Biographical Sketch of Oswald S. Scroggin - Chariton County, Missouri OSWALD S. SCROGGIN was born in Chariton county on the farm where he now resides, June 4, 1856. He is the son of Dr. F. M. and Mattie Scroggin, the former of whom was born in Woodford county, Ky., August 8, 1819 and came to Chariton county in 1844. The latter was a native of Virginia, having been born in Rockingham county of that state Sept. 10, 1828, and came to this county in 1836. The father of our subject has been dead for a number of years, while the mother still lives and resides in Salisbury. Our subject has spent the greater portion of his life on the farm where he now makes his home and on Feb. 5, 1880, was married to Miss Rebecca V. Gunn, who was born July 21, 1860, and was the daughter of Thomas and Susan O. Gunn, who were two of the early settlers of the county. The former was a native of North Carolina and was born in Taswell County. The latter was born in Owensboro, Ky. They both came to this county in 1829. Our subject and wife are the parents of four children, viz; Leslie, born Nov. 12, 1881; Rheba, born May 19, 1885; Orin, born July 23, 1890; and Ollie S., born July 12, 1893. Mr. Scroggin is one of Chariton county's most energetic and prosperous farmers and owns 240 acres of as fine land as can be found in this section of the state, half of which is situated in Howard county. He has always been a democrat and is now a staunch supporter of free and unlimited coinage of silver and gold at a ratio of 16 to 1. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Willard Smith USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or their legal representative, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------