1930 Census, Scott County, Missouri, Sheet 2A, 221 A stamped: Will Scarbrough, 56, mar, m1 at age 28, TN TN TN, Fanny Lee, 36, mar, m1 at age 30, MO MO IL, William, 5, son, MO TN
John was the son of John Scarbrough and Emily Chilcutt and was born about 1846.
Marriage: John A. Scarbrough and Alice Tucker, 6 February 1873, wed by J. W. Weldon, MG, bondsman B. F. Williams
Source: page 89, Henry County Tennessee Marriages, Volume Three, 1868 - 1880, Compiled by W. O. Inman, Published by Friends of the Library, Paris-Henry County Library
I have almost no data on Alice's son John; however, the information for J. E. Scarbrough on findagrave.com is probably for him. These Scarbroughs are listed as buried in the Blodgett City Cemetery, near where the Scarbrough-Smith family lived.
Virginia, born 21 January 1875, died 23 February 1907 (William's first wife, Virgie Burton)
Nettie L., born 5 September 1881, died 15 December 1885 (She could have been the child of one of the brothers.)
J. E., born 28 December 1878, died 13 March 1903 (Unknown unless J. E. is really John C.; dates agree fairly well with dates I have for him.)
Wm. A., born 22 October 1873, died 13 March 1956
Fannie Lee, born 27 December 1893, died 30 March 1943
Missouri Certificate of Death, Registration District #815, File #9020, Death 25 February 1937, Alice Smith, widowed, born 9 November 1863, Birth Place Stuard (should be Stewart) County, Tennessee, parents ----- Tucker, birthplace (informant knows only it was in Tennessee) and Nancy M. Garrison, born North Carolina, informant Mrs Fanny Lee Scarbrough
Missouri Secretary of State Death Certificates, 1910 -
https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1937/1937_00009020.PDF
J. D. Smith and Mrs L. A. Scarbrough, 5 December 1880, bondsman S. Bailey, wed by J. T.? Merrell, MG Source: page 92, Henry County Tennessee Marriages, Volume Three, 1868 - 1880, Compiled by W. O. Inman, Published by Friends of the Library, Paris-Henry County Library
Although my great grandmother and great aunt who raised my mother after her parent's death corresponded with Jeff's and Alice's son Charles, I know almost nothing about his life. I have a photo of his business card and know that he either operated or serviced steam-powered diggers. My mother also had a photograph of a woman who may have been his wife but identifed only by dim writing as Nettie, Nellie, or possibly even Mattie. I neither have nor can find his death date, which means the death was probably not in Missouri since the state has excellent death records beginning in 1910.
I know even less about Robert, James, and Albert, only the information found on censuses with their parents, but the obituary of their half-brother Will Scarbrough in March 1956 gives the home area of each at that time as James, Denver, Robert, California, and Albert, Oregon.
1900 Census, Scott County, Missouri, page 108B: J. D., June 1861, Lonora A., Aug 1855, Aurthur, Dec 1886, Bob, Oct 1888, James, June 1891, Elbert, May 1893; 4 children/4 living
A. J. Williams next door was apparently May Williams Scarbrough's father.
Note: 4 children, 4 living is obviously incorrect. In addition to the 4 sons listed here, Lenore Alice had 3 Scarbrough sons, at least one of whom, William Andrew, lived beyond 1900.
1910 Census, Scott County, Missouri, page 218A: J. D. 48, Alice 54 (6 children / 6 living), William 31, Charlie 26, Arthur 23, Robert 21 or 22, James 18, and Albert 17.
1920 Census, St Clair County, Illinois, Supvr Dist 14, ED 136, Sheet 6B: Alice, 65, wid, TN TN TN, Arthur, 31, wid, TN TN TN, Bob, 28, sing, MO, James, 27, sing, MO, Albert, 24, sing, MO, Fred, grdson, 9 y, 1 mo, IL TN AR
Note: Fred was Arthur's son from his marriage with deceased Martha Box.