Jackson H Scritchfield

1842 - 1915  (73 years)

• Name	Jackson H Scritchfield
  Born	8 Jun 1842	Decatur County, Indiana
  Gender	Male
  Died	31 Aug 1915
  Buried	St. George Cemetery, St. George, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Person ID	I6156	Rossville
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	Hiram H Scritchfield,   b. 1810,   d. 1868  (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Esther Highfield Scritchfield Thorn,   b. 4 Jan 1812, Kentucky ,   d. 12 Feb 1885, Lake County, Indiana  (Age 73 years)
  Married	1832
  Family ID	F7333	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Adelaide C (Addie) Sherman Scritchfield,   b. 14 Mar 1846,   d. 13 Jan 1926  (Age 79 years)
  Married	3 May 1865	Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana
  Children	1. Willard J Scritchfield,   b. 22 Feb 1864, Kansas ,   d. 8 Jan 1949, Cloud County, Kansas  (Age 84 years) + 2. Esther Diana Scritchfield Reser,   b. 14 Jun 1868, Westmoreland, Pottawatomie County, Kansas ,   d. 25 Jul 1945  (Age 77 years)   3. Ida B Scritchfield Ward,   b. 19 Jan 1869, Westmoreland, Pottawatomie County, Kansas ,   d. 26 Aug 1959, Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas  (Age 90 years)   4. George R Scritchfield,   b. 7 Mar 1872, Westmoreland, Pottawatomie County, Kansas ,   d. 12 Jul 1941, Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas  (Age 69 years)   5. James Oliver Scritchfield,   b. 1874,   d. 18 Jun 1952, Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas  (Age 78 years)   6. Mary Ellen Scritchfield Gray,   b. 7 Oct 1878, Westmoreland, Pottawatomie County, Kansas ,   d. 18 Aug 1984, Nortonville, Jefferson County, Kansas  (Age 105 years)   7. Bertram Delbert Scritchfield,   b. 26 Jul 1888, Westmoreland, Pottawatomie County, Kansas ,   d. 2 Jun 1961, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico  (Age 72 years)   8. Bertha Julie Scritchfield Shull,   b. 28 Jul 1888, Westmoreland, Pottawatomie County, Kansas ,   d. 12 Jul 1950, Junction City, Geary County, Kansas  (Age 61 years)   9. Delia J Scritchfield Shurr,   b. 19 Jan 1891, Westmoreland, Pottawatomie County, Kansas ,   d. 18 May 1979, Kansas  (Age 88 years)   10. Laura L Scritchfield   11. Charles L Scritchfield
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2019 20:26:23
  Family ID	F2398	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Buried - - St. George Cemetery, St. George, Pottawatomie County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Scritchfield, Jackson Jackson H. Scritchfield was born in Decatur county, Indiana, June 8, 1842, died Aug. 31, 1915. During his boyhood he and his family moved to Lake county, Indiana, where he lived at the beginning of the Civil War. At the age of 19, he enlisted in B Company, 20th Indiana Infantry, on June 25, 1861, and served until mustered out July 29, 1863. During the war he saw hard service, taking part in the battle of Gettysburg and Spotsylvania. During the battle of the Wilderness he was wounded. On May 3, 1865, he was united in marriage to Miss Addie C. Sherman at Crown Point, Indiana, and in the fall of the same year he and his bride moved to Pottawatomie county, Kansas, where he resided until his death. Eleven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Scritchfield, Willard W., Esther D., Ida B., George R., James O., Mary F., Laura L., Charles L., Bertram D., Bertha J. and Delia J., all of whom survive him except Laura and Charles, who died in childhood. "Jack" Scritchfield as his friends named him, was a man of strict integrity and honest to the core. He was a plain unassuming man, a good father and a true friend. In his death the world has lost one of its best citizens. Relatives from away who attended the funeral were: W.J. Scritchfield and family, Mrs. A.J. Ward and family, A.R. Scritchfield and family, Mr. and Mrs. C.E. Davis all of Manhattan; Mrs. E.D. Reser and family of Topeka; J.O. Scritchfield and family, of Valley Falls, Mrs. D.E. Gray and family, and Mrs. M.A. Shull, of Muscotah, Kan.; James Scritchfield and wife and Mr. and Mrs. E.O. Scritchfield, of Westmoreland; Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Sherman, of Hennesy, Okla.; A Frazier of Fostoria and Earl Daniels of Rossville.