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Ira Nerus Scudder

Ira Nerus Scudder

Male 1833 - 1916  (83 years)


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  • Name Ira Nerus Scudder 
    Birth 25 May 1833  Madison county, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death 15 Aug 1916  Richmond, Madison, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Richmond, Madison, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1992  Scudder
    Last Modified 28 Apr 2013 

    Father William John Scudder, Jr.,   b. 26 Jan 1795, Richmond county, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 May 1858, Madison county, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Mother Lucy Fowler,   b. 15 Sep 1801, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Feb 1879, Madison county, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage 6 Nov 1821  Madison county, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Family ID F280  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Laura Hockaday,   b. 21 Mar 1849, Madison county, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Feb 1888, Madison county, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years) 
    Marriage 22 Jul 1872  Madison county, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Children 
     1. Dr. James William Scudder,   b. 18 Oct 1873, Madison county, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Feb 1961, Fayette, Madison, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
     2. Scudder,   b. 9 Jun 1875, Madison county, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jun 1875, Madison county, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     3. Richard Smith Scudder,   b. 3 Nov 1878, Madison county, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Apr 1962, Stanford, Lincoln, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     4. Robert French Scudder,   b. 19 Oct 1880, Madison county, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jun 1971, Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
     5. Lucy Hockaday Scudder,   b. 9 Nov 1885, Madison county, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Mar 1973, Madison county, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
     6. Scudder,   b. 27 Jan 1888, Madison county, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jan 1888, Madison county, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F785  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 Eliza Catherine Harris,   b. Feb 1842, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage Abt 1892  Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F5920  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2024 

  • Notes 
    • Ira was a farmer. He was commisary sergeant of Company B, 11th Kentucky Cavalry, during the Civil War. He was captured at Buffington Island, and sent to Camp Douglas. He later escaped with David and Anderson Chenault.

  • Sources 
    1. [S274] Family Group Record for William Scudder and Lucy Fowler.

    2. [S353] 1880 United States Census, FHL Film 1254431; National Archives Film T9-0431; Page 424B.

    3. [S83] Matthias Scudder of Essex County, New Jersey, and Rowan County, North Carolina, Vol. II, No. 3, p. 8.

    4. [S282] Family Group Record for Ira Scudder and Laura Hockaday.