Ben Franklin Scarbrough

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR Ben Franklin Scarbrough is not in my direct ancestry. He is 1 step removed in the following ways: Brother of Mary Ann Scarbrough Son of John Scarboro and Eliza Richardson

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	1859	Montgomery Co,NC
Marriage 1	~1879		To Martha Unknown
Marriage 2	~1905		To Margurite Unknown
Death	after 1930
Burial

Ancestry chart segment

 Generation 3        Generation 4                   Generation 5
               
                   
                                               +-- John Scarboro
                                               |   (1834->1900)
                +-- Ben Franklin Scarbrough----+
                |   (~1859-????)               |
                +                              +--Eliza Richardson
                |
                +-- Martha F. Unknown

Sources:

Children

(all children with Martha F. (Unknown)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Mary Alice Scarboro	F	Jan 1881	North Carolina	To
John L. Scarboro	M	Aug 1882	North Carolina	To
Annie E. Scarboro	F	Apr 1884	North Carolina	To
Thomas C. Scarboro	M	Aug 1886	North Carolina	To
Robert Scarboro	M	Apr 1888	North Carolina	To
Foy A. Scarboro	M	Aug 1891	North Carolina	To
Olive F. Scarboro	F	Sept 1893	North Carolina	To	Listed as "Nellie" in 1910 census and after

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Mt. Gilead Twp, Montgomery Co, NC	birth - 1893
Spartanburg, SC	after 1893
Bogansville, Union Co, SC	by 1910

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1860 United States Federal Census, Richmond Co. NC, Steeles District, pg 4. Census date 7 June 1860. Lines 21-25: Family of John Scarboro age 26, mill wright, personal worth $400; Eliza age 23, domestic; A(illegible),age 24 female, domestic; Charles age 3, Benjamin age 1. All born in NC.
2	1870 United States Federal Census, Mt. Gilead Twp., Montgomery Co. NC. (from Ancestry.com pg.21). Date of census 13 Aug. 1870. Lines 1-10: John Scarbro age 35, millwright, $1500 real estate, $300 personal estate, citizen. Eliza age 33 keeping house. children: Allis (female) age 15; Charles M. age 13, farm laborer; Franklin, age 11, farm laborer; William, age 9; John, age 6; David, age 4; Mary, age 2; Eliza, age 1. All born in NC.
3	1880 United States Federal Census, Mt. Gilead Twp., Montgomery Co. NC. (from Ancestry.com pg.6-7). Date of Census 9 June 1880. John Scarboro, age 46 white male , keeper of gristmill; wife E. Jane,white female age 47; children: Peter D. age14, Mary Ann age 12, Eliza L. age 10, R. Lee age 8. Eliza & R. Lee attend school. All and parents born in NC. In the next two residences are: Ben F. Scarboro, age 21, engineer; and wife Martha F., age 20. Charles Scarboro, age 23, blacksmith; wife Mary C. age 23; and dau.Eliza H., age 4. Also on lines16-19: James Ballard, age 26, farmer; Alice, age 24, wife, keeping house; Lilly, 5, dau. in school; Annie, 2, dau. This is the eldest daughter of John Scarboro.
4	1900 United States Federal Census, Spartanburg Ward 6, District 110, Spartanburg Co, SC, Pg 16B. Census dated 7 Jun 1900. Lines 62-74 list: Benj. Scarboro, head, b. May, 1859, age 41, m. 21 yrs, grocer, rents house; Martha B., wife, b. Feb. 1860, age 40, m. 21 yrs, 8 children, 6 living; Mary A., dau., b. Jan. 1881, age 19, cotton mill weaver; Annie E., dau., Apr. 1884, age 16, cotton mill spooler; Thomas C., son, Aug. 1886, age 13, cotton mill spinner; Robert S., son, Apr. 1888, age 12, cotton mill spinner; John L., son, Aug 1882, age 17, cotton mill carder; Foy A., son, Aug, 1891, age 8, in school 9 mo.; Olive F.' dau., Sep 1893, age 6, in school 9 mo.; John C., father, Dec. 1833, age 66, mar. 45 yrs, grocer; Lara(?) J., mother, Jan 1840, age 60 yrs, mar. 45 yrs, 10 children, 6 living; Mary Glenn, boarder, May 1877, age 23, cotton mill carder; Franklin H. Cole(?), boarder, Mar 1837, age 63, grist miller. All can read, write and speak English, all, and all parents born North Carolina. There are 7 living children listed for Benjamin and Martha. The ages and children numbers exactly match for John and Eliza Scarboro, buth her name is different. There has been some variance in her name over various sources, so she probably went by a nickname.
5	1910 United States Federal Census, District 110, Bogansville, Union Co, SC, page 14. Census is dated 20 April 1910. Lines 90-97: Benjamin Scarboro, age 50, mar. 5 years, machinist, cotton mill; Margurite, 50, mar. 5 years, born VA, father b. NC, mother VA; Alice, 28, warper, cotton mill; Thomas, 23, spinner, cotton mill; Robert, 21, spooler, cotton mill; Foy, 18, spinner, cotton mill; Nellie, 16, spooler, cotton mill; Ruth, gr. dau., 5. Except as noted, all and all parents born NC. All can read, write speak English except Ruth.
6	1920 United States Federal Census, District 129, Bogansville, Union Co, SC, page 15. Census is dated 7 Jan 1920. Lines 35-40: Benjamin F. Scarborough, age 59, b. NC, carpenter, cotton mill; Margarette, 59, , born VA, father b. VA, mother VA; Ruth, gr. dau, 15, in school, b. SC; Dulie(??) Shields, 28, b. SC, transferman(??), public, self employed; Nellie Shields, dau., 26, b. NC; Virginia, gr. dau., 1 year 11 mo. All can read, write speak English except Virginia.
7	1930 United States Federal Census, District 1, Bogansville, Union Co, SC, page 31. Census is dated 15 Apr 1930. Lines 17-23: Clarence O'Shield, age 36, owns home, value $600, mar 23 years, no radio, b. SC (and parents), truckdriver, puplic driving, not a veteran; Nellie, 36, mar. 23 yrs, b. NC (and parents); Virginia, 12, in school, b. SC; Mary 9, in school, b. SC; Jack, 3 yrs 1 mo, b. SC; Annie L., 1 yr 8 mo, b. SC; Benjamin Scarboro, father-in-law, 71, widower, mar for 21 yrs, b. NC (and parents), miller, corn grinding, not a veteran. All can read, write speak English except Jack and Annie.

Source notes

• Places of residence based on census and birth locations of children. Since they were all born in NC, the family appears to have moved to SC after 1893 when Olive was born.
• Nellie (1910 census) and Olive (1900 census) seem to be the same person. Olive is listed as born September, 1893. That would make her 16 when the 1910 census was enumerated in April.

Research

The material in this section is for research leads only. We do not wish to imply any connection to our family at present, nor suggest its use without additional confirmation.