William Swaim SCRUGGS

• BIRTH: 24 OCT 1882, MS
• DEATH: 7 JUL 1952
• BURIAL: Oakwood Cem., Winona, Montgomery, MS

1. Dot SCRUGGS
2. William Swaim SCRUGGS

                    _Joseph Josiah SCRUGGS _
 _John T. SCRUGGS _|
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|--William Swaim SCRUGGS 
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|                   _Joseph B. SWAIM _______
|_Margaret SWAIM __|
                   |_Elizabeth J. ESKRIDGE _

Notes

1930 MS Montgomery Winona ED 1 sheet 16A fam 436 NARA Publication: T626, roll 1160 Image Number: 00037 Household Gender Age Will S Scruggs head WM 45 m MS MS MS Fodgie M Scruggs wife WF 34 m MS MS MS Datt Scruggs dau WF 10 s MS MS MS Billie S Scruggs son WM 7 s MS MS MS

William Swaim SCRUGGS

• BIRTH: 25 FEB 1923
• DEATH: 29 JUL 1980
• BURIAL: Oakwood Cem., Winona, Montgomery, MS

                          _John T. SCRUGGS _
 _William Swaim SCRUGGS _|
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|_Fadgie MCINTOSH _______|
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John D. SEABOALT

• BIRTH: 15 OCT 1859, Arkansas
• DEATH: 30 JUN 1933
• BURIAL: Maloney Cemetery, Avalon, Ellis, TX

• MARRIAGE: 22 JAN 1907, Van Zandt Co., TX

1. John D. SEABOALT
2. Lenis Aline SEABOALT

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Notes

Marriage Information
Date 22 JAN 1907
Location Van Zandt Co., TX
to Maggie A Saylors

Census:
1910 TX Ellis JP 3 ED 129 sheet 15B fam 283
Household Members: 	
Name 	Age
John B Seabolt head WM	49 m AR SC TN
Maggie Seabolt wife WF  35 m GA GA GA
Joe Seabolt 	son WM  12 s TX AR TX
John D Seabolt 	son WM   2 s TX AR TX
Susie Boyd     sdau WF  15 s AL AL GA
Ethel Boyd     sdau WF  12 s TX AL GA
Roy Boyd       sson WM   8 s TX AL GA
Jewell Boyd    Sdau WF   6 s TX AL GA

1920 TX Ellis JP 3 ED 128 sheet 14A fam 278
Household Members: 	
Name 	Age
John D Seabolt 	 head WM 60 m AR SC TN
Maggie A Seabolt wife WF 45 m GS GA GA
John D Seabolt 	 son  WM 12 s TX AR GA
Lenis A Seabolt  dau  WF  7 s TX AR GA
Roy L Boyd 	 sson WM 19 s TX AL GA
Jewel B Boyd 	 sdau WF 16 s TX AL GA

1930 TX Ellis JP 3 ED 70-29 sheet 8A fam 142
Household Members: 	
Name 	Age
J D Seabolt  head 68 Wd AR SC TN
Alene Seabolt dau 18 s  TX AR TX

Find A Grave:
John Dennis Seaboalt
Birth: 	Oct. 15, 1859
Death: 	Jun. 30, 1933

That wide brim hat, handle bar mustache and deep
piercing blue eyes were indeed his unmistakable
trademarks.

John Dennis Seaboalt was married twice and was
the father of at least 11 children with these
two wives. He married first Alice Cornelia Ard
on July 17, 1880. They had eight children. Alice
died August 01, 1905 and is buried in Maloney
Cemetery. He then marrie Maggie Saylors Boyd,
widow of John Boyd, who already had 6 children
by him. Maggie and John Dennis Seaboalt had
three more children together.

The following story was given to me in 1987
by John Edgar SEABOLT, grandson of John Dennis
SEABOALT. He attributes the story to his "Aunt
Evie", one of John Dennis's daughters and wife
of Frank RAY:

"John Dennis, age 21, and some of his SEABOALT
brothers went down to Palestine, Texas in July
1880 and in Aunt Evie's words 'kidnapped' 20
year old Alice Cornelius ARD of that city. They
returned to Ellis County by way of Corsicana
and Ennis, where John D. and Alice were married
on 17th July 1880. Upon return to the family
farm just west of Bardwell, their father W.R.
Sr. told them that they were "too young" (to be
married) and made the couple stay with him,
living in separate quarters "until they grew up".
The boys reportedly slept in the barn and the
girls slept in the house. (It is interesting to
note that their first child, William J. was not
born until April 1882, at least a year and
one-half after the marriage. So separating the
couple may have worked!)."

"Alice ARD had a sister, Cally, and a brother,
John. John reportedly came to Ennis looking for
his sister Alice and asking directions to the
SEABOALT farm. He was told by some of the locals
that it would be best for him to just return
home because the SEABOALT boys were somewhat
"tough". In Aunt Evie's words "they (the
SEABOALT boys) might shoot and kill someone but
they were all good boys and not one was ever
sent to the penitentiary"."

