James P. Scoggins with unidentified grandchild about 1907

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// contributed by Randy Alford

James P. Scoggins b. 17 July 1839, in McMinn Co., TN; d. 1914, Garland, Dallas Co., TX; bur. Lyons Cemetery, Garland, Dallas Co., TX.  James was the son of Burgis “Bird” Scoggins, Jr. and Rebecca Gold of Bradley Co., TN, and grandson of Burgis Scoggins, Sr. and Mary “Polly” Webb of Rutherford Co., TN.  James served as a private, Co. E, 5th Infantry, USA. He was a member of Candies Creek Baptist Church, Bradley County.
James first married Mary Millburn/Millwood and had two children:  Alice and Matthew Scoggins.  James married second Nancy J. Swafford and had issue: Thomas Aaron, Samuel, Lucy, Millie Scoggins.

Thomas Aaron Scoggins, b. 1 Jan. 1873, Bradley County; removed to Garland, Dallas Co., TX, 1900; d. 21 July 1961, Hall Co., TX. He married Caledonia “Callie” Ferguson, daughter of Andrew Jackson Ferguson and Lucinda Lane of Bradley County.

Matthew Scoggins, b. 1871, Bradley Co., TN, was the son of James P. Scoggins.

Ferguson

Photo date circa 1898.

Seated left to right:

• Thomas Aaron Scoggins, b. 1 Jan. 1873, Bradley Co., TN; d. 21 July 1961, Hall Co., TX, with son Andrew Jackson “Jack” Scoggins
• Thomas Ferguson, b.16 May 1871, TN; mar. 1894, Amanda Elizabeth Smith

Standing left to right:

• Melissa Tennessee Ferguson (b.12 July 1872; mar. James M. Smith; d. 23 Feb. 1920, Bradley Co., TN)
• Calledonia “Callie” Ferguson Scoggins (b. 27 Oct. 1873, Bradley Co., TN; d. 6 March 1911, Garland, Dallas Co., TX; mar. Thomas Aaron Scoggins) holding baby Nannie
• Amanda Eliz. Smith Ferguson
• Lucinda Lane Ferguson holding photo of her deceased husband Andrew Jackson Ferguson. Lucinda
  was the d/o Anderson Lane, Jr. of Bradley Co., TN.

Family were members of the Candies Creek Baptist Church, Bradley Co., TN.