Rebecca Louise Christopherson1

TMG ID:4064, (23 Jun 1996 - 23 Jun 1996)
Relationship:9th cousin 2 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis

Vital Statistics

Memorable Moments & Stories

  • Other: Rebecca Louise Christopherson Rebecca was the natural daughter of James and Julie, though no birth certificate was produced as she was stillborn. Rebecca appeared to Grandma Nora Gordon in the Fresno Temple during the prayer circle of the endowment session of Aaron Christopherson on 11 October 2000.1

Citations

  1. [S174] RootsWeb.com, online e-mail address, James Christopherson (unknown location), updated as of 8 Nov 2000.
Last Edited1 Feb 2013

Estella Grace Fowler1

TMG ID:4067, (27 May 1921 - 29 Nov 1994)

Vital Statistics

Alias(es)

  • Name-Married: on Monday, 30 Jul 1951, her married name became Mrs. Christopherson (née Fowler).

Union(s)

EventDetails/Notes
MarriageFriday, 3 Sep 1937, Estella, age 16 years, 3 months and 7 days, and were married at Myton, Duchesne County, UtahG.1
     
MarriageWednesday, 10 Jan 1945, Estella, age 23 years, 7 months and 14 days, and were married at Roosevelt, Duchesne County, UtahG.1
     
MarriageMonday, 30 Jul 1951, Estella, age 30 years, 2 months and 3 days, and Jared Leon Christopherson, age 36 years, 1 month and 1 day, son of: Jared Noah Christopherson and Nellie Van Ausdal, were married at Utah County, UtahG.1
     

Citations

  1. [S174] RootsWeb.com, online e-mail address, James Christopherson (unknown location), updated as of 8 Nov 2000.
Last Edited1 Feb 2013

Ian Alastair Buchanan Morton1

Family
TMG ID:4068, (27 Sep 1914 - 25 May 2008)
Relationship:8th cousin of Elsie Dora Lewis
Father*Robert Buchanan Morton1 B: 10 Aug 1876, D: 24 Jul 1946
Mother*Alice Myra Scroggie1 B: 6 Jul 1885, D: 28 Aug 1924

Vital Statistics

Obituary & Other Vital Info

  • Ian Alastair Buchanan Morton was the son of: Robert Buchanan Morton and Alice Myra Scroggie.1
  • An Obituary for Ian Alastair Buchanan Morton appeared on Wednesday, 28 May 2008, in The Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Saint Paul, Minnesota. Obituary.3

Union(s)

EventDetails/Notes
MarriageSaturday, 16 Sep 1939, Ian, age 24 years, 11 months and 20 days, and Dorothy Jean Anderson, age 22 years, 5 months and 23 days were married at Saint Paul, Ramsey County, MinnesotaG.1
     

Memorable Moments & Stories

  • Anecdote: Ian Alastair Buchanan Morton Church affiliation: initially, Presbyterian, later, Episcopalian. Member of St. Paul's Church-on-the-Hill, St. Paul, from 1951. Served three terms as Vestryman, one term as Junior Warden, two terms as Senior Warden.

    Military service: Army, 1st Lt., Southwest Pacific, 1942-1946.

    Education: St. Paul, MN public schools; AB from MacAlester College in St. Paul, 1937; MSM from School of Sacred Music, Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1940.

    Professional life: Choral Director for churches in Springfield IL, Elmira NY, Caldwell, ID, and St. Paul; choral director and Head of Music Department, College of Idaho, 1946-1951, and MacAlester College, 1951-1967; visiting professor, Carleton College, Northfield MN, 1963; adjunct professor University of Minnesota School of Architecture 1977-1983; principal Choral Director for the Minneapolis, now Minnesota, Symphony Orchestra, 1953-1966; Generalist with Sovik, Mathre, Madson, architects, Northfield MN, 1968-1972; developed computer programs for acoustic simulation and analysis, 1970-1984; acoustic consultations with architects for churches, colleges and universities, schools, governments, and industries, 1972-1984. Retired 1984. Ford Foundation grant, 1958.

