Minerva Scroggins

Other Events:

• Migration: Abt 1829;

  Moved from Tennessee to Macoupin County, Illinois. From Daniel B. Sawyers' bio:

  ". . . December 25, 1834, he married Minerva Scroggins; she was born in Dickson county, Tennessee, 1816; and came with her mother to Madison county, Illinois, in 1829, the family first settling near Edwardsville and afterward on Silver creek."

• Census: 1840, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA;

  Daniel B. Sawyer household 1 male under 5 [John] 3 males of 20 and under 30 [Daniel and ??] 1 female under 5 [Mary J.] 1 female of 20 and under 30 [Minerva (Scroggins)]

• Census: 11 Nov 1850, Townships 7 and 8 Range 6 and Township 7 Range 7W, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA ;

  1. Sawyer, Daniel B., 37, male, farmer, real estate value $3000, North Carolina 2. _____, Manerva, 33, female, Tennessee 3. _____, John, 13, male, Illinois, attending school 4. _____, Mary J., 11, female, Illinois, attending school 5. _____, Harrison, 9, male, Illinois, attending school 6. _____, Harriet E. Sawyer, 7, female, Illinois, attending school 7. _____, Sarah E., 1, female, Illinois 7. Godfrey, Danah, 45, female, North Carolina, cannot read or write 8. _____, Mary, 7, female, North Carolina, attending school

• Census (State): 1855, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA;

  D. B. Sawyer household 2 males, 1 female under 10 2 males, 1 female, 10-20 1 male 40-50 [Daniel B. Sawyer] 1 female 40-50 [Minerva Scroggins] 1 male over 70 [Archalus Walker]

• Census: 3 Sep 1860, Staunton, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA;

  1. Daniel Sawyer, 47, male farmer, real estate $8000, personal $1700, NC 2. Minerva Sawyer, 44, female, Tennessee 3. Harrison Sawyer, 20, male, Illinois, attended school 4. Harriet Sawyer, 17, female, Illinois, attended school 5. Sarah Sawyer, 11, female, Illinois, attended school 6. William Sawyer, 9, male, Illinois, attended school 7. Franklin Sawyer, 6, male, Illinois, attended school 8. Daniel Sawyer, 2, male, Illinois 9. Achilles Walker, 76, male, Virginia

• Census: 18 Jun 1870, Township 7 Range 7, Macoupin County, Illinois USA;

  1, Sawyer, Daniel, 57, male, white, farmer, real estate $4900, personal $2000, North Carolina 2. _____, Minerva, 55, female, white, keeping house, North Carolina. 3. _____, Ellen, 26, female, white no occupation, Illinois 4. _____, Sarah, 19, female, white, no occupation, Illinois 5. _____, Franklin, 18, male, white, works on farm, Illinois 6. _____, Jane 17, female, white, no occupation, attends school, Illinois 7. _____, Dempsey, 9, male, white, attending school

• Census: 1 Jun 1880, Dorchester township, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA;

  1, Sawyer, Daniel B., white, male, 66, married, farmer, North Carolina, North Carolina, North Carolina 2. _____, Minerva, white, female, 62, wife, married, keeping house, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee 3. _____, Dempsey [F.? B.?], white, male, 18, son, single, works on farm, attending school, Illinois, North Carolina, North Carolina 4. _____, George, white, male, 19, hired hand, single, works on farm, Illinois, North Carolina, North Carolina

Notes:

Birth:

Birthdate calculated from age on her stone, "66 years, 11 months, 20 days."

Minerva married Daniel B. Sawyer [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

1. John Sawyer was born about 1836 in Illinois, USA; died in Feb 1878 in Colorado, USA.
2. Mary J. Sawyer was born about 1839 in Illinois, USA.
3. Harrison Sawyer was born about 1841 in Illinois, USA.
4. Susan Sawyer was born about 1842 in Illinois, USA.
5. Thomas Sawyer was born about 1843-1851.
6. Harriet Ellen "Ellen" Sawyer was born about 1843; died about 1874.
7. Sarah E. Sawyer was born about 1849 in Illinois, USA; died about 1872.
8. William Sawyer was born about 1851 in Macoupin County, Illinois, USA.
9. Franklin Sawyer was born about 1854 in Illinois, USA.
10. Daniel Addison Sawyer was born about 1858 in Macoupin County, Illinois, USA; died about 1861 in Macoupin County, Illinois, USA.
11. Dempsey Sawyer was born about 1861 in Macoupin County, Illinois, USA.

Barton married Dice Russell. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]