Brief Life History of Wesley
When Wesley Scribner was born about 1813, in Maury, Tennessee, United States, his father, Lewis Smith Scribner, was 49 and his mother, Susan Redden, was 34. He married Martha Patsy Jones in 1835, in Shelby, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Shelby, Illinois, United States for about 5 years and Flat Branch Township, Shelby, Illinois, United States for about 5 years. In 1850, at the age of 38, his occupation is listed as i was a farmer in Flat Branch Township, Shelby, Illinois, United States. He died on 19 June 1894, in Pleak, Shelby, Illinois, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Long Grove, Lake, Illinois, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (13)
- Wesley Scribner, "United States Census, 1840"
- Legacy NFS Source: Wesley SCRIBNER - Government record: birth: about 1813; Maury, Tennessee, United States
- Wesley Scribner, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
Spouse and Children
1813–1894 Male
1809–1872 Female
Children (7)
1834– Male
1837– Female
1838–1853 Male
1842– Female
1844–1901 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1765–1836 Male
1780–1840 Female
Siblings (11)
1795–1860 Male
1798–1877 Male
1802–1836 Female
1802–1895 Male
1804–1853 Male
+6 More Children
World Events (8)
1818
Age 5
1827
Age 14
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 23
Name Meaning
English: variant of Scrivener . This form of the surname is now rare in Britain.
History: The Scribner family that founded the American publishing house was established in America by one Benjamin Scrivener, who settled in Norwalk, CT, in 1680. The present form of the name was adopted after 1742. The firm was established in 1846 by Charles Scribner (1821–71), who was born in NY, where his father was established as a prosperous merchant.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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