Samuel was born to Joseph Daniel Brantley (1845-1900; FG# 76178243) and his second wife, Almarintha "Marintha" Cowart (1859-1888; FG# 79536246).

Samuel's siblings:
*By Joseph Daniel Brantley & his first wife Nancy Milissa "Milissa" Massey (1845-1879; FG# 79536028)
--Benjamin (born ~May 1865) who married Mary Josephine Cowart (born ~Feb 1868; sister of his father's second wife)
--Anna Elizabeth "Annie" (186918950; FG# 27419525) who married William A. "Willie" Hart (1869-1933; FG# 64753604)
--Alice (1871-1961; FG# 3059440) who married John Eason Durden (1870-1922; FG# 30594443)
--John Franklin (1874-1959; no known memorial) who married Anna Mary Hart(1877-1963; no known memorial; sister to William Hart)
--Mary M (1877-1899; FG# 76178289) who married William Jesse Wommack (1872-1940; FG# 76178287)

*By Joseph Daniel Brantley & his second wife Almarintha "Marintha" Cowart
--Minnie (1881-1960; FG# 57657375) who married Joseph Thomas "Joe" Lewis (1870-1937; FG# 57657371)
--Victory (1884-1884; FG# 79536334)
--Grover Cleveland (1885-1960; no known memorial)
--Infant daughter (1887-1887; FG# 79536304)
--Infant daughter (1888-1888; buried with mom Marintha per Marintha's memorial)

*By Joseph Daniel Brantley & his third wife Beulah Haddock(1869-1901; FG# 20908194)
--Sophronia (born ~Jun 1890)
--a sister, Thomas Elizabeth "Tommie" (1891-1978; FG# 15308702) who married Luther Euriah Bonner (1892-1965; FG# 15308716)
--a brother, Beverly Evans (1893-1974; FG# 111611289) who married Jencie Norman (1899-1978; no known memorial) & Kathleen Burton(1912-1981; FG# 111611290)
--Lucy(1895-1896; FG# 76178244)
--Lucy(1897-1942; no known memorial)
--Joseph Daniel(1899-1965; FG#89328067) who married Eva Mae Harper(1901-1978; FG# 89328067)
--a brother, Thomas C. "T.C.")(1901-1967; FG# 14936700
) who married Mattie Vaughn(1894-1957; FG# 14936709)

When Samuel was five years old, his mother passed away in 1888. Samuel's father remarried a third time to Beulah Haddock and they are found living in Washington County, Georgia in the June 1900 US federal census. When Samuel was eighteen years old, his father passed away in November 1900. Samuel's stepmother Beulah passed away in Sep 1901. Between 1900 and 1910, Samuel leaves Georgia and ends up in Idaho. In the 1910 US federal census, Samuel L(27) is single, living alone, a laborer at odd jobs and living in Declo (was Marshfield in 1910), Cassia, Idaho.

On April 14, 1915, Samuel marries the divorcee Emma Orlean/Orlena Elizabeth "Amy" Mansfield. Amy is listed as next of kin on Samuel's WWI draft registration papers. During the 1920 US federal census, Samuel, Amy & Amy's son by her previous marriage, Carmon Jay/James Bean, are living iin Marshfield, Cassia, Idaho; Samuel is a farmer. During the 1930 US federal census, Samuel is divorced, 47 years old, boarding in a private home and is a farm foreman. There is no evidence found thus far that Samuel had children. Samuel passes away in 1936 and is buried in Pleasant View Cemetery in Burley, Idaho.

LFC, 02 Sep 2014.