Silas Daniel Pinkney Scarborough

Brief Life History of Silas Daniel Pinkney

When Silas Daniel Pinkney Scarborough was born on 28 March 1812, in Houston, Georgia, United States, his father, Ichabod Scarborough, was 32 and his mother, Sarah Sally Warren, was 25. He married Martha Caroline Jackson on 22 January 1834, in Houston, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Laurens, Georgia, United States in 1850. He died on 16 September 1865, in Houston, Georgia, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Georgia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Silas Daniel Pinkney Scarborough
1812–1865
Martha Caroline Jackson
1817–1900
Marriage: 22 January 1834
Josephine Scarborough
1836–
Green Marshall Scarborough
1839–1893
Nimrod Ichabod Scarborough
1841–1862
Sarah Jane Scarborough
1845–
Josiah Silas Warren Scarborough
1848–
James Benjamin Troup Scarborough
1851–
Jasper Franklin " Frank" Scarborough
1854–1919
Laura Frances Scarborough
1856–1931
Martha Caroline Scarborough
1859–1960

Sources (6)

  • Silas D P Scarborough, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Silas D P Scarbrough Or Scarborough, "Georgia, Houston County, Marriage Records, 1832-2015"
  • Silas Daniel Pinckney Scarborough, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (7)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1821

Historical Boundaries: 1821: Houston, Georgia, United States

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

Name Meaning

English (Lincolnshire and Yorkshire): habitational name from Scarborough (North Yorkshire), from the Old Norse personal name Skarthi + Old Norse borg ‘fortress, fortified town’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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