IMPORTANT: burial in this cemetery is presumed, not proven.
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: George Henry Scripps, youngest son of William Scripps and Grace (Locke) Scripps, was horn in London, May 10, 1790, and was brought to America an infant. He grew-up at Morgantown {Monongalia Co., WV.} and removed with the family to Girardeau {Cape Girardeau Co., MO,} where he followed farming tanning and general merchandising. He was a man of high character and was licened to preach in Methodist pulpits, but never pursued that calling. He served in the militia during the war of 1812, participating in the Battle of the Sink Hole, on May 24, 1814, in which Black Hawk led the Indian combatants. He was a member of the convention which framed the first constitution for Missouri, and in 1824, was a memher of the Legislature of that state. In April 1830, from motives of conscience, he emancipated his slaves, and removed to the free state of Illinois, settling in Rushville {Schuyler Co., IL,}, where he engaged extensively in tanning, milling, and mercantile business. He visited England about 1838. On July 14, 1814, he married Mary, daughter of David and Catherine Hiler, who was born in Tennessee, October 22, 1797, and who died, August 14, 1851. He then married, on December 16, 1852, Mrs. Jane Van DeVanter [sic] {VanDeVenter} of Versailles, Ill., who died, March 15, 1865. His death occurred in Rushville, November 29, 1859. His children, all - by the first marriage, were as follows:
CHILDREN (with Mary Hiler-Scripps):
45. i. William Hiler Scripps, b. Dec. 25, 1815.
46. ii. John Locke Scripps, b. Feb. 27, 1818.
47. iii. Catherine Anne Scripps, b. Dec. 28, 1819 MO., d.14-Aug-1893 Schuyler Co., IL.
48. iv. Benjamin Franklin Scripps, b. Dec. 2, 1821, d.29-Dec-1849 Schuyler Co., IL.
49. v. Lydia Elizabeth Scripps, b.09-Nov-1823 Jackson, Cape Girardeau Co., MO., d.04-Mar-1906 Rushville, Schuyler Co., IL.
50. vi. George Washington Scripps (twin son), b. Dec. 20, 1825 Cape Girardeau Co., MO., d.21-Sep-1898 Detroit, Wayne Co., MI.
51. vii. Isaac Scripps (twin son), b. Dec. 20, 1825 Cape Girardeau Co., MO., d. Dec. 31, Cape Girardeau Co., MO., following.
52. viii. Joseph Edmondson Scripps, b. Sept. 23, 1827, d. Jan. 5, 1830.
53. ix. James Corrie Scripps, b. Feb. 3, 1830, d. Feb. 12, 1850.
54. x. Mary Agnes Scripps, b. March 30, 1832 Cape Girardeau Co., MO., d.01-May-1908 Rushville, Schuyler Co., IL., m.01-Oct-1850 to: John Courts Bagby, b.1819, d.1896.
55. xi. Virginia Ellen Scripps, b. Dec. 2, 1834 Rushville, Schuyler Co., IL., d. Dec. 6, 1851 Rushville, Schuyler Co., IL..
56. xii. Henry Gates Scripps, b. Oct. 5, 1836 Rushville, Schuyler Co., IL., d. Mar. 12, 1837 Rushville, Schuyler Co., IL..
57. xiii. Margaret Frances Scripps, b. Oct. 9, 1838 Rushville, Schuyler Co., IL., d. Jan. 17, 1846 Rushville, Schuyler Co., IL.
SOURCE: "A Genealogical History of the Scripps Family and Its Various Alliances", pages 17-13, 1903, printed in Detroit (for private circulation), by James Edmund Scripps.
Source [link]: http://books.google.com/books?id=s6RRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA17&
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"MARRIAGE RECORD"
Groom: SCRIPPS, GEORGE H.; Bride: VANDEVENTER, JANE; Date: 1852-12-16; Volume: A&B; License No.: 00000229; County: BROWN (IL.).
SOURCE: llinois Statewide Marriage Index.
