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Joseph Porter “Port” Scroggs

Birth	:	20 May 1840 Greene County, Ohio, USA
Death	:	11 Oct 1923 Anamosa, Jones County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Riverside Cemetery, Anamosa, Jones County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.1032982, -91.2975006
Description	:	From the History of Jones County: J. P. Scroggs needs no introduction to the readers of this volume, for his record is largely a familiar one to the citizens of Jones county. He has figured long and prominently in the public life of the community, and over the record of his official career there falls no shadow of wrong nor suspicion of evil. He has recently retired from the mayoralty, having given Anamosa a public-spirited, businesslike administration, characterized by both reform and progress. He was born in Greene County, Ohio, in 1841, and is a son of Allen and Eliza... Read More	From the History of Jones County: J. P. Scroggs needs no introduction to the readers of this volume, for his record is largely a familiar one to the citizens of Jones county. He has figured long and prominently in the public life of the community, and over the record of his official career there falls no shadow of wrong nor suspicion of evil. He has recently retired from the mayoralty, having given Anamosa a public-spirited, businesslike administration, characterized by both reform and progress. He was born in Greene County, Ohio, in 1841, and is a son of Allen and Eliza (Ryan) Scroggs, the former a native of Ohio and the latter of Pennsylvania. In the year 1849 they left the Buckeye state and removed westward to Jones County, Iowa, making the journey by boat and landing at Dewitt, while the remainder of the way was covered with ox-teams. Eventually they reached Anamosa, which was then a small but growing town. J. P. Scroggs remained at home through the period of his minority and pursued his education in one of the old-time log schoolhouses which were a common feature in pioneer days. He went through the usual experiences, hardships and privations of frontier life, and his memory covers the period when much of this district was a wild and unsettled prairie, covered with the native prairie grasses through the summer months, while in the winter seasons it presented the appearance of an unbroken and dazzling sheet of snow. He was only twelve years of age when his father sent him to Muscatine with the vigilance committee. The father was much interested in raising and selling horses, and the vigilance committee was the protection of the stock-raisers against the thieving band who roamed over the country and stole the stock. After attaining his majority J. P. Scroggs engaged in clerking for a year. He was quite young when he began to work at the carpenter's trade, but later turned his attention to buying and selling horses, which he shipped to Boston and New York. He is now one of the oldest horse dealers in the county and his business has been scarcely equaled in extent by that of any other dealer. In the spring of 1865 Mr. Scroggs was united in marriage to Miss Eliza Graves, a daughter of William and Electa Graves, natives of New York. They came to Iowa about 1860 and established their home in Jones County. It was in that year that Mr. Scroggs went to Pike's Peak, attracted by the gold discoveries in that section of Colorado. He traveled westward with four yoke of oxen and remained for a year in the mines, after which he returned to Jones county, where he has resided continuously since. Unto him and his wife was born one son, Charles P., who married Miss Mamie Burke, a daughter of Thomas Burke, and now resides in Dallas, South Dakota. They have two daughters, Ethel and Ruth. Mrs. Eliza Scroggs died in 1896 and in 1898 Mr. Scroggs was again married, his second union being with Mrs. Nina S. Hales, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Duncan, who were natives of Illinois. In his fraternal relations Mr. Scroggs is an Odd Fellow, having become a member of the order in 1864. He was a charter member of the lodge at Earlville, Iowa, and now belongs to Anamosa Lodge, No. 40. In politics he is an independent republican, usually supporting the candidates of that party yet not considering himself bound by party ties. He has been active and influential in political circles, and that he has the entire confidence of the public in matters of citizenship is indicated in the long period in which he has been retained in office through the vote of his fellow townsmen. He served for about a quarter of a century

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Joseph Porter “Port” Scroggs's memorial is located at: Riverside Cemetery, Anamosa, Jones County, USA.
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Joseph Porter “Port” Scroggs death on 11 Oct 1923 in Anamosa, Jones County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.1032982
Longitude: -91.2975006

Family Members:

Parent

Allen Scroggs

(1803 - 1888)

Eliza Lucinda Ryan Scroggs

(1819 - 1897)

Spouse

Eliza J Graves Scroggs

(1842 - 1896)

Siblings

Samantha C Scroggs Niles

(1842 - 1870)

John A Scroggs

(1846 - 1895)

Children

Charles Porter Scroggs

(1866 - 1925)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Riverside Cemetery
Anamosa, Jones County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1032982, -91.2975006

2. Holy Cross Cemetery
Anamosa, Jones County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1150017, -91.2956009

3. Anamosa State Penitentiary Cemetery
Anamosa, Jones County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1122017, -91.3082962

4. Spade Cemetery
Jones County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0531006, -91.3000031

5. Wilcox Cemetery
Fairview, Jones County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0861015, -91.3641968

6. Forest Hill Cemetery
Fairview, Jones County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0513000, -91.2678500

7. Sams Cemetery
Jones County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1536000, -91.3380000

8. Cass Cemetery
Jones County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1684500, -91.3102700

9. Antioch Cemetery
Anamosa, Jones County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0850400, -91.2107100

10. Hopewell Cemetery
Brown Township, Linn County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0720000, -91.3820000

11. Norwich Cemetery
Martelle, Jones County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0419006, -91.3463974

12. Hazel Knoll Cemetery
Linn County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1397018, -91.3803024

13. Midland Cemetery
Jones County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1213989, -91.2022018

14. Highland Grove Cemetery
Morley, Jones County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0368996, -91.2546997

15. Hart Family Cemetery
Linn County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1555549, -91.3807180

16. Taylor A Pioneer Cemetery
Jones County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0300000, -91.2440000

17. Grafft Cemetery
Jones County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0513992, -91.2058029

18. Amber Cemetery
Jones County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1300011, -91.1781006

19. Langworthy Cemetery
Langworthy, Jones County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1878014, -91.2380981

20. Gillian Cemetery
Linn County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1236600, -91.4232000

21. Green Center Cemetery
Morley, Jones County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0200005, -91.2292023

22. Cherry Grove Mann Cemetery
Morley, Jones County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9997700, -91.2882540

23. Wayne Zion Cemetery
Jones County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1650009, -91.1825027

24. Hazel Green Cemetery
Jones County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0853004, -91.1508026