    Publications: Journal of Music Theory, Yale School of Music, 1963; Chapter in 'The Computer and Music,' Harry B. Lincoln, ed., Cornell University Press, 1970; chapter in 'Computers in the Humanities', J. L. Mitchell, ed., Edinburgh University Press, 1974.

    Recordings: Choral Director, 'Daphnis and Chloe', Ravel, with the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati, conductor, Mercury Records; 'The Creation', Ussachevsky, Columbia Records.4

Census Records

CensusDate/Location/CommentOthers Same Household
Census-19402 Apr 1940, 99 Claremont Avenue, Manhattan Borough, New York, New YorkGDorothy Jean Anderson5

Occupation(s)

DateLocationOccupation/Industry
professional musician and architectural acoustician1
circa Apr 1940Manhattan Borough, New York, New YorkGchoir director church5

Known Address(es)

Citations

  1. [S44] Ian Alastair Buchanan Morton, "Ian Morton," e-Mail message from <e-mail address> (unknown address) to e-mail address, 12 Oct 2000. Hereinafter cited as "e-Mail - Ian Morton."
  2. [S85] Social Security Death Index, Master File, Social Security Death Index, Social Security Death Index (http://tinyurl.com/jqkwdlq: RootsWeb, various). Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
  3. [S1037] Obituaries, Saint Paul Pioneer Press (MN), St. Paul, MN, 28 May 2008, B6. Hereinafter cited as St. Paul Pioneer Press.
  4. [S159] Ian Alkire, "Ian Alkire," e-Mail message from <e-mail address)> (unknown address) to http://tinyurl.com/grxmanr, 25 Apr 00. Hereinafter cited as "e-Mail - Ian Alkire."
  5. [S1004] 1 Apr 1940, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y7ojnd8p Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940.
Last Edited28 Feb 2021

Dorothy Jean Anderson1

TMG ID:4069, (24 Mar 1917 - 26 Dec 2006)

Vital Statistics

Obituary & Other Vital Info

  • An Obituary for Dorothy Jean Anderson appeared on Thursday, 28 Dec 2006, in The Pioneer Press, Saint Paul, Minnesota. Jean Anderson Morton, of Roseville, formerly of St. Paul, age 89 died on December 26, 2006. Jean attended St. Paul Public Schools and Macalester College where she was Valedictorian. She was the organist for churches in New York, Illinois, Idaho as well as St. Paul and she was active as a piano soloist and accompanist in the Twin Cities. She later served as Medical Librarian at United Hospitals until her retirement. She is survived by her husband of 67 years Ian; 5 children - David, Priscilla, Katharine, Christopher and Mary; 2 grandchildren. A Memorial Mass will be held Friday December 29 at 10:00am at St. Paul's on the Hill Episcopal Church, 1524 Summit Ave, St. Paul. Memorials preferred to the church.

    Pioneer Press, St. Paul, MN, 28 Dec 2006.3

Alias(es)

  • Name-Variation: She was also known as Jean A.2
  • Nick-Name: her nickname was "Jean"1
  • Name-Married: on Saturday, 16 Sep 1939, her married name became Mrs. Morton (née Anderson).

Union(s)

EventDetails/Notes
MarriageSaturday, 16 Sep 1939, Dorothy, age 22 years, 5 months and 23 days, and Ian Alastair Buchanan Morton, age 24 years, 11 months and 20 days, son of: Robert Buchanan Morton and Alice Myra Scroggie, were married at Saint Paul, Ramsey County, MinnesotaG.1
     

Memorable Moments & Stories

  • Anecdote: Dorothy Jean Anderson Dorothy Jean became known as Jean in her infancy.1

Census Records

CensusDate/Location/CommentOthers Same Household
Census-19402 Apr 1940, 99 Claremont Avenue, Manhattan Borough, New York, New YorkGIan Alastair Buchanan Morton4

Occupation(s)

