Chapter V
Peter Scalf
Peter Scalf, son of John Scalf and Edeah Carlisle Scalf, was born in Virginia about 1815. On
August 3, 1820 he and six of his brothers were "bound out" or apprenticed by a court order in
Russell. County, Virginia. Peter moved about quite often as a youth and it has already been pointed
out how his father took the family from county to county and state to state during Peter's childhood.
Peter Scalf grew up on the frontier and developed a preference for the outdoor life. During his
adolescence he must have taken some interest in lumbering as this became his chosen occupation
later on in life. Peter, along with his brothers, Jesse and Robert, left Tennessee about 1832 or 1833
and moved up to Clay County, Kentucky probably seeking employment at the Goose Creek Salt
Works where their father, John, had worked earlier for a few years. Soon after his arrival in Clay
County Peter took as his wife, Charlotte Hubbard, daughter of Leddy Hubbard and Josiah Jackson.
Charlotte "Lotty" Hubbard used the Hubbard name as her mother married second to James Hubbard
in Clay Co., Ky. Charlotte was the granddaughter of Benjamin Hubbard, an early Clay County
resident who was born in 1768 in Virginia and had moved to Kentucky from Ashe Co., North
Carolina before Clay County was formed in 1806. Lotty, Peter's wife, was born in 1821 in Clay
County. Peter and Charlotte took out their marriage license on October 11, 1835 at the Clay County
Courthouse in Manchester, Kentucky. They were married by Thomas Waggoner, Minister of the
Gospel, on October 18, 1835. It is interesting to note that Peter's brother, Robert Scalf, took out a
marriage license on the same day as Peter and married Patsy Jackson of Clay County on October 18,
1835. The marriage of Peter Scalf and Lotty Hubbard proved to be a stormy one indeed and was
marked by an unfortunate divorce followed later by conciliation and re-marriage.
Peter and Charlotte began their family with a son, William, born in 1836 in Clay County. They
were the parents of seven other children including Thomas, James M., John M., Rhoda, Mary, Emily
and Milton. The first four children of Peter and Lotty, all boys, were born in Clay County after
which Peter moved his family over to Knox County and settled along the Middle Fork of Stinking
Creek near Flat Lick, Kentucky. Peter's family, including Lotty and the four boys, are listed in the
1850 Knox County Census. Knox County in 1850 was still rather sparsely populated as the County
Seat, Barbourville, had only 21 families living there at that time and the records further show that
there were only 3086 males and 3041 females living in the entire county in 1850.
Peter Scalf moved to Knox County because of the fine hardwood timber that was plentiful there
in the 1800's. This valuable hardwood timber included walnut, hickory and chestnut. Peter found
work at the old sawmill on Stinking Creek owned then by Moses Hubbard. Later on after all of the
best timber had been cut out a grist mill took its place and Peter's son, Milton, helped in its
operation. Milton married Moses Hubbard's daughter, Polly, who was a sister to Rosanna Hubbard
who became John M. Scalf s second wife. Only a few remnants of the old Hubbard mill remain
today down the hill behind Jim Bingham's store just outside the small town of Scalf, Kentucky on
highway 233 in Knox County.
After Peter's son, Milton, was born in 1856 the family started to experience some difficult
problems. It has been said that Charlotte became a nagging wife and that Peter was himself
somewhat of a ladies man. There is some evidence of this seen in the divorce action filed by
Charlotte against Peter in 186 1. As plaintiff Charlotte Scalf gave this deposition vs. the defendant,
Peter Scalf.
"The plaintiff, Charlotte Scalf, states that a great many years since that she intermarried with the
defendant, Peter Scalf, and that they continued to and did live together as man and wife and that she
has had seven children by the defendant, Peter Scalf, several of which are very small and dependent
upon the plaintiff for a living and support.
"The plaintiff further states that about three years ago next before the filing of this application,
that the defendant, Peter Scalf, took up with another woman and left with her and has never returned
and that the defendant abandoned the plaintiff without any just cause or provocation and has been
living separately and apart from her for more than one year last past next before the filing of this
application and without any cohabitation or intercourse whatever. The plaintiff further states that she
is a resident of Knox County, Kentucky and has been for a great many years and that her cause of
action for a divorce occured in the state and within five years next before the filing of this
application.
"The plaintiff further states that the defendant is a non-resident of the Commonwealth of
Kentucky and has been for about three years last past.
"The premise considered, the plaintiff prays for a warning order against the defendant and that
an attorney be appointed and she prays for a divorce and that she be restored to all rights and
privileges of an. unmarried woman and she prays for all other proper relief"
F.P. Stickly, Atty. for Plaintiff
An attorney for the defendant, Peter Scalf, was appointed by the court to find and represent the
interests of Peter. However, as the following court entry taken at the next court term indicates the
attorney, R. Boyd, was unsuccessful in his efforts to locate Peter. The entry reads as follows:
"R. Boyd who is the attorney for the non-resident defendant, Peter Scalf, says that he has since the
last term of the court, made diligent inquiry as to the residence of the defendant and has been unable
in consequence thereof, to correspond with the defendant, Scalf, and inform him of the institution
pending and object of this suit. He therefore denies each and every allegation in plaintiff's petition
prejudicial to his interests and admits all those favorable to his interest and calls for proof He prays
that the rights of the defendant, Peter Scalf, be fully protected by the court and for all proper relief"
R. Boyd for the defendant
Following this action, another attorney was appointed to replace Mr. Boyd. Then at the
December 23, 1862 court term Peter was warned to appear in court on April 1, 1863 to answer the
petition of the plaintiff, Charlotte Scalf. In April, 1864 an answer was filed and the case was
continued but in April, 1865 the case was dismissed. It is not known for certain where Peter Scalf
went when he left Knox County late in 1860. One source close to the family is certain that he went
to Tennessee even though others believe that Peter went to Indiana. It is thought that the "other
woman" mentioned in Charlotte's divorce petition was Sarah Kellard on Kellem and that she and
Peter were the parents of seven children. One of these seven may have been the Peter Scalf who
married Julia Jackson (8-6-1891) in Knox County, Ky. J.C. Kellem, believed to be the brother of
Sarah, was living near the Peter Scalf home in Knox County in 1860. There were Kellards also living
in nearby Jackson County, Ky. in 1860.
When Peter left Charlotte and their family in 1860, the children and Lotty were alone and
without any means of support. Because of this several of Peter's children grew bitter, especially his
son, Milton. Peter's oldest son, William, had married Joicy Ann Jackson in 1857 and of course had
left home as had two other sons, Thomas and James, by 1862. Still another of Peter's sons, John M.
Scalf, married in 1865 as did one of his daughters, Rhoda. This left Charlotte with her other three
children, Mary, Emily, and Milton, to fend for themselves and no doubt helps explain the
bitterness
that Milton felt later towards his father. This became apparent when Peter Scalf
returned to Knox
County shortly after 1870. Upon his return late in 1870 or early in 1871, Peter discovered that his
wife, Lotty, had remarried in February of 1870 to John Broughton. This was a second marriage for
both. Milton and Emily were still living with their mother as was John Broughton's son, Henry, by
his previous marriage to Sarah. Mary had married Peter Bargo in 1868 and was out of the house. The
marriage index at the Courthouse in Barbourville, Kentucky shows that John Broughton and
Charlotte Scalf were married on February 28, 1870. A son of John Broughton by his first marriage,
Peter Broughton, had married America Edwards in 1866. This America Edwards was the sister of
Alabama Edwards who was the first wife of Peter's son, John M. Scalf.
According to tradition and information passed down through the Peter Scalf descendants, it is
said that Peter repented for his transgressions upon his return to Knox County late in 1870 or early
in 1871 and asked his son's forgiveness and for permission to move in with them. Milton was not
willing to forgive or forget and gave a no response although Peter's other sons relented somewhat
and indicated that they would accept their father by himself, however, "there was no way that other
woman nor her children could stay." It is believed that Peter's second family left Knox County and
went to West Virginia while Peter stayed in Knox County living alternately with his older sons.
Evidently John Broughton who was 64 when he married Charlotte died shortly after 1870 or
possibly he and Charlotte opted for a divorce. The 1880 Knox County, Kentucky Census indicates
that Charlotte and her mother, Leddy, were living in the next house over from Charlotte's son,
Thomas Scalf, and this record shows that Lotty was divorced and that her mother was a widow.
Not long after 1880, Peter and Charlotte apparently began to see each other and rekindle the
feelings they shared in happier years for there is a rather poignant ending to their relationship. No
doubt Peter Scalf and Charlotte May Hubbard did resolve whatever differences there were between
them since in their old age they did according to the records remarry. There is on record at the Knox
County Courthouse the marriage of Peter Scalf to Charlotte Scalf on December 13, 1881. His age
was listed as 67 and her age as 58 at the time of this marriage. The record goes on to mention that
this couple was getting married to, each other for the second time. It was signed by S.W. Taylor,
Court Clerk.
Peter Scalf died in 1898 at the home of Col. Pat Dizney in Knox County, Kentucky while on a
visit there. Peter's grandson, Dawrity Scalf, (son of Thomas Scalf) had married Col. Dizney's
daughter, Sarah, in 1894 in Laurel County, Kentucky. For the interest of Peter Scalf s descendants,
it might be noted that Peter's daughter, Mary, is only listed in the 1860 Knox Co., Ky. Census. This
is because she was born in 1852 and married in 1868.
Children of Peter Scalf and Charlotte Jackson-Hubbard
William M. Scalf (B. 1836 D. 1879) married Joicy Ann Jackson
(3-18-1859 Clay Co., Ky.)
Thomas J. Scalf (B. 1839 D. 1905) married Martha Hammonds
(7-31-1863 Knox Co., Ky.)
James M. Scalf (B. 1842 D. 1862) married Chiney Gambrel
(4-4-1862 Knox Co., Ky.)
John M. Scalf (B. 1844 D. 1899) married
1. Alabama Edwards (3-14-1865 Knox Co., Ky.)
2. Rosannah Hubbard (9-7-1871 Knox Co., Ky.)
Rhoda Scalf (B. 1850 D. 1916) married Josh "Watt" McVey
(3-2-1865 Knox Co., Ky.)
Mary Scalf (B. 1852 - ) married Peter Bargo (9-18-1868 Knox Co., Ky.)
Emily Scalf (B. 1854 - ) married
1. Jason Hubbard (3-16-1871 Knox Co., Ky.)
2. Andrew "Bud Andy" Scalf (8-26-1872 Knox Co., Ky.)
3. Stephen Morgan (5-25-1886 Harlan Co., Ky.)
Milton Scalf (B. 1856 D. 1935) married
1. Polly Hubbard (12-10-1874 Knox Co., Ky.)
2. Martha A. Black (3-2-1918 Knox Co., Ky.)
William Scalf
William Scalf, oldest son of Peter Scalf and Charlotte Hubbard Scalf, was born in 1836 in Clay
County, Kentucky. William married Joicy Ann Jackson (B. 1839) in Clay County on March 18,
1857. Joicy Ann Jackson was the daughter of Lewis Jackson and Susan Hubbard and Joicy's mother
was a sister to Peter S calf's mother-in-law, Leddy Hubbard. One sister of Joicy, Patsy Jackson,
married Peter Scalf's brother, Robert Scalf.
Other Jackson children in this family were:
1. Sally A. (B. 1828)
2. Roda (B. 1834)
3. Perry (B. 1840)
4. Joseph (B. 1842)
William Scalf was a farmer in Knox County, Kentucky. He and his family lived near Flat Lick
along the Stinking Creek on the 70 acres of land that had been granted to William by the state of
Kentucky on April 27, 1868. This tract of land was located on the Trace Fork of Stinking Creek and
it is there that we find William and his family mentioned in the 1870 Knox County Census. Listed
in this census record was William Scalf 35, Joicy 33, Mary 10, James M. 8, Nathan 6, Francis M.
3, and Amanda 1. The 1880 Knox County Census does not list William, however, Joicy Scalf is
shown with her family of Francis 13, Amanda 11, Milton 9, Noah 7, William 3, Louis 10 months
old and a grandson, Henry 3. Judging by the fact that Louis Scalf was born in 1879 and that William
is not listed in the 1880 Census, it is possible that William Scalf died late in 1879 or early in 1880.
Children of William M. Scalf and Joicy Ann Jackson
Mary "Polly" Scalf (B. 1869 D. 1876)
James M. Scalf (B. 1862 - ) married Mary Jackson
Nathan Scalf (B. 1864 - ) no information
Francis M. "France" Scalf (B. 1868 -) married Malinda Jackson
(1887 Knox Co., Ky.)
