Sarah (Bays) Scruggs (1822 - 1892)

Born 27 Dec 1822 in Chatham District, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Richard Whitehead Scruggs — married 1841 in Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States

Died 10 Dec 1892 at age 69 in Saint Charles, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Sarah Bayes (or Bays) was the oldest daughter of Meshack Bays and Elizabeth Hatchett.

She had two sisters; Mary Jane 1825 and Elizabeth Ann 1828.

Her father, Meshack Bays, died after 1828, but before 1850, probably in Virginia.

At age 19, Sarah was married to Richard Whitehead Scruggs in about 1841 in Pittsylvania county, Virginia.

She had six children:

1. William Henry (1844-1913)
2. Victoria Ann May (1848-1925)
3. Sarah Elizabeth Oney (1852-1887)
4. Richard Scruggs (1858-??)
5. Mary C Johnson (1860-1891)
6. Robert Edward Lee (1863-1928)

Residence in 1850 was in St. Charles, Missouri.^[1]

Her mother, Elizabeth Hatchett Bays, died about 1854 in St. Charles county, Missouri.

Residence in 1860 was in Cuivre Township, St Charles, Missouri.^[2]

Residence in 1870 was in Missouri.^[3]

Residence in 1880 was in Cuivre Township, St Charles, Missouri.^[4]

Her daughter, Sarah Elizabeth Scruggs Oney, died on 28 February 1887 and another daughter, Mary C Johnson, died on 2 December 1891, both in Missouri.

Sarah Bayes Scruggs died on 10 December 1892 in St. Charles County, Missouri. Her burial was in the Linn Cemetery in Wentzville of St. Charles County, Missouri.^[5][6]

Sources

1. ↑ FamilySearch.org, [1], 1850 US Census.
2. ↑ FamilySearch.org, [2], 1860 US Census.
3. ↑ FamilySearch.org, [3], 1870 US Census.
4. ↑ FamilySearch.org, [4], 1880 US Census.
5. ↑ FamilySearch.org, [5], Burial Index.
6. ↑ Find-a-Grave.com, [6], Burial Memorial.

• Sarah Scruggs in household of Richard Scruggs, "United States Census, 1850"

Indexed Information
Household - Role - Sex - Age - Birthplace
Richard Scruggs - - Male - 28 - Virginia
Sarah Scruggs - - Female - 28 - Virginia
Wm Scruggs - - Male - 6 - Virginia
Victoria A Scruggs - - Female - 2 - Missouri
Citation
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZK-KDV : 22 December 2020), Sarah Scruggs in household of Richard Scruggs, St. Charles, St. Charles, Missouri, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• Sarah Scruggs in entry for Richard Scruggs, "United States Census, 1860"

Indexed Information
Household - Role - Sex - Age - Birthplace
Richard Scruggs - - Male - 38 - Virginia
Sarah Scruggs - - Female - 37 - Virginia
William Scruggs - - Male - 16 - Virginia
Victoria Scruggs - - Female - 12 - Missouri
Sarah Scruggs - - Female - 8 - Missouri
Richard Scruggs - - Male - 2 - Missouri
Sarah Scruggs - - Female - 42 - Virginia
Rhoda Ross - - Female - 12 - Kentucky
Citation
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZT-DWR : 18 February 2021), Sarah Scruggs in entry for Richard Scruggs, 1860.

• Sarah Scruggs in entry for R W Scruggs, "United States Census, 1870"

Indexed Information
Household - Role - Sex - Age - Birthplace
R W Scruggs - - Male - 48 - Virginia
Sarah Scruggs - - Female - 47 - Virginia
Richard Scruggs - - Male - 12 - Missouri
Mary Scruggs - - Female - 8 - Missouri
Robert L Scruggs - - Male - 6 - Missouri
William Scruggs - - Male - 26 - Virginia
Nancy Scruggs - - Female - 24 - Missouri
Anna Scruggs - - Female - 5 - Missouri
Elisabeth Scruggs - - Female - 3 - Missouri
Oscar Scruggs - - Male - 0 - Missouri
J Edwards - - Male - 25 - Missouri
Citation
"United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4XV-H8N : 29 May 2021), Sarah Scruggs in entry for R W Scruggs, 1870.

• Sara Scruggs in household of Richard Scruggs, "United States Census, 1880"

Indexed Information
Household - Role - Sex - Age - Birthplace
Richard Scruggs - Self - Male - 57 - Virginia, United States
Sara Scruggs - Wife - Female - 57 - Virginia, United States
Richard Scruggs - Son - Male - 21 - Missouri, United States
Robert Scruggs - Son - Male - 17 - Missouri, United States
Citation
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6FZ-SFV : 14 January 2022), Sara Scruggs in household of Richard Scruggs, Cuivre Township, St. Charles, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district ED 206, sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .

• Sarah A. Bayes Scruggs, "Find A Grave Index"

Indexed Information
Name: Sarah A. Bayes Scruggs
Maiden Name: Bayes
Event Type: Burial
Event Place: Wentzville, St. Charles, Missouri, United States of America
Age (Estimated): 70
Photograph Included: Yes
Birth Date: 1822
Death Date: 1892
Cemetery: Linn Cemetery
Note: Contains Biography
Affiliate Record Identifier: 36410289
Citation
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK7-V9GD : 6 August 2020), Sarah A. Bayes Scruggs, ; Burial, Wentzville, St. Charles, Missouri, United States of America, Linn Cemetery; citing record ID 36410289, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. | Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36410289/sarah-a-scruggs : accessed 02 May 2022), memorial page for Sarah A. Bayes Scruggs (1822–1892), Find a Grave Memorial ID 36410289, citing Linn Cemetery, Wentzville, St. Charles County, Missouri, USA ; Maintained by Lori Oney Tilley (contributor 48848815) .

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