DateLocationOccupation/Industry
pianist, organist, medical librarian1
circa Apr 1940Manhattan Borough, New York, New YorkGchoir director church4

Known Address(es)

Citations

  1. [S44] Ian Alastair Buchanan Morton, "Ian Morton," e-Mail message from <e-mail address> (unknown address) to e-mail address, 12 Oct 2000. Hereinafter cited as "e-Mail - Ian Morton."
  2. [S85] Social Security Death Index, Master File, Social Security Death Index, Social Security Death Index (http://tinyurl.com/jqkwdlq: RootsWeb, various). Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
  3. [S1038] Obituaries, Saint Paul Pioneer Press (MN), St. Paul, MN, 28 Dec 2006. Hereinafter cited as St. Paul Pioneer Press.
  4. [S1004] 1 Apr 1940, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y7ojnd8p Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940.
Last Edited8 Jul 2019

Robert Buchanan Morton1

Family
TMG ID:4075, (10 Aug 1876 - 24 Jul 1946)

Vital Statistics

Union(s)

EventDetails/Notes
MarriageRobert and Zylpha (?) were married.2
     
MarriageSaturday, 25 Jun 1910, Robert, age 33 years, 10 months and 15 days, and Alice Myra Scroggie, age 24 years, 11 months and 19 days, daughter of: George Catto Scroggie and Myra Alice Cunningham, were married at Aberdeen, Scotland, United KingdomG.1
     

Children of: Robert Buchanan Morton and Alice Myra Scroggie

Memorable Moments & Stories

  • Other: Robert Buchanan Morton Robert attended the Aberdeen Grammar School, Aberdeen, and the Royal Academy of Music, London. He studied privately in Dresden, Germany. When his schooling was finished, he taught piano and became organist and choirmaster at St. Ninian's Church, Aberdeen. There he met his wife, Alice Myra Scroggie. He, Alice, and daughter Myra emigrated to America in 1914. He chose Minneapolis MN as the place to live because a distant cousin, John Buchanan, lived there.
    He was appointed organist and choirmaster at Glen Avon Presbyterian Church, Duluth, MN in 1914 and the House of Hope Presbyterian Church in St. Paul in 1917. He continued at the House of Hope until 1946 when his health failed. He was twice elected president of the Minnesota Music Teachers' Association and sought to raise standards of music teaching throughout the state. He was probably best known for his work at the House of Hope where he conducted a professional choir and developed volunteer choirs, primarily among the children. He met his second wife, Zylpha Sharpe, at the House of Hope. He married her in 1927.
    Robert wrote his memoirs in 1936-1937. This book provides a rich and detailed account of his life and professional practice up to 1927. Copies are currently held by his daughter, Myra, and his son, Ian..1

Census Records

CensusDate/Location/CommentOthers Same Household
Census-194010 Apr 1940, 1907 Goodrich Avenue, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, MinnesotaGZylpha (?)2

Occupation(s)

DateLocationOccupation/Industry
organist, pianist, voice1
circa Apr 1940Saint Paul, Ramsey County, MinnesotaGchurch organist instructor2

Known Address(es)

Citations

  1. [S44] Ian Alastair Buchanan Morton, "Ian Morton," e-Mail message from <e-mail address> (unknown address) to e-mail address, 12 Oct 2000. Hereinafter cited as "e-Mail - Ian Morton."
  2. [S1004] 1 Apr 1940, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y7ojnd8p Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940.
Last Edited26 Aug 2014

Alice Myra Scroggie1

Family
TMG ID:4076, (6 Jul 1885 - 28 Aug 1924)
Relationship:7th cousin 1 time removed of Elsie Dora Lewis
Father*George Catto Scroggie1 B: 26 Oct 1864, D: 4 Jan 1899
Mother*Myra Alice Cunningham1 B: 18 Mar 1861, D: 29 Jul 1893

Vital Statistics

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Alias(es)

  • Name-Married: on Saturday, 25 Jun 1910, her married name became Mrs. Morton (née Scroggie).

