William Alexander Scudder^[1]

1842 - 1902  (60 years)

• Name	William Alexander Scudder
  Birth	17 Jan 1842	Hyannisport, Barnstable, Massachusetts   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	14 Feb 1902	St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
  Person ID	I3281	Scudder
  Last Modified	27 Oct 2009

  
  

  Father	Frederick Scudder,   b. 14 Nov 1804, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts d. 4 Feb 1878, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Cordelia Gage,   b. 9 Jun 1805, Massachusetts d. 21 May 1871, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	30 Nov 1831	Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F1168	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Clara V. Hancock,   b. 14 Feb 1857, St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri d. 5 Dec 1949, St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	3 Feb 1876	St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri   [3]
  Children	1. Frederick Hancock Scudder,   b. 15 Jun 1883, Missouri d. 28 Mar 1923, St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri (Age 39 years)   2. Marian G. Scudder,   b. Jan 1888, Missouri d. Aft 1900 (Age > 13 years)   3. Constance L. Scudder,   b. 1 Jun 1890, St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri d. 11 Dec 1939, Greene county, Arkansas (Age 49 years)
  Family ID	F1217	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2024

  
  

• Notes

  After attending public school in Barnstable, William attended an academy at Middleboro, Massachusetts. He was twenty-one years of age when, in 1S63, he determined to try his fortune in the west and, leaving home, made his way to St. Louis, where he accepted and for a short time filled a position as secretary of a coal company. He then turned his attention to the grocery trade, becoming connected with J. H. Brookmire in the business. From that point forward he was a factor in mercantile circles and more and more largely played a leading part on the stage of commercial activity. He became a partner in the Garneau Scudder Company, which was eventually succeeded by the firm of Schweppe & Scudder, while later his partner in the enterprise was E. G. Scudder. Eventually a reorganization of the business brought about the establishment of the firm of the Scudder-Gale Grocer Company, wholesale grocers, of which William A. Scudder was the treasurer. To the management, control and development of that concern he devoted the best years of his life and did much to bring it to its present high standing among the commercial interests of St. Louis. He took great pride in the business and in conforming it to the highest standard of commercial ethics, and he was an active factor in its control and management until his life's labors were ended in death.

  
  

• Sources

  [S15] Genealogy of Early Settlers of Trenton and Ewing, "Old Hunterdon County," New Jersey, p. 260. [S554] 1880 United States Census, FHL Film 1254723; National Archives Film T9-0723; Page 91D First Enumeration. [S563] St. Louis Marriage Index, 1804-76, Vol. 18, Page 21.