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NEW BOOK BEING WRITTEN ONLINE!!!
(A group effort, you can help)
The
Scalf Family in America
A
Unique History by Margaret Fleenor
Assisted by Scalf's Everywhere and
One in Which You Can Participate
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*** URGENT
REQUEST FOR YOUR PRAYERS ***
Our
beloved Margaret Fleenor, who has been doing such a
brilliant job in creating the most accurate and complete
history of the Scalf Family ever written, is dealing
with some serious health issues at the moment. Please
join the staff here at the website in remembering her
and her family in your prayers.
Margaret
Progress Report - Sat. 6/5
I apologize for dropping the ball in keeping you
informed of Margaret's progress. I have been unable to
get into this web site -- some problem with the log-on. She went into surgery
about 12:30 PM on Thursday and surgery lasted for
several hours. Her recovery went very well and she even
ate some food when out of recovery. She was sent
home (unbelievably) before noon on Friday. I will check
to see how she is doing on Sunday and post that -- I
suspect about 3 days after surgery that she will be VERY
sore. Bob
My grandmother was Ella Francis
Scalf Jenkins born in Martin Co. KY and moved to
Delbarton, WV. She died in July of 2003. Her father was
Dallas Scalf who worked in the mines. She had, that I
know of, three brothers - John, Estile, Robert and
sisters Mary and Goldie. Are we connected?
You did not leave any location or email address.
Please post another comment so we can see where you are
located and what line you are from.
INTRODUCTION TO THE WRITING OF
THE SCALF FAMILY IN AMERICA
Margaret
needs little introduction to most of you. Not since
Elsie Payne Archer has anyone spent more time researching
the Scalf Family or contributed to the content of more
books and manuscripts. Margaret has graciously
agreed to lead the way in what we hope will be the most
up-to-date and accurate account of The Scalf Family in
America to date.
Note that I said "lead" -- we have resources
that Henry P. Scalf and Elmer D. Scalf did not have.
We have more computerized records and the communications
capabilities of the internet. There are too many
missing pieces to the puzzle of our family history for one
person to be able to discover. In many cases,
what we need to know does not even exist in a public
record. So, let's all dig into our own family
records, ask relatives, find out facts, and send them to
us. The result we hope will be the most complete
documentation of the family that can be created at this
time.
Keep in mind as Margaret collects and writes that she will
attempt to carefully tell us what she believes is fact,
what is likely, and what is pure guesswork. This
will not reflect on you as the submitter, only how well we
are able to verify the information.
I need to clarify something right here -- please read and
understand. There are several organizations and
companies "out there" collecting what we freely
give and putting it on web sites and on CDROM's and
selling it back to us. We have no intention of
profiting from either what Margaret writes herself, or
what she writes from what you submit. It is
necessary, however, to Copyright this material to prevent
others, who are not so altruistically inclined, from
profiting from it. Therefore, we will Copyright all
parts of the manuscript to ensure that you always have
FREE access to it. If you see a problem with this,
please let us know.
The new writings are available using the link below which
takes you to another index, or by using the working index
below.
So, click and let The Scalf
Family in America begin. Bob
Scalf
New Manuscript Chapters working on so far:
Introduction
Chapter
I - Lewis Scalf 1745-1839
Chapter II - David S. Scalf
Chapter III - David & Susan
Chapter IV - Malachi Scalf
Chapter V -
Benjamin Scalf, Sr.
Chapter
VI - Misc. Scalf Families UPDATED 07/17/10
Chapter VII -
John Scalf, Sr. (Part 1)
Chapter VII -
John Scalf, Sr. (Part 2)
Chapter VII -
John Scalf, Sr. (Part 3)
Chapter VII -
John Scalf, Sr. (Part 4)
Chapter VII -
John Scalf, Sr. (Part 5)
Chapter VIII
- Penelope (Pennie) Scalf Parker
Chapter IX
- William Scalf son of Lewis Scalf
Children of John Scalf, Sr.