Union(s)

EventDetails/Notes
MarriageSaturday, 25 Jun 1910, Alice, age 24 years, 11 months and 19 days, and Robert Buchanan Morton, age 33 years, 10 months and 15 days were married at Aberdeen, Scotland, United KingdomG.1
     

Children of: Alice Myra Scroggie and Robert Buchanan Morton

Memorable Moments & Stories

  • Anecdote: Alice Myra Scroggie "The date of Alice's birth given in the Missouri State Archives is 16 July 1885. The date on a scrap of paper that Alice kept and left to us is 6 Jul 1885. This paper, torn, apparently, from a copy book or ledger, was written by a clerk in St. Francois Co., MO. We believe it was sent to Alice at her request at the time of her marriage. The family Bible also shows 6 July, and that is the date that Alice celebrated as her birthday. The Bible entry appears to be in Alice's mother's hand. The Bible is now in the estate of Alice's niece, Mary Scroggie Lock. Alice's death certificate shows the cause of death as tuberculosis of the intestine.

    Alice's mother, Myra Alice Cunningham, died in 1893. It is the family's belief that Alice's father married a second time, but at this writing, we do not know whom he married or when or where. We conjecture that the family set out from Syenite, MO for Scotland (George's home) about 1894. We know that the family stopped in Douglas, MA and that George worked a few years in a quarry there. George died in 1899 in Douglas and his grave is in the 'Old Cemetery'. There is no marker for his grave. At their father's death, the four children were placed in an orphanage in or near Boston. Alice and her younger brothers and sister managed to escape the orphanage, probably in the summer of 1899, and sail to Aberdeen. Why they went to Aberdeen instead of returning to Missouri is unclear. They had relatives and friends in Missouri who would have cared for them. It is possible that their Scroggie uncles and aunts in Aberdeen sent for them or assisted them and influenced the direction they would take. Or their uncle James Scroggie, now in North Carolina, arranged passage for them. In any event, they went to Aberdeen and were brought up by family and friends. Alice lived in the home of a Capt. and Mrs. Lancelot Newton (not relatives) in Aberdeen. We do not know where she went to school, but we do know that she was well educated."1,2

Other Major Events

Witnessed Events & Occasions

ActivityDetails
Anecdote Anecdote: Alice Myra Scroggie was present circa Aug 1893, when George Catto Scroggie Family history as related by Heather McTavish Taylor: (after the death of his wife, Myra Alice) George Sr. took up with another woman, a school marm, and she wanted nothing to do with the children. No records have been found to this affect so if there was something printed about it, it will help us know the story. I am surprised that this would have happened so quickly after their mother’s death but I am guessing that George Sr. would have had no ability to care for the children. If only 3 of the 4 went to the orphanage, I would guess that the eldest, Alice, may have not gone and been sent to “work”. I believe it was she that corresponded with the family in Scotland so perhaps she “rescued” her siblings.
     Others were: William Scroggie, George Everett Scroggie and Bessie Scroggie.3

Newspaper Items & Articles

Citations

  1. [S44] Ian Alastair Buchanan Morton, "Ian Morton," e-Mail message from <e-mail address> (unknown address) to e-mail address, 12 Oct 2000. Hereinafter cited as "e-Mail - Ian Morton."
  2. [S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/3m4fuhm, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Missouri Births and Christenings, 1827-1935.
  3. [S4078] Heather McTavish Taylor, "Mostly Angels in the Sky -Scroggie update," e-Mail message from <e-mail address> (Milton, Ontario, Canada) to e-mail address, 2 Feb 2019. Hereinafter cited as "Mostly Angels in the Sky."
  4. [S4084] Article: Graniteville News, The Iron County Register, Ironton, MO, 19 May 1892, Page Six, Vol: 25. Hereinafter cited as Iron County Register.
Last Edited26 Jul 2022

Myra Margaret Buchanan Morton1

Family
TMG ID:4077, (1 Jun 1911 - 21 Aug 2002)
Relationship:8th cousin of Elsie Dora Lewis
Father*Robert Buchanan Morton1 B: 10 Aug 1876, D: 24 Jul 1946
Mother*Alice Myra Scroggie1 B: 6 Jul 1885, D: 28 Aug 1924

Vital Statistics

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Alias(es)

  • Name-Married: on Thursday, 10 Sep 1936, her married name became Mrs. Mayo (née Morton).

