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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.

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