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John Elam Scruggs 1802–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 MAR 1802

Birth Location: Edgefield, Edgefield County, South Carolina

Death Date: 15 JUL 1889

Death Location: Captain, Rutherford County Militia Commission

Father: Matthew Scruggs

Mother: Mary Elam

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The story of John Elam Scruggs began in 1802 in Edgefield, Edgefield County, South Carolina. John Elam Scruggs passed away in 1889 in Captain, Rutherford County Militia Commission.

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Biography

  • The story of John Elam Scruggs began in 1802 in Edgefield, Edgefield County, South Carolina.
  • John Elam Scruggs passed away in 1889 in Captain, Rutherford County Militia Commission.

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John Scruggs's Ancestors

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John Scruggs
1802–1889
Birth Place: Edgefield, Edgefield County, South Carolina
Parents
Matthew M. Scruggs
1774–1812
Edgefield, Edgefield County, South Carolina
Mary Elam
1776–1852
Virginia
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John Scruggs's Timeline

2 Records

1802
5 MAR 1802
Birth of John Elam Scruggs in Edgefield, Edgefield County, South Carolina
Edgefield, Edgefield County, South Carolina
1889
15 JUL 1889
Age 87
Death of John Elam Scruggs in Fairfield, Bedford County, Tennessee
Fairfield, Bedford County, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 MAR 1802
    Event Place: Edgefield, Edgefield County, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 JUL 1889
    Event Place: Fairfield, Bedford County, Tennessee
    Record Source: Age:
    87

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Captain, Rutherford County Militia Commission

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