Descendants of Smith and Tabitha George Scroggins
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Descendants of Smith and Tabitha George Scroggins
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My Family Heritage
My name is Brenda Scroggins Sawyer. My older brother, William E. Scroggins, got me started on researching the family line and I have become addicted to it. With every piece of information I find I get more excited and do more research. This has been a long hard road as we didn't know any of our Scroggins relatives when we were growing up. I can make no guarantees that all of this information is correct. I do have Smith's Civil War records and documents from the Marietta Confederate Cemetery. I will make any corrections that are needed as they are found. I will also be adding new information as I find it. When I am not working on my genealogy I have an active interest in gardening and my two German Shepherds. I am also a Harley rider. I have been married to my husband David for 38 years. We have a daughter who lives in Atlanta, GA and a son who lives in Texas. I hope that anybody out there who is related to this line will get in contact with me. I look forward to hearing from new cousins. If you are related to this line, I have more than what I have put in here. The picture above is of the section that Smith jr is buried in at the Marietta Confederate Cemetery in Marietta GA. Please check out my links below. They will take you to some more information on the family. The information on this page may be used for your own research, but it may not be used for profit without my permission.
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My Ancestors
Smith Scroggins was born 1793 in Wake County, NC. to John Scogin, and died sometime after May 20, 1871 in Alcorn County, MS. He married Tabitha George October 8, 1818 in Wake County, NC.
Children of Smith and Tabitha George:
i. Jesse Scroggins, b. 1820, Wake County, NC, m. Louisa Melms Epps
ii. Alexander Scroggins, b. May 4, 1824, Wake County NC; d. October 23, 1904, Eldorado, Jackson County, OK, m. (1) Elizah Rhoades, (2) Caroline Amanda Robertson
iii. Sarah Scroggins, b. 1828, Wake County, NC
iv. Smith Scroggins, b 1829, Wake County, NC
v. Leah C. Scroggins, b. 1830, Lincoln County, TN, m. Joseph B. Smith
vi. Abner Scroggins, b. 1832, Lincoln County, TN d. between 1877 & 1880 in Arkansas, m. Nancy Richardson
vii. Tabitha E. Scroggins, b. 1834, Lincoln County, NC
viii. Mary Elizabeth Scroggins, b. 1836, Lincoln County, TN
ix. William Jasper Scroggins, b. April 15, 1837, Lincoln County, TN. d. August 12, 1880, Fannin County, TX, m. Elizabeth Sarah Good.
Smith Scroggins was born 1829 in Wake County, NC and died October 8, 1863 in Chickamauga, GA. He married Ellender Wells Holt (b. April, 1830, Lincoln County, TN., d. August 19, 1904, Cothrans, Lamar County, Texas) on November 1, 1849 in Lincoln County, TN. (A granddaughter of Ellender's says her maiden name was Wells. The marriage records showed Holt so she must have been married previously.) Smith moved his family to Tishomingo County, MS near Jacinto, around 1856. Smith served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War in Company A of the 32nd Mississippi Volunteer Infantry Regiment. He was mortally wounded on September 20, 1863 at the Battle of Chickamauga. He died of gunshots wounds on October 8, 1863 in Cleburne's Divison Field Hospital at Alexanders Bridge near the battlefield. His brother Abner was on duty as a cook at this same hospital at the time of his death. Smith was elected to the Confederate Roll of Honor by his comrades in Company A for his actions at the Battle of Chickamauga. His remains were recovered from a battlefield feature referred to as "General Longstreet's Field Hospital" on the old Alexander Farm during the first removal trip by the Ladies Memorial Society in 1867. His final resting place is now at the Marietta Confederate Cemetery in Marietta Georgia.
Children of Smith and Ellender Wells Holt:
i. William Alexander Scroggins, b. August 1850, Lincoln County, Tn, d. May 21, 1930, Fannin County, TX
ii. Hannah Tabitha Caroline Scroggins, b. April 18, 1852, Lincoln County, TN, d February 27, 1897, McGee, Indian Territory, OK. She married Houston Marion Byford.
iii. Elizabeth Scroggins, b. 1855, d. 1879 m. (1)W. A. Worthy, (2)James W. Worthy
iv. Robert Scroggins, b August 1856, Tishomingo County, MS d. About 1928 m. (1) Martha Mahala Worthy, (2)Margaret A. Pennell
v. Stuart Scroggins, b. 1861, d. about 1877 Saline County, Arkansas.
