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William Scruggs 1853–1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1853

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: 1935

Death Location: West Helena, Phillips, Arkansas, USA

Father: Monk Scruggs

Mother: Sarah Scruggs

Spouse(s): Mary Blake, Mary Blake

Children(s): Charley Scruggs, Mary Scruggs, John Dempsey

In 1853, William Scruggs entered the world in Mississippi, born to Monk Scruggs And Sarah Scruggs. William Scruggs married Mary Blake, and had children including Charley W Scruggs, John Dempsey, Mary Scruggs. William Scruggs passed away in 1935 in West Helena, Phillips, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1853, William Scruggs entered the world in Mississippi, born to Monk Scruggs And Sarah Scruggs.
  • William Scruggs married Mary Blake, and had children including Charley W Scruggs, John Dempsey, Mary Scruggs.
  • William Scruggs passed away in 1935 in West Helena, Phillips, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Monk Scruggs
1841–
Birth Location: Alabama
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Sarah Scruggs
1842–
Birth Location: Alabama
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Spouses(s)

Mary Blake
1857–1938
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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Mary Blake
1857–1938
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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Children(s)

Charley Scruggs
1875–1945
Birth Location: Arkansas
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Mary Scruggs
1873–1943
Birth Location: Phillips County Ark
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John Dempsey
1885–
Birth Location: Arkansas, USA
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William Scruggs's Ancestors

Self
William Scruggs
1853–1935
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
Monk Scruggs
1841–
Alabama
Sarah Scruggs
1842–
Alabama
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Scruggs's Descendants

1.
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William Scruggs (1853–1935) m. Mary Blake (1857–1938) m. Mary Blake (About 1857–About 1938)
  1. 1. Charley (W.) Scruggs 1875–1945 m. Eaddie Scruggs 1889–1973 m. Ella Morris 1885– m. Ada Knight 1878–
    1. 1. Peoria Scruggs 1916–1989 m. Jefferson Belden 1911–2011
      1. 1. Marie (D) Belden 1935–2024
      2. 2. Jeffery (Mae Brown -) Bolden 1937–2015 m. Harrison (L) Brown 1932–1989
        1. 1. Carol Brown –2022
      3. 3. Lessie (B) Kenney 1941–2004 m. Theolar Kenny 1937–1978
      4. 4. Alford Belden 1933–2021 m. Everine Bolden 1932–2001
      5. 5. Cora (Lee) Bolden 1939–1940
    2. 2. Mary (Ella) Scruggs 1910–1996
    3. 3. Warren Scruggs 1922–1989
    4. 4. William (Allen) Scruggs 1897–1974
    5. 5. Minnie (Lucille) Scruggs 1901–1993
  2. 2. Mary Scruggs 1873–1943
  3. 3. John Dempsey 1885–

William Scruggs's Timeline

2 Records

1853
1853
Birth of William Scruggs in Mississippi
Mississippi
1935
1935
Age 82
Death of William Scruggs in West Helena, Phillips, Arkansas, USA
West Helena, Phillips, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1853
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: West Helena, Phillips, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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