Amanda Scalf (B. 1869 no information
Milton Scalf (B. 1871 D. 1950) married Celia Miracle (1896 Knox Co., Ky.)
Noah Scalf (B. 1874 - ) married
1. Martha Caldwell (1893 Knox Co., Ky.)
2. Abby Scalf (8-29-1896 Knox Co., Ky.)
William J. Scalf (B. 1876 D. 1959) married Dorcas A. Mills, Hubbard, Jackson
(1900 Knox Co., Ky.)
Lewis Scalf (B. 1879 - ) no information
JAMES M. SCALF
James M. Scalf, son of William M. Scalf and Joicy Ann Jackson Scalf, was born in 1862 in Knox
County, Kentucky and died sometime in the early 1940's. James married Mary Jackson, daughter
of Daniel Jackson and Joyce Edwards Jackson. Daniel Jackson was the son of Dan Jackson and
Lovicy Hubbard. Lovicy was not the mother of Charlotte who married Peter Scalf, James M. Scalf
s grandfather. Dan Jackson, Sr. had a brother, Greenberry who served in the Civil War. James Scalf
was sometimes known by the name, "Jeems" and stories persist that at one time he moved away from
his family and went to Laurel County, Kentucky. James was a skilled carpenter. It is believed that
he disliked his mother-in-law very much. His mother-in-law, Joyce Edwards Jackson, was
considerably older than her husband, Daniel Jackson and had married and divorced Nasby Mills
before her marriage to Daniel Jackson. "Jeems" Scalf possessed some personality traits that set him
apart as " different" and his stuttering handicap only served to reinforce this. It is believed that
James' wife, Mary, also had a speech problem as well as a hearing problem. James, or "Jeems" is
believed to have been a demanding husband and father but if this was the case it was probably due
to the adverse physical handicaps with which he had to adjust.
Children of James M. Scalf and Mary Jackson
Daniel Scalf married Hester Scalf
Martha Scalf (D. 1945)
Maggie Scalf (died at age 2)
John Scalf married Ruth A. Reed, granddaughter of Adam R. Reed and great
granddaughter of Noah Reed and Louisa Hibbs
Joyce Scalf married
1. Ross __________
2. David __________
3. Owen __________
James Scalf married
1. Dove Reed
2. Gertrude Whitlock
Axie Scalf no information
Cordia Scalf married Harrison Goins
Sollie Scalf married - Baker
Dora Scalf married
1. Albert Knight
2. Albert Cole
Sherman Scalf may have served in World War I.
FRANCIS M. "FRANCE" SCALF
Francis M. "France" Scalf, son of William M. Scalf and Joicy Ann Jackson Scalf, was born in
1866 in Knox County, Kentucky. France was 21 years old when he and Malinda E. Jackson were
married in Knox County on July 26, 1887. Malinda was only 13 years old at the time of her
marriage. France and Lindie are found in the 1900 Knox County Census although they later moved
to Laurel County, Kentucky.
Children of Francis "France" Scalf and Malinda E. Jackson
Solomon Scalf (B. 1889 - ) married
1. Ellen (B. 7-4-1897) Jackson (1-23-1915 Clay Co., Ky.)
2. Lizzie Pierce (1924) Knox Co., Ky.)
Dora Scalf (B. 1892) married Nelson Messer (1-23-35 Bell Co., Ky.)
Maud Scalf (B. 1894 - ) married William A. (B. 1893) Jackson (1917)
Knox Co., Ky.)
Mossie Scalf (B. 1892) married Harrie Myrick
William Scalf (B. 1900) no information
Auddie Scalf married John Myrick
Edna Scalf married Rice Johnson (son of John Johnson and Nancy
Collett)
Ada Scalf (died young)
Greenberry Scalf (died young)
Tressie Scalf (died young of leukemia)
Elmer Scalf (B. 10-19-1916) married Rose Warren (Elmer, Jr. and Shirley)
m. Larry Hembree
Martha Scalf killed in auto accident in Harlan Co.
Hester Scalf (B. 1904) married Daniel Scalf (D. 3-27-1981)
Children of Elmer Scalf and Rose Warren
Elmer Scalf, Jr.
Shirley Scalf m. Larry Hembree
MILTON SCALF
Milton Scalf, son of William M. Scalf and Joicy Ann Jackson, was born on 0 ctober 4, 18 7 0
in Knox County, Kentucky. Milton died on December 2, 1950. Milton Scalf married first to Cresea
Squawls on August 8, 1889 in Knox County. The marriage took place at Milt Scalf's home. Milton
Scalf married second to Celia Miracle on October 20, 1896. Celia was the daughter of John and
Mary Miracle. She was born on April 9, 1879 and died in 1964.
Milton and Celia are listed in the 1900 Knox County, Kentucky Census along with their son,
Francis. Milton's age was given as 28, Celia 16 and Francis 6 months. Living with Milton in 1900
was his mother, Joicy, whose age was given as 71.
Children of Milton Scalf and Celia Miracle
Francis Scalf (B. 1899) no information
Evie Scalf (B. 1905 D. 1955) married Janie Henson (1930 Knox Co., Ky.)
Ernie Scalf wife unknown - 2 sons
Tip Scalf (D. 1977) married Dora Jordan 5 daughters (1924 Knox Co. Ky.)
Clifford Scalf (B. 1912 D. 1972) married Bessie M. Baker (1931 Knox Co., Ky.)
Lizzie Scalf (B. 1908 D. 1940) married John D. Smith (B. 1902 D. 1959) - 2 sons,
4 daughters (1926 Knox Co., Ky.)
Carrie Mae Scalf (B. 1913 - ) married Roy Johnson (1931 Knox Co., Ky.)
Clarence "Bud" Scalf (B. 1928 no information
Fred Scalf (B. 1926 D. 1951) married Sarah Miracle Smith
NOAH SCALF
Noah Scalf, son of William M. Scalf and Joicy Ann Jackson Scalf, was born in Knox County,
Kentucky in 1874. He married first to Martha Caldwell in Knox County on May 16, 1893. Noah's
second marriage, also in Knox County, was to Abby Scalf on August 29, 1896. Abby Scalf, born in
1878, was the daughter of Andrew "Bud Andy" Scalf and Emily Scalf. "Bud Andy" was the son of
Ira Scalf and Nancy Killion, McVey Scalf while Emily Scalf was the daughter of Peter Scalf and
Charlotte Hubbard Scalf.
Noah moved to Laurel County where he worked at a sawmill.
Children of Noah Scalf and Abby Scalf
Solomon Scalf (B. 1897 - )
Charles Scalf
Floyd Scalf
Julie Scalf married Dewey Parker
Rosie Scalf
Nannie Scalf
Willis Scalf (B. 1912 D. 1924)
Lela Scalf married Homer Hembree
WILLIAM J. SCALF
William J. Scalf, son of William M. Scalf and Joicy Ann Jackson Scalf, was born in Knox
County, Kentucky on August 5,1876 and he died in Laurel County on January 3, 1959. William is
buried at the Dyche Memorial Cemetery in London, Kentucky. William J. Scalf was reared in the
home of his older brother, France Scalf, after his father died. William married Dorcas A. Jackson
(maiden name Mills) in Knox County on December 3,1900. William J. Scalf must have lived for a
period of time in Bell County, Kentucky as his son, Andrew Scalf, indicated on his marriage record
in Laurel County in 1933 that he had been born in Bell County. It is known that William and Dorcas
lived in Corbin, Kentucky later on. Dorcas Abigail Mills Hubbard Jackson, Scalf was born 11-8-1868. She and William J. Scalf married in Knox Co., Kentucky 12-3-1900. The parents of Dorcas
Mills were Nasby Mills and Nancy Jordan. Dorcas married first to a Hubbard, then to Archie
Jackson, son of Dan Jackson, Jr. and Joicy D. Edwards.
Children of William J. Scalf and Dorcas A. Mills, Jackson
Leonard Scalf (B. 1904 D. 1974) married Lilian Beckner (2-25-1923) Laurel Co.
Andrew Scalf (B. 1909 married Hazel McVey (6-21-1922 Laurel Co.)
Roxie Scalf m. ________ Frost
SOLOMON "SOLLIE" SCALF - "BUCKY"
Solomon "Sollie" Scalf, son of France Scalf and Malinda E. Jackson Scalf, was born in Knox
County, Kentucky in 1889. Sollie married first to Ellen Jackson in Clay County in 1915. Three
children were born to Sollie and Ellen. Sollie married his second wife, Lizzie Pierce, in Knox
County on February 14, 1922. The marriage records at the Courthouse in Barbourville, Kentucky,
reveal that when Sollie and Lizzie were married in 1922, he had been divorced and Lizzie's name
was Lizzie Miller. The records show that she was a widow. Sollie's age was listed as 31 and Lizzie
as 28. Sollie and Lizzie divorced and then remarried on September 2, 1924 in Knox County. Lizzie
was the daughter of Jerry and Linda Pierce. Solomon "Sollie" Scalf died in 1969 and is buried at the
London Cemetery in London, Kentucky. Ellen Jackson, first wife of Sollie Scalf, was the daughter
of Larkin Jackson and Sarah Hubbard. However Sarah's father was a Davis and her mother, Louisa
Davis Hubbard.
Children of Sollie Scalf and Ellen Jackson
Virginia Scalf married Neely Warren
David Scalf married Bertha Lou Bunch
Amos Scalf married Wilma Rowland
Children of Sollie Scalf and Lizzie Pierce
Dewey Scalf not married
Raymond Scalf married Elizabeth Keller (9-22-1959 Laurel Co.)
Frank Scalf married Gerthia Johnson (10-31-1957 Laurel Co., Ky.)
Audrey Scalf married _______ Epperson
Reta Scalf married _________ McQueen
Lorene Scalf
Children of Raymond Scalf and Elizabeth Keller
Lisa Scalf (B. 1965)
Samuel Scalf (B. 1960)
Larry Scalf (B. 1961)
William Scalf (B. 1963)
Mary Scalf (B. 1966)
Children of Frank Scalf and Gerthia Johnson
Janet Scalf
Joe Frank Scalf, Jr. married Charlotte Watkins (12-24-1977 Laurel Co., Ky.)
Audrey Lee Scalf (B. 8-31-1955)
Children of Joe Frank Scalf, Jr. and Charlotte Watkins
Heather M. Scalf (B. 3-18-79)
Joe Frank Scalf Ill (B. 11-3-80)
LEONARD SCALF
Leonard Scalf, son of William J. Scalf and Dorcas Mills, Jackson Scalf was born on May 22,
1904. He died in 1974. Leonard Scalf married Lillian Beckner, daughter of J. T. Beckner, in Laurel
County, Kentucky in 1923. Leonard and Lillian, it is believed, had 4 children, all sons. Leonard Scalf
died in Laurel County and is burried at the Dyche Cemetery in London, Kentucky.
Children of Leonard Scalf and Lillian Beckner
Paul Scalf
J. W. Scalf
Jim Scalf
Joe Scalf
ROXIE SCALF
Roxie Scalf, daughter of William J. Scalf and Dorcas Mills, married a Frost. Roxie had one
daughter, Patty, who married a Wilhoyte.
ANDREW "DUTCH" SCALF
Andrew Scalf, son of William J. Scalf and Dorcas Mills, Jackson Scalf, was born in 1909 in Bell
County, Kentucky. Andrew married Hazel McVey, daughter of James F. McVey and Maggie A.
Wells McVey, in Laurel County in 1933. This was a second marriage for Hazel. Both Andrew and
Hazel were living in South Corbin at the time of their marriage on June 21, 1933.
Paul Scalf, J. W. Scalf, Jim Scalf and Joe Scalf, all sons of Leonard Scalf, have had distinguished
careers as engineers. Joe and Paul worked with the famous German scientist, Von Braun, at
Huntsville, Alabama, and invented solar energizing cells in addition to the gyroscope used in
satellites. They still work with a team of leading scientists in the space program.
Dorcas Mills, wife of William J. Scalf, had a son, Thomas Hubbard, by her first husband and also
a daughter, Julie Hubbard. Julie married a Mills and had six children. Two daughters were born to
Dorcas and her second husband, Arch Jackson. Martha Jackson, daughter of Arch and Dorcas,
married a Wilder. Martha Jackson Wilder's children were: Walter, Lee, Clifford, Bill, Geneva and
Johnny. The other daughter born to Arch Jackson and Dorcas was Nancy Jckson who married James
Thomas Cox. James Cox and Nancy Jackson's children include: James T. Cox, Virginia Sue Cox
(married - Harris), Georgia A. Cox (married - Salmons), Peggy J. Cox (married - Brock) and Tommy
Lou Cox (married - Burns). Nancy Jackson Cox then married second to a Schmockel. James Thomas
Cox later married (1) Caroll (2) Murphy.