Source [link]: http://www.ilsos.gov/isavital/marriageSearch.do
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: George Henry Scripps, youngest son of William Scripps and Grace (Locke) Scripps, was horn in London, May 10, 1790, and was brought to America an infant. He grew-up at Morgantown {Monongalia Co., WV.} and removed with the family to Girardeau {Cape Girardeau Co., MO,} where he followed farming tanning and general merchandising. He was a man of high character and was licened to preach in Methodist pulpits, but never pursued that calling. He served in the militia during the war of 1812, participating in the Battle of the Sink Hole, on May 24, 1814, in which Black Hawk led the Indian combatants. He was a member of the convention which framed the first constitution for Missouri, and in 1824, was a memher of the Legislature of that state. In April 1830, from motives of conscience, he emancipated his slaves, and removed to the free state of Illinois, settling in Rushville {Schuyler Co., IL,}, where he engaged extensively in tanning, milling, and mercantile business. He visited England about 1838. On July 14, 1814, he married Mary, daughter of David and Catherine Hiler, who was born in Tennessee, October 22, 1797, and who died, August 14, 1851. He then married, on December 16, 1852, Mrs. Jane Van DeVanter [sic] {VanDeVenter} of Versailles, Ill., who died, March 15, 1865. His death occurred in Rushville, November 29, 1859. His children, all - by the first marriage, were as follows:
CHILDREN (with Mary Hiler-Scripps):
45. i. William Hiler Scripps, b. Dec. 25, 1815.
46. ii. John Locke Scripps, b. Feb. 27, 1818.
47. iii. Catherine Anne Scripps, b. Dec. 28, 1819 MO., d.14-Aug-1893 Schuyler Co., IL.
48. iv. Benjamin Franklin Scripps, b. Dec. 2, 1821, d.29-Dec-1849 Schuyler Co., IL.
49. v. Lydia Elizabeth Scripps, b.09-Nov-1823 Jackson, Cape Girardeau Co., MO., d.04-Mar-1906 Rushville, Schuyler Co., IL.
50. vi. George Washington Scripps (twin son), b. Dec. 20, 1825 Cape Girardeau Co., MO., d.21-Sep-1898 Detroit, Wayne Co., MI.
51. vii. Isaac Scripps (twin son), b. Dec. 20, 1825 Cape Girardeau Co., MO., d. Dec. 31, Cape Girardeau Co., MO., following.
52. viii. Joseph Edmondson Scripps, b. Sept. 23, 1827, d. Jan. 5, 1830.
53. ix. James Corrie Scripps, b. Feb. 3, 1830, d. Feb. 12, 1850.
54. x. Mary Agnes Scripps, b. March 30, 1832 Cape Girardeau Co., MO., d.01-May-1908 Rushville, Schuyler Co., IL., m.01-Oct-1850 to: John Courts Bagby, b.1819, d.1896.
55. xi. Virginia Ellen Scripps, b. Dec. 2, 1834 Rushville, Schuyler Co., IL., d. Dec. 6, 1851 Rushville, Schuyler Co., IL..
56. xii. Henry Gates Scripps, b. Oct. 5, 1836 Rushville, Schuyler Co., IL., d. Mar. 12, 1837 Rushville, Schuyler Co., IL..
57. xiii. Margaret Frances Scripps, b. Oct. 9, 1838 Rushville, Schuyler Co., IL., d. Jan. 17, 1846 Rushville, Schuyler Co., IL.
SOURCE: "A Genealogical History of the Scripps Family and Its Various Alliances", pages 17-13, 1903, printed in Detroit (for private circulation), by James Edmund Scripps.
Source [link]: http://books.google.com/books?id=s6RRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA17&
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"MARRIAGE RECORD"
Groom: SCRIPPS, GEORGE H.; Bride: VANDEVENTER, JANE; Date: 1852-12-16; Volume: A&B; License No.: 00000229; County: BROWN (IL.).
SOURCE: llinois Statewide Marriage Index.
Source [link]: http://www.ilsos.gov/isavital/marriageSearch.do
IMPORTANT: burial in this cemetery is presumed, not proven.