William Alexander Scroggins was born August 1850 in Lincoln County, TN and died May 21, 1930 in Fannin County, TX. He married (1) Margaret Ruddle March 1, 1870 in Decatur County, TN. He married (2) Susannah Jane Gardner Dills April 22, 1883 in Black Fork, Scott County, Arkansas. (Susanna is the daughter of U. M. and Racheal Gardner. She was born in Kentucky.) He married (3) Martha M. Wade September 15, 1902 in Bonham, Fannin County, TX. William went by the nickname of Billy. He moved with his family around 1856 to Tishomingo County, MS near Jacinto. Sometime between 1867 and March 1, 1870 he moved with his family to Decatur County, TN near Mt. Carmel where he married his first wife, Margaret. In 1874 he moved to Scott County, AR. He bought a 140 acre farm in Scott County, AR, east of Black Fork, in 1878 from his in-laws. Between April 22, 1883 and August 11, 1884 he moved to Fannin County, TX. Between June 1886 and November, 1888 he moved to Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, OK. (present day Bryan County) and then back to Fannin County, TX near Leonard before May 9, 1895. By 1900 William was again living in Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, OK. Sometime after 1900 he moved back to Fannin County, TX, taking with him his mother Ellender Scroggins Worthy. He lived the rest of his life in Fannin County, in Selfs and Edhube. William is buried at the East Shady Grove Cemetery, west of Leonard, Fannin County, TX. Susanna Jane Gardner Dills Scroggins is buried in the Gardner Cemetery near Silo, Bryan County, OK.
Children of William and Margaret Ruddle:
i. Huston J. Scroggins, b. May 24, 1872, Waldron, Scott County,AR., d. September 23, 1945, m. Minnie Workman
ii. Minnie Laura Scroggins, b. December 24,1877, Scott County AR,died August 30, 1957 in Kiowa, Pittsburg County, OK m. (1) Jesse Daniel Gardner, (2) Benjamin Gardner (3)John Vard Gardner
iii. Ellen Sarah Scroggins, b. 1881, Scott County, AR, m. John McAlester
Children of William and Susannah Gardner Dill:
iv. Benjamin R. Scroggins, b. August 11, 1884, d. April 13. 1961 b and d in Fannin County, TX, m. Mae Horton
v. Annie Caroline (Callie) Scroggins, b. June 6. 1886 Fannin County, TX d. December 5, 1987, Sherman, Grayson County, TX, m. J. Sims Hollis.
vi. James William Scroggins, b. August 5, 1888 in Durant, Bryan County, OK, d. April 15, 1950 in Marlow, Stephens County, OK., m. Parthenia Francis Wall April 5, 1908. He married Mary Casey, June 30, 1913 in Marlow, Stephens County, Ok.
vii. Mose Lifus Scroggins, b. February 12, 1891,d. April 2, 1975 Vernon, Wilbarger County, TX, m. Willie Horton
viii. Mattie Mae Scroggins, b. March 3, 1893, m. (1) Ben Hall, (2) Richard Edford Whitworth.
ix Charles Wesley Scroggins, b. May 9, 1895, Leonard, Fannin County, TX d. January 18,1957 Fresno, Fresno County, CA
Charles Wesley Scroggins was born May 9, 1894 in Leonard, Fannin County, TX and he married Ollie Lou (Lula) Williams February 1, 1920 in Bonham, Fannin County, TX. Charles went by the nickname of Charlie. During World War I he served as a Private in Battery E, 79th Field Artillery in France. In 1927, before the birth of his second daughter, he deserted his family, who were living on a small farm in Selfs, Fannin County, TX. He left during the night and never returned to his family. In 1937 his wife Ollie Lou (Lula) found out he was living in or near Stillwater, OK and had a new wife, Lucy Irene Thornton. Charley had not legally divorced Lula, so she had him arrested and he served seven years in the Oklahoma State Prison for bigamy. He is buried at Liberty Cemetery/Veterans Cemetery in Fresno. California.
Children of Charles and Lula Williams:
i. William Arthur Scroggins, b. December 6, 1921, Trenton, Fannin County, TX., d. July 10, 2000 in Texas City, Galveston County, TX
ii. Mattie Irene Scroggins, b. January 1, 1925, Selfs, Fannin County, TX., d March 28, 1951, Wells, Nevada.
iii. Annie Grace Scroggins, b. April 7, 1927, Selfs, Fannin County, TX. d. February 18, 2005 in Houston, Harris County, Texas.
William Arthur is my father. He is missed very much.
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My Current Research
I am currently trying to find information on the family of Robert Scroggins. He had two daughters who married into the Woodral family and they lived in or around Heavener, LeFlore County. OK. Robert lived in Scott County. AR. I am also still looking for more descendants of Abner. Although I have found a few of his descendants, I would like to find more. There is a Scroggins family reunion the second weekend of August every year in Kiowa, Oklahoma. If you are interested then please contact me for place and time. Please check out findagrave.com for my Scroggins burials and some pictures. On the date of date for Smith and Tabitha George. My brother has recently found documentation with the above date. It has the signature of both Smith sr and Tabitha. You may also find more information on the line at Ancestry.com on my brother's web site - Scroggins Family Line
Updated November 15, 2007
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