Thomas Jefferson Scalf
Thomas J. Scalf, second oldest son of Peter Scalf and Charlotte, Hubbard Scalf, was born in Clay
County, Kentucky on August 20, 1839. Thomas died in Knox County on July 10, 1905 and he is
buried at the Concord Cemetery near Flat Lick, Kentucky. Thomas J. Scalf married Martha
Hammonds, daughter of Elijah and Nancy Hammonds, on July 31, 1862 in Knox County Kentucky.
Martha Hammonds was born on November 28, 1840 and she died on October 23, 1896. Martha is
also buried at the Concord Cemetery. Cemetery
Thomas J. Scalf was unlike many of the other Scalfs who lived in Knox County in that he
seemed to place a high priority on education. Most of his children were well educated and some of
his daughters were teachers. Ellen Scalf, one daughter of Thomas and Martha, attended the Loretto
Seminary in Marion County, Kentucky.
Thomas J. Scalf was a real estate operator, raised cattle, owned a livery stable in Flat Lick, rented
horses and wagons and operated a wholesale meat business in Knox County. He owned many acres
of land. Thomas was granted three tracts of land in Knox County, Kentucky.*The first of these was
an 800 acre tract of land given to Thomas on May 16, 1868 and it was located on Trace Fork along
Stinking Creek. Then on January 26, 1870, he received 100 acres on the Salt Gum Fork in Knox
County. Later the state of Kentucky gave Thomas an additional 100 acres of land on Trace Fork.
This last parcel of land was granted to him on May 9, 1870. The Knox County, Kentucky records
of Land Conveyances show that Thomas J. Scalf was the grantor of 16 recorded deeds. Thomas was
also a Justice of Peace in Knox County and officiated in this role at the marriages of many couples
including the marriage of William Broughton and Almiry Scalf. Thomas J. Scalf also presided at the
Upper Stinking Creek Court in Knox County. A copy of the newspaper, "The Mountain Echo,"
printed in Barbourville, Kentucky and dated October 2, 1874 has on the front page an article
indicating that Thomas J. Scalf would be presiding at the Magistrate's Court at Upper Stinking
Creek, District No. 7 when it met Thursday after the second Monday in March, June, September and
December.
Thomas and his family appear in the 1870 Knox County Census. His age was given as 33,
Martha 32, Nancy 7, Susan 5, James 4, Elijah 3 and a second Nancy age 1. Living in the Thomas J.
Scalf home in 1870 was Mary Cundiff age 14. This census record indicates Flat Lick as the nearest
post office.
The 1880 Knox County Census lists Thomas as 40, Martha 40, Nancy 16, Susan E. 15, James
W. 13, Elijah 12, Ellen 10, Henry 9, Dawrity 7, John 3 and Laura 1. Also living with Thomas in
1880 was his father, Peter Scalf, age 65 and Thomas's nephew, James Scalf, 18. Living on property
owned by Thomas J. Scalf in Knox County in 1880 and in the dwelling next to him were Charlotte
Scalf, his mother, age 60 and Leddy Hubbard, Charlotte's mother, age 80. Although it is known that
Thomas died in 1905 and is buried in Knox County still he does not show up in the 1900 Knox
County, Kentucky Census.
Thomas J. Scalf before his death did something else that made him unlike most early Kentucky
Scalfs. He made out a will. In the Knox County, Kentucky Will Book " C" on page 545 is found the
will of Thomas J. Scalf dated 21 November 1905. It reads:
"In the name of God, Amen. I, Thomas J. Scalf, having lived to a good old age and knowing the
uncertency of life and the assurance of death do this November 8, 1904, make and publish this, my
last will and testament.
"I will bequeath unto my children, namely: Mary Stone, Elizabeth Gray, Henry S. Scalf, and J.W.
Scalf, the infant heirs of E.S. (Elijah), D.W. Scalf, Ellen Davis, Sarah Farley, Lee Scalf, Ashia
(Axie) Crowder, and Johnny Scalf. After my burial expenses and what, little debts I owe which is
just is paid, then the remainder of my real and personal property which I request to be equally
divided with my eleven children herein mentioned. My real estate composes of dwellingshouse and
lot, butcher shop and in Flat Lick, Knox County, Kentucky in the - of the road all of which may be
fully described by my deed to same.
I further desire that my said children put same to best use and benefit and that this division l here
make may satisfy all of them. Done by me at Flat Lick, Knox County, Kentucky, on the day and date
above written in the presence of Andrew Short.
Signed, Thomas J. Scalf
Children of Thomas J. Scalf and Martha Hammonds
Nancy "Mary" Scalf (B. 1863 - ) married
1. Wilkerson Broughton (1880 Knox Co., Ky.)
2. Jasper Stanfield (2-18-1894 Knox Co., Ky.)
3. Nick Stone (1-19-1903 Bell Co., Ky.)
Susan E. Scalf (B. 1864 -) married Nelson Gray (1877 Knox Co., Ky.)
Jarnes W. Scalf (B. 1866 married Florence York 11-4-1889 Knox Co., Ky.
Elijah Scalf (B. 1868 - married Nannie Rice
Ellen Scalf (B. 1870 - married Preston Davis (1888 Knox Co., Ky.)
Henry S. Scalf (B. 1871 - ) married
1. Monie Hoskins 10-30-1890 Bell Co.
2. Chastella Williarns
Dawrity Scalf (B. 1873 - ) married Sarah Dizney (daughter of Colonel Pat Dizney &
Camella
Owens) (6-23-1894 Laurel Co.)
Johnny Scalf (B. 1878 - ) married Sarah Lockhard (1894 Knox Co., Ky.)
Laura "Sarah" Scalf (B. 1879 - ) married George M. Farley 8-19-1897
Bell Co., Ky.
Lee Scalf (B. 1881 - ) married
l. Polly Owens (1897 Bell Co., Ky.)
2. Julia E. Chambers
Axie Scalf married - Crowder
NANCY "MARY" SCALF
Nancy "Mary" Scalf, daughter of Thomas J. Scalf and Martha Hammonds Scalf, was born in
1863 in Knox County, Kentucky. She married first to Wilkerson Broughton, son of William and
Elizabeth Slusher Broughton, on December 22, 1880 in Knox County. She married second to Jasper
Stanfield on February 18, 1894. It was a second marriage for the groom also. Nancy "Mary" Scalf
married again later to Nick Stone. She died in Arkansas although the author has not learned where
in Arkansas. It has been said that Mary inherited a great deal of money at the time of her last
husband's death and that she went to Arkansas where she bought a considerable amount of property.
It is said that her last husband was a rather wealthy hotel owner and saloon operator. All of her
children are not known, however, the children listed here are from her first marriage to
Willis
"Wilkerson" Broughton.
The records seem to indicate that Wilkerson and Mary may have divorced each other with
Wilkerson marrying a second time to a Sarah, maiden name unknown.
Children of Witherson Broughton and Nancy "Mary" Scalf
Thomas Broughton (B. 1882 - )
Ellen Broughton (B. 1884 - )
Martha Broughton (B. 1886 - )
Lillie Broughton (B. 1888 - )
SUSAN "ELIZABETH" SCALF
Susan "Elizabeth" Scalf, daughter of Thomas J. Scalf and Martha Hammonds Scalf, married
Nelson Gray in 1877. Using the 1900 Knox County Kentucky Census as a guide we find their
children fisted as shown below.
Children of Nelson Gray and Susan "Elizabeth" Scalf
Ida Gray (B. 1879 - ) m. John. Epperson.
Thurza Gray (B. 1883 - )
George Gray (B. 1886 - )
Rebecca Gray (B. 1887 - ) m. ________ Horn
Bertha Gray (B. 1888 - )
Mattie Gray (B. 1892 - ) m. Lath Bingham
Lucy Gray (B. 1894 - )
Clell Gray (B. 1895 - )
Mertie Gray (B. 1896 - ) m. ________ Baird (Bell Co., Ky.)
Vincent Gray (B. 1899 - )
Nina Gray (B. 1900 - )
Cletus Gray m. Sudie Jackson
JAMES W. SCALF
James W. Scalf, son of Thomas J. Scalf and Martha Hammonds Scalf, was born in Knox County,
Kentucky in 1866. James W. Scalf married Florence York in Knox County on November 14, 1889.
James was 23 and Florence was 17 at the time of their marriage. James W. Scalf was a farmer. He
moved his family over to Whitley County late in the 1890's.
Children of James W. Scalf and Florence York
Oscar Scalf (B. 1892 - )
Connie Scalf (B. 1894 - ) married Lizzie Baker
Elliott (1912 Knox Co., Ky.)
Ethel Scalf (B. 1897 - )
Halsey R. Scalf (B. 1900 - )
ELIJAH SCALF
Elijah Scalf, son of Thomas J. Scalf and Martha Hammonds Scalf, was born in 1868 in Knox
County, Kentucky. Elijah must have died prior to 1904 as Thomas J. Scalf mentioned the infant heirs
of his son, Elijah, when he made his will in 1904. It is believed that Elijah married Nannie Rice and
lived in Pulaski County, Kentucky although he has not been found in either the Knox County nor
the Pulaski County marriage indexes. This writer believes Nannie Rice may have been born in
Madison County, Ky. as there were Rice families living there before the Civil War.
ELLEN SCALF
Ellen Scalf, daughter of Thomas J. Scalf and Martha Hammonds Scalf, was born in 1870 in
Knox County, Kentucky. Ellen married Preston Davis in Knox County on June 28, 1888. Press was
from Martin County, Kentucky.
HENRY S. SCALF
Henry S. Scalf, son of Thomas J. Scalf and Martha Hammonds Scalf, was born in Knox County,
Kentucky in 18 7 1. He married first to Monie Hoskins and second to Chastella Williams. Monie was
the daughter of Bettie Hoskins and one child was born to Henry and Monie. This was their son,
Bruce, born in 1897. Monie died soon after her son was born and Henry went to Tennessee where
he became the owner of a furniture factory and set up a chain of furniture stores. It is believed that
Henry died in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Children of Henry S. Scalf and Monie Hoskins
Bruce Scalf (B. 1897 - )
DAWRITY SCALF
Dawrity Scalf, son of Thomas J. Scalf and Martha Hammonds Scalf, was born in Knox County,
Kentucky in 1873. Dawrity was known by several names including D.W., Dow White, Daw and
Doc. Dawrity Scalf was a brilliant, well educated person and perhaps was one of the most illustrious
Scalfs ever born. Not only was he an intelligent individual but he was also a very successful business
man. Dawrity Scalf was the founder and owner of the highly successful Scalf Medicine Company,
producer of the famous "Scalf Indian River Tonic." This tonic was a vitamin and iron supplement
and sold extremely well in days past. Dawrity Scalf also developed a cure for pellagra. and at one
time had the only cure known. Doctors and hospitals bought his medicine.
Dawrity was tall, handsome and befitting his position was also known to be quite a fancy dresser.
Daw married Sarah Dizney, daughter of Col. Pat Dizney and Camella Owens, on June 23, 1894 in
Laurel County, Kentucky. He left a sizeable estate when he died in Florida in 1948.
Dawrity Scalf was a member of the First Baptist Church in La Follette, Tennessee. When
Dawrity died at Daytona Beach, Florida in 1948 he not only left a large estate to his wife, Sarah, but
he also bequeathed a considerable amount of money to the church in La Follette.
Daw's wife, Sarah, is buried at Flat Lick, Kentucky, the place where Daw spent his youth
growing up in Knox County.
Dawrity and Sarah had one child, Monie, who was born in 1896. At one time, Monie, who
married Ambrose Patterson, was a head nurse at the John L. Lewis Hospital for coal miners in
Pineville, Kentucky. Monie's only son, Ambrose Guy Patterson, Jr., was a well known preacher and
singer in Louisville, Kentucky.
The 1900 Knox County Census lists Dawrity as 26, Sarah 21 and Monie 3. Boarding with Daw
and his family in 1900 was a Mr. Robert Suricy, 48, who had arrived in the United States from Italy
only four years earlier. Mr. Suricy was a hypnotist. Monie Scalf married 1. Ambrose Patterson 2.
M.G. Slusher
JOHNNY S. SCALF
Johnny S. Scalf, son of Thomas J. Scalf and Martha Hammonds Scalf, was born in Knox County,
Kentucky on February 1, 1877. He married Sarah Lockhart in Knox County on November 3, 1894.
