Charles A. Scudder^{[1, 2]}

1860 - 1928  (68 years)

• Name	Charles A. Scudder
  Birth	2 Aug 1860	Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Sep 1928	Monterey Park, Los Angeles, California
  Person ID	I3675	Scudder
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2005

  
  

  Father	Uriel Titus Scudder,   b. 24 Dec 1830, New Jersey d. 16 Sep 1894, Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Eliza Anderson,   b. 16 Feb 1834, Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey d. 5 May 1914, Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	27 Jul 1859	Ewing, Hunterdon, New Jersey
  Family ID	F1937	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Ackerman,   b. Abt 1865   d. 7 Apr 1899, Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey (Age 34 years)
  Marriage	2 Aug 1886	Manhattan, New York   [4]
  Children	1. Elsie Glenn Scudder,   b. 23 Jun 1887, Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey d. 17 Nov 1963, Chatham, Morris, New Jersey (Age 76 years)   2. Uriel Titus Scudder,   b. 2 Oct 1888, Trenton Junction, Mercer, New Jersey d. 17 Mar 1955, Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey (Age 66 years)   3. Charles Anderson Scudder,   b. 7 Oct 1893, New Jersey d. 2 Feb 1984, Orange county, California (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F1329	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Laura Emma Clough,   b. 19 Jul 1887, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania d. 13 Mar 1959, Los Angeles, California (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	4 Feb 1908	Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey   [2]
  Children	1. Elise Anderson Scudder,   b. 16 Jan 1910, New Jersey d. 15 Dec 1977, Palos Verdes Peninsula, Los Angeles, California (Age 67 years)   2. John Haas Scudder,   b. 29 Oct 1912, Seattle, King, Washington d. 3 Jan 1983, Orange county, California (Age 70 years)   3. Charles LaBarre Scudder,   b. 16 Aug 1918, California d. 20 Sep 1995, Orange county, California (Age 77 years)   4. Elizabeth Clough Scudder,   b. 11 Nov 1921, Alhambra, Los Angeles, California d. 7 May 2005, San Diego, San Diego, California (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F1328	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Charles attended the public schools of his township and the State Model School, after which he became the assistant of his father in the cultivation of the home farm, and learned all the details of farm work and management under the careful supervision of his father. The farm of the latter consisted of one hundred acres devoted to general market gardening and dairy products, and also the raising of stock. Charles was thus occupied until 1888, when he purchased ninety-two acres of the Eli Cooley estate, and commenced farming on his own account, and became one of the most prosperous farmers of the township. His farm was cultivated for the same products as that of his father, but in addition he made a specialty of raising ponies for driving purposes for children's use. He was a pioneer in this field in the county. He was modern in all his ideas and ready to give any new idea or invention in his line of business a fair trial, and when convinced of its utility adopted it. He had many time and labor saving devices in use which enabled him to succeed where others failed. Charles was a member of the Presbyterian church. He was a strong supporter of the principles of the Republican party, and took an active part in a number of public measures. It was due to his efforts and those of a few others in the township that the old Trenton and Birmingham Turnpike road was reclaimed for the people of Trenton.

  
  

• Sources

  [S15] Genealogy of Early Settlers of Trenton and Ewing, "Old Hunterdon County," New Jersey, p. 224. [S39] Email from Tim Kane, 16 May 2000. [S321] 1880 United States Census, FHL Film 1254788; National Archives Film T9-0788; Page 1A. [S610] Thomas Scudder Family, Vol. 10, p. 42.