Isaiah Scudder (1808 - 1900)

Born 26 Mar 1808 in Delaware County, New York

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He was a tanner. In 1848 he moved to Equinunk, in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, which borders Delaware County, New York, and started a tannery. In 1852, he built a $30,000 tannery in High Lake, a village in the township of Buckingham; in 1856 he sold it and went back to Equinunk.

He and his wife had 11 children. Those still living in 1900 were:

• Isaiah, a carpenter in Middletown, New York
• Homer A., a railroad contractor in Grand Rapids, Michigan
• Harriet S., married to Charles Rockwell of Honesdale, Pennsylvania
• Elizabeth, who was married to Dr. Jonas Starnes, a surgeon in the Civil War who died at Burton Barracks, Missouri, in 1864
• Charlotte A., married to Judge Thomas F Ham of Wauseon, Ohio
• Florence R., married to William B Guinnip on March 24, 1876

He lived with his daughter from 1890 onward.

He was a Republican, a member of the Odd Fellows lodge in Bethany, and a Methodist.

Sources

• Commemorative Biographical Record of Northeastern Pennsylvania, including the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike, and Monroe, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and many of the early settled families. Pub. J.H. Beers and Co. Chicago, 1900. Page 729

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63069300/isaiah-scudder : accessed 08 January 2022), memorial page for Isaiah Scudder (26 Mar 1808–26 Jun 1900), Find a Grave Memorial ID 63069300, citing Glen Dyberry Cemetery, Honesdale, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by J. Colin Clark (contributor 47094715) .