Johnny was 18 and Sarah was 17 at the time of their marriage. Johnny raised sorgum and had a
molasses mill. He shipped the molasses in one and five gallon barrels. He also raised herbs and made
a herb tonic. After World War I the Dixie Highway was finished and Johnny operated a bus line, the
"Blue Goose" line, with terminals in Louisville and Knoxville. He sold the line to Greyhound for
a lifetime job.
Children of Johnny S. Scalf and Sarah Lockhart
Cora Lee Scalf (B. 1896 - ) married Tom Baker (son, Willie Baker)
Willie D. Scalf (B. 1898 - ) married Lola Defaris Mills
Ben Scalf (B. 1901 - ) married 1. Sally Howard 2. Opal Williams
Mabel Scalf married Lindsey Southard
Nannie Scalf married Talmage Messer
Mammie Scalf married Guy Howard
Dudley Scalf married 1. Mary Percivale 2. Beulah Widner
Vernon Scalf married 1. Elelyn Smith 2. Carrie Shell
Reed Scalf married Ruby Elliott
LAURA "SARAH" SCALF
Laura "Sarah" Scalf, daughter of Thomas J. Scalf and Martha Hammonds Scalf, was born in
Knox County, Kentucky in 1879. Records from Bell County in Pineville, Kentucky show that Laura
married George M. Farley 8-19-1897. George was born in 1871, in Whiteley County. George Farley,
who died in Laurel County in 1951 was a veteran of the Spanish-American War.
LEE SCALF
Lee Scalf, son of Thomas J. Scalf and Martha Hammonds Scalf, was bom in Knox County,
Kentucky on June 18, 188 1. Lee married first to Pollie May Owens, descendant of Col. Abraham
Owens, in 1899. They wore married at Pineville in Bell County, Ky. Col. Owens who had earlier
bought Owensboro, Ky. in 1804 was killed by Indians. Lee left college at the age of 17 to join Teddy
Roosevelt's Rough Riders in the Spanish-American War. He contracted Yellow Fever in Cuba and
was in poor health the rest of his life. Later Lee moved to Florida where he owned considerable real
estate in St. Petersburg. In 1910, Lee moved to Daytona and then to New Smyrna. He operated a
jewelry store and a barber shop. Lee married second to Julia E. Chambers of Indiana. He died at Bay
Pines, Florida on May 18, 1946.
Children of Lee Scalf and Pollie May Owens
Edwin O. Scalf (B. 1900 - ) still living in 1982)
Children of Lee Scalf and Julia Chambers
Clifton Scalf
Ritchie Scalf
WILLIE D. SCALF
Willie D. Scalf, son of Johnnie S. Scalf and Sarah Lockhart Scalf, was
born in 1898. Willie D.
Scalf married Lola Defaris Mills.
Children of Willie D. Scalf and Lola Defaris Mills
Leo Carl Scalf married Betty June Francis daughter of Leshe C. Francis and
Mildred C. Owen.
Clarence Leon Scalf married Betty June Dunor
Mildred Maxine Scalf married William Henry Jarvis
Dewana Dorothy Scalf married Cecil Earl Adams
Marietta Georgia Scalf married Fred Ross
Children of Leo Carl Scalf and Betty J. Francis
Gary Thomas Scalf married Betty Jo Graham
Larry Dean Scalf married Mary Jane Gross
Leo Carl Scalf, II married Charlotte Rose Ambum
Children of Gary T. Scalf and Betty Jo Graham
Shannon Scalf
Shawn Scalf
Children of Larry D. Scalf and Mary J. Gross
Stacy Scalf
Tracy Scalf
Kacey Scalf
Children of Leo Carl Scalf, II and Charlotte R. Amburn
Daniel Scalf
Richard Scalf
Rachael Scalf
Virginia Scalf
James M. Scalf
James M. Scalf, third son of Peter Scalf and Charlotte Hubbard Scalf,
was born in Clay County Kentucky in 1842 but moved to Knox County when his
parents went there shortly before 1850. James grew to manhood in Knox County
where at the age of 19 he joined Captain Jones' Company 24 Regiment Kentucky
Infantry to serve in the Union Army in the Civil War. James was at Camp Jackson
in Lexington when he enlisted on November 1, 1861 for a three year hitch in the
service. Circumstances intervened and James did not serve for three years.
James M. Scalf mustered in at Camp Temple on. December 31,
1861, however, the records indicate that he deserted at Camp Temple on January
2, 1862.
The marriage records on file at Barbourville, Kentucky show
that James M. Scalf married China Gambrel on April 4, 1862 in Knox County.
According to the pension application filed by James M. Scalf's only child, James
T. Scalf, on February 20, 1890, it is indicated that James T. Scalf was born in
Knox County in March 1862. The pension application as well as the military
records show that James M. Scalf was shot and killed at home on September 10,
1862 presumably by Confederates. While it is thought that perhaps James M. Scalf
was killed by Rebel soldiers it might be pointed out that several Gambrel
families were living in Knox County in 1862. No one knows for certain who shot
James M. Scalf on September 10, 1862.
Following the death of her husband, James M. Scalf, Chiney
married a second time to Isaac Mills. Isaac Mills was the son of Isaac Mills and
Lavenna Hammons; grandson of Nasby Mills and Esther Haddock. Lavenna's parents
were Obediah Hammons and Elizabeth Skaggs. They were married on August 3,1864 in
Knox County. John Scalf, brother of James M. Scalf, was witness witness and Ance
Ginsley was the other witness. This was no doubt a second marriage for Isaac
Mills also since the 1870 Knox County Census lists Isaac Mills 24, Chiney 26,
Isaac 14 and Obediah 6 months. China Gambrel was the daughter of Gordon and
Catherine Gambrel. She was bom in 1842. Her brothers and sisters were: Mary,
Margaret, Jesse, John, James and Esther. China was the granddaughter of Harlan
Gambrel and he was from Tennessee. Harlan Gambrel was a Union soldier in the
Civil War. China Gambrel's mother was Catherine Woolum.
Children of James M. Scalf and China Gambrel
James T. Scalf (B. 1862 D. 1949) married
1. Lucretia Smith (1880 Knox Co.,
Ky.)
2. Jennie Mills (B. 1867 D. 1928)
(1891 Knox Co., Ky.)
JAMES T. SCALF
James T. Scalf, son of James M. Scalf and Chiney
Gambrel Scalf, was bom in March 1862 in Knox County, Kentucky. On February 20,
1890 he filed a military pension application as a surviving child of a Civil War
veteran. James T. Scalf married two times. His first marriage was to Lucretia
Smith on August 6, 1880. He was 17 years old as was Lucretia at the time of
their marriage. James T. Scalf was a farmer. Three children were born to James
and Lucretia: Albert, Victor and Samantha.
James T. Scalf took as his second wife, Jennie Mills,
daughter of Anthony and Rebecca Mills of Knox County. This was Jennie's first
marriage. James and Jennie were married on December 5, 1891 in Knox County.
Other children of Anthony and Rebecca Mills were Samuel, Lucretia, Sarah, John,
Jane and Henry.
The family of James T. Scalf appears in the 1900 Knox County
Census and lists: James 37, Jennie 36, Victor 14, Cy 7, Maudie 5, Dora 3 and
Amos 1. James, it is believed, moved to Whitley County later in life. His son,
Victor, was married there. James died in 1949 and Jennie died in 1928. Both are
buried at the Park Hill Cemetery in Corbin, Kentucky.
Children of James T. Scalf and Lucretia Smith
Albert Scalf (B. 1880 - ) married Jennie Witt
(1901 Knox Co., Ky.)
Victor Scalf (B. 1885 - ) married Ollie E. Smith (1907
Whitley Co., Ky.)
Samantha Scalf married John G. Stewart, (1908 Knox Co., Ky.)
Children of James T. Scalf and Jennie Mills
Cy Scalf (B. 1893 D. 1963) no children
Maud Scalf (B. 9-23-1894 - ) no information
Dora Scalf (B. 1897 - ) married _______ Booth - no children
Amos Scalf (B. 1898 D. 1947) married Nellie Siler (B. 1898 D.
1949)
Floyd Scalf (B. 1906 D. 1927) never married
Ed Scalf (B ) married Muriel Golden - 6 children
ALBERT SCALF
Albert Scalf, son of James T. Scalf and Lucretia
Smith Scalf, was born in Knox County, Kentucky in 1881. Albert married Jennie
Witt, daughter of Charley and Elizabeth Witt, in Knox County in 1901. Albert is
buried in Harlan County, Kentucky.
Children of Albert Scalf and Jennie Witt
Nola Scalf (B. 1909 D. 1933)
VICTOR SCALF
Victor Scalf, son of James T. Scalf and Lucretia
Smith Scalf, was born in Knox County, Kentucky in 1885. Victor married Ollie E.
Smith, daughter of Joseph Smith and Mary Marcum Smith, in Whitley County in
1907. Ollie was born in 1891. Victor Scalf grew up in Knox County, however, he
moved to Whitley County, married and raised his family around Corbin. Victor and
Ollie were the parents of six children. Victor Scalf died in April, 1967 and is
buried at the Park Hill Cemetery in Corbin, Kentucky.
Children of Victor Scalf and Ollie E. Smith
Cecil L. Scalf (B. 1908 - ) married Sallie Neal
Glenn H. Scalf (B. 1914 -) married Ethel Jones (1933 Laurel
Co., Ky.)
Wilton L. Scalf (B. 1915 - ) married Dorothy M. Purkey
Charles V. Scalf (B. 1919 D. 1949)
Jack T. Scalf (B. 1923 - ) married Marie Goodin
Mary Jo Scalf (B. 1930 - ) married Golden Blankenship
JACK T. SCALF
Jack T. Scalf, son of Victor Scalf and Ollie
Smith Scalf, was born in 1923. He is married to Marie Goodin, daughter of George
W. Goodin and Ida Peace Goodin. Marie is the granddaughter of Harvey B. Goodin
and Ben Peace and Betty Harp Peace. Jack Terrell Scalf and his wife, Marie, live
in Cincinnati, Ohio. One son, Gary Lee Scalf, lives with his wife, Norma, in
Stratford, New Jersey.
Children of Jack T. Scalf and Marie Goodin
Gary Lee, Scalf
WILTON L. SCALF
Wilton L. Scalf, son of Victor Scalf and Ollie Smith
Scalf, was born in 1915. He married Dorothy Purkey, daughter of W.C. Purkey and
Bessie Rogers Purkey. Dorothy is the granddaughter of John Purkey.
Children of Wilton L Scalf and Dorothy M. Purkey
William M. Scalf
AMOS SCALF
Amos Scalf, son of James T. Scalf and Jennie Mills
Scalf, was born in 1898. He died July 31, 1947. Amos married Nellie Siler,
daughter of Fred M. Siler and Evelyn Young Siler. Eleven children were born to
Amos and Nellie.
Children of Amos Scalf and Nellie Siler
Vernon Scalf (B. 1920 - ) married Artis Mae
Tipton
Jack Scalf (B. 1922 D. 1922)
William Ray Scalf (B. 1923 - ) married Janete Tye
Ned Scalf (B. 1925 - ) married Georgia Sears
James F. Scalf (B. 1926 - ) married Billie Jean Carroll
Marjorie Scalf (B. 1929 D. 1931)
Betty June Scalf (B. 1932 - married Bob Paston
Floyd Wayne Scalf (B. 1933 married Mary Ruth Gentry
David Scalf (B. 1936 D. 1936)
Jennie Lee Scalf (B. 1938 D. 1938)
Ohler S. Scalf (B. 1944 - ) married Aundra Cline
Children of Vernon Scalf and Artie M. Tipton
Gloria Jean Scalf
Ricky Scalf
Children of William R Scalf and Janete Tye
Diana Scalf
Billy Ray Scalf
Children of James F. Scalf and Billie J. Carroll
Nancy Scalf
Wayne Scalf
Penny Scalf
Children of Floyd W. Scalf and Mary R. Gentry
Kathy Scalf
Jeffery Scalf
Stephie Scalf
Children of Ohler S. Scalf and Aundra Cline
Nicky Scalf
John M. Scalf
John M. Scalf was the fourth son of Peter and
Charlotte Hubbard Scalf John M. Scalf (M. is for Milton) was born in Clay
County, Kentucky on December 14, 1846 and moved with his parents to Knox County
about 1848. John M. Scalf married at the age of 19 to Alabama Edwards who was 17
years old at the time of her marriage on March 14, 1865 in Knox County. The
couple were married at the home of Alabama's parents, Aaron and Sarah Edwards.
