township, Suffolk County, New York on 28 Jan 1897 to Jacob Henry Sammis and Carrie Moore Howell. Lillian was a second daughter and third (and last) child born to her mother Carrie. Her father was a farmer. In 1900, when Lillian was just age 2, the family was living in Brookhaven Township in Suffolk County. Jacob was renting the farm he was working.

By 1910, Jacob had moved his family to the village of Huntington in Huntington Township, Suffolk County, New York. All three children were still living at home. Clifton, the eldest was age 19, sister Vera was 17, and Lillian was age 12. All three were in school that year.

In 1920, the census revealed that Jacob's retirement home was on West Neck Avenue in Huntington. Clifton had married in 1916, but daughters Vera and Lillian were still at home and still unmarried. Vera was working as a bank clerk. Lillian was not employed, but she was also no longer in school. At some point in these early years, Lillian had contracted polio. She survived the illness but was left with a paralyzed left arm.

Lillian married Byron Treadwell Sammis in Huntington on 30 Sep 1922, probably in Old First [Presbyterian] Church. Byron was a second cousin. The couple shared a great-grandparent couple, Richard and Mary Esther Sammis. Their grandfathers, Rinaldo for Byron, Edgar for Lillian, were brothers and eldest sons of the couple. Both Byron and Lillian had completed four years of high school and were presumably both graduates of Huntington High.

Lillian and Byron were soon settled in their home at 17 Carver Place in Huntington. By the time of the 1930 census, their family was already complete. The household included two children, Quentin, age 5, and Vera, age 3. Byron was working on his own account as a real estate and insurance broker in Huntington. They were still there when the 1940 census was enumerated. Both Quentin and Vera were in school.

In July of 1950, Lillian and Byron were still at 17 Carver Street in Huntington. Both children were out of the home when the census was enumerated on July 18th. The upstairs of their home was rented out to an older couple, Nickols and Christine Kunst. Daughter Vera married in June 1950. Son Quentin married in February 1951.

Lillian died on 25 Feb 1969 in Huntington. The death registration lists her residence that year as Centerport, Suffolk County. She was buried in Huntington Rural Cemetery. Her husband Byron lived on until 1979.

Sources:

1900 US Census, Household of Jacob H Sammis (b c1867): Citation: Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Year: 1900; Census Place: Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0742; FHL microfilm: 1241165. Content: The 1900 US Census of Brookhaven Town, Suffolk County, New York on 07 Jun 1900 shows a rented farm dwelling (104/107) with a household composed of (1) Jacob Sammis, head, male, born July 1867, age 32, married 10 years, born NY, parents born NY, farmer, able to read/write, (2) Carrie Sammis, wife, female, born Nov 1866, age 33, married 10 years, 3 children, 3 living, born NY, parents born NY, able to read/write, (3) G Clifton Sammis, son, male, born Nov 1890, age 9, single, born NY, parents born NY, (4) Vera M Sammis, daughter, female, born May 1893, age 7, single, born NY, parents born NY, (5) Lillian A Sammis, daughter, female, born June 1897, age 2, single, born NY, parents born NY, (6) Charles Hobson, servant, black, male, born Oct 1878, age 21, single, born Virginia, parents born Virginia, farm laborer, able to read/write. Note: Brookhaven Township covers a huge portion of Long Island. Unfortunately, the census record does not give any hint as to the location of their farm within Brookhaven Township other than its designation as within Election district 5 and census enumeration district 742.