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: George Henry Scripps, youngest son of William Scripps and Grace (Locke) Scripps, was horn in London, May 10, 1790, and was brought to America an infant. He grew-up at Morgantown {Monongalia Co., WV.} and removed with the family to Girardeau {Cape Girardeau Co., MO,} where he followed farming tanning and general merchandising. He was a man of high character and was licened to preach in Methodist pulpits, but never pursued that calling. He served in the militia during the war of 1812, participating in the Battle of the Sink Hole, on May 24, 1814, in which Black Hawk led the Indian combatants. He was a member of the convention which framed the first constitution for Missouri, and in 1824, was a memher of the Legislature of that state. In April 1830, from motives of conscience, he emancipated his slaves, and removed to the free state of Illinois, settling in Rushville {Schuyler Co., IL,}, where he engaged extensively in tanning, milling, and mercantile business. He visited England about 1838. On July 14, 1814, he married Mary, daughter of David and Catherine Hiler, who was born in Tennessee, October 22, 1797, and who died, August 14, 1851. He then married, on December 16, 1852, Mrs. Jane Van DeVanter [sic] {VanDeVenter} of Versailles, Ill., who died, March 15, 1865. His death occurred in Rushville, November 29, 1859. His children, all - by the first marriage, were as follows:
CHILDREN (with Mary Hiler-Scripps):
45. i. William Hiler Scripps, b. Dec. 25, 1815.
46. ii. John Locke Scripps, b. Feb. 27, 1818.
47. iii. Catherine Anne Scripps, b. Dec. 28, 1819 MO., d.14-Aug-1893 Schuyler Co., IL.
48. iv. Benjamin Franklin Scripps, b. Dec. 2, 1821, d.29-Dec-1849 Schuyler Co., IL.
49. v. Lydia Elizabeth Scripps, b.09-Nov-1823 Jackson, Cape Girardeau Co., MO., d.04-Mar-1906 Rushville, Schuyler Co., IL.
50. vi. George Washington Scripps (twin son), b. Dec. 20, 1825 Cape Girardeau Co., MO., d.21-Sep-1898 Detroit, Wayne Co., MI.
51. vii. Isaac Scripps (twin son), b. Dec. 20, 1825 Cape Girardeau Co., MO., d. Dec. 31, Cape Girardeau Co., MO., following.
52. viii. Joseph Edmondson Scripps, b. Sept. 23, 1827, d. Jan. 5, 1830.
53. ix. James Corrie Scripps, b. Feb. 3, 1830, d. Feb. 12, 1850.
54. x. Mary Agnes Scripps, b. March 30, 1832 Cape Girardeau Co., MO., d.01-May-1908 Rushville, Schuyler Co., IL., m.01-Oct-1850 to: John Courts Bagby, b.1819, d.1896.
55. xi. Virginia Ellen Scripps, b. Dec. 2, 1834 Rushville, Schuyler Co., IL., d. Dec. 6, 1851 Rushville, Schuyler Co., IL..
56. xii. Henry Gates Scripps, b. Oct. 5, 1836 Rushville, Schuyler Co., IL., d. Mar. 12, 1837 Rushville, Schuyler Co., IL..
57. xiii. Margaret Frances Scripps, b. Oct. 9, 1838 Rushville, Schuyler Co., IL., d. Jan. 17, 1846 Rushville, Schuyler Co., IL.
SOURCE: "A Genealogical History of the Scripps Family and Its Various Alliances", pages 17-13, 1903, printed in Detroit (for private circulation), by James Edmund Scripps.
Source [link]: http://books.google.com/books?id=s6RRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA17&
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"MARRIAGE RECORD"
Groom: SCRIPPS, GEORGE H.; Bride: VANDEVENTER, JANE; Date: 1852-12-16; Volume: A&B; License No.: 00000229; County: BROWN (IL.).
SOURCE: llinois Statewide Marriage Index.