Performing the marriage ceremony was Thomas Stewart and the witnesses included
John's older brother, William Scalf, and Benjamin Edwards who had been the
guardian of Alabama's mother, Sarah Edwards, for many years. Benjamin Edwards
was a brother of William Edwards who was Sarah Edwards' father and Alabama's
grandfather on her mother's side. William Edwards died in the 1840's and the
Knox Co., Ky. court appointed Benjamin Edwards guardian of William's children
which included Sarah, Alabama's mother. Benjamin Edwards married Peggy Stewart,
daughter of Alexander and Catherine Stewart. Alexander Stewart, born 1755, was
from Galloway, Scotland, and a Revolutionary War Soldier. Alabama Edwards was
short and rather heavy set. She died from measles after giving birth to her
third child. The baby also died from measles.
John M. Scalf was a farmer. He farmed in Knox County
subsequent to his marriage to Alabama and later when he moved over to Laurel
County he continued farming there with his old mule, Sal.
On September 21, 1866, a son, William M. Scalf, was born to
John and Alabama at their home on Stinking Creek in Knox County, Kentucky. The
following year on March 24, 1867, a second son, Peter Scalf, was born. John's
family is listed in the 1870 Knox County Census with John 24, Alabama 2 1,
William 2, and Peter 1. Not long after this 1870 census was taken, Alabama
Edwards Scalf died in Knox County. John being left with two young sons to care
for, soon took as his second wife, Rosannah Hubbard, daughter of Moses Hubbard,
a long time Knox County resident. John M. Scalf and Rosannah Hubbard were
married in Knox County on September 7, 1871. John was 25 at this time and
Rosannah was 20. While this was John's second marriage it was Rosannah's first.
The couple were married at Moses Hubbard's home. Rosannah's mother was Lovicy
Hubbard who married first to Daniel Jackson and then to Moses Hubbard. Moses
Hubbard had been married before his marriage to Lovicy. His first wife was Peggy
McFarland and later on he married again to Ouncy Bell Taylor. Another daughter
of Moses Hubbard was Polly Hubbard who married John M. Scalf's brother, Milton.
Not long after John and Rosannah were married, they had their
first child which they named Greenberry probably in honor of John's uncle,
Greenberry Scalf, who was living in Scott County, Virginia at the time. John and
Rosannah's son, Green T. Scalf, was born June 19, 1872 in Knox County. Other
children born to John M. Scalf and Rosannah "Cody" Scalf were: Robert,
Josh, Frank, Jesse E., Isaac, Alabama, Martha, Nancy, Lora and Elizabeth. About
1890, John moved his family over to Laurel County approximately 35 to 40 miles
from where he had been living near Flat Lick. On July 7, 1890, John purchased in
cash for $1,000 a 151 acre farm along Robinson Creek in Laurel County from
George W. Colbert and his wife, Lucy. This was the old original John Sutherland
farm as it was called in those days. The farm was located near the small town of
Lily, Kentucky and was not too far from the slightly larger town of London,
Kentucky.
When John M. Scalf died in 1899, he left no will, however,
his farm as part of his estate was divided among his surviving children.
Although taking care of his family and his farm required most of John's time, he
did nevertheless make an effort to become an involved citizen. In 1890, John was
appointed by the Republican Party as magistrate at McHargue. John M. Scalf died
in Laurel County on November 28, 1899. He is buried at the McHargue Cemetery
there next to his second wife, Rosannah, who died later in 1921.
After John died in 1899, his widow, "Cody," married
a second time to Josh Hodge in Laurel County. The marriage took place at
Rosannah's home on October 24, 1901. Alex Felts and Ance Hurley were the
witnesses. This was the third marriage for Josh, who was 52 at this time.
"Aunt Cody," as Rosannah was affectionately called by friends and
neighbors, was 51. Josh Hodge had previously been married to Eliza Bryant in
1874 and to Mahala Hammonds in 1889. His children from his first two marriages
included: Caleb, Roland, Harm, Steve, James, John and Josh Jr. Josh Hodge was
the son of Edward Hodge and Luraine Mullins. Josh's parents were married
November 3, 1834
A sister to Josh Hodge was Sally Hodge, who was the mother to
Amanda Killion who married John M. Scalf's oldest son, William M. Scalf.
Josh Hodge, Jr., son of Josh Hodge who married Rosannah
Hubbard Scalf in 1901, married John M. Scalf's daughter, Lora. Rosannah
"Aunt Cody" (Hubbard) Scalf was a well known midwife in Laurel County.
Among those she helped to, deliver was Hugh Hopkins' daughter, Edna (Hopkins)
Mullins
Children of John M. Scalf and Alabama Edwards
William M. Scalf (B. 1866 D. 1946) married
Amanda Killion
(8-2-1888 Laurel Co., Ky.)
Peter Scalf (B. 1869 D. 1941) married Kitty Bright (B. 1878
D. 1976)
(3-28-1893 Clay Co., Kentucky)
Children of John M. Scalf and Rosannah "Cody" Hubbard
Greenberry T. Scalf (B. 1872 D. 1900) married
to, Catherine
Champlin Copenhaver (6-8-1892
Laurel Co., Ky.)
Robert M. Scalf (B. 1874 D. 1957) married Emily Hubbard
(B. 1877) (8-19-1897 Laurel Co., Ky.)
Joshua "Dock" Scalf (B. 1880 D. 1944) married
1. Sarah Scarborough (11-9-1899
Laurel Co., Ky.)
2. Raney Sturgill (1-1-1906 Laurel
Co., Ky.)
Frank Scalf (B. 1881 D. 1958) married Janie Copenhaver (1900
Whitley Co., Ky.)
Jesse E. Scalf (B. 1886 D. 1967) married
1. Rillie Hubbard (1-21-1905 Laurel
Co., Ky.)
2. Carrie Mills
Isaac Scalf (B. 1884 D. 1935) married Clara Hurley (B. 1890
D. 1965)
(1-21-1905 Laurel Co., Ky.)
Alabama Scalf (B. 1875 D. 1943) married W.M. Queen (1893
Laurel Co., Ky.)
Martha Scalf (B. 1877 D. 1935) married James Brock
Nancy Scalf (B. 1888 - ) married Richard Hodge (10-24-1901
Laurel Co., Ky.)
Lora Scalf (B. 1891 - ) married Josh Hodge, Jr., (4-4-1907
Laurel Co., Ky.)
Elizabeth Scalf (B. 1890 D. 1892) died young
WILLIAM M. SCALF
William M. Scalf, son of John M. Scalf and Alabama
Edwards Scalf, was born in Knox County, Kentucky on September 21, 1866. William
grew up along the middle fork of Stinking Creek near Old Flat Lick. The Civil
War was winding down when William Scalf was born and his father had just married
the year before William was born. William's father was a farmer in Knox County
and William grew up learning the skills that would prove valuable to him later
on in life when he acquired his own farm in Laurel County. Knox County was a
beehive of activity during William's childhood as there was still plenty of good
hardwood timber being cut out there. The road into Barbourville from Flat Lick
had been improved after the War and was alive with Stinking Creek residents
riding horseback or by wagon into the county seat to buy seed, implements,
household needs, etc. Others were on their way there to record deeds or transact
business at the old courthouse. Knox County, in the late 1860's, following the
Civil War, was an exciting place for young William Scalf who loved the outdoors.
Life could still be harsh, however, and this became cruelly evident to William
when he lost his mother following the birth of William's brother, Peter. His
father, John M. Scalf, remarried soon afterwards in 1871 to Rosannah
"Cody" Hubbard. Rosannah, William's stepmother, was gentle and
understanding and good to the boys. William lived in Knox County until his
father moved the family over to Laurel County shortly after 1880. It is quite
possible that William's father may have had second thoughts about his decision
to move to Laurel County, however, since the family had only been there a short
time before the greatest natural disaster ever to hit Laurel County came along.
This was the cyclone that passed through there in 1884 leaving widespread damage
in its wake.
The family had been in Laurel County for only a short while
before another event of only slightly less earth shaking proportion occurred.
William met his future wife, Amanda Killion. William and Amanda were married in
Laurel County on August 2, 1888. William was 22 at this time and Mandy was 16.
The couple were married at the home of Amanda's father, John J. Killion. The
Killion farm. adjoined the Scalf farm. and it surely must have been providential
that William and Amanda would meet. Their courtship was brief and soon after
their wedding, William and Amanda settled into their own house near Boering,
Kentucky just outside the picturesque little town of Lily. They had their own
farm. to care for which demanded most of their time and efforts. William,
however, found employment from time to time away from the farm. He, like so many
other men in the area, toiled many long days working in the dark and capricious
shafts of the ever dangerous coal mines that opened up in Laurel County before
the turn of the century. It was while engaged in this back breaking labor that
William acquired the name "Big Dink" by which many of his close
friends still remember him today. A dink or dinky was a small loading car used
in mining operations.
William Scalf was a tall, ruggedly handsome man who stood
well over six feet two inches tall and was possessed with such enormous strength
that he was practically a legend among the men with whom he worked. The bleak,
cold coal mines of southeastern Kentucky with their ever present dangers claimed
the lives of many. William's oldest son, Elmon, tragically died in a bizarre and
horrifying accident in the mines of Western Virginia in 1928.
William, "Big Dink," Scalf also spent some time
working on the railroad. The Louisville and Nashville Railroad had come into
Laurel County and by 1883 had finished the line there and while it furnished
needed work for many, it was all too often not a case of an honest day's pay for
an honest day's work.
William Scalf, however, was primarily a farmer and preferred
living in the nearly self-sufficient manner that independent farmers were
accustomed to in those days. He cherished his dog, Ted, and his horse, Bob. He
grew the needed corn to feed his livestock; the yield of fresh vegetables from
his fields were more than sufficient to meet the needs of his family; he raised
and butchered his own hogs and cured the meat. The William Scalf family always
had food enough for themselves and it was no secret that Will and Mandy could
always be counted on for a hearty meal even for a family just passing through.
Amanda Killion, daughter of John J. Killion and Sarah
"Sally" Hodge, Tudors, Mullins, Killion was born in Laurel County on
March 9, 1872. Amanda loved being with people and she especially delighted in
family history type conversation and by Amanda's reckoning most people in
Laurel, Knox, Clay and Whitley Counties were kinfolk to the Scalfs in some way.
Amanda Killion was small in size yet she was very feminine and had that distinct
Killion look with wide set eyes, high cheekbones and wide, thin mouth. Not
surprisingly, she also had the well-known Irish temper which she exhibited on
occasion to the children. Amanda thrived on being the center of attention and
was adored by all of her children. Her gregarious personality complimented the
quiet, reserved and almost Stoic manner that characterized her husband. One of
Amanda's greatest attributes will never be recorded by history though as her
efforts at matchmaking seldom bore fruit; which is to say that her sons did not
always marry Mandy's band picked selections.
The Laurel County that William Scalf moved to about 1883 was
just beginning to grow with people coming in from Virginia, Tennessee and other
counties of southeastern Kentucky. In nearby London Town, county seat of Laurel
County, new businesses were springing up along Main Street and the area along
Whitley Street to Broad. County court days furnished plenty of excitement as did
watching the horse traders in action along old Jockey Street. Perhaps William's
father took the family to see the John Robinson Circus when it came to London in
1887 or to the Laurel County Fair that began annual sessions in 1883.
Several coal companies were already in operation when William
arrived in Laurel County and he later obtained work at some of these mines. The
East Bernstadt Coal Company, Litton Coal Company, Alta Coal Company and the
Pitman Coal Company were all doing business in Laurel County by 1883.
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad had begun laying track
in 1880 in Laurel County and this railroad was to furnish William, his brothers
and his sons employment later on.
The small country home where William and Amanda Scalf raised
their children featured a special blend of tiresome farm work mixed with happy
family experiences. William and Amanda reared their children in a Christian home
where Christian beliefs and values were practiced as well as taught. The Slate
Ridge Church, as well as the Slate Ridge School, were both of vital importance
in the lives of the Scalf children.
William's farm produced a yearly harvest of rich sugar cane
for making delicious, sweet sorghum molasses and William's old molasses mill
across the road from the old home place was used by several neighbors in the
area as well as by William himself. He and Will Taylor had set up the lassy mill
and "Uncle Dinkie" moved it down toward the holler when he began
operating it himself.
Laura Elon Scalf was born on November 14, 1890. Laura died
some eight years later on October 3, 1898. The second child born to William and
Amanda was also a daughter, Julia Ann Scalf, who was born on July 10, 1895 and
died October 4, 1895. Both of these little girls lie buried at the McHargue
Cemetery in Laurel County, Kentucky. In addition to their two daughters, William
and Amanda Scalf were the proud parents of six sons.
William M. Scalf died on April 20, 1946 less than a year
after his beloved Mandy had passed away on May 30,1945. Both William and Amanda
are buried at the Hopkins Cemetery in Laurel County.