Chapter
X - Nancy Scalf Collins
Chapter XI - Mary Polly Scalf Trent
Chapter XII -
John Scalf, Jr.
Chapter XIII -
Brittan Scalf
UPDATED 01/22/10
Chapter XIV -
Dicey Scalf
Chapter XV -
Lydia Scalf Painter
Chapter XVI
- Berryman Scalf
UPDATED 11/08/09
Chapter XVII - Lee Scalf
UPDATED 06/19/09
Chapter XVIII -
Ira Scalf
UPDATED 02/06/09
Chapter XIX -
Jesse Scalf
UPDATED 06/23/09
Chapter XX -
Peter Scalf
UPDATED 07/17/09
Chapter XXI -
Betsy Scalf Collins
Chapter XXII - Robert Scalf
Chapter XXIII -
Celia Ann Scalf
EXISTING
BOOKS ABOUT THE SCALF FAMILY:
"Chronicles of the Scalf Family" by Henry P.
Scalf of Stanville, Kentucky. This is a re-typing of the original
book written and copyrighted in 1970 by the author. It is made available
here by the generous permission of his son, Albert Scalf, with the
knowledge that most of you do not have access to the original book.
"Scalf
Family History"
by
Elmer D. Scalf is complete except for adding a few photographs.
This is a re-typing of Elmer's original book written and copyrighted in
1982 by the author.
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Scaff, Skagg, and Lyons-Scalf
... we have information and links to these families who are
directly related.
Scaff /
Scaggs - Homepage of Herschel Skaggs from William
Littleton Scaff line (Son of Lee Scalf).
Lots of photos of this line.
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/s/k/a/Herschell-W-Skaggs/index.html
Lyon(s)-Scalf Families of Sullivan Co., TN:
A website containing a large history collection in .pdf
file format for the
Lyon(s)-Scalf
Family. The collection traces the
ancestors & descendents of
Mary Liddie
Scalf, of Sullivan Co., TN (daughter
of Isaac
Scalf & Nannie Mae Glover; granddaughter
of Benjamin
Scalf & Lydia Mayfield) and Mary’s
husband
James Andrew “Jim” Lyons (son of
William H. “Bill” Lyons & Florance Woods; grandson
of Landon C. Lyon & Louisa Glover). The family
history begins in the mid-1500’s for the
Scalf
family. The site includes hundreds of old and
current family pictures, current family history
information, multiple cemetery transcripts, list of
family surnames and much more.
http://lyons-scalffamily.tripod.com/
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SPECIAL DEAL -- Purchase your own copy
of Scalf Family History by Elmer D. Scalf from the publisher at a
special price for this web site only. Click
HERE for details.
For owners of Scalf Family History by Elmer D. Scalf,
I have posted Gene Scalf's ALPHABETICAL INDEX for the Scalf Family
History. Click HERE to use or download it.
New Feature -
Search & Display Your
Family Tree
This is an exciting new
feature that is initially in an
experimental mode. We are now able to allow you to search one of our
databases. There are many other entries and
corrections to be
made in Scalf and other connecting families so this will be
constantly evolving as research proceeds.
Click on the above link and check it out.
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Please Note:
In
Chapter VII -
John Scalf, Sr. (Part 1) under "The Early Years",
there is a paragraph that began
"This
document is the most difficult to
read and
for
this
reason, it will not be posted at this
time." That
paragraph has been removed
and an attempt
to read and
present the
contents of the statement by John Scalf has
been inserted. We
will
soon
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NEWS
CHECK THIS "NEWS" SECTION FREQUENTLY
July 17, 2010 -- Chapter 6,
Misc. Scalf Families has been updated. Now includes Skelf.
July 29, 2009 -- Chapter 6,
Misc. Scalf Families has been updated.
July 17, 2009 -- Chapter 20,
Peter Scalf has been updated.