Union(s)

EventDetails/Notes
MarriageThursday, 10 Sep 1936, Myra, age 25 years, 3 months and 9 days, and Edward Leslie Mayo, age 32 years, 1 month and 15 days were married at Saint Paul, Ramsey County, MinnesotaG.1
     

Memorable Moments & Stories

  • Other: Myra Margaret Buchanan Morton Holds Master's degree in Library Science from the University of Minnesota. Myra has great stores of family information in letters, pictures, and books. She knows most about the Morton side of the family partly because she has revisited Aberdeen and has met many of the relatives there.
    Myra is an accomplished performer on the recorder, has taught the instrument to others, and has appeared in concerts of early music.
    In recent years she has been gathering and editing the unpublished poetry of her husband, Edward..1

Education

Date(s)Note
21 Mar 1935Graduation: on Thursday, 21 Mar 1935, Myra (23 years old), graduated from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MinnesotaG. She was awarded a Bachelor of Arts Degree.3

Occupation(s)

DateLocationOccupation/Industry
librarian, musician1

Citations

  1. [S44] Ian Alastair Buchanan Morton, "Ian Morton," e-Mail message from <e-mail address> (unknown address) to e-mail address, 12 Oct 2000. Hereinafter cited as "e-Mail - Ian Morton."
  2. [S85] Social Security Death Index, Master File, Social Security Death Index, Social Security Death Index (http://tinyurl.com/jqkwdlq: RootsWeb, various). Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
  3. [S2152] University of Minnesota Commencement Convocation Winter Quarter 1935, online <http://tinyurl.com/m2b2yx4>. Hereinafter cited as U of M Commencement Winter 1935.
Last Edited14 Aug 2022

George Catto Scroggie1

Family
TMG ID:4078, (26 Oct 1864 - 4 Jan 1899)
Father*William Scroggie2
Mother*Christina Catto2

Vital Statistics

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Union(s)

EventDetails/Notes
MarriageSaturday, 10 Jan 1885, George, age 20 years, 2 months and 15 days, and Myra Alice Cunningham, age 23 years, 9 months and 23 days, daughter of: Charles Franklin Cunningham and Frances M. Cantrell, were married at MissouriG.1
     
MarriageWednesday, 4 Nov 1896, George, age 32 years and 9 days, and Ella Mary Thayer, age 31 years, 10 months and 15 days, daughter of: John Aldrich Thayer and Laura Jane (?), were married at Burrillville, Providence County, Rhode IslandG, 1st and only marriage for Ella and 2nd marriage for George.4
     

Children of: George Catto Scroggie and Myra Alice Cunningham

Child of: George Catto Scroggie and Ella Mary Thayer

Memorable Moments & Stories

  • Anecdote: circa Aug 1893, George Catto Scroggie Family history as related by Heather McTavish Taylor: (after the death of his wife, Myra Alice) George Sr. took up with another woman, a school marm, and she wanted nothing to do with the children. No records have been found to this affect so if there was something printed about it, it will help us know the story. I am surprised that this would have happened so quickly after their mother’s death but I am guessing that George Sr. would have had no ability to care for the children. If only 3 of the 4 went to the orphanage, I would guess that the eldest, Alice, may have not gone and been sent to “work”. I believe it was she that corresponded with the family in Scotland so perhaps she “rescued” her siblings.
         Others were: Alice Myra Scroggie, William Scroggie, George Everett Scroggie and Bessie Scroggie.5

Occupation(s)