Gone are the days of the coal oil lamps; the blackberries
waiting in the early morning dew to be picked by little "younguns"
swinging their tiny lard cans; old Flossie heifer waiting in the barn to be fed;
juicy, tender, home-cured hams hanging in the smokehouse; the old roads barely
suitable for the model T's and model A's with that special kind of sand that
rises between the toes and relaxes the feet; the big sand rocks surely put there
for the enjoyment of little children; lassie cakes and speckled rooster. Yes,
perhaps gone but never to be forgotten also is that elegant old two-holder with
the raspy corn cobs piled high in one corner and the educational. but expendible
Sears catalogue in the other.
Children of William M. Scalf and Amanda Killion
Laura Elon Scalf (B. 11-14-1890 D. 10-3-1898)
Julia Ann Scalf (B. 7-10-1895 D. 10-4-1895)
Elmon Scalf (B. 1-15-1895 D. 11-29-1928) married Nancy Seals
(1920 Harlan Co., Ky.)
Robert Scalf (B. 10-23-1899 D. 1-9-1977) married Ella Taylor
(11-8-1919 Laurel Co., Ky.)
Chester R. Scalf (B. 2-26-1902 -) married Zannie Seals
(11-7-1922 Laurel Co., Ky.)
James Scalf (B. 4-4-1905 - ) married Nola Reeves (3-23-1927
Laurel Co., Ky.)
Jesse Scalf (B. 1-4-1908 D. 10-18-1975) married Mollie Scalf
(4-24-1928 Laurel Co., Ky.)
William F. Scalf (B. 5-16-1911 D. 5-12-1969) married Roxie
Adkins
ELMON SCALF
Elmon Scalf, son of William M. Scalf and Amanda Killion Scalf, was born on January 15, 1897 in Laurel County, Kentucky. Elmon grew up in Laurel County learning from his father the skills needed to run a farm. Elmon learned quickly. It is said that he could master most any kind of work he encountered. Elmon possessed that rare combination of self confidence and pleasing personality that made people feel at ease when being around him. He was handsome, intelligent and a leader. But Elmon Scalf was taken from us much too soon. He died in a tragic accident in a coal mine in western Virginia on November 29, 1928. It was appropriate and fitting that the train which brought him back to Laurel County arrived on a cold, dark and rainy evening as that surely matched the mood of his loved ones who were there waiting when the train pulled in. Elmon is buried at the Hopkins Cemetery in Laurel County not far from the farm he had bought for his family earlier. Elmon "Young Dinkie" Scialf had married Nancy "Nannie" Seals, daughter of William Seals and Catherine Jones Seals, in Harlan County in 1920. Nannie was born on March 5, 1895 in Hancock County, Tennessee. She raised the family that Elmon had left in her care and it can truthfully be said that she did so in a marvelous way and in such a manner that would have made Elmon very proud.
Children of Elmon Scalf and Nancy SealsChildren of Walter Scalf and Gladys Whitaker
Rayford Elmon Scalf (B. 9-23-1945) m. 1.
Christine Nicley 2. Joan Hollingsworth
3. Ruth Vest 4.Sue Marchum
Diane Scalf (B. 12-16-1953) m. 1. Wilman Joseph Downey
2. Douglas Fallmer 3. Joseph Overburg
Randy Dale Scalf (B. 3-8-1963)
Brenda Kay Scalf (B. 9-30-1956) m. Larry Prater 11-23-1975
Children of Rayford Elmon Scalf and Christine Nicley
Shanon Lolita Scalf (B. 8-14-1965)
Children of Rayford Elmon Scalf and Joan Hollingsworth
Gregory Ray Scalf (B. 10-23-1967)
Mark Allen Scalf (B. 1-12-1969)
Children of Rayford Elmon Scalf and Ruth Vest
Jodi Diane Scalf (B. 10-31-1971)
Children of Diane Scalf and Joseph Downey
Jeffrey William Downey (5-10-71)
Children of Diane Scalf and Joseph Overburg
Ryan Joseph Overburg (B. 8-17-1981)
Children of Brenda Kay Scalf and Larry Prater
Joshua Wayne Prater (11-21-1976)
Children of Paul Scalf and Lois Taylor
Judy Lynn Scalf (B. 4-26-1952) m. Joseph J.
Bain 4-15-1972
Catherine Lee Scalf (B. 9-22-1958) m. Greg J. O'Conner
1-24-75
Children of Joseph J. Bain and Judy Lynn Scalf
Tara Bain (B. 10-30-1972)
Kimberly Bain (B. 10-1-1979)
Children of Greg J. O'Connor and Catherine Lee Scalf
Brian M. O'Conner (B. 1-4-1977)
PETER ROBERT "P.R." SCALF
Peter Robert "P.R." Scalf, son of William
M. Scalf and Amanda Killion Scalf, was born in Laurel County, Kentucky on
October 23, 1899. Robert married Ella Taylor, daughter of William Taylor and
Mary Engle Taylor, on November 8, 1919 in Laurel County. Robert died on January
9, 1977 and he is buried at the Hopkins Cemetery. Ella Taylor Scalf was born on
January 21, 1900. Ella died November 9,1980. P.R. Scalf and his brother, Elmon,
did not always like to go with their father to hoe corn and at times would play
sick. On one occasion their father made them go anyway. The boys told on each
other causing aflight to take place. Ella Taylor S calf was the daughter of
William Taylor and Mary Engle Taylor. William and Mary also had: Norm, Mizy,
Lee, Dora, Alex and Nellie Taylor. William Taylor was born 1863 and died 1946.
His father was John Taylor (born 1845) who was the son of William Taylor (born
1823 in North Carolina) who was the son of Cornelius Taylor and Sally Walker.
Cornelius Taylor was born in 1793 in Virginia and was in the War of 1812.
Cornelius and Sally married in 1814 in Knox Co., Ky.
CHESTER R. SCALF
Chester R. Scalf, son of William M. Scalf and Amanda
Killion Scalf, was born in Laurel County, Kentucky on February 26, 1902. Laurel
County, the place of Chester's childhood, was a rural area bordering on the
fringe of Appalachia and Laurel Countians in 1902 were already experiencing the
problems brought about by the coming of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
and the rapid increase in coal mining activities. Laurel County in 1902 was in
need of better roads and better transportation as people were going to town more
often. However, life in Laurel County in 1902, the year of Chester's birth, was
exciting and very much worth living. There were many things to be thankful for
and mostly people were happy, really happy. There were several churches in the
area offering joyous days of singings and revivals. The Reverend A.P. Jones was
soon to become the new pastor at the Hopewell Church and there was plenty of
activity going on over at the Campgrounds. William Scalf, Chester's father, was
pulling teeth for his neighbors in 1902 with his own "special pliers."
Soon there would be automobiles coming into Laurel County for the first time.
Chester R. Scalf was the third son and fifth child born to
William and Amanda Scalf. His two sisters had already died and were buried at
the McHargue Cemetery by the time Chester was learning the basic skills boys
needed to know in order to be of help around the farm.
Time passed quickly and by the year 1910, Chester had two
more brothers to go along with the two that he already had. Elmon, Robert,
Chester, Jim and Jesse along with their parents, William and Amanda, made up the
Scalf family that sold their farm. in 1910 and boarded the train headed for
Arkansas. After a two day journey, they reached the end of the line at Pettegrew
where Amanda's cousin, Harm Hodge, was waiting to meet them with his buckboard
wagon. The family stayed with Harm for a few days until Chester's father found a
small, three room house for the family to move into. They made out as best they
could with the older boys, Elmon and Robert, sleeping upstairs, Chester and Jim
sleeping on the floor and little Jesse who was only two at the time, sleeping
with his parents.
Chester's father soon found work for the entire family. It
was picking cotton and was more like slave labor so it wasn't long before his
mother's patience began to wear thin and she implored her husband to return to
Kentucky.
"Pap" gave in, though in truth, he probably didn't
need too much coaxing and he loaded the family on the train once more for the
journey back to Kentucky. Upon returning to Laurel County, Chester's father
bought another farm and before long things settled down.
When Chester reached the age of twelve, his father
reluctantly allowed him. to begin working in the coal mines making the whopping
wage of three whole dollars per week. He rode deep into the dangerous mine
shafts to load the heavy coal with nothing to see with but the flickering light
on his cap. It was during this time in Chester's life while he was working in
the dreary and hazardous coal mines that he experienced the profound joy of
becoming a born again Christian. Chester had gone over to the Slate Ridge Church
one night where Reverend Wooleridge was holding an old fashion revival. Having
answered the alter call Chester realized while walking home what had happened to
him. He made a life-long commitment to God that-night on the ridge which he has
diligently kept through the years. Time moved on and so did Chester leaving the
dark coal mines to take on a new job with the Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
Chester was 17 now and the year was 1919. The big news, of course, was the War.
But in town, Londoners were talking about other things, too. A brief look at the
Thursday, April 10, 1919 edition of The Sentinel-Echo reveals some idea of what
was going on. One advertisement indicated that the auction sale of mares and
horses to be held at London, Saturday, April 12, 1919 would take place at 10:3 0
a.m. rain or shine and would include the best car load of mares and horses ever
shipped to London, Kentucky. Another article in the same newspaper announced
that "more stills had been captured" while yet another article
headlined a "Big Revival At Baptist Church." There was still another
article reminding citizens that the chicken ordinance required every owner of
chickens to keep them on his own premises from April 1st to October l st of each
year. Other articles dealt with work on the "Dixie Highway" and the
Sue Bennett School's request for donations.
Meanwhile, Chester Scalf was still working and was still
learning, learning mostly from experience. He had earlier encountered what might
best be described as a brief career in education. Chester learned some lessons
the hard way. He learned that some wires contain 220 volts; he learned that
mares have hooves not heels; he learned that sometimes a snake likes the water
at the spring also.
At the age of 17, working on the railroad was a memorable
time in Chester's life even though it may not have been a highly profitable
time. Nevertheless he returned home often giving help to his parents with the
meager earnings he had made.
It was later, in 1922, while working on the railroad that
Chester met the pretty girl that would become his wife. There had been others,
to be sure, and Elvie and Myrtle came close, however, when Chester met Zannie
Elizabeth Seals, the choice became easy. He must have shared his feelings with
his brothers and his friends like Willie McHargue and Tip Harris in order to
work up the courage to inform his mother. Chester made a wise choice when he
asked Zannie to be his wife. He and Zannie have passed 59 years of happiness
together learning to give and take. Chester married Zannie Seals, daughter of
William Seals and Catherine Jones Seals, on November 7, 1922 after a brief
courtship. The marriage took place in Corbin. Chester was 20 and Zannie was 19
at the time of their marriage. The couple set up housekeeping in Laurel County
and the following year, 1923 brought the arrival of their first child, Harold.
The next year, 1924, saw another son born to Chester and Zannie; Everett Lee
Scalf made his arrival into the world on December 20, 1924 with the aid of a
country mid-wife from Boering, Kentucky. Chester and Zannie, now blessed with
two young sons, soon began to realize the difficulties and hardships associated
with subsistence style farm life and made the decision to move away from the
rigors of living in Laurel County. The purpose of the move was, of course, to
make a better life for the family. The couple, with their two young sons, Harold
and Everett, moved up to Cincinnati, Ohio. Chester worked at various jobs
including the Reading Concrete Block Co., a construction company in Sharonville,
polishing shoe heels, the Proctor and Gambel Co. and the Champion Paper Co., in
Hamilton before moving his family back to, Laurel County. Chester remained in
Kentucky for almost a year before moving back once more to, Cincinnati, where he
found work at the National Distilling Co. He stayed at this job for about three
years before an illness hospitalized him. In 1929, Chester began working at the
Carthage Mills, a linoleum factory in suburban Cincinnati, making 29 cents per
hour. He remained at this job for 40 years before his retirement in 1969.
On March 21, 1927, Chester and Zannie became the parents of
their first daughter, Thelma, born in Cincinnati on that date. Times were
extremely hard but Zannie's ability to manage things at home while Chester put
in long hours at the plant pulled the family through. Then, just nine days prior
to, the beginning of the "Great Depression," on September 20, 1929,
another son was born to, Chester and Zannie. On that date, September 20, 1929,
Elmer D. Scalf, son of Chester Scalf and Zannie Seals Scalf, slipped rather
unnoticed onto the scene. The family acquired one more member on October 31,
1931 when Doris Evelyne Scalf was born. There were hard times to be endured but
Chester's family remained secure as his children grew. He balanced his
monotonous work at the factory with singing in a gospel music quartet with close
friend, Grady Burton; with summer vacations in Kentucky; with playing softball
on one of the company's teams and with attending church regularly at the
Columbia Parkway Church of God in Cincinnati. He would make the nearly forty
mile round trip every Sunday to hear the long winded, but dedicated brother Huff
preach his never to be forgotten sermons.