Now, the 1880 Ellis County census for Pct 1,
ED 49, page 42 was taken on June 19, 1880. In
household 350 we see Mary Ard, age 47, listed as
the mother-in-law of John C. Lewis age 29 (or
24?) and his wife Caledonia, age 23. (Caledonia
must have been Mary's daughter referred to as
Cally above and Mary must have been a widow).
Living with Mary Ard in the home of John Lewis
was her son, Thomas J. Ard, age 28 (likely John
Ard in the story above), and her daughter Alice
Ard, age 19 (future wife of John Dennis Seaboalt).

J. D. Seaboalt was listed living at home with his
father William Riley Seaboalt in household 355
(just 5 houses away from the Lewis/Ard house).
Now, J. D. and Alice were married on July 17,
1880 just 28 days after this census was recorded.
So, it seems that the part of the story about
John Ard asking for directions to the Seaboalt
place was not completely correct, since he was
living only 5 houses away from the Seaboalt place
in June 1880.

This seems to put into question that Alice's
family was living in Palestine when she and J.D.
got married unless, perhaps, Mary Ard moved with
her children to Palestine, Texas shortly after
the census was taken. The census record certainly
tells us that J. D. and Alice were neighbors and
sweethearts in Ellis County prior to Alice moving
to Palistine.

Family links:
Parents:
William Riley Seaboalt (1831 - 1905)
Sarah Jane Rowland Seaboalt (1829 - 1895)

Spouses:
Alice Cornelia Ard Seaboalt (1860 - 1905)
Maggie Saylors Seaboalt (1875 - 1924)

Children:
John Ballard Seaboalt (1887 - 1954)

Burial:
Maloney Cemetery
Avalon, Ellis County, Texas, USA

Maintained by: William Gorman
Originally Created by: Carol
Record added: Feb 06, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 33585837

Maggie Saylors Seaboalt
Birth: 	Jun. 6, 1875 Georgia, USA
Death: 	Dec. 12, 1924
Bardwell, Ellis County, Texas, USA

Maggie A. Saylors b 6 Jun 1875 in Georgia to
Crawford and Virginia Saylors died 12 Dec
1924 Bardwell, Ellis married first John L.
Boyd 12 Dec 1889 in Lamar Co., AL married
second John D. Seaboalt 22 Jan 1907 in Van
Zandt Co., TX.- per mdblocher

Family links:
Spouses:
John Dennis Seaboalt (1859 - 1933)
John L Boyd (1871 - 1905)*

Children:
Ella Mae Boyd Vyers (1890 - 1952)
Nellie Viola Boyd Wolverton (1892 - 1942)
Sudie Bell Boyd Clark (1895 - 1977)
Roy L Boyd (1899 - 1969)
Ruby Jewell Boyd Williams (1903 - 1927)
Dennis John Seabolt (1910 - 1962)

Burial:
Maloney Cemetery
Avalon, Ellis County, Texas, USA

Created by: Carol
Record added: Feb 06, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 33585850

John D. SEABOALT

• BIRTH: 1908, Texas
• DEATH: yes

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 _John D. SEABOALT __|
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|--John D. SEABOALT 
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|                     _Crawford SAYLORS ____
|_Maggie A. SAYLORS _|
                     |_Virginia A. GUNNELS _

Lenis Aline SEABOALT

• BIRTH: 1913, Texas

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 _John D. SEABOALT __|
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|--Lenis Aline SEABOALT 
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|                     _Crawford SAYLORS ____
|_Maggie A. SAYLORS _|
                     |_Virginia A. GUNNELS _

Mary Lizette SEALE

• BIRTH: 1 FEB 1872, MS

1. Lois Velma CAIN

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Sennie SEAL

• BIRTH: 21 JUN 1913
• DEATH: 1 FEB 1992
• BURIAL: Asbury Meth. Church Cem., Lamar Co., AL

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James William SEARCY

• BIRTH: Oct 1829, North Carolina
• DEATH: Aft 1900

• MARRIAGE: 11 DEC 1844, Randolph Co., GA

1. Katie Gertrude SEARCY

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Katie Gertrude SEARCY

• BIRTH: 2 AUG 1868, Elmore Co., AL
• DEATH: 1900
• BURIAL: Lee Cemetery, Winnsboro, Wood, TX

• MARRIAGE: 4 FEB 1884, Van Zandt Co., TX

1. Annie Cleveland BOYD
2. Hattie Matilda BOYD
3. Franklin Leroy "Roy" BOYD
4. Eva Lee BOYD

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|--Katie Gertrude SEARCY 
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|_Mahala Jane PINKERTON _|
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Laura SEARCY

• BIRTH: 27 MAR 1857, AL
• DEATH: 26 DEC 1935
• BURIAL: Edom Cemetery, Edom, Van Zandt, TX

1. Hallie S. GULLEDGE

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