Silas Scarborough

Brief Life History of Silas

When Silas Scarborough was born on 25 August 1802, in Georgia, United States, his father, Lawrence Scarborough, was 34 and his mother, Agnes Stringer, was 31. He married Harriet Connell on 22 April 1824, in Jefferson, Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Bienville, Bienville, Louisiana, United States in 1850. He died on 9 September 1853, at the age of 51.

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Family Time Line

Silas Scarborough
1802–1853
Rachel Russell
1812–1890
Marriage: 12 May 1832
John Lawrence Scarborough Sr.
1832–1900
Urzillah " Zillah" Scarborough
1834–1892
Silas Constantine Scarborough Sr.
1839–1909
Mary Annice Scarborough
1842–1902
Christopher Columbus Scarborough
1844–1908
Rachel Francis Scarborough
1846–1928
Emma Elizabeth Agnes Scarborough
1850–1893
Cornelia B. Scarborough
1852–1854
Oliver Cromwell Scarborough
1852–1928

Sources (9)

  • Silas Scarborough, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Silas Scarborough, "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979"
  • Silas Scarborough in entry for Harriet Connell, "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979"

World Events (7)

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1803 · Gerogia's First Land Lottery

Georgia’s first land lottery act was signed by Governor John Milledge. The first drawings for the land lottery were held two years later in 1805.

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. 

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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Story Highlight

Silas Scarborough taken from The Story of Frankston, Texas-The W. W. Scarborough Family by Eva Jo Woody

Silas Scarborough, son of Lawrence and Agnes, was born in Jefferson County, Miss., 1805, and died in 1857. He married (1832) Rachel Russell, who was born in 1812 and died 1890 in Ranger, Texas.

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