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Laura Virginia Piper 1844–1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 FEB 1844

Birth Location: Hampshire, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1 JUN 1934

Death Location: Gainesville, Cooke, Texas, United States

Father: Ralph Piper

Mother: Mary Wills

Spouse(s): Bennett Scruggs, George Barnett

Children(s): Roy Scruggs, Phineas Scruggs, Claude Scruggs, Emmett Scruggs, Lee Scruggs, Nellie Scruggs, John Scruggs, Laura Scruggs

Laura Virginia Piper was born in 1844 in Hampshire, Virginia, United States, the child of Ralph Glosser Piper And Mary Jane Wills. Laura Virginia Piper married Bennett H Scruggs, George Prentice Barnett, and had children including Claude B Scruggs, Emmett Ralph Scruggs, John Walter Scruggs, Laura Bennie Scruggs, Lee Will Scruggs, Nellie Piper Scruggs, Phineas Price Scruggs, Roy Fountain Scruggs. Laura Virginia Piper passed away in 1934 in Gainesville, Cooke, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • Laura Virginia Piper was born in 1844 in Hampshire, Virginia, United States, the child of Ralph Glosser Piper And Mary Jane Wills.
  • Laura Virginia Piper married Bennett H Scruggs, George Prentice Barnett, and had children including Claude B Scruggs, Emmett Ralph Scruggs, John Walter Scruggs, Laura Bennie Scruggs, Lee Will Scruggs, Nellie Piper Scruggs, Phineas Price Scruggs, Roy Fountain Scruggs.
  • Laura Virginia Piper passed away in 1934 in Gainesville, Cooke, Texas, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ralph Piper
1815–1890
Birth Location: Of Hampshire, Virginia, United States
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Mary Wills
1815–1883
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
MW

Spouses(s)

Bennett Scruggs
1828–1882
Birth Location: Cumberland, Virginia, United States
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George Barnett
1857–1930
Birth Location: Texas, United States
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Children(s)

Roy Scruggs
1878–1940
Birth Location: Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas, 76240, USA
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Phineas Scruggs
1862–1940
Birth Location: Gainesville, Cooke, Texas, United States
PS
Claude Scruggs
1865–1880
Birth Location: Gainesville, Cooke, Texas, United States
CS
Emmett Scruggs
1867–1960
Birth Location: Gainesville, Cooke, Texas, United States
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Lee Scruggs
1870–1950
Birth Location: Gainesville, Cooke, Texas, United States
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Nellie Scruggs
1872–1951
Birth Location: Gainesville, Cooke, Texas, United States
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John Scruggs
1880–1932
Birth Location: Gainesville, Cooke, Texas, United States
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Laura Scruggs
1882–1959
Birth Location: Gainesville, Cooke, Texas, United States
LS

Laura Piper's Ancestors

Self
Laura Piper
1844–1934
Birth Place: Hampshire, Virginia, United States
Parents
Ralph Glosser Piper
1815–1890
Of Hampshire, Virginia, United States
Mary (Jane) Wills
1815–1883
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John Piper
1779–1841
Virginia, United States
Mary (Anne) Newman
1792–1854
of, Virginia, USA
Benjamin Wills
1787–1849
Frederick County, Virginia
Charity Furr
1788–1868
Loudoun, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Laura Piper's Descendants

1.
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Laura (Virginia) Piper (7 FEB 1844–1 JUN 1934) m. Bennett (H.) Scruggs (18 SEP 1828–23 DEC 1882) m. George (Prentice) Barnett (15 SEP 1857–1 AUG 1930)
  1. 1. Roy (Fountain) Scruggs 1878–1940 m. Arrah (Belle) Etheredge 1885–1952
    1. 1. Virginia Scruggs 1915– m. Roy (Lee) McDaniel 1914–1996
      1. 1. Roy (lee) Mcdaniel 1938–2004
    2. 2. Marjorie (May) Scruggs 1910–1988 m. George (Samuel) Hamontree 1903–1967
    3. 3. Frances (Lorraine) Scruggs 1917–2008 m. Obie (Terrell) Cotter 1904–1967
  2. 2. Phineas (Price) Scruggs 1862–1940 m. Almira (C.) Bogie 1865–1935
    1. 1. James (Bogie) Scruggs 1893–1979
    2. 2. Edgar (Price) Scruggs 1885–1968
    3. 3. Laura (Ethel) Scruggs 1888–1953
    4. 4. John (Emet) Scruggs 1890–1961
  3. 3. Claude (B.) Scruggs 1865–1880
  4. 4. Emmett (Ralph) Scruggs 1867–1960 m. Laura (Lorena) McCollum 1873–1933
    1. 1. Ralph (David) Scruggs 1892–1963
    2. 2. Ernest (H.) Scruggs 1899–1976
    3. 3. Grace (Leona) Scruggs 1895–1960
  5. 5. Lee (Will) Scruggs 1870–1950 m. Virgie (Lee) Welch 1875–1959 m. Laura (Belle) Whetio 1888–1974
    1. 1. Nellie (J.) Scruggs 1891–
    2. 2. William (G.) Scruggs 1892–1950
  6. 6. Nellie (Piper) Scruggs 1872–1951 m. Henry (Lee) Collins 1866–1970
    1. 1. Bonnie (Lucille) Collins 1897–1973
    2. 2. Ralph (Darwin) Collins 1894–1962
    3. 3. William (Walker) Collins 1905–1937
    4. 4. Henry (Wayne) Collins 1903–1965
    5. 5. Dorothy (Nell) Collins 1907–1972
    6. 6. Jack (Benson) Collins 1916–1968
    7. 7. Roy (Waldo) Collins 1899–
    8. 8. Nola (Bennet) Collins 1893–1896
  7. 7. John (Walter) Scruggs 1880–1932 m. Mae 1882–
  8. 8. Laura (Bennie) Scruggs 1882–1959 m. Jesse (Luscius) Johnson 1881–1960
    1. 1. Verna (Lee) Johnson 1905–1973
    2. 2. Weldon (Luscious) Johnson 1910–1948

Laura Piper's Timeline

2 Records

1844
7 FEB 1844
Birth of Laura Virginia Piper in Hampshire, Virginia, United States
Hampshire, Virginia, United States
1934
1 JUN 1934
Age 90
Death of Laura Virginia Piper in Handley, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Handley, Tarrant, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 FEB 1844
    Event Place: Hampshire, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 JUN 1934
    Event Place: Handley, Tarrant, Texas, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gainesville, Cooke, Texas, United States
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