John L M Scobell (1833 - 1865)

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John L M Scobell & Mary Elizabeth (Tool) Scobell

March 9, 1858 - March 20, 1865
Cause of Separation: Death
Lambton Shores, Lambton County, ON, N0M 2L0, Canada

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Mary Elizabeth (Tool) Scobell

Dec 16, 1841 - Apr 5, 1891

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George Scobell

Jul 25, 1860 - Oct 4, 1909

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Martha Scobell

Nov 3, 1859 - May 24, 1940

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Delfina Scobell

May 18, 1862 - Unknown

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In 1833, in the year that John L M Scobell was born, on April 18th, over 300 delegates from England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland called on the office of the Prime Minister of Great Britain to demand the immediate abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire. Following this, slavery was abolished by the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 - with exceptions provided for the East India Company, Ceylon, and Saint Helena.

In 1840, when he was just 7 years old, on May 7th, the Great Natchez Tornado hit Mississippi. Around 2p, the second deadliest tornado in U.S. history hit Natchez and the surrounding area. It has been estimated to be a F4 or F5 storm and over 317 people were killed - 109 were injured.

In 1843, he was just 10 years old when on May 22nd, an estimated 700 to 1,000 pioneers set out from Missouri on the Oregon Trail. Called "The Great Migration of 1843", the wagon train often had to build roads or float down rivers.

In 1855, by the time he was 22 years old, on March 3rd, Congress appropriated $30,000 to create the U.S. Camel Corps. The idea was to use camels as pack animals in the Southwest and 34 camels were bought. But the Army wasn't enthusiastic about the idea and after the Civil War the Camel Corps was entirely abandoned.

In 1865, in the year of John L M Scobell's passing, on December 24th, 8 months after the end of the Civil War, the Ku Klux Klan was formed in Pulaski, Tennessee by Jonathan Shank and Barry Ownby. They wanted to fight Reconstruction after the Civil War and to intimidate what were called "carpetbaggers" and "scalawags" - northern and southern whites who supported reconstruction. They also wanted to repress the newly freed slaves.