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John Preston Scruggs 1868–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 MAR 1868

Birth Location: Harrisburg, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 5 NOV 1941

Death Location: Seiling, Oklahoma

Father: George Scruggs

Mother: Julia Pack

Spouse(s): Laura Heron, Sarah Millhollon

Children(s): Lincoln Sr., Julia Scruggs, Bertha Scruggs, Jasper Scruggs, John Scruggs, Sherman Scruggs, Thelma Scruggs

The story of John Preston Scruggs began in 1868 in Harrisburg, Tennessee, United States. John Preston Scruggs married Laura Belle Heron, Sarah Frances Millhollon, and had children including Bertha Bell Scruggs, Jasper Scruggs, John Taylor Scruggs, Julia Marie Scruggs, Lincoln Preston Scruggs Sr, Sherman Taft Scruggs, Thelma Lucille Scruggs. John Preston Scruggs passed away in 1941 in Seiling, Oklahoma.

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Biography

  • The story of John Preston Scruggs began in 1868 in Harrisburg, Tennessee, United States.
  • John Preston Scruggs married Laura Belle Heron, Sarah Frances Millhollon, and had children including Bertha Bell Scruggs, Jasper Scruggs, John Taylor Scruggs, Julia Marie Scruggs, Lincoln Preston Scruggs Sr, Sherman Taft Scruggs, Thelma Lucille Scruggs.
  • John Preston Scruggs passed away in 1941 in Seiling, Oklahoma.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Scruggs
1843–1911
Birth Location: Warrensburg, Greene CO., Tennesse
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Julia Pack
1853–1882
Birth Location: Indian City, Payne, Oklahoma, United States
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Spouses(s)

Laura Heron
1875–1944
Birth Location: Arkansas
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Sarah Millhollon
1881–1957
Birth Location: Decatur, Wise County, Texas
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Children(s)

Lincoln Sr.
1894–1985
Birth Location: Oklahoma
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Julia Scruggs
1905–1998
Birth Location: Adair Indian Territory, Oklahoma
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Bertha Scruggs
1910–1989
Birth Location: Adair, Mayes, Oklahoma, USA
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Jasper Scruggs
1924–1963
Birth Location: Oklahoma
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John Scruggs
1918–2002
Birth Location: Adair, Oklahoma
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Sherman Scruggs
1908–1989
Birth Location: Adair, Ok
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Thelma Scruggs
1916–1986
Birth Location: Adair, Mayes, Oklahoma, USA
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John Scruggs's Ancestors

Self
John Scruggs
1868–1941
Birth Place: Harrisburg, Tennessee, United States
Parents
George Washington Scruggs
1843–1911
Warrensburg, Greene CO., Tennesse
Julia (Ann) Pack
1853–1882
Indian City, Payne, Oklahoma, United States
Grandparents
John (H) Scruggs
1803–
Virginia
Mary Crawford
1807–
VA
Great-Grandparents
Julius Scruggs
1736–1816
Sabra Finch
1740–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Scruggs
1686–1738
Elizabeth Davis
1690–1730

John Scruggs's Descendants

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John (Preston) Scruggs (25 MAR 1868–5 NOV 1941) m. Laura (Belle) Heron (1 Jan 1875–5 Mar 1944) m. Sarah (Frances) Millhollon (23 APR 1881–12 JUL 1957)
  1. 1. Lincoln (Preston Scruggs) Sr. 1894–1985
  2. 2. Julia (Marie) Scruggs 1905–1998
  3. 3. Bertha (Bell) Scruggs 1910–1989
  4. 4. Jasper Scruggs 1924–1963
  5. 5. John (Taylor) Scruggs 1918–2002
  6. 6. Sherman (Taft) Scruggs 1908–1989
  7. 7. Thelma (Lucille) Scruggs 1916–1986

John Scruggs's Timeline

2 Records

1868
25 MAR 1868
Birth of John Preston Scruggs in Harrisburg, Tennessee, United States
Harrisburg, Tennessee, United States
1941
5 NOV 1941
Age 73
Death of John Preston Scruggs in Seiling, Oklahoma
Seiling, Oklahoma

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 MAR 1868
    Event Place: Harrisburg, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 NOV 1941
    Event Place: Seiling, Oklahoma
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