Source [link]: http://www.ilsos.gov/isavital/marriageSearch.do
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: George Henry Scripps, youngest son of William Scripps and Grace (Locke) Scripps, was horn in London, May 10, 1790, and was brought to America an infant. He grew-up at Morgantown {Monongalia Co., WV.} and removed with the family to Girardeau {Cape Girardeau Co., MO,} where he followed farming tanning and general merchandising. He was a man of high character and was licened to preach in Methodist pulpits, but never pursued that calling. He served in the militia during the war of 1812, participating in the Battle of the Sink Hole, on May 24, 1814, in which Black Hawk led the Indian combatants. He was a member of the convention which framed the first constitution for Missouri, and in 1824, was a memher of the Legislature of that state. In April 1830, from motives of conscience, he emancipated his slaves, and removed to the free state of Illinois, settling in Rushville {Schuyler Co., IL,}, where he engaged extensively in tanning, milling, and mercantile business. He visited England about 1838. On July 14, 1814, he married Mary, daughter of David and Catherine Hiler, who was born in Tennessee, October 22, 1797, and who died, August 14, 1851. He then married, on December 16, 1852, Mrs. Jane Van DeVanter [sic] {VanDeVenter} of Versailles, Ill., who died, March 15, 1865. His death occurred in Rushville, November 29, 1859. His children, all - by the first marriage, were as follows:
CHILDREN (with Mary Hiler-Scripps):
45. i. William Hiler Scripps, b. Dec. 25, 1815.
46. ii. John Locke Scripps, b. Feb. 27, 1818.
47. iii. Catherine Anne Scripps, b. Dec. 28, 1819 MO., d.14-Aug-1893 Schuyler Co., IL.
48. iv. Benjamin Franklin Scripps, b. Dec. 2, 1821, d.29-Dec-1849 Schuyler Co., IL.
49. v. Lydia Elizabeth Scripps, b.09-Nov-1823 Jackson, Cape Girardeau Co., MO., d.04-Mar-1906 Rushville, Schuyler Co., IL.
50. vi. George Washington Scripps (twin son), b. Dec. 20, 1825 Cape Girardeau Co., MO., d.21-Sep-1898 Detroit, Wayne Co., MI.
51. vii. Isaac Scripps (twin son), b. Dec. 20, 1825 Cape Girardeau Co., MO., d. Dec. 31, Cape Girardeau Co., MO., following.
52. viii. Joseph Edmondson Scripps, b. Sept. 23, 1827, d. Jan. 5, 1830.
53. ix. James Corrie Scripps, b. Feb. 3, 1830, d. Feb. 12, 1850.
54. x. Mary Agnes Scripps, b. March 30, 1832 Cape Girardeau Co., MO., d.01-May-1908 Rushville, Schuyler Co., IL., m.01-Oct-1850 to: John Courts Bagby, b.1819, d.1896.
55. xi. Virginia Ellen Scripps, b. Dec. 2, 1834 Rushville, Schuyler Co., IL., d. Dec. 6, 1851 Rushville, Schuyler Co., IL..
56. xii. Henry Gates Scripps, b. Oct. 5, 1836 Rushville, Schuyler Co., IL., d. Mar. 12, 1837 Rushville, Schuyler Co., IL..
57. xiii. Margaret Frances Scripps, b. Oct. 9, 1838 Rushville, Schuyler Co., IL., d. Jan. 17, 1846 Rushville, Schuyler Co., IL.
SOURCE: "A Genealogical History of the Scripps Family and Its Various Alliances", pages 17-13, 1903, printed in Detroit (for private circulation), by James Edmund Scripps.
Source [link]: http://books.google.com/books?id=s6RRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA17&
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"MARRIAGE RECORD"
Groom: SCRIPPS, GEORGE H.; Bride: VANDEVENTER, JANE; Date: 1852-12-16; Volume: A&B; License No.: 00000229; County: BROWN (IL.).
SOURCE: llinois Statewide Marriage Index.
Source [link]: http://www.ilsos.gov/isavital/marriageSearch.do
Family Members
Children
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William Hiler Scripps
1815–1880
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John Locke Scripps
1818–1866
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Catherine Anne Scripps Parrott
1819–1893
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Benjamin Franklin Scripps
1821–1849
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Lydia Elizabeth Scripps Little
1823–1906
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George Washington Scripps
1825–1898
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Mary Agnes Scripps Bagby
1832–1908
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Virginia E Scripps
1834–1851
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Henry Gates Scripps
1836–1837
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Margaret Frances Scripps
1838–1846
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