The WWI draft recrds show this record:

Name: Sam Featherson
City: Not Stated
County: Robeson
State: North Carolina
Birthplace: North Carolina
Birth Date: 26 Apr 1888
Race: Black
Roll: 1765936
DraftBoard: 2

He states he was born in Charlotte.

The 1900 census has this record:

Name: Samuel Featherston
Home in 1900: Charlotte Ward 3, Mecklenburg, North Carolina
Age: 11
Estimated birth year: abt 1889
Birthplace: South Carolina
Race: Black
Relationship to head-of-house: Son

also listed are:
Father Sidney E 35
Mother Isabella 26 5 children born 5 living
son Willie 8
daughter Charity 6
daughter Pearle 4
son Sidney 1

Hope this is your Sam.

Denise