DateLocationOccupation/Industry
circa Jan 1899Douglas, Worcester County, MassachusettsGstone cutter/quarryman1,6,3

Newspaper Items & Articles

  • Thursday, 30 Jan 1890, an article about George Catto Scroggie appeared in: Iron County Register, at Ironton, Missouri. Headline: Graniteville News.7
  • Thursday, 4 Feb 1892, an article about George Catto Scroggie and Myra Alice (née Cunningham) Scroggie appeared in: Iron County Register, at Ironton, Missouri. Headline: Graniteville News.8
  • Thursday, 28 Apr 1892, an article about George Catto Scroggie appeared in: Iron County Register, at Ironton, Missouri. Headline: Graniteville News.9
  • Thursday, 19 May 1892, an article about George Catto Scroggie appeared in: Iron County Register, at Ironton, Missouri. Headline: Graniteville News
         Also mentioned in the article: Myra Alice Cunningham, Alice Myra Scroggie, William Scroggie, George Everett Scroggie and Bessie Scroggie.10
  • Thursday, 10 Aug 1893, an article about George Catto Scroggie appeared in: Iron County Register, at Ironton, Missouri. Headline: Graniteville News - (note: his daughter Alice may not have been dropped off at the St. Louis Protestant' Orphan Asylum with her younger siblings)
         Also mentioned in the article: William Scroggie, George Everett Scroggie and Bessie Scroggie.11

Citations

  1. [S44] Ian Alastair Buchanan Morton, "Ian Morton," e-Mail message from <e-mail address> (unknown address) to e-mail address, 12 Oct 2000. Hereinafter cited as "e-Mail - Ian Morton."
  2. [S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/3m4fuhm, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950.
  3. [S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/3m4fuhm, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915.
  4. [S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/3m4fuhm, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Rhode Island, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1630-1945.
  5. [S4078] Heather McTavish Taylor, "Mostly Angels in the Sky -Scroggie update," e-Mail message from <e-mail address> (Milton, Ontario, Canada) to e-mail address, 2 Feb 2019. Hereinafter cited as "Mostly Angels in the Sky."
  6. [S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/3m4fuhm, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001.
  7. [S4085] Article: Graniteville News, The Iron County Register, Ironton, MO, 30 Jan 1890, Page Six. Hereinafter cited as Iron County Register.
  8. [S4081] Article: Graniteville News, The Iron County Register, Ironton, MO, 4 Feb 1892, Page Six. Hereinafter cited as Iron County Register.
  9. [S4083] Article: Graniteville News, The Iron County Register, Ironton, MO, 28 Apr 1892, Page Six, Vol: 25. Hereinafter cited as Iron County Register.
  10. [S4084] Article: Graniteville News, The Iron County Register, Ironton, MO, 19 May 1892, Page Six, Vol: 25. Hereinafter cited as Iron County Register.
  11. [S4079] Article: Graniteville News, The Iron County Register, Ironton, MO, 10 Aug 1893, Page Six. Hereinafter cited as Iron County Register.
  12. [S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/3m4fuhm, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914.
Last Edited8 Sep 2022

Myra Alice Cunningham1

Family
TMG ID:4079, (18 Mar 1861 - 29 Jul 1893)
Relationship:6th cousin 2 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis
Father*Charles Franklin Cunningham1 B: c 1835, D: 1876
Mother*Frances M. Cantrell1 B: 1840, D: 1921

Vital Statistics

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Alias(es)

  • Name-Variation: She was also known as Mira E.4
  • Name-Variation: She was also known as Alice5
  • Name-Married: on Saturday, 10 Jan 1885, her married name became Mrs. Scroggie (née Cunningham).

