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James Knox Polk Scarbrough 1847–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 Feb 1847

Birth Location: White Co, TN now Putnam Co, TN, USA

Death Date: 20 Feb 1929

Death Location: Putnam Co TN, USA

Father: James Scarbrough

Mother: Phoebe Sparks

Spouse(s): Susan (Scarbrough)

Children(s): William Scarbrough, Homer Scarbrough, Marion Scarbrough, Samuel Scarbrough, James Scarbrough, James Scarbrough, Dove Scarbrough, Julia Scarbrough, Marion Scarbrough

The story of James Knox Polk Scarbrough began in 1847 in White Co, TN now Putnam Co, TN, USA. James Knox Polk Scarbrough married Susan Ann Glosson Scarbrough, and had children including Dove Julie Scarbrough, Homer Covington Scarbrough, James Edgar Scarbrough, Julia W Scarbrough, Marion Hermous Scarbrough, Samuel Page Scarbrough, William Samuel Scarbrough. James Knox Polk Scarbrough passed away in 1929 in Putnam Co TN, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Knox Polk Scarbrough began in 1847 in White Co, TN now Putnam Co, TN, USA.
  • James Knox Polk Scarbrough married Susan Ann Glosson Scarbrough, and had children including Dove Julie Scarbrough, Homer Covington Scarbrough, James Edgar Scarbrough, Julia W Scarbrough, Marion Hermous Scarbrough, Samuel Page Scarbrough, William Samuel Scarbrough.
  • James Knox Polk Scarbrough passed away in 1929 in Putnam Co TN, USA.

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James Scarbrough's Ancestors

Self
James Scarbrough
1847–1929
Birth Place: White Co, TN now Putnam Co, TN, USA
Parents
James Scarbrough
1820–1908
Bee Creek, White, Tennessee, United States
Phoebe Sparks
1821–1898
Washington, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William Scarbrough
1796–1850
Virginia, United States of America
Susanah (E) Brumbelow
1800–1876
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
William (Sparks) 1212162
1783–1869
, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Janetta Shannon
1777–1872
Mary Bailey
1760–1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Catherine Brooks
1760–1832

James Scarbrough's Descendants

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James (Knox Polk) Scarbrough (06 Feb 1847–20 Feb 1929) m. Susan (Ann Glosson) (Scarbrough) (16 Jun 1847–8 Oct 1937)
  1. 1. William (Samuel) Scarbrough 1874–1940 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Scarbrough 1878–1963
  2. 2. Homer (Covington) Scarbrough 1884–1982
  3. 3. Marion (Hermous) Scarbrough 1886–1970
  4. 4. Samuel (Page) Scarbrough 1881–1971
  5. 5. James (Edgar) Scarbrough 1877–1962 m. Lida (Era) Scarbrough 1891–
  6. 6. James (Edgar) Scarbrough 1877–1962 m. Judth (J) ?(Scarbough) 1878–1939 m. Lida (Eva) Deck 1890–1963 m. Eliza Scarboro 1892–
    1. 1. Elizabeth Scarborough 1908–1936
    2. 2. Carson (Woodrow) Scarbrough 1918–
  7. 7. Dove (Julie) Scarbrough 1879–1955
  8. 8. Julia (W) Scarbrough 1879–1955
  9. 9. Marion (Hermous) Scarbrough 1888–1970

James Scarbrough's Timeline

2 Records

1847
06 Feb 1847
Birth of James Knox Polk Scarbrough in White Co, TN now Putnam Co, TN, USA
White Co, TN now Putnam Co, TN, USA
1929
20 Feb 1929
Age 82
Death of James Knox Polk Scarbrough in Putnam Co TN, USA
Putnam Co TN, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Feb 1847
    Event Place: White Co, TN now Putnam Co, TN, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1929
    Event Place: Putnam Co TN, USA

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