Lang, H. O., ed. "The History of the Willamette Valley, Being A Description of the Valley and its Resources, with an account of its Discovery and Settlement by White Men, and its Subsequent History; Together with Personal Reminiscences of its Early Pioneers." Portland, OR, Geo. H. Himes, Book and Job Printer, 1885. p. 784 J. K. SAMPSON Mr. Sampson, now a resident of Lafayette, Yamhill County, came to Oregon in 1852, arriving in Portland on the twentieth of August. He remained but six -weeks in that town, leaving it for Yamhill County, in which he has resided nearly all the intervening years. He has been identified with its growth and progress and has built up an estimable name as a citizen. ******************* Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in March 2007 by Diana Smith. Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.