Nathan Culver Scrogin

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Updated 19 Jan 2004 08:16 AM (eastern)

Date Age State/
Terr
Event
5 Oct 1783 0 MD/
KY
Born.  1850 & 1860 censuses say in MD and suggest it may have been ca. 1784 or 1785.  Culver says 5 Oct 1783 in Woodford County, KY, but Woodford County was not created until 1788; Culver does not give his sources for date and place. Bopp says abt. 1781 in MD and cites a source that says 1780/82. 
22 Apr 1810 26 LA Signed petition in Louisiana Territory
1812 -- Missouri Territory renamed from Louisiana Territory
30 Jun 1813 29 MO St. Charles County, MO, "Nathaniel Scroggins is not fined for failing to serve on a jury." [Bartels]
25 Oct  1813 30 MO St. Charles County, MO, "The Grand Jury was called . . . United States vs. Nathaniel Scroggins and Bee---- Lemasters . . . assult [sic] and battery." [Bartels]
Feb-Jun 1815 31 MO Served as Nathaniel C. Scroggins in U.S. Rangers and Missouri Militia.  See notes on Henry Scroggins who served in the same company. [Patton-Wars]
18 Jan 1818 34 KY KY, birth of daughter, Mary Elizabeth, one Greene County history says in Oldham County, KY, but Oldham County was not created until 1823.
1818 -- IL Washington County, IL, created from St. Clair County
1818   34 IL Washington County, IL, enumerated as "Nathaniel Scroggins" in Illinois territorial census.
18 Mar 1819 35 IL Washington County, IL, "Nathaniel W. Scroggins" nominated for justice of the peace
22 Mar 1819 35 IL Washington County, IL, "Nathaniel W. C. Scoggins" commissioned as justice of the peace
1820 36   Not found in any online census index
18 Sep 1821 37 KY KY, birth of daughter, Sarah Ann, one source says in Oldham County, KY, but Oldham County was not created until 1823
2 Dec 1822 39 KY KY, married Nancy English in Henry County, KY
1823 --   Oldham County, KY, created from Henry, Jefferson, and Shelby Counties
ca. 1824 c40   KY, birth of daughter, Martetia
1827-1828 c44   KY, birth of daughter, Adriene
1830   46 KY Oldham County, KY, Census enumerated as Nathaniel Scroggin
1831-1835 --   KY?, birth of daughter, Martha
ca. 1831-1837  --   Moved to Greene County, IL [Greene Hist]
c1834 IL Daughter Mary Elizabeth moved from KY to Carrolton, Greene County, IL, with her grandfather, Eliza English [Obit]
ca. 1837  --   [Greene County?], IL, birth of daughter  Marcia or Marchia
30 Mar 1837 53 IL Greene County, IL, marriage of daughter Mary Elizabeth to Elijah Brown [Greene Hist] [IL Marr]
11 Jul 1839 55 IL Carrollton, Greene County, IL, marriage of daughter Sarah Ann to Isaiah Stevens or Stephens [IL Marr]
4 Apr 1840 55 IL [Greene County?], IL, birth of daughter Sarah Ann's daughter Nancy Stevens or Stephens
[Jun?] 1840   56 IL Greene County, IL, Census, enumerated as Nathan Scroggins
21 Nov 1842 59 IL [Greene County?], IL, birth of daughter Sarah Ann's daughter Elizabeth Stevens or Stephens
13 Oct 1844 61 IL Greene County, IL, marriage of daughter Martetia to David Brown [IL Marr]
ca. 1845?   --  IL Moved from Greene County, IL to Memphis, TN [Greene Hist]
9 Nov 1845 -- ?? enroute to Texas, death of son-in-law Isaiah Stevens or Stephens
28 Jul 1846 62 IL Greene County, IL, marriage of daughter Sarah Ann to Henry Harrison Witt [IL Marr]
12 Jul 1849 65 IL Macoupin County, IL, marriage of daughter Martetia to Samuel Brown [IL Marr]
Apr 1850 66 TN Memphis, Shelby County, TN, birth of daughter Adriene's son, Robert J. Richmond
25 Jun 1850 -- IL Macoupin County, IL, birth of daughter Martetia's son, Nathaniel W. C. Brown
30 Aug 1850   66 TN Memphis, Shelby County, TN, Census, enumerated as Nath. Scroggins
13 Jul 1851 67 TN Memphis, Shelby County, TN, marriage of daughter Martha to William D. Lucas
15 May 1853 -- IL Greene County, IL, death of son-in-law Henry Harrison Witt, buried in Witt Cemetery, Greene County, IL
25 or 26 Apr 1857 73 TN Memphis, Shelby County, TN, death of wife, Nancy English [Memphis Certs] [Memphis Index]
14 May 1857 73 TN Memphis, Shelby County, TN, marriage of daughter Marcia or Marchia to Adolph Lecoq
21 Jun 1860 76 TN Memphis, Shelby County, TN, Census, possibly enumerated as W [or N]. W. Scroggin,  household includes daughter, Martha Lucas
1870   TN Memphis, Shelby County, TN, Census, Nathaniel not found; three youngest daughters living in adjacent dwellings
21 July 1873   IL Greene County, IL, marriage of daughter Sarah Ann to Lorenzo D. Morris [Greene Hist] [IL Marr]
4 Jun 1879   TN Memphis, Shelby County, TN, death of probable son-in-law, Adolph H. Lecoq [Memphis Index]
2 Jul 1881   TN Memphis, Shelby County, TN, death of daughter, Marcia or Marchia [Memphis Index]
 
