James Scarbrough
James Scarbrough was born on October 18, 1807, in Pennsylvania. He married Elizabeth Kershaw in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on October 23, 1836, and they had at least eight children: Harriet, born around 1836; John, born around 1838; Thomas Jefferson, born around 1841; William Henry, born around 1842; Mary, born around 1844; Charity, born around 1846; Amos, born around 1848; and Maria, born around 1851.
They moved to Liberty, Ohio, in the 1840s, and Scarbrough worked as a farmer. By 1850, he owned $1,800 of real estate. A decade later, he owned $4,720 of real estate and $1,910 of personal property, and by 1870, he owned $7,200 of real estate and $1,152 of personal property. He died on October 9, 1896.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (2067) | Scarbrough, James | 1807-10-18 | 1896-10-09 |
- Conflict Side: Union
- Role: Civilian
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- Gender: Male
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 1
- (3404) [recipient] ~ William H. Scarbrough to James Scarbrough and Elizabeth Scarbrough, 13 February 1864
People - Records: 2
- (2067) Scarbrough, James is the [parent of] (2066) Scarbrough, William Henry
- (2068) Scarbrough, Elizabeth is the [wife of] (2067) Scarbrough, James
Places - Records: 2
SOURCES
1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Pennsylvania and New Jersey Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, available from Ancestry.com.
