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.
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(2067)Scarbrough, James1807-10-181896-10-09
  • 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

  • (277) [birth] ~ Pennsylvania
  • (274) [death] ~ Ohio

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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.