Both the Gunn and the Scroggins families have been well researched and Rebecca was easy to find and like most people Rebecca was …
born: July 21, 1860, the daughter of farmer Thomas Gunn and his wife Susannah.
And then she married: Oswald S. Scroggins of Salisbury, MO on Feb. 5, 1880.
“Ollie” was described as a democrat and an “energetic and prosperous” farmer, owning 240 acres of fine land in Chariton and Howard Counties.
Together they raised 5 children, all born in Salisbury, MO:
- Leslie Francis b. Nov. 12, 1881
- Rheba Virginia b. May 19, 1885
- Orin B. b. July 23 / 25, 1890
- Oswald Sweeney Scroggins Jr. b. July 12, 1893
- Arthur Evander b. May 13, 1899
And then she died …
Aug. 26, 1940 and was buried in Maple Grove Cemetery in Dodge City, KS.
What I find most interesting about Rebecca Gunn Scroggins is what is written on the reverse of her photo.
There are 2 notations in 2 different hands.
In ink is written:
Rebecca Gunn Scroggins
age about 40 yrs.
and in pencil:
Aunt Becky
She was mean!
Well she does look mean.
ReplyDeleteshe looks mean, and he looks hen pecked :)
ReplyDeleteIt is said her youngest son Arthur inherited his "conservative discipline standards of behavior" from training from his mother. I have yet to figure out what that means, lol but even though he credited his character and his achievements to his mother, he also credited another woman, an aunt with influencing his life. Seems she told him he did not have what it took to be a professional and that he should be content to be a laborer like his father. That comment spurred him to become an advocate for education.
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