John Louis Scanlon (1826 - 1907)

Born Nov 1826 in Charleston, South Carolina, United States [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 1907 at about age 80 in Scanlonville, Charleston, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

John Scanlon is a part of US Black heritage.

John Scanlon has African ancestry.

John Louis Scanlon was born in 1826. John married Susan Winslow date unknown. John died and was buried in Scanlonville Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States with a death date of 1907.^[1]

Freedman Bank Records:^[2]

Name Henry A. Scanlan

Age 15y

Birthplace Charleston

Residence Place Duncan St. Cromwell Ally

Complexion Light

Where Brought Up Charleston

Occupation School

Employer Franklin St.

Father's Name John Scanlan

Mother's Name Susan

Event Date 21 Feb 1872

Account Number 9839

Event Place Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Relationship to Account Holder Self

Research Note

John Louis Scanlon was mulatto and Scanlonville, SC is named after him. I use the Scanlon vs the Scanlan spellings to indicate black heritage. Scanlon indicates black or mulatto while Scanlan indicates white.

Sources

1. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (no image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #172224929 (accessed 13 February 2023)
   Memorial page for John Louis Scanlan Sr. (1826-1907), citing Scanlonville Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by FMF-DOC (contributor 48546734).
2. ↑ "United States, Freedman's Bank Records, 1865-1874," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSBM-PYV : 9 March 2018), John Scanlan in entry for Henry A. Scanlan, ; citing bank Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States, NARA microfilm publication M816 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1970); FHL microfilm 928,589.

• This is first hand information provided by my mother Jean Louise Scanlan.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6S9-LBD : 14 January 2022), J. L. Scanlan, Christ Church, Charleston, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm.

• 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1900; Census Place: Christ Church, Charleston, South Carolina; Roll: 1521; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0116; FHL microfilm: 1241521
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #69600723 (accessed 13 February 2023)
  I L Scanlan (73), married, Farmer, head of household at Christ Church, Charleston, South Carolina. Born in South Carolina, USA.