July 17, 2009 -- Chapter 13,
Brittan Scalf has been updated.
NOTE: Updates have been added throughout this chapter since the first
posting; however, please make special note of the section on Jeremiah and Sarah
Brinstone Scalf, son of Brittan and Talitha Couch Scalf. If anyone has
confirming/denying information on Sarah, it would be greatly appreciated.
June 23, 2009 -- Chapter 19,
Jesse Scalf has been updated.
June 19, 2009 -- Chapter 17, Lee
Scalf has been updated.
February 6, 2009 - Chapter 18,
Ira Scalf has been updated.
Nov 24, 2008 -- Chapter 23 -
Celia Ann Scalf is posted. This chapter ends the writings of
the sixteen children of John Scalf, Sr. and Edeah (Edy) Carlisle Scalf. John and
Edy had fourteen living children with descendents. Celia Ann Scalf Lockard was
the last known child of John and Edy.
July 19, 2008 -- Chapter 22 - Robert Scalf is
posted. This chapter continues the level of excellence being
achieved with recent efforts. The detail of these works and the
accompanying references continue to demonstrate the quality,
thoroughness, and importance in this new history of The Scalf Family in
America.
A really special new addition -- Chapter 20
-
Peter Scalf has been posted today, July 15,
2007. As
Virgil put it, "This was a very large chapter. Margaret spent a
tremendous amount of time on this project and did a wonderful job. She is
amazing! The section on old Peter is extremely well done and should clear
up a lot of fuzzy history." Virgil has been a major contributor
to this work and a list of other contributors is contained at the end of the
Chapter. Both Margaret and Virgil devote
huge amounts of time and resources to communicate with family members all
around the world, research records, and put these giant puzzles
together. They both deserve our frequent thanks for their efforts.
Thanks also to all of you who have spent a lot of time helping gather and
sort out the information required.
The Peter Scalf chapter continues the most accurate and complete history of
the Scalf Family in America. Nothing can replace the groundbreaking
work of Henry P. Scalf, or the large leaps and bounds made by Elmer Scalf.
However, "The Scalf Family in America", by Margaret Fleenor with the great
research assistance of Virgil Scalf and an army of contributors, is on the threshold of becoming the
most complete and accurate work on the family that has ever been done.
The Internet and the resulting contact with more contacts and sources than
have been available in the past has been instrumental in this great work.
It is my (Bob Scalf) prediction that this will become the definitive work
on the Scalf family and that we will never again see such a complete work.
I believe there will be many additions, corrections and clarifications as
we continue to learn more and more about the Scalf family history, but
they will build upon this work rather than replace it. Well done
Margaret & Virgil !!!
These updates and original works on Lee, Berryman, Ira,
Jesse and now Peter each represent months
of
outstanding research.
These chapters represent a marked step forward in their thoroughness,
involvement by many family branches, and quality and number
of online supporting documents. (Our web site is about 3 times over
the allocated storage space, but the provider has been graciously allowing
us to do this). Virgil has done a great job putting together "Scalf
Family Land Grants & Purchase Records" and
Death Certificates.
PLEASE NOTE: We still have the Bulletin Board on delayed
posting because of some smut monger problems. Please continue to use it
and I will screen and post your messages as soon as possible. If you have sent comments to us in the comment log and would like
them posted on the open board, just let me know.
Please read the Introduction
on your first visit to see what we are about. The latest revision of
this Introduction was done on August 1, 2005, so you may want to take another look.
Bob Scalf
Have you heard of Scalf's Indian River Medicine? Have
you seen a bottle of it and checked the contents? Well, here's a lot
about that part of our family history -- click HERE
to have a look.
SPECIAL FEATURES: Search Our Site ... we still
have a lot of
pages to complete and display, but you can search what we have now using
our search capability. If you want to communicate needs or information
to other users, try using our Bulletin Board.
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