Sophia Ownby^{[1, 2]}

1862 - 1941  (79 years)

• Name	Sophia Ownby
  Born	8 Aug 1862	Knox County, Tennessee   [3]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1910	District 8, Knox County, Tennessee   [4]
  Died	3 Dec 1941	Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [5]
  Buried	5 Dec 1941	New Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I2075	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2017

  
  

  Father	James S. "Big Cadger Jim" Ownby,   b. 1 Jan 1820, Tennessee ,   d. 13 Aug 1897  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Sophia Evans,   b. 15 Feb 1826, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Mar 1910  (Age 84 years)
  Married	Abt 1843	, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F781	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Drewey Caloway Scruggs,   b. 5 Nov 1856, South Carolina ,   d. 17 Jun 1931, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 74 years)
  Marriage License	26 Nov 1877	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Married	2 Dec 1877	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Children	1. Laura E. Scruggs,   b. Mar 1883, Tennessee   2. Louis Manning Scruggs,   b. 4 Apr 1885, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Jan 1972  (Age 86 years) + 3. Lottie L. Scruggs,   b. Dec 1889, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Mar 1968, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 78 years)   4. Ina Scruggs   5. Lavator Scruggs,   b. Abt 1882, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Apr 1946, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 64 years)   6. Robert Scruggs,   b. Dec 1900, Tennessee   7. Olivia M. Scruggs,   b. Abt 1905, Tennessee
  Family ID	F789	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 8 Aug 1862 - Knox County, Tennessee Marriage License - 26 Nov 1877 - Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 2 Dec 1877 - Sevier County, Tennessee Died - 3 Dec 1941 - Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee Buried - 5 Dec 1941 - New Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Sarah (Ownby) Ball submission on photo: l to r: Dick Ownby, b. 1/11/1856, Sophia Ownby Scruggs, Sam ownby, b. 6/08/1872, d. 8/1/1965, brothers & sister; children of James S. Ownby, b. 1/1/1820, d. 8/13/1897; and Sophia Evans Ownby, b. 2//15/1822, d. 3/2/1910

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 88. "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 298.

  
  

• Sources

  [S101] 1880 Census, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. Calaway Scrugs household [S112] Census, 1900. Name: Sophia Scruggs Titles: Residence: Civil District 12 (south part), Knox, Tennessee Birth Date: Aug 1862 Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head-of-Household: Wife Spouse Name: Drewey C Scruggs Spouse Titles: Spouse Birth Place: South Carolina Father Name: Father Titles: Father Birthplace: Tennessee Mother Name: Mother Titles: Mother Birthplace: Tennessee Race or Color (expanded): White Head-of-household Name: Drewey C Scruggs Gender: Female Marital Status: Married Years Married: 21 Estimated Marriage Year: 1879 Mother How Many Children: 9 Number Living Children: 7 Immigration Year: Enumeration District: 0081 Sheet Number and Letter: 5B Household ID: 87 Reference Number: 80 GSU Film Number: 1241583 Image Number: 00015 Household Gender Age Spouse Drewey C Scruggs M Sophia Scruggs F Child Laura E Scruggs F Child Louis M Scruggs M Child Lottie L Scruggs F Child Loid C Scruggs M Child Robert L Scruggs M Child Richard L Scruggs M Leona Scruggs F James Chilldress M [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 341a, 20 Jul 1870. [S112] Census, 1910. Name Sophia Scruggs Event Type Census Event Date 1910 Event Place Civil District 8, Knox, Tennessee, United States Gender Female Age 48 Marital Status Married Race White Race (Original) White Relationship to Head of Household Wife Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Wife Birth Year (Estimated) 1862 Birthplace Tennessee Father's Birthplace Tennessee Mother's Birthplace Tennessee Sheet Letter A Sheet Number 6 Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Drewary C Scruggs Head M 55 South Carolina Sophia Scruggs Wife F 48 Tennessee Virgia Scruggs Daughter F 18 Tennessee Loyd Scruggs Son M 14 Tennessee Robert L Scruggs Son M 10 Tennessee Olivia M Scruggs Daughter F 5 Tennessee Lewis M Scruggs Boarder M 24 Tennessee Minnie Scruggs Boarder F 18 Tennessee [S87] Death Certificate. Name: Sophia Owenby Scruggs Event: Death Event Date: 03 Dec 1941 Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tenn. Gender: Female Marital Status: Widowed Race or Color: White Age: 79 Estimated Birth Year: Birth Date: 08 Aug 1862 Birthplace: Knox, Tenn. Spouse: Father: James Owenby Father's Birthplace: Tenn. Mother: Sophia Evans Mother's Birthplace: Tenn. Occupation: Housewife Street Address: 700 WEBSTER ST. Residence: KNOXVILLE, KNOX, TENN. Cemetery: New Gray Burial Place: Knoxville Burial Date: 05 Dec 1941 Informant: Additional Relatives: Digital Folder Number: 4184470 Image Number: 2359 Film Number: 1876905 Volume/Page/Certificate Number: cn 27122