Erastus Scudder^{[1, 2]}

1839 - 1914  (75 years)

• Name	Erastus Scudder
  Birth	11 Apr 1839	Indiana   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	11 Jul 1914	Switzerland county, Indiana
  Burial	Switzerland county, Indiana
  Person ID	I7436	Scudder
  Last Modified	6 Oct 2011

  
  

  Father	David Scudder,   b. 14 Apr 1805, Madison, Kentucky d. Jun 1883, York Twp, Switzerland, Indiana (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Rachel Fulton,   b. 1810, Ohio d. 20 Aug 1892, York Twp, Switzerland, Indiana (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	20 Feb 1827	York Twp, Switzerland, Indiana
  Family ID	F2684	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Jane Fredenburgh,   b. 1857, Indiana d. 1897, Switzerland county, Indiana (Age 40 years)
  Marriage	7 Nov 1872	Indiana
  Children	1. Braxton Irvin Scudder,   b. 4 Jul 1873, Indiana d. 25 Nov 1950, Indiana (Age 77 years)   2. Elmer Scudder,   b. 2 Feb 1875, Indiana d. 20 Feb 1963, Indiana (Age 88 years)   3. Edgar Scudder,   b. 2 Feb 1875, Indiana d. 2 Feb 1875, Indiana (Age 0 years)   4. Minnie D. Scudder,   b. 29 Sep 1877, Indiana d. 1900, Indiana (Age 22 years)   5. David Calvin Scudder,   b. 30 Jan 1880, Switzerland county, Indiana d. May 1964, Switzerland county, Indiana (Age 84 years)   6. Rachel Eliza Scudder,   b. 27 Oct 1882, Indiana d. 1946, Vevay, Switzerland, Indiana (Age 63 years)   7. Clyde Scudder,   b. 17 Jun 1885, Switzerland county, Indiana d. 27 Nov 1971, Madison, Jefferson, Indiana (Age 86 years)   8. Neely Scudder,   b. 22 Jan 1888, Switzerland county, Indiana d. 29 Feb 1972, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn, Indiana (Age 84 years)   9. Sarah Etta Scudder,   b. 22 Jul 1890, Indiana d. 14 Sep 1972, Madison, Indiana (Age 82 years)   10. Clark Scudder,   b. 1892, Indiana d. 1896, Switzerland county, Indiana (Age 4 years)
  Family ID	F2712	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Erastus was a Civil War veteran. According to his induction papers, he stood six feet five inches tall. In the 1880 census, he is listed as being born about 1845. He served the Union forces in Company E, 54 Indiana Infantry, enlisting 10 June 1862. He was mustered out in Indianapolis 10 September 1862. This regiment was organized as a three months' regiment at Indianapolis and was mustered in 10 June 1862 being placed on duty at Camp Morton. It moved to Kentucky in August to assist in repelling the invasion by Gen. Kirby Smith, and was mustered out in Sept. 1862.

  
  

• Sources

  [S115] David Scudder (1805-1883) of Switzerland County, Indiana, Vol. V, No. 3, p. 17. [S127] Ancestral File (R). [S316] 1880 United States Census, FHL Film 1254313; National Archives Film T9-0313; Page 135C.