8 Jun 1887   IL Carrollton, Greene County, IL, death of son-in-law Lorenzo D. Morris
 
 
2 Mar 1897   IL Rockbridge, Greene County, IL, death of daughter Sarah Ann, buried in Witt Cemetery, Greene County, IL
1900   TN Memphis, Shelby County, TN, Census, daughter Martha
[Census-fix] Age???
10 Jul 1902    TN  Memphis, Shelby County, TN, death of daughter Martha [Memphis Certs] [Memphis Index]
17 Feb 1912   IL Kane, Greene County, IL, death of daughter Mary Elizabeth [Obit]
10 Jul 1937    TN  Memphis, Shelby County, TN, death of grandson Robert J. Richmond [Memphis Index]

Notes and Sources

Children

Mary Elizabeth, 18 Jan 1818 -

Sarah Ann 'Sally,' 18 Sep 1821 -

Martetia

Sources

Bartels, Carolyn N.  St. Charles County, Missouri, Early Court Records, 1808-1815
  • Item 423, St. Charles County, MO, 30 Jun 1813
    • "Nathaniel Scroggins is not fined for failing to serve on a jury."
  • Items 435 and 437, St, Charles County, MO, 25 Oct 1813
    • "The Grand Jury was called . . . United States vs. Nathaniel Scroggins and Bee---- Lemasters . . . assult [sic] and battery."

Bopp, Georgia K. GKBopp Database. Rev. 5 Jan 2004 (family file at Ancestry World Tree and Rootsweb WorldConnect).
          Index: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=gkbopp&I11.x=36&I11.y=2

Bopp, Georgia K. G K Bopp Genealogy Home Page.
          http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gkbopp/index.htm

Census, 1818 (Territorial), Washington County, IL 

Census, 1830, Oldham County, Kentucky

  • M19, Roll 40, Page 288 Ancestry
  • Nathaniel Scroggin
    • 1 male, 40-50 [Nathaniel]
    • 3 females, under 5
    • 2 females, 5-10 [Sarah Ann and possibly Mary Elizabeth or Martetia?]
    • 1 female, 30-40 [Nancy English]

Census, 1840, Carrollton Precinct, Greene County, Illinois

  • M704, Roll 60, Page 78 [left & right] Ancestry-L Ancestry-R
  • Nathan Scroggins
    • 1 male, 5-10 [unknown]
    • 1 male, 50-60 [probably Nathan]
    • 1 male, 60-70 [unknown]
    • 1 female, 0-5 [probably Marcia]
    • 1 femael, 5-10 [probably Nartha]
    • 2 females, 10-15 [probably Martetia and Adriene]
    • 1 female, 15-20 [probably Mary Elizabeth]
    • 1 female, 40-50 [Nancy English]
    • 2 engaged in agriculture
    • 2 engaged in manufacture and trade
  • Joseph Stephens [not transcribed]
  • Isaiah Stephens
    • 1 male, 15-20 [Isaiah]
    • 1 female, 0-5 [possibly Nancy]
    • 1 female, 20-30 [possibly Sarah Ann Scroggins]

Census, 1850, Fifth Ward, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, 30 Aug 1850

  • M42, Roll 895, Page 99, [stamped] 50 Ancestry
  • Dwelling 672, family 715
    • Nath. Scroggins, 65, m, [Occupation] None, [Real Estate] 900, Md
    • Nancy  "  , 51, f, Ky
    • Martha  "  , 15, f, Ill Ky
    • Marsha  "  , 12, f, Ill
    • Cath. Whelen, 3, f, Ten
    • Wm. D. Lucas, 27, m, Boatman, Geo

Census, 1860, Seventh Ward, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, 21 Jun 1860,