1910 US Census, Household of Jacob H Sammis (b c1867): Citation: Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Year: 1910; Census Place: Huntington, Suffolk, New York; Roll: T624_1083; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 1362; FHL microfilm: 1375096. Content: The 1910 US Census of Town of Huntington, Village of Huntington, Suffolk County, New York, Woodbury Road on 03 May 1910 shows dwelling (480/620), owned mortgage free, with a household composed of (1) Jacob H Sammis, head, male, age 42, marriage, first, 20 years, born NY, parents born NY, retired farmer, able to read/write, (2) Carrie M Sammis, wife, female, age 43, marriage, first, 20 years, 3 children, 3 living, born NY, parents born NY, able to read/write, (3) G Clifton Sammis, son, male, age 19, single, born NY, parents born NY, able to read/write, attended school, (4) Vera M Sammis, daughter, female, age 17, single, born NY, parents born NY, able to read/write, attended school, (5) Lillian A Sammis, daughter, female, age 12, single, born NY, parents born NY, able to read/write, attended school.

1920 US Census, Household of Jacob Sammis (b c1868): Citation: Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Year: 1920; Census Place: Huntington, Suffolk, New York; Roll T625_1269; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 112; Image: 181. Content: The 1920 US Census of Huntington Township, 13th ED, Suffolk County, New York on 31 Jan 1920 shows a farm (154/172) , owned mortgage free, on West Neck Avenue with a household composed of (1) Jacob Sammis, male, head, age 52, married, able to read and write, born in NY, both parents born in NY, a farmer on a general farm, (2) Carrie H Sammis, female, wife, age 53, married, able to read and write, born in NY, both parents born in NY, (3) Vera M Sammis, female, daughter, age 25, single, able to read and write, born in NY, both parents born in NY, a bank clerk, (4) Lillian A Sammis, female, daughter, age 21, single, able to read and write, born in NY, both parents born in NY.

1930 US Census, Household of Byron T Sammis (b 1899): Citation: Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Year: 1930; Census Place: Huntington, Suffolk, New York; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0063; FHL microfilm: 2341385. Content: The 1930 US Census of Huntington Township, Suffolk County, New York on 14 Apr 1930 shows dwelling (336/437) at 17 Carver Place, owned and valued at $10,000, with a household composed of (1) Byron T Sammis, head, male, age 30, age 22 at marriage, can read/write, born in NY, both parents born in NY, a real estate and insurance broker, not a veteran, (2) Lillian A Sammis, wife, female, age 32, married, age 24 at marriage, can read/write, born in NY, both parents born in NY, (3) Quentin B Sammis, son, male, age 5, single, in school, born in NY, both parents born in NY, (4) Vera M Sammis, daughter, female, age 3, born in NY, both parents born in NY.

1940 US Census, Household of Byron Sammis (b 1899): Citation: Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Year: 1940; Census Place: Huntington, Suffolk, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02785; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 52-96. Content: The 1940 US Census of Huntingon, Suffolk County, New York, 17 Carver Place, owned and valued at $8000, on 13 Apr 1940 shows a household (6) composed of (1) Byron T Sammis, head, male, age 40, married, completed 4 yrs high school, born NY, same house in 1935, real estate salesman, own account, (2) Lillian Sammis, wife, female, age 42, married, completed 4 yrs high school, born NY, (3) Quentin Sammis, son, male, age 15, single, in school, born NY, (4) Vera Sammis, daughter, female, age 13, single, in school, born NY.

1950 US Census, Household of Byron T Sammis (b 1899): Citation: Ancestry.com. 1950 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022. Content: The 1950 US Census of Huntington (Suffolk) New York on 13 Apr 1950 lists dwelling 237 with a household composed of (1) Byron T Sammis, head, white, male, age 50, married, born NY, worked last week, sells real estate, Real Estate Office, business owner, (2) Lillian Sammis, wife, white, female, age 52, married, born NY, housework last week. The second level of the house appears to be rented to Christine and Nickols Kunst.

1969 New York Death Index Record for Lillian Sammis (b 1897): Citation: Ancestry.com. New York State, U.S., Death Index, 1957-1969 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2018. New York State Department of Health; Albany, NY, USA; New York State Death Index. Content: A 1969 New York death index record shows that Lillian Sammis, female, age 71, died on 25 Feb 1969 in New York. Her residence was in Centerport (Suffolk) NY.