James Riley SCRIVNER ^{2 3}

  General Notes:

It would appear that James Riley Scrivner was the namesake for the author's great grandfather, James Riley Strong.

  Research Notes:

Note that the 1850 census suggests there were more children in this family than those listed in Doris Scrivner Collier's book. As to those listed in her book, additional information on their descendants can be found in her book.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Land Patent: 1843, Hamilton County, Illinois. ³

Issued 3 Mar 1843, Document No. 9062, Accession/Serial No. IL0100_.429
To James Riley Scrivner, the SW1/4 of the NE1/4 of Section 18, Township 5-S, Range 5-E, 40 acres.

2. Census: 1850, Calhoun County, Illinois. ⁴

Dwelling 29, Family 30, Point Precinct
James R. Scrivner, age 34, male, farmer, $20 real property, born in Tennessee, cannot read or write
Sally Scrivner, age 33, female, born in Illinois, cannot read or write
William Scrivner, age 12, male, born in Illinois
Artemina Scrivner, age 10, female, born in Illinois
Jerusa Scrivner, age 7, female, born in Illinois
Tillman Scrivner, age 6, male, born in Illinois
Henry Scrivner, age 4, male, born in Illinois
Elizabeth Scrivner, age 2, female, born in Illinois

[Scrivner can also be read as Scribner. Note that this census indicates there were possibly more children than those listed in Doris Scrivner Collier's book, namely, Artemina, Jerusa, Tilman, Henry and Elizabeth. I suspect Henry is James Henry Scrivner of the 1860 census and that Tilman might be the Shirley Scrivner of the 1860 census. That still leaves Artemina, Jerusa and Elizabeth as additional children.]

3. Land Patent: 1851, Jefferson County, Illinois. ³

Issued 1 July 1851, Document No. 13487, Accession/Serial No. IL1830_.329
To James Riley Scrivner of Jefferson County, Illinois, the SW1/4 of the NW1/4 of Section 15, Township 3-S. Range 4-E, 40 acres.

[This James Riley Scrivner may have been the son of William Scrivner, another son of Moses Scrivner and Nancy Henley. By 1851, William's son was old enough to receive a land patent and appears to have lived in Jefferson County, Illinois.]

4. Census: 1860, Calhoun County, Illinois. ⁵

Point Precinct
Dwelling 518, Family 518
James Scrivner, age 44, male, farmer, $3000 real property, $200 personal property, born in Tennessee, cannot read or write
Sarah Scrivner, age 44, female, born in Kentucky, cannot read or write
Shirley Scrivner, age 15, male, born in Illinois, attended school
Eliza George, age 15, female, born in Tennessee, attended school
James Henry Scrivner, age 13, male, born in Illinois, attended school
Nancy Scrivner, age 5, female, born in Illinois

[The ditto marks for the surnames of the last two children are confusing. They could indicate either the surname George or Scrivner. Per Doris Scrivner Collier's book, these last two children are Scrivners. The 1850 census offers confirmation, at least as to James Henry Scrivner. The identity of Eliza George has not been determined. I suspect she might be Elizabeth George Scrivner and thus the Elizabeth Scrivner of the 1850 census, but her age and state of birth are problematical.]

James married Sarah SHIRLEY on 24 Nov 1836 in Hamilton County, Illinois.² (Sarah SHIRLEY was born in 1816 in Kentucky ².)