Biography of Thomas W. Scroggins - Conway Co, AR

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Submitted by: Cathy Barnes <bbarnes@cswnet.com>
        Date: 21 Jun 1998
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SOURCE: Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Western Arkansas.
Goodspeed Publishers, 1891.

page 107

Thomas W. Scroggins, another esteemed citizen and industrious farmer
of Lick Mountain Township, was born in what is now Nichols Township,
in 1856. His parents were John and Mary M. (Inglehight) Scroggins. Mr.
Scroggins was born in Mississippi about seventy-one years ago, and
when a young man came to Conway County, where he was married about
1856. Here he spent his remaining years, dying in 1866. He was a
farmer by occupation, and a man who was well-liked and well known.
Mrs. Scroggins is now living with her youngest son at Hackett City,
and is the mother of nine children, six of whom are living, viz: T. W.
(our subject), Jane, the wife of Hugh Sewell, of the Indian Territory,
Adeline, Sarah S., now Mrs. Columbus Floyd, of Hackett City, Julia A.,
wife of Thomas Burnett, of the Indian Territory, and Frank, of Hackett
City. T. W. was reared a farmer boy with a very limited country school
education, as the early demise of his father threw the main support of
the family on his shoulders. In 1875 Mr. Scroggins married Miss Rosana
Ree, who was born in 1859. Her parents were James and Anna Reed. (See
sketch of William Reed) Mr. Scroggins has four sons. He farmed as a
tenant till 1881, then purchased his present farm, which had about
twelve acres cleared. He now has a good farm, in a beautiful locality,
two miles northwest of Centre Ridge. Politically, Mr. S. is a
Republican. He and wife are consistent members of the Missionary
Baptist Church. Mrs. Scroggins' mother died in 1875.