Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameAndrew Jackson Scarbrough 
Birth1 Jan 1829, Brownsville, Fayette Co, PA
Census27 Jul 1860, Mound Prairie Twp, Jasper Co, IA
Memoroll#325, pg 88
Census26 Jul 1870, Fairview Twp, Jasper Co, IA
Memoroll#398, pg 274
Census1880, Fairview, Jasper Co, IA
Memoroll#346, pg 199
Census1 Jun 1900, Monroe, Jasper Co, IA
Memoroll#439, pg 1
Death14 Sep 1909, Monroe, Jasper Co, IA
BurialMonroe Cem, Monroe, Jasper Co, IA
OccupationFarmer
ReligionMethodist
FatherSamuel Scarborough (1792-1865)
MotherElizabeth “Betsy” Wells (1795-1864)
Misc. Notes
Obtained a common school education. Moved to Knox Co, Ohio with his family in 1850, where he married. Moved to Iowa in 1856 and selected Fairview Twp, where he purchased 80 Acres near the town of Colfax. He was sucessful in its cultivation and in 1861 deposited $800 in a Newton bank. While he was subsequently visiting Ohio, the bank failed and he lost all of it.
In 1870 he is listed as J Scarbrough with his wife and 6 children.
He is listed as Jackson Scarbroug in 1880 with his wife Emily and children Clarence thru Charles.
He purchased the 230 Acres the he was living on in 1894 (Sect 18) and improved it to a value of $80/Ac.
In 1900 he is listed with his second wife, Harriet (58, OH), no children. He was a staunch Republican and a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, where he was a steward and Superintendent of the Sunday-school for many years. They had eight children, two of whom died in infancy.
In 1870 he is listed as J Scarbrough with his wife and 6 children.
He is listed as Jackson Scarbroug in 1880 with his wife Emily and children Clarence thru Charles.
He purchased the 230 Acres the he was living on in 1894 (Sect 18) and improved it to a value of $80/Ac.
In 1900 he is listed with his second wife, Harriet (58, OH), no children. He was a staunch Republican and a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, where he was a steward and Superintendent of the Sunday-school for many years. They had eight children, two of whom died in infancy.
Spouses
Birth2 Nov 1828, Fairfield Co, CT
Death29 Sep 1894, Fairview, Jasper Co, IA
BurialMonroe Cem, Monroe, Jasper Co, IA
Misc. Notes
Emily was the daughter of Lucius Jackson and Mary Middlebrook, natives of Conn. She was a valued member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and well liked by all who knew her.
Marriage3 Nov 1852, Morrow Co, OH
ChildrenEdgar S. (Twin) (1853-1937)
Orrin Lucian (Twin) (1853-1947)
Clarence Francis (1855-1916)
Viola Fidelia (1857-1918)
Ella Delphine (1859-1931)
Charles William (1864-1935)
Birth28 May 1840, Ohio
Death4 Jan 1907, Jasper Co, IA
BurialMonroe Cem, Monroe, Jasper Co, IA
Misc. Notes
Dau of Henry Carder and Frances Kellogg.
Married previously to Thomas Cummins Livingston and John Cornelius Livingston.
In the 1900 census, they were married 4 yrs and it says she has 6 children, all living - but that may be a reference to his or her prior children.
Married previously to Thomas Cummins Livingston and John Cornelius Livingston.
In the 1900 census, they were married 4 yrs and it says she has 6 children, all living - but that may be a reference to his or her prior children.
Marriage10 May 1896