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William Allen Scruggs 1897–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Oct 1897

Birth Location: Texas, Phillips, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 28 Jun 1974

Death Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

Father: Ella Morris

Mother: Ada Knights

Spouse(s): Odessa Thornton, Helen Johnson, Geraldine McCombs, Frances Scruggs

Children(s): Velma Scruggs

In 1897, William Allen Scruggs entered the world in Texas, Phillips, Arkansas, USA, born to Ella Morris And Ada Knights. In 1900, William Allen Scruggs resided in Cleburne, Phillips, Arkansas, USA. William Allen Scruggs married Frances L Scruggs, Geraldine Mccombs, Helen Johnson, Odessa Thornton, and had children including Velma Scruggs. William Allen Scruggs passed away in 1974 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1897, William Allen Scruggs entered the world in Texas, Phillips, Arkansas, USA, born to Ella Morris And Ada Knights.
  • In 1900, William Allen Scruggs resided in Cleburne, Phillips, Arkansas, USA.
  • William Allen Scruggs married Frances L Scruggs, Geraldine Mccombs, Helen Johnson, Odessa Thornton, and had children including Velma Scruggs.
  • William Allen Scruggs passed away in 1974 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Scruggs's Ancestors

Self
William Scruggs
1897–1974
Birth Place: Texas, Phillips, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Ella Morris
1885–1918
Arkansas
Ada Knights
1878–
Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
Rodie Morris
1862–1913
Huntsville, Madison, Alabama
Hannah Starkings
1859–1925
Alabama
Great-Grandparents
Rattler Russell
1830–
Rattler Russell
1830–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Scruggs's Descendants

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William (Allen) Scruggs (8 Oct 1897–28 Jun 1974) m. Odessa Thornton (abt 1901–) m. Helen Johnson (JAN 1899–) m. Geraldine McCombs (abt 1922–) m. Frances (L) Scruggs (abt 1905–)
  1. 1. Velma Scruggs 1924–

William Scruggs's Timeline

6 Records

1897
8 Oct 1897
Birth of William Allen Scruggs in Helena, Phillips, Arkansas, USA
Helena, Phillips, Arkansas, USA
1897
8 Oct 1897
Birth of William Allen Scruggs in Texas, Phillips, Arkansas, USA
Texas, Phillips, Arkansas, USA
1900
1900
Age 3
William Allen Scruggs resided here in Cleburne, Phillips, Arkansas, USA
Cleburne, Phillips, Arkansas, USA
1910
1910
Age 13
William Allen Scruggs resided here in Richland, Lee, Arkansas, USA
Richland, Lee, Arkansas, USA
1950
1950
Age 53
William Allen Scruggs resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1974
28 Jun 1974
Age 77
Death of William Allen Scruggs in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1897
    Event Place: Helena, Phillips, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Arkansas, County Marriages Index
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Cleburne, Phillips, Arkansas; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0074; FHL microfilm: 1240071
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [4] Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1917, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Birth Certificates
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 3238; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 103-501

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1897
    Event Place: Texas, Phillips, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Cleburne, Phillips, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Cleburne, Phillips, Arkansas; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0074; FHL microfilm: 1240071

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Richland, Lee, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 3238; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 103-501

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Aubrey, Lee, Arkansas
    Record Source: Arkansas, County Marriages Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 3238; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 103-501

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1974
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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