Ferrol Aubrey Sams, Jr. (born September 26, 1922) is an American physician and novelist born in Fayette County, Georgia, U.S.A. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A physician, medical practitioner or medical doctor who practices Medicine, and is concerned with maintaining or restoring human Health A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story Fayette County is a County located in the US state of Georgia. The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
Early life and education
Sams was born to Mildred Matthews and Ferrol Aubrey Sams, Sr. The younger Sams lived in a house built by his great-grandfather. He married Helen Fletcher on July 18, 1948, also a physician, and the couple are still happily married. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sams' medical career started at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, in 1962. Mercer University is an independent private, Coeducational, University with a Baptist heritage located in the U Macon is a city located in central Georgia, USA It is among the largest metropolitan areas in Georgia and the county seat of Bibb County. He then attended Emory University School of Medicine for only one semester, and then joined the United States Army Medical Corps. Emory University is a Private university located in the metropolitan area of the city of Atlanta and in western unincorporated DeKalb County, The Army Medical Department of the US Army, known as the AMEDD, comprises the six medical Special Branches of the Army Both Sams and his wife, Helen, practiced medicine in Fayette County until they retired in 2006. Sams is affectionately known by his family and a few close friends as "Sambo". Sams has four children - Ferrol Aubrey Sams, III, James (Jim) Sams, Ellen (Sams) Nichol, and Fletcher Sams. Ferrol, III and Jim are both medical doctors and practice in Fayette County. Ellen is a hospital administrator where her brothers practice and Fletcher is a Fayette County Judge. While at Mercer, he was a member of Kappa Alpha Order.
Literary career
Sams has written eight books, including a trilogy of works featuring Porter Osborne, Jr. , a character who appears to be largely based on Sams himself. Sams writing draws heavily on southern storytelling tradition. Run With The Horsemen was Sams' first book which he published in 1982 when he was 60. In 1991, Sams was awarded the Townsend Prize for Fiction for his publication of When All the World was Young.
Sams' works of fiction developed from the act of writing his own memoirs of growing up in rural Fayette County, Georgia, for his posterity. His works are generally set during the Depression and feature several eccentric characters.
Sams has been the subject of several community reading programs: Run with the Horsemen was chosen as the 2006 Atlanta Reads selection, and Down Town was selected for the 2007 Gwinnett Reads by the Gwinnett County Public Library. The Gwinnett County Public Library is located in Gwinnett County Georgia, USA north-east of Atlanta.
Bibliography
- Run With the Horsemen, (1984)
- The Whisper of the River, (1986)
- The Widow's Mite, (1989)
- Christmas Gift!, (1991)
- When All the World Was Young, (1992)
- Epiphany, (1995)
- The Passing: Stories, (2001)
- Down Town, (July 2007)
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