On August 6, 1935, tragedy struck the family when Chester and
Zannie lost their oldest son, Harold, in a freakish and terrifying accident in
Kentucky. Harold had been spending the summer down on the farm with Chester's
parents. The news of Harold's death was a severe shock to, Chester and was
especially bard on Zannie.
In time the family was joined by its final member when
Shirley Ruth Scalf was born on April 6, 1942. Chester and Zannie have seen their
children grow to, maturity and leave home to raise families of their own. Their
two sons, Everett and Elmer were both called to serve for their country in a
time of war, Everett serving in World War Il and Elmer in the Korean War.
Chester and Zannie have grown old, graciously. Still very close to each other in
the twilight of their lives they continue to enjoy each other's company as they
did in earlier days; as they have through the years.
Children of Chester R. Scalf and Zannie Seals
Chester Harold Scalf (B. 2-12-1923 D.
8-16-1935)
Everett Lee Scalf (B. 12-20-1924 - ) married Elsie McHargue
Thelma Mae Scalf (B. 3-21-1927 -) married Charles
"Ray" Wood
Elmer Doyle Scalf (B. 9-20-1929 - ) married Maria Diaz
Doris Evelyne Scalf (B. 10-31-1931 - ) married
1. Alex Carmack
2. John Wesley Stricklin
Shirley Ruth Scalf (B. 4-6-1942 - ) married William Kiefer
CHESTER HAROLD SCALF
Chester Harold Scalf, son of Chester R. Scalf and
Zannie Seals Scalf, was born on February 12, 1923 in Laurel County, Kentucky.
Harold was a witty, clever and very intelligent youngster. He was a model
student at school and a polite, conforming son at home. He was truly the
"apple of his mother's eye" and the "sunshine in his father's
life." Harold excelled in the classroom. He was mature much beyond his age.
Harold possessed many endearing little habits including the one he played on his
mother daily when school was in session. Harold would pitch his hat through the
door announcing his arrival home and as a signal to see if the " coast was
clear." He was a creative person; an extraordinary child who bordered on
the genius in academic potential. He was industrious as evidenced by the fact
that he had already established a magazine sales operation by the age of twelve.
However, the world would not see this boy's talents reach
fruition, as he died in a tragic accident at the age of 12 while visiting his
grandparents in Kentucky. Harold met his appointment with death on August 6,
1935. Harold Scalf surely epitomizes the simple yet profound truism that the
"good die young." Society has been cheated in that we will never know
to what lofty heights this manchild could have reached. Harold is buried at the
Hopkins Cemetery in Laurel County, Kentucky.
EVERETT LEE SCALF
Everett Lee Scalf, son of Chester R. Scalf and Zannie Seals Scalf, was
born on December 20, 1924 in Laurel County, Kentucky. Everett's parents moved to
Cincinnati, Ohio when he was very young, however, Everett has maintained
connections with the state and county of his birth. Everett, a graduate of the
Cincinnati Central Vocational High School, was a journeyman electrician for
several years before he made the change to working for the United States Postal
Service. He was forced to retire not too long ago because of disabling physical
problems. Everett Lee Scalf is a veteran of World War Il having served his
enlistment in what was then the Army Air Corps. His honorable discharge from the
service was accompanied by a disability pension given for injuries sustained
while on active duty. Everett is a licensed rainister of the gospel although
health reasons prevent his carrying on his work as he would like to do. Everett
has traveled extensively, is very knowledgeable about the history of the Scalf
family and contributed extensively to the writing of this book. Everett is
married to Elsie McHarque, a native of Laurel County, and the couple have three
children and seven grandchildren. Elsie McHargue Scalf is from the old and
distinguished pioneer McHargue family that was in Laurel County long before its
actual formation in 1826. Just retired, Elsie, who is an exceptional cook,
seamstress and homemaker, worked for many years for the Kroger Company in the
Cincinnati area. Elsie is the daughter of William McHargue and Sophia Gains. She
is the granddaughter of Hiram McHargue and Julia Elliott and the
great-granddaughter of Matison McHargue.
Children of Richard Phillips and Lois Scalf
Ricky Phillips
Lisa Phillips
Children of Harold Scalf and Mary Ash
Josh Scalf
Dawn Daugherty - daughter of Mary by previous marriage
Johnny Daughterty - son of Mary by previous marriage.
Children of Hancel Henson, Jr. and Sharon Scalf
Leah Henson
Lena Henson
THELMA MAE SCALF
Thelma Mae Scalf, daughter of Chester R. Scalf and Zannie
Seals Scalf, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on March 21, 1927. Thelma grew up
during the years of the depression and as the oldest girl in the family, she was
often pressed into service with helping her mother with the housework. Thelma
has always been a dependable, steadying force in the family and a source of
comfort to her parents. Being a very patient kind of person, Thelma has never
been a problem; she has always been the sort of person that others seek out when
they have problems. This same kind of quiet strength spiced with a wry wit and
ever present sense of humor has helped her with her own family in recent years.
Thelma is the one who is always there when you need here.
Thelma married Charles "Ray" Wood in 1946 and for
the past few years, she and Ray have made their home in Toledo, Ohio. Ray Wood
is a veteran of World War II and has been employed in the roofing business in
Toledo for several years. Ray Wood is the son of Henry W. Wood and Mary E.
Carter of Casey Co., Ky. His grandparents on his paternal side are John W. Wood,
Sr. and Mary K. Warner. Ray's maternal grandparents are Albert J. Carter and
Mary J. (Copply) Carter.
Children of Scott Wood and Vicky Beutler
Scott Wood II
Skye Wood
Children of John E. Murphy and Janet Wood
Diane Marie Murphy
ELMER DOYLE SCALF
Elmer D. Scalf, son of Chester R. Scalf and Zannie Seals Scalf, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on September 20, 1929. Elmer, a school counselor in California, received his B.A. degree from Bowling Green University and his masters degree from San Diego State University. He served in the United States Army from 1952-1954 in the Engineer Corps stationed for 13 months in Mexico City. Elmer speaks, reads and writes fluent Spanish learned during his enlistment in the service in Mexico and Central America. He is married to Maria Diaz, daughter of Andres Diaz and Dolores Cordoba Diaz. The couple were married in Ciudad Valles, Mexico and they have seven children and five grandchildren. Maria Diaz is the granddaughter of Isidro Diaz and Fernanda (Garcia) Diaz on her father's side of the family. She is the granddaughter of Isidro Cordoba and Francisca (Paredes) Cordoba on her mother's side.
Elmer D. Scalf and Maria Diaz
Melodie Carmela Scalf (B. 12-23-1954 - ) m.
Dean C. Line
John Wesley Scalf (B. 1-3-1956)
Shirley Jean Scalf (B. 11-25-1956) m. Raul Cabrera
Dolores Ann Scalf (B. 2-13-1959)
Georgia Lee Scalf (B. 2-22-1960) m. David Frederick
Ronald Joseph Scalf (B. 9-8-1962)
Nancy Lynn Scalf (B. 5-28-1968)
Dean C Line and Melodie C Scalf
Jacob Dean Line
Yvonne A. Line
Dean Bruce Line
Dean Line is the son of Bruce Line
and Virginia M. Ritch
Children of Raul Cabrera and Shirley J. Scalf
Raul Cabrera, Jr.
Nancy Cabrera
DORIS E. SCALF
Doris E. Scalf, daughter of Chester R. Scalf and Zannie Seals Scalf, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on October 31, 1931. Doris married first to Alex Carmack. Two children were born to Alex and Doris. Doris married second to John W. Stricklin. Jack and Doris are the parents of two children and they make their home in New Carlisle, Ohio. Alex is the son of Harvey Carmack and Amanda Hubbard.
Children of Alex Carmach and Doris Scalf
Sandra Carmack m. Geoffory Hollis
Darryl Carmack m. Nancy F. Fluty
Children of John Wesley Stricklin and Doris Scalf
Monica Stricklin m. Frederick Hing
Johnny Stricklin m. James B. Walker
SHIRLEY R. SCALF
Shirley R. Scalf, daughter of Chester R. Scalf and Zannie Seals Scalf, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on April 6, 1942. Shirley is a graduate of Cincinnati Woodward High School, married William Kiefer in 1963 and the couple have three children. William Louis Kiefer (B. 12-18-1942) is the son of Daniel W. Kiefer and Alice Morgan Chapman. He is the grandson of William A. Kiefer and Minnie J. Trautwein and William A. Chapman and Ida Morgan. Bill is the great grandson of Daniel Kiefer and Margaret Bailey. They make their home in Forest Park, Ohio. Shirley's parents have been living in her home for several years.
Children of William Kiefer and Shirley R. Scalf
Kimberly Kay Kiefer (B. 7-27-1964)
William Daniel Kiefer (B. 10-3-1965)
Christina Noelle Kiefer (B. 12-30-1974)
JAMES SCALF
James Scalf, son of William M. Scalf and Amanda Killion
Scalf, was born in Laurel County, Kentucky on April 4, 1905. Jim Scalf grew up
in Laurel County sharing the same good times and bard times as did his brothers:
Elmon (young Dinkie), Robert (P.R.), Chester (Checker), Jesse (Cut) and Willie.
Jim's personality as a youngster might be described as "feisty." But
somehow he made it through those trying years of fist fighting, rooting out the
mumbling peg, and playing marbles at Dan McVeys. Jim's only narrow escape might
have been that little escapade with old Ross McNew when the boys left home to
try it on their own for awhile. He was sure surprised when he got back home to
find that his mother was glad to see him. Jim had rather expected something
worse. James Scalf was well known to all, friendly and popular. His family moved
to Arkansas for a short stay when Jim was " no bigger than a peanut"
and he, like the rest of the family, was glad to get back to Laurel County. Jim
had lots of friends when he was young; Lee, Mat, Willie, Ronald, Ross, Tipthey
all knew and liked Jim. He and his friends would sometimes walk all the way to
" Sporty John" Champlin's store to buy candy.
With the passing of the years, Jim settled down and
eventually decided to marry and start a family of his own. He took as his wife,
Nola Reeves, and "buddy" he sure made a fine choice. Nola was the
daughter of Simon Reeves and Emma Hill Reeves and she and Jim were married on
March 23, 1927 at Boering, Kentucky. Virgil and Beatrice Hooker acted as the
witnesses. Jim was 21 years old and Nola was 18 when they married.
Jim and Nola moved to Cincinnati after their daughter,
Marjorie, was born. Other children born to Jim and Nola were Earl, Betty Jane
and James Arnold. Jim and Nola have lived for many years in Reading, Ohio where
they raised their family on Benson Street. He worked at the Lunkenheimer Plant
in Carthage, Ohio for many years as a carpenter. In his spare time Jim built
some of the best porch swings ever put together.
Children of James Scalf and Nola Reeves
James A. Scalf (B. 1929 - died young)
Marjorie Scalf (B. 1928 - ) married Ted Jackson
Earl Scalf (B. 1931 - ) married Pauline Emerson
Betty Jane Scalf (B. 1937 - ) married Danny Mix
Children of Ted Jackson and Marjorie Scalf
Michael D. Jackson
Patricia M. Jackson
Randall C. Jackson
Children of Earl Scalf and Pauline Emerson
Allen W. Scalf
Ronald L. Scalf
Charles E. Scalf
Nancy R. Scalf
Children of Danny Mix and Betty Jane Scalf
Cyndy K. Mix
Cathy A. Mix
Sharon J. Mix
Karen M. Mix
One of the author's favorite stories pertaining to, his "Uncle Jim" took place many years ago in Kentucky when "Uncle Jim" was a young boy. One day, Mr. Hugh Hopkins arrived at the Scalf farm looking for one of the boys to, go with him to work in the fields. Grandma told Mr. Hopkins that all the boys except Jim had already gone to the fields to, work and that he probably wouldn't want to, take Jim since he was too young. Mr. Hopkins replied, "I'll take him anyway." He took "Uncle Jim" out to the field and taught him to layoff rows.
