Scrivner Family History & Genealogy

Collin Gage Scrivner was born on November 4, 2003, and has a brother Wesley Tylor Bratcher. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Collin Gage Scrivner.

Mariam Scrivner of Kentucky United States was born in 1826, and has siblings Joseph Scrivner, Silas Scrivner, Elizabeth Scrivner, Rebecca Scrivner, Rhoda Scrivner, Hulda Scrivner, Cynthia Ann Scrivner, John P Scrivner, Martha Ann Scrivner, and Benjamin Franklin Scrivner.

Harrison, Harry or H C Scrivner, the son and one of 13 children of Joseph Scrivner and Polly (Mary) Benton Scrivner was born and grew to manhood as a farmer near Millers Creek, Estill County, Ky. Much of his working life he worked as a farmer and a blacksmith. He married Sarah Howell, daughter of Achilles Howell and America Thacker on October 23, 1885. To them, 13 children were born, all living to maturity. In 1910 Harry packed all his livestock, farm equipment and his family on a train at Irvine, Ky and migrated west to Kansas where two of his brothers were already established in farming and raising cattle. In 1918 his wife Sarah died as a result of the Spanish Flu epidemic. Sarah never liked living in Kansas and asked her son, Sam to return her to her beloved Kentucky when she died. He gave her his promise and she is buried with her parents in Crawford Cemetery, Estill County, Ky. When I was young, my "grandad", Harry lived in Potwin, Kansas. I spent lots of time with him as did many of the kids nearby. He always had a big fish story to tell and all the boys loved hearing his wild tales. He lived in a small two room house (with an outhouse). To keep visitors and kids off his bed, he strung a barbed wire from head to foot. It worked, no one played or sat on the bed. When I would stay the night with him, I slept with him. He said I kicked like a mule. One time when I stayed with him he wrapped a hedge post in a blanket and laid it in the middle of the bed. "Now, by grab, kick that" he chuckled. The term "by grab" was the nearest I ever heard him swear. I don't recall him ever going to church, but he often read the Bible. I recall once he baked a cherry pie. A neighborhood boy by the name of Paul Dean Whiteside came to visit and asked for a piece of pie. Paul was about 8 or 9 years old. When he had finished the pie, he asked for another. Grandad just set the whole pie in front of him. To grandads delight, Paul ate the whole thing. Grandad always smoked a pipe. In about 1942, while in military service, my brother, Dale came home on furlough and brought grandad a crooked stem pipe. It had a huge bowl that would hold at least a half can of Prince Albert tobacco. It was great fun for grandad to watch the surprised expression when he "bumed" a pipe full of tobacco from one of his unsuspecting uptown cronies and he dumped a half can of PA in that pipe. All in good fun, it always got a rise and a laugh out of his buddies. In his last years, grandad lived with us on the farm. In April of 1951 his heart failed him. He was admitted to the hospital in El Dorado, Kansas where he died of what they, then called hardening of the arteries. He, along with two of his brothers and nieces and nephews are buried at the McGill Cemetery, just south of Potwin, Kansas. Raising his children, he was extremely harsh, using the razor strop, liberally, on any child who disobeyed him. Today, it would be considered child abuse and they would probably have him in jail, but, all his kids grew up to be successful and were good, honorable families who loved and respected their father. Now all of his children and most of his grandchildren are gone with the exception of myself and 4 or 5 cousins. His children were: Sam Tudor, Walker Jamison, Millard Burnam, Ollie Pryse, Herman Howell, Mary Jennings, Matty Clay, Beverly Broaddus, America Howell, Wesley Simcox, Neal, Rhoda Retta and Jessie Woodrow Wilson. Mary Jennings was my mother.

Born ca 1833. Died while serving in Union army about January 15, 1862.

Joseph Scrivner was born on May 15, 1816 in Estill County, Kentucky United States, and died at age 69 years old on July 28, 1885. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Joseph Scrivner.

Martha Ann Scrivner has siblings Joseph Scrivner, Silas Scrivner, Elizabeth Scrivner, Rebecca Scrivner, Rhoda Scrivner, Hulda Scrivner, Cynthia Ann Scrivner, Mariam "Mary" Scrivner, John P Scrivner, and Benjamin Franklin Scrivner. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Martha Ann Scrivner.

Married to Zerilda Wagers. Married 2nd to Mary West

Cynthia married John Cox April 2 1840. Her last Child was born in 1852.

Hulda never married. Death date unknown

Rhoda was married to James Alexander who was first married to Rhoda's sister Rebecca. Both sisters are buried in the Alexander Cemetery, Estill County, Ky

Rebecca Scrivner of Kentucky United States has siblings Joseph Scrivner, Silas Scrivner, Elizabeth Scrivner, Rhoda Scrivner, Hulda Scrivner, Cynthia Ann Scrivner, Mariam "Mary" Scrivner, John P Scrivner, Martha Ann Scrivner, and Benjamin Franklin Scrivner. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Rebecca Scrivner.

Elizabeth Scrivner was born on October 16, 1812, and died at age 75 years old on October 5, 1888. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Elizabeth Scrivner.

Silas Scrivner was born on June 5, 1814, and died at age 63 years old on May 22, 1878. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Silas Scrivner.

Jeanette M. Scrivner of Indianapolis, Indiana United States was born in August 1905 in KY. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jeanette M. Scrivner.

Max C Scrivner of Newton, Harvey County, KS was born on December 25, 1925, and died at age 83 years old on May 13, 2009.

Henry V Scrivner of Irvine, Estill County, KY was born on October 12, 1921, and died at age 74 years old on August 11, 1996.

James E Scrivner of Killeen, Bell County, TX was born on November 14, 1920, and died at age 68 years old on October 22, 1989.

J Keith K Scrivner of Meridian, Ada County, ID was born on September 6, 1918, and died at age 75 years old in February 1994.

Charles D Scrivner of Seattle, King County, WA was born on July 16, 1919, and died at age 81 years old on January 13, 2001.

Charles L Scrivner of Dayton, Campbell County, Kentucky was born on September 22, 1919, and died at age 50 years old in December 1969.