  • M653, Roll 1273, pages 86 and 97 [second page stamped] 111
  • Dwelling 726, family 723
    • W W Scroggin, 74, m, Farmer, $6000 real, $100 personal, Maryland
      [Note: HeritageQuest indexed this as "W W", but in my opinion, the first initial could be an "N" (compare the "N" in Nancy on the first line of the next page, and it seems likely that this entry refers to Nathaniel]
    • Martha A Lucas, 22, f, Kentucky
    • [page]
    • Nancy Ann Lucas, 7, f, Tennessee [Note: probably the Nannie in 1870]
    • Robert " , 5, m, Tennessee [Note: not in 1870)
    • John " , 1, m, Tennessee [Note: consistent with the John in 1870]
    • William D., 3, m, Tennessee, Trader, $2000 real, $200 personal, Georgia
  • [Notes: names and ages are semi-consistent with 1870, occupation, property, and birthplace suggest that the enumerator may have combined information about father and son named William into a single entry; next family is Lecog or Lecoy, too old to be Nathaniel's son-in-law)]

Census, 1870, Seventh ward, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, 15 Mar 1870

  • M593, Roll 1563, Pages 100 and 101 [second page stamped] 281
  • Dwelling 599
    [Note: no occupation listed for any of the following (except the one servant)]
  • Family 825
    • Lecoy, Adolphus, 30, m, w, Tenn
      [Note: could be Lecoq, compare "y" with first name on next page]
    • [page]
    • Lechey, March, 30, f, w, Ill
    • -----, Nathan, 8, m, w, Tenn
  • Family 826
    • Mullens, Polly, 46, f, w, SC
    • -----, Williams, 41, m, w, NC
    • -----, Georgianna, 18, f, w, Miss
    • -----, Josephine, 17, f, w, Miss
    • -----, WIlliam, 15, m, w, Miss
    • Levey, Lavinia, 40, f, b, Servant, Miss
  • Dwelling 600
  • Family 827
    • Richmond, Ada, 42, f, w, Ky
    • -----, Robert, 19, m, w, Tenn
  • Family 828
    • Lucas, William, 46, m, w, Ga
    • -----, Martha, 36, f, w, Ky
    • -----, Nannie, 17, f, w, Tenn
    • -----, William, 14, m, w, Tenn
    • -----, John, 11, m, w, Tenn

Culver, J. E., Culver, Adkison, Admire, Murphey Family Tree, (family file at Ancestry World Tree and Rootsweb WorldConnect)

History of Greene County, Illinois, originally published by Donnelley, Gassette & Loyd Publishers, Chicago, 1879

Illinois State Archives. Illinois Statewide Marriage Index. [Link]

  • Groom           Bride                 Date       Vol./Page  License No. County
    BROWN, ELIJAH   SCROGGIN, ELIZABETH   03/30/1837 001/0037 00001109  GREENE 
    STEVENS, ISAIH  SCROGGINS, SARAH ANN  07/11/1839 001/0049 00001451  GREENE
    BROWN, DAVID    SCOGGINS, MARTETIA    10/13/1844 001/0070 00002093  GREENE
    WITT, HENRY H   STEVENS, SALLY ANN    07/28/1846 001/0078 00002311  GREENE
    BROWN, SAMUEL   BROWN, MARTISHA MRS   07/12/1849   3/     1399      MACOUPIN
    MORRIS, L D     WITT, SARAH ANN       07/21/1873 00F/0030 00006999  GREENE

Memphis-Shelby County Public Library & Information Center.  Memphis-Shelby County History and Genealogy Index.  [Link]

  • Memphis/Shelby Death Certificates
    • Name    SCROGGINS
      Age    60 YRS
      Sex    F
      Race    W
      Date of Death    4/25/1857
      Source    DEATH RECORDS
      File    4118
      Collection    Memphis/Shelby Death Certificates
    • Name    LUCAS MARTHA A P
      Age    71 YRS
      Sex    F
      Race    W
      Date of Death    07/10/1902
      Source    DEATH RECORDS
      File    1039
      Collection    Memphis/Shelby Death Certificates
  • Memphis/Shelby Death Index
    • Name    SCROGGINS,
      Age    60 years old
      Sex    F
      Race    W
      Date of Death    4/25/1857
      Source    Death Register
      File    4118
      Collection    Memphis/Shelby Death Index
    • Name    LECOQ, ADOLPH H
      Age    48 years old
      Sex    M
      Race    W
      Date of Death    6/4/1879
      Source    Death Register
      File    21837A
      Collection    Memphis/Shelby Death Index
    • Name    LECOQ, MARCHIA A
      Age    44 years old
      Sex    F
      Race    W
      Date of Death    7/2/1881
      Source    Death Register
      File    P5 141
      Notes    SEE LICOQ
      Collection    Memphis/Shelby Death Index
    • Name    LICOQ, MARCHIA A
      Age    44 years old
      Sex    F
      Race    W
      Date of Death    7/2/1881
      Source    Death Register
      File    P5 141
      Book    Q
      Notes    CD HAS LECOQ
      Collection    Memphis/Shelby Death Index
    • Name    LICOQ, MARCHIA A
      Age    44 YRS
      Sex    F
      Race    W
      Date of Death    7/2/1881
      Source    Death Register
      File    5-141
      Book    Q
      Collection    Memphis/Shelby Death Index
    • Name    LECOQ, MARCHIA A
      Age    44 years old
      Sex    F
      Race    W
      Date of Death    7/2/1881
      Source    Death Register
      File    24877A
      Collection    Memphis/Shelby Death Index
    • Name    LUCAS, MARTHA A P
      Age    71 YRS
      Sex    F
      Race    W
      Date of Death    7/10/1902
      Source    Burial Permit
      File    1039
      Collection    Memphis/Shelby Death Index
    • Name    RICHMOND, ROBERT J
      Age    87 YRS
      Sex    M
      Race    W
      Date of Death    7/10/1937
      Source    Death Certificate Card Index
      File    2821
      Collection    Memphis/Shelby Death Index