JESSE SCALF
Jesse Scalf, son of William M. Scalf and Amanda Killion Scalf was born in Laurel County, Kentucky on January 4, 1908. Jesse "Cut" Scalf was one of the friendliest and best liked Scalfs who ever lived. Everyone was welcome at Jesse's house and all who knew Jesse liked him. Jesse was only two when his parents moved the family to Arkansas for a brief stay. Jesse was a farmer and he enjoyed farm life. It is believed that Jesse's mother may have selected a girlfriend for him, however, be that as it may be, his choice was Mollie. Jesse married Mollie Scalf, daughter of Dan Scalf and Betsy Jones Scalf, on April 24, 1928 in Laurel County. Jesse was 19 and Mollie was 17 when they married. Jesse and Mollie were cousins and they had no children. When Jesse's parents, William and Amanda Scalf, grew old it was he and Mollie that cared for them and they were both living with Jesse when they died in 1945 and 1946. Jesse "Cut" Scalf died on October 28,1975. He is buried at the Hopkins Cemetery in Laurel County. Mollie is still living at the site of the old home place in Laurel County.
WILLIAM F. "WILLIE" SCALF
Willie Scalf, son of William M. Scalf and Amanda Killion Scalf, was born on May 5, 1911 in Laurel County, Kentucky. Willie was born shortly after the family had returned from their brief stay in Arkansas. Willie enjoyed the advantages of being the youngest child in the family and was a favorite with his mother. Willie spent most of his life living with or near to his parents. Willie was a good worker and during his lifetime worked as a farmer and a plumber. He also ran a sawmill and was employed in other types of work. Willie Scalf moved to Pontiac, Michigan for awhile but later returned to Laurel County. Willie married Roxie Adkins, daughter of Robert Neal Adkins (B. 416-1869 D. 6-16-1954) and Eliza Ann (Higginbotham) Atkins (B. 328-1869 D. 5-8-1951) in Campblesville, Kentucky. Roxie's father was from Tennessee and her mother was from Paducah, Kentucky. Willie and Roxie were the parents of six children. William Franklin "Willie" Scalf died in Laurel County on May 12, 1969 and he is buried at the Hopkins Cemetery there. Roxie, who was born 12-271906, still. resides in Laurel County, near Lily, Kentucky.
Children of William Franklin Scalf and Roxie (Adkins) Scalf
Hattie Oshie Lee (B. 9-4-1930) m. Samuel Owen
Smith
Emily Mae Scalf (B. 10-18-1931) m. Verrel Cornett
Naomi Faye Scalf (B. 5-10-1937) m. Ray Proffitt
Agnes Imogene Scalf (B. 2-27-1935 D. 10-11-1976) m. Willard
Pettyjohn
Grace Ann Scalf (B. 10-9-1936) m. Hobert Hoskins
William Neal Scalf (B. 6-24-1938) m. Rochelle C. Kilway
HATTIE OSHIE LEE SCALF
Hattie Oshie Lee Scalf, oldest child of Willie Scalf and Roxie (Adkins) Scalf, married Samuel Owen Smith (B. 2-2-1926) at London, Kentucky. The couple were married 6-27-1949 and have three children. Sam is the son of Matt Smith and Pearl Engle.
Children of Hattie Oshie Lee Scalf and Samuel Owen Smith
Darrell Anthony Smith (B. 12-21-1951) m.
Bernice I. Greenleaf
Ronald Wade Smith (B. 3-8-1956) m. Mary R. Fowler
Jeffrey Owen Smith (B. 9-1-1963)
EMILY MAE SCALF
Emily Mae Scalf, daughter of Willie Scalf and Roxie (Adkins) Scalf, married Verrell Cornet at London, Kentucky 12-10-1949. The couple have one child, Charlotte.
NAOMI FAYE SCALF
Naomi Faye Scalf, daughter of Willie Scalf and Roxie (Adkins) Scalf, married Ray Proffitt (B. 2-13-1933) at London, Kentucky. The couple were married 5-25-1951 and have four children.
Children of Naomi Faye Scalf and Ray Proffitt
Jackie William Proffitt (B. 1-8-1953) m.
Pauletta A. Taylor
Leonard Ray Proffitt (B. 12-26-1954) m. Rickie Lou Taylor
Catrina Roxie Mae Proffitt (B. 3-16-1969) (adopted 7-29-1969)
Jesse Michael Proffitt (B. 9-29-1970)
AGNES IMOGENE SCALF
Agnes Imogene Scalf, daughter of Willie Scalf and Roxie (Adkins) Scalf, married Willard Pettyjohn (B. 12-20-1930). The couple were married 12-20-1960 and have three children.
Children of Agnes Imogene Scalf and Willard Pettyjohn
Lynda Sue Pettyjohn (B. 1-20-1962) m. Lawrence
Harris
Wilma Jean Pettyjohn (B. 9-23-1963 D. 2-24-1973)
Susan Carol Pettyjohn (B. 5-25-1965)
GRACE ANN SCALF
Grace Ann Scalf, claughter of Willie Scalf and Roxie (Adkins) Scalf, married Hobert Hoskins (B.11-3-1934). The couple were married 10-7-1955 and have two children.
Children of Grace Ann Scalf and Hobert Hoskins
Roger Douglas Hoskins (B. 4-25-1957) m. Debbie
M. Cheek
Gary Lynn Hoskins (B. 12-9-1961)
WILLIAM NEAL SCALF
William Neal Scalf, son of Willie Scalf and Roxie (Adkins) Scalf, married Rochelle C. Kilway (B. 4-20-1943). The couple were married 9-1-1962) at Pontiac, Michigan.
Children of William Neal Scalf and Rochelle C. Kilway
Timothy Neal Scalf (B. 3-31-1969)
Kimberly Ann Scalf (B. 3-9-1965)
PETER SCALF
Peter E. Scalf, second son of John M. Scalf and Alabama
Edwards Scalf, was born in Knox County Kentucky on March 24, 1869. Peter grew up
in Knox County later moving to Laurel County about 1883. Peter was a farmer in
Laurel County and also worked for the railroad. Peter went to Clay County to
marry his sweetheart, Kitty Bright. The marriage of Peter and Kitty took place
in Clay County on March 28, 1893. Kitty was 9 years younger than Peter. She was
born on October 19, 1878. Peter E. Scalf also worked in the coal mines of
Southeastern Kentucky as did his father and brothers.
After their marriage in 1893 the couple set up housekeeping
around the corner from where the Slate Ridge Road runs into the Hopkins Cemetery
Road. Peter set out a number of walnut trees there many years ago. The location
is across the road from where the Queen Cemetery is situated today. Later, Peter
and Kitty moved to Whitley County where they appear in the 1900 Whitley County
Census. Peter is listed as 30 and Kitty as 20. They had no children at this
time. According to this 1900 Census, Peter was working as a coal miner and was
living near Williamsburg, Kentucky. One child, Edna Lee Scalf, was born to Peter
and Kitty on August 13, 1908. Peter E. Scalf died on January 8, 1941. His wife,
Kitty, died several years later on April 15, 1976.
Peter Scalf suffered a stroke during his lifetime and was a
familiar figure with his "walking cane." Earlier, he and Kitty, along
with his stepbrothers, Ike and Robert, and their wives, Clara and Emily, had
gone to Denver, Colorado for a while. They stayed at a boarding house run by a
Mrs. Hilliard. Edna (Scalf) Peters, daughter of Peter and Kitty, still has
several beautiful articles her parents brought back to Kentucky from their stay
in Colorado. Prior to Peter Scalf s marriage to Kitty Bright he was the father
of a young son who was blind and died at a very young age. The boy's mother was
Riney Mullins who later married Watt McVey, Jr. Both Peter and Kitty are buried
at the Hopkins Cemetery.
Children of Peter E. Scalf and Kitty Bright
Edna Lee Scalf (B. 8-13-1908) m. Roy Peters
Children of John L. Bright, Jr. (son of Jack Bright, born in Ireland and moved
to Virginia) and Malinda Hibbard. John Bright (6-161857 D. 3-29-1891) was from
Clay Co., Ky. as was Malinda Hibbard (B. 11-27-1856 D. 3-17-1910. Following the
death of John L. Bright, Jr., Malinda married William Hubbard, son of Squire
Hubbard and Cealy Ann (Smith) Hubbard. They had one child, Frank Hubbard, who
married Honor Woods. Ms. Woods furnished this information from her family Bible.
Children of John L Bright Jr. and Malinda Hibbard.
Sarah Bright (B. 10-5-1877) m. Robert Woods
Kitty Bright (B. 10-19-1879) m. Peter Scalf
George Bright (B. 12-5-1882 D. 12-5-1884)
Tom Bright (B. 5-26-1885 D. 10-14-1905)
Chester Rollie Bright (B. 6-9-1887)
Sudie Bright (B. 7-9-1890)
EDNA LEE SCALF
Edna Lee Scalf, daughter of Peter E. Scalf and Kitty
Bright Scalf, married Roy P. Peters, son of William C. Peters and Elizabeth Ann
Lockaby Peters. Roy was born in 1897 and he died in 1960. Roy is buried at the
Hopkins Cemetery in Laurel County.
Children of Roy P. Peters and Edna Lee Scalf
Roy Peters, Jr. m. Lois Sasser
Fay Peters m. Ray Reed (son of Grant Reed)
Catherine Peters m. Paul Goodin
John M. Peters m. Jackie Wells
Charles Peters m. Ann Boggs
Elizabeth Ann Peters m. Ronald Pennington
Roy Peters had been married once before his marriage to Edna Lee Scalf. Roy's first wife was Ida Martin, daughter of William Austin. Martin and Rebecca Mullins. The couple had two children, Teresa and Claude.
GREENBERRY T. SCALF
Greenberry T. Scalf was the first child born to John M.
Scalf and his second wife, Rosannah Hubbard Scalf. Green was born in Knox
County, Kentucky on June 19, 1872. He moved with his family to Laurel County in
the early 1880's. Green T. Scalf married Catherine "Kate" Champlin
Copenhaver in Laurel County on June 8, 1892 at the home of Kate's father,
William Champlin. William Champlin was the son of Jesse Champlin. Her mother was
Charity Hogan. Kate's marriage was her second marriage. Catherine
"Kate" Champlin had previously married Charles Copenhaver and she and
Charles had four children: Elbert, Carly, Janie and Mamie. Janie Copenhaver
later married Frank Scalf, son of John M. Scalf and Rosannah Hubbard Scalf. Kate
Champlin Copenhaver was 24 when she married Green T. Scalf and he was 19. Years
later after Green's death, Catherine remarried a third time to Bill Shotwell and
she and Bill had one child, Wesley. Later on Kate married a fourth time to a man
named Bill Black.
Green T. Scalf died in Laurel County only eight years after
his marriage to Kate. Green died on December 16, 1900 and he is buried at
Hopkins Cemetery.
Children of Green T. Scalf and Catherine Champlin Copenhaver
McKinely Scalf m. Jennie Culver (Whitley Co.
Ky. 1917)
Martha Scalf m. 1. Parris Shotwell 2. Jasper N.
Bessie Scalf m. Eldon McKiddy
Children of McKinley Scalf and Jennie Culver
June Scalf
Dorothy Scalf
Jack Scalf
Margie Scalf m. Eugene Helton
Children of Eldon McKiddy and Bessie Scalf
Eileen McKiddy
Katherine McKiddy m. Raymond Padgett
Children of Charles Copenhaver and Kate Champlin
Mamie Copenhaver m. Barney Roark
Children of Charles Copenhaver and Kate Champlin
Mamie Copenhaver m. Barney Roark
Janie Copenhaver m. Frank Scalf
Elbert Copenhaver m. Nellie Philpot
Carly Copenhaver m. _______Webb
Chikiren ofBill Shotwell and Kate (Champlin) Copenhaver Scalf
Wesley Shotwell m. Mamie Roark
Bill Shotwell was married three times. By his first, wife,
Sally Hodge, he had Jim, Bill and Ellen. By his second wife he had a son, Parris
Shotwell. By his third wife, Kate (Champlin) Copenhaver, Scalf, he had a son,
Wesley Shotwell.
ROBERT M. SCALF
Robert M. Scalf, son of John M. Scalf and Rosannah
Hubbard Scalf, was born in Knox County, Kentucky in 1874. He spent his childhood
there before moving to Laurel County with his family in the early 1880's. Robert
M. Scalf married Emily Hubbard in Laurel County on August 19, 1897. Emily was
the daughter of Franklin and Susan Hubbard and she was born in 1877. A sister of
Emily was Rilla Hubbard who married Robert's brother, Jesse E. Scalf. Emily
Hubbard's brother, John Will Hubbard, acted as a witness at Emily's marriage.
She had other brothers, James and Sol, and a sister, Rosina.
Robert worked in the coal mines for a while after he and
Emily married. He is listed in the 1900 Whitley County, Kentucky Census as 25
years old while Emily's age is, given as 23. The couple had no children.
Robert M. Scalf was a skilled carpenter and practiced this
trade after working for a while in the mines. Robert and Emily lived most of
their married life in Lockland, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati. Years later,
Robert retir