William Allen Scruggs: Strong McLemore Ancestry

Generation: 1

1.	William Allen Scruggs was born on 22 Mar 1830 in Tennessee (son of Jesse Thomas Scruggs, Sr. and Susan A. Thornton); died on 30 Jan 1900 in Taylor, Williamson County, Texas; was buried in Taylor City Cemetery, Taylor, Williamson County, Texas.

Generation: 2

Jesse Thomas Scruggs, Sr. was born on 1 Feb 1799 in Virginia; died on 16 Nov 1882 in Sabine County, Texas.

Notes:

Information about this family was provided by Irene Walton. She forwarded a copy of a message posted by Leatha A. Betts to the Rootsweb TXSABINE-L relating the Jesse Thomas Scruggs family Bible. This Bible was copied by Blanche Toole on 17 Apr 1970 in the home of Mary Louise Vickers McGown Harvey, from the Jesse T. Scruggs Family Bible, American Bible Society, 1857.

Births
Jesse T. Scruggs was born 1 Feb. 1799 in Virginia
Mary Ann Tolan Mcguire was born 28 June 1818
Finch T. Scruggs was born 14 July 1824 Ala.
Sarah A. Scruggs was born 10 Jan. 1826
Nathaniel T. Scruggs was born 10 Dec 1827
William A. Scruggs was born 21 Mar. 1830
Nancy T. Scruggs was born 31 (sic) Sept 1832
[Note: above children were by first wife, Sarah Thornton, following by second wife Mary Ann Tolan McGuire]
Jesse T. Scruggs was born 18 Mar 1836
Laurence M. Scruggs was born 15 Dec. 1837
Hambleton M. Scruggs was born 1 Jan. 1839
George W. Scruggs was born 20 May 1842
Charles A. Scruggs was born 2 Aug. 1845
Mary Stephenson Scruggs was born 20 Oct 1846, Sabine County, Texas
Angus Griffith Scruggs was born 26 Sept 1851, Sabine County, Texas
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Mary Ann Loving was born 13 Mar 1834
[Note: Third wife, daug. of Manuel Walton Loving, widow of George Arnold]
Paralee Scruggs was born 14 Jun 1866
Emer J. Arnold was born 19 Oct 1852, Sabine Co. Texas
Elizabeth T. Arnold was born 24 Apr 1855, Sabine Co. Texas
Martha A. Scruggs was born 20 Jul 1858, Sabine Co. Texas
George B. Scruggs was born 26 November 1861, and died May 6, 1864 age 2 yrs, 5 months, 5 days
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Lavelle Harvey was born 15 Feb. 1910
Jewel Harvey was born 11 Oct 1911, Sabine Co. Texas
Luther Bill Harvey was born 28 May 1920
Doris Glynn Harvey was born 22 Jan. 1926
Mary Estelle Harvey was born 10 May 1929
[Note: Children of Perkins Harvey and his first wife]

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Marriages

Jesse T. Scruggs and Mary Ann Tolan McGuire was married on the 2nd say (sic) of April 1835 in the town of Grenada, Mississippi, by Reverand Thomas F. Davidson

Jesse T. Scruggs and Martha A. Arnold was married on the first day of October 1857 in Sabine County, Texas

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Deaths

James M. McGuire, son of L. McGuire departed this life on 3rd day of April at his residence in Haywood Co. Tenn. A.D. 1839

Margaret McGuire, consort of Dr. L. McGuire, departed this life on the 9th day of April 1839 in Sabine County, Texas

Arabella E. Harvey departed this life 16 March 1852, Sabine County

Dr. L. McGuire departed this life 16 September at 20 minutes past 10 o'clock in the evening in Sabine County, Texas 1853

Sabine County, Texas, Finch P. Scruggs departed this life 11 Jan. 1853. His death was accasioned by a fall from a horse, his body was entered on the bank of the Patroon at Dr. McGuire's Burying Ground, there to remain until the morning of the resurrection

Emma J. Arnold departed this life 30 December 1864 Sabine County

Jesse T. Scruggs, Sr. departed this live 16 November 1882 age 83 years, at the house of his oldest child Sarah Harvey in Sabine County, Texas 15 minutes past 3 o'clock in the morning, this note by his youngest son, A.G. Scruggs

Laurence M. Scruggs departed this life Teusday (sic) 15 September 1851 Sabine County, Texas

Jesse T. Scruggs, Jr. departed this life 17 Jul 1860 at his residence in Sabine County, Texas. 24 years of age.

Aprial the 6th day of 1857 a severe frost and freze bitting fruit and maes. Then on the 12th Knight a snow some storm in the snow was some 2 in. deep on the ground recorded Aprial 12th by Jesse T. Scruggs

George W. Scruggs departed this life 29 September 1860 in the State of Virginia in the service of the Southern Confederacy

George B. Scruggs departed this life 6 May 1864 age 2 yrs 5 months and 5 days

Mary A. T. Scruggs, consort of Jesse T. Scruggs departed this life the 4th day of March 1856 in Sabine County, Texas half past one o'clock in the morning, her remains deposited at thr burying ground on Patroon there to remain until the morning of the resurrection

Jesse married Susan A. Thornton before 1825. Susan was born before 1805; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Susan A. Thornton was born before 1805; and died.

Children:

Finch P. Scruggs was born on 14 Jul 1824 in Alabama; died on 11 Jan 1853 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in McGuire Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
Sarah Anabella Scruggs was born on 16 Jan 1826 in Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama; died on 15 Dec 1913 in Texas; was buried in Harvey Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
Nathaniel T. Scruggs was born on 10 Dec 1827; and died.
1. William Allen Scruggs was born on 22 Mar 1830 in Tennessee; died on 30 Jan 1900 in Taylor, Williamson County, Texas; was buried in Taylor City Cemetery, Taylor, Williamson County, Texas.
Nancy Thomas Scruggs was born on 30 Sep 1833 in Alabama; died on 4 Nov 1919 in Texas; was buried in Patroon Cemetery, Patroon, Shelby County, Texas.