Union(s)

EventDetails/Notes
MarriageSaturday, 10 Jan 1885, Myra, age 23 years, 9 months and 23 days, and George Catto Scroggie, age 20 years, 2 months and 15 days, son of: William Scroggie and Christina Catto, were married at MissouriG.1
     

Children of: Myra Alice Cunningham and George Catto Scroggie

Memorable Moments & Stories

  • Anecdote: Myra Alice Cunningham, these notes are from information provided by Ian Morton:

    "Dates of birth and death are recorded in the Scroggie family Bible. Date of birth was probably entered by Myra Alice. We believe that the date of her death was entered by her daughter, Alice. The Bible is in the estate of Mary Scroggie Lock, Myra Alice's granddaughter.

    Myra had 5 children by George Catto Scroggie, one of whom died about 2 weeks after birth. That child is called simply ,'Our Babe', in the family Bible.

    We have a picture of Myra and her first child, Alice Myra, taken in 1885. Myra wears a gold locket in that picture. The locket came into Alice's possession at the death of her mother and father. It is presently owned by Myra's granddaughter, Myra Mayo.

    Another picture in our possession shows Myra, her husband, and four children. It was taken in 1892, one year before Myra's death. It shows a beautiful, slender, graceful woman. The original picture is in the estate of Mary Scroggie Lock."1

Census Records

CensusDate/Location/CommentOthers Same Household
Census-187022 Jun 1870, Post Office: Farmington, Liberty Twp., Saint Francois County, MissouriGCharles Franklin Cunningham, Frances M. Cantrell, Augustus Everett Cunningham, Charles R. Cunningham and Frances L. Cunningham5
Census-188023 Jun 1880, Liberty Twp., Saint Francois County, MissouriGFrances M. Cantrell, Augustus Everett Cunningham, Charles R. Cunningham, Frances L. Cunningham, Laura L. Cunningham and Earnest Cunningham2

Newspaper Items & Articles

  • Thursday, 4 Feb 1892, an article about George Catto Scroggie and Myra Alice (née Cunningham) Scroggie appeared in: Iron County Register, at Ironton, Missouri. Headline: Graniteville News.6
  • Thursday, 7 Apr 1892, an article about Myra Alice Cunningham appeared in: Iron County Register, at Ironton, Missouri. Headline: Graniteville News.7
  • Thursday, 19 May 1892, Myra was mentioned in an article about George Catto Scroggie in Iron County Register at Ironton, Missouri. Headline: Graniteville News
         Also mentioned in the article: Alice Myra Scroggie, William Scroggie, George Everett Scroggie and Bessie Scroggie.8
  • Thursday, 15 Jun 1893, an article about Myra Alice Cunningham appeared in: Iron County Register, at Ironton, Missouri. Headline: Graniteville News.9
  • Thursday, 22 Jun 1893, an article about Myra Alice Cunningham appeared in: Iron County Register, at Ironton, Missouri. Headline: Graniteville News.10

Citations

  1. [S44] Ian Alastair Buchanan Morton, "Ian Morton," e-Mail message from <e-mail address> (unknown address) to e-mail address, 12 Oct 2000. Hereinafter cited as "e-Mail - Ian Morton."
  2. [S98] 1 Jun 1880, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9djv69w Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, Page 497B, film number 1254715, Missouri 1880 Federal Population Census.
  3. [S4093] From Graniteville, The Iron County Register, Ironton, MO, 3 Aug 1893, Six. Hereinafter cited as Iron County Register.
  4. [S98] 1 Jun 1880, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9djv69w Tenth Census of the United States, 1880.
  5. [S97] 1 Jun 1870, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9hbo4f7 Ninth Census of the United States, 1870.
  6. [S4081] Article: Graniteville News, The Iron County Register, Ironton, MO, 4 Feb 1892, Page Six. Hereinafter cited as Iron County Register.
  7. [S4082] Article: Graniteville News, The Iron County Register, Ironton, MO, 4 Feb 1892, Page Six, Vol: 25. Hereinafter cited as Iron County Register.
  8. [S4084] Article: Graniteville News, The Iron County Register, Ironton, MO, 19 May 1892, Page Six, Vol: 25. Hereinafter cited as Iron County Register.
  9. [S4087] Article: Graniteville News, The Iron County Register, Ironton, MO, 15 Jun 1893, Page Six. Hereinafter cited as Iron County Register.
  10. [S4086] Article: Graniteville News, The Iron County Register, Ironton, MO, 22 Jun 1893, Page Six. Hereinafter cited as Iron County Register.
Last Edited16 Aug 2022