Past and Present of Greene County Illinois, originally published by S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago, 1905

  • "E. B. Brown" http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmaga/greene/1905bios/browneb.html
    • He married Mary E. Scroggins, who was born in Olden county, Kentucky, on the 18th of January, 1818, their marriage being celebrated on the 30th of March, 1837, in Kane township. The Scroggins family had only been in this county a few months at that time and remained for but a few years, after which the parents returned to the south and died in Memphis, Tennessee. . . .
    • Mrs. Elijah Brown still survives and makes her home with her grandson, E. B. Brown. She is a hale and hearty old lady possessing great energy. Her mother was Nancy English, a sister of Elisha English, the Indianapolis multi-millionaire.

Patton, Lois Loma Scroggins, Facts and Fancies of Scroggins Acres.

Patton, Lois Loma Scroggins. The Wars and Mr. Scroggins.

  • Page 1-44
  • nathan_culver_scrogin.gif (251009 bytes)

Scroggins, Arthur E., comp. Scrogin, Scroggin, Scroggins, 1964, p. 46, 49, 55, 78, 82, 95, 97

Scroggins, William G., comp. The Scroggins Papers; A Genealogical History of The Scroggins and Allied Families. "Joseph Scrogin," http://users.erols.com/scroggjm/scrogginsdata/wgs/scroggins08.pdf , rev. 27 Feb 2002.

  • Obituary of Mary Elizabeth Scrogin Brown
    • The obituary of Mary Elizabeth Scrogin Brown (F93) indicates that her family moved to Illinois in 1834:

      Mrs. Mary Brown, aged 94
      She Came From Kentucky on Horseback When She was Sixteen

       

      • As briefly noted last week, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Brown died Febr. 17, 
        at the home of her grandson, E. B. Brown, in Kane town. Mrs. Brown had 
        passed her 94th birthday a month before her death, and was perhaps the 
        oldest person living in Greene County.
      • Mrs. Brown was the daughter of Nathan and Nancy Scroggins, and was born 
        in Olden (sic) County, Kentucky Jan. 18, 1818. When she was 16 years of 
        age she came from Kentucky to Carrollton on horseback. accompanied by her 
        grandfather, Elisha English. She was married to Elisha Brown March 1, 1837. 
        Mr. Brown took his bride to his farm, the old Brown homestead, which 
        continued to be her home during the remaining seventy five years of her 
        life. Mr. Brown died in 1851. For the past seventeen years Mrs. Brown has 
        made her home with her grandson, Edward B. Brown, who has been living on 
        the place during that period.
      • Eight children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Brown, five of whom are living. 
        There are Samuel E. Brown of Carrollton, Mrs. Nancy Scruby of Kansas City, 
        George Brown of Greensburg, Kansas, Mrs. Adarine Ashford of Keysport, Ill. 
        and J. Stanley Brown of El Centro, Cal. There are also fourteen 
        grandchildren, twenty four great grandchildren and four great great 
        grandchildren. 
      • Fifteen months ago Mrs. Brown fell and broke her leg and she had been 
        confined to her bed from that time till her death. She was tenderly cared 
        for by her daughter, Mrs. Ashford. Besides her relatives, she leaves a host 
        of friends who will cherish her memory. [Carrollton, Illinois, Patriot, 
        29 Feb 1912, transcribed by Patricia Donohue O’Boyle (L62)]

Territorial Papers of the United States, "Louisiana-Missouri Territory, 1806-1814." Vol. XIV, p. 571-479 [Full transcription at: http//ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mo/land/1811pet.txt]

  • "Petition to Congress From Inhabitants of the Territory"
    • "37 Nathaniel C. Scrogin Section 3"