George Everett Scroggie1

Family
TMG ID:4080, (30 Aug 1888 - 9 Feb 1971)
Relationship:7th cousin 1 time removed of Elsie Dora Lewis
Father*George Catto Scroggie1 B: 26 Oct 1864, D: 4 Jan 1899
Mother*Myra Alice Cunningham1 B: 18 Mar 1861, D: 29 Jul 1893

Vital Statistics

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Union(s)

EventDetails/Notes
MarriageJan 1920, George, age 31 years and 4 months, and Clarice Louis Von Gunten, age 32 years and 1 month were married at Blenheim, Kent County, Ontario, CanadaG.1
     

Children of: George Everett Scroggie and Clarice Louis Von Gunten

Other Major Events

  • Military: George Everett Scroggie military service, served in Canadian Armed Forces, World War I.3
  • Immigration: in 1905, George Everett Scroggie immigrated to CanadaG from from the United States.2

Census Records

CensusDate/Location/CommentOthers Same Household
Census-1911 Canada1911, Wentworth County, Ontario, CanadaG, George is listed as Head of Household. He has two roomers: John H. Broomfield, 25, and John V. Turner, 18.2

Occupation(s)

DateLocationOccupation/Industry
banker/stock broker1

Witnessed Events & Occasions

ActivityDetails
Anecdote Anecdote: George Everett Scroggie was present circa Aug 1893, when George Catto Scroggie Family history as related by Heather McTavish Taylor: (after the death of his wife, Myra Alice) George Sr. took up with another woman, a school marm, and she wanted nothing to do with the children. No records have been found to this affect so if there was something printed about it, it will help us know the story. I am surprised that this would have happened so quickly after their mother’s death but I am guessing that George Sr. would have had no ability to care for the children. If only 3 of the 4 went to the orphanage, I would guess that the eldest, Alice, may have not gone and been sent to “work”. I believe it was she that corresponded with the family in Scotland so perhaps she “rescued” her siblings.
     Others were: Alice Myra Scroggie, William Scroggie and Bessie Scroggie.3

Newspaper Items & Articles

  • Thursday, 19 May 1892, George was mentioned in an article about George Catto Scroggie in Iron County Register at Ironton, Missouri. Headline: Graniteville News
         Also mentioned in the article: Myra Alice Cunningham, Alice Myra Scroggie, William Scroggie and Bessie Scroggie.4
  • Thursday, 10 Aug 1893, George was mentioned in an article about George Catto Scroggie in Iron County Register at Ironton, Missouri. Headline: Graniteville News - (note: his daughter Alice may not have been dropped off at the St. Louis Protestant' Orphan Asylum with her younger siblings)
         Also mentioned in the article: William Scroggie and Bessie Scroggie.5

Citations

  1. [S44] Ian Alastair Buchanan Morton, "Ian Morton," e-Mail message from <e-mail address> (unknown address) to e-mail address, 12 Oct 2000. Hereinafter cited as "e-Mail - Ian Morton."
  2. [S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/3m4fuhm, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Recensement du Canada de 1911.
  3. [S4078] Heather McTavish Taylor, "Mostly Angels in the Sky -Scroggie update," e-Mail message from <e-mail address> (Milton, Ontario, Canada) to e-mail address, 2 Feb 2019. Hereinafter cited as "Mostly Angels in the Sky."
  4. [S4084] Article: Graniteville News, The Iron County Register, Ironton, MO, 19 May 1892, Page Six, Vol: 25. Hereinafter cited as Iron County Register.
  5. [S4079] Article: Graniteville News, The Iron County Register, Ironton, MO, 10 Aug 1893, Page Six. Hereinafter cited as Iron County Register.
Last Edited15 May 2022