The Scrogin Family Cemetery was our second cemetery stop in Morgan County. It is seriously a real gem! My mother-in-law took us to see it back in July 2010 while we were in Indiana for family reunions on her side of the family. We would never have known it was there (right off IN State Rd 144) unless she was with us pointing it out because it was totally hidden from sight. On our recent trip to the Scrogin Family Cemetery in June 2012 we were grateful it was visible from the road since they had mowed.
It is a very small cemetery with only about 20 people buried there almost all of them are direct or distant relatives of my husband. I photographed it before, but thought it would be nice to see the state of the headstones. Last time we visited many of them were sinking into the ground and/or being worn down by the elements. Sadly, some of the headstones had greatly deteriorated. At least I have photos of them when they were much more legible, had not sunk so far or been broken so badly.
The appreciation my children are developing for their ancestors is such a precious thing. It's the reason why I teach them about their kindred dead and taken them to visit their graves.
Here are our ancestors located in the Scrogin Family Cemetery.
Joseph Scrogin is my husband's 5th Great Grandfather. He was born in Kentucky in 1788 and was enlisted in the War of 1812. Joseph moved to Indiana much later in his life.
Martha Campbell Scrogin is my husband's 5th Great Grandmother. She was born in Pennsylvania in 1785 and married Joseph Scrogin in Kentucky in 1809. Martha bore nine children: three sons and six daughters. Wish I knew more about her life.
Cordelia and Julia Scrogin are my husband's 4th Great Grand Aunts and they are the daughters of Joseph Scrogin and Martha Campbell Scrogin. Makes me sad that Julia's name is almost completely buried. They were both born in Kentucky. Neither of them ever married and they were both house keepers. I love that these sisters share a headstone.
Grandison J Scrogin is my husband's 4th Great Grand Uncle and he is the son of Joseph Scrogin and Martha Campbell Scrogin. Grandison was a farmer who moved to Indiana around the late 1830s or early 1840s with his parents and siblings.
Martha Ann Choate Scrogin is my husband's 4th Great Grand Aunt by marriage when she married Grandison J Scrogin in 1855. She was born in Indiana and had two daughters.
Robert Hamilton Scrogin is my husband's 4th Great Grandfather. He was born in Kentcuky to Joseph Scrogin and Martha Campbell Scrogin. Robert moved to Indiana sometime shortly after he married Nancy Bryan Hays in 1837. He was a farmer in Morgan County, IN. Unfortunately, his gravestone has fallen with his name facing the ground. Here's all that remains showing. Robert might have another headstone at the cemetery, but either the weather wore his name away or it has broken apart.
Nancy Bryan Hays Scrogin is my husband's 4th Great Grandmother. She was born in Kentucky and moved to Indiana after marrying Robert. Nancy bore nine children: six sons and two daughters. Two of her children died tragically in infancy. I feel a strong connection to her ever since I started researching her and her family.
Jessie Cain Scrogin is my husband's 1st cousin 4 times removed. She is the daughter of Joseph Grandison Scrogin and Juraldine Tardee Cain Scrogin. Jessie is also the granddaughter of Robert Hamilton Scrogin and Nancy Bryan Hays Scrogin. Sadly, she died at the age of four. Her headstone is so beautiful and there is much grief felt at her grave.
The Scrogin Family Cemetery is beautiful and such a lovely place to be. Here's what it looked like two years ago when the headstones were in much better condition. Wish we could restore them to their former glory.
If you are ever driving the gorgeous IN State Road 144 try not to blink because you might just pass the Scrogin Family Cemetery without ever realizing. Here's what it looked like from the road in July 2010 and 2012.
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Grateful that people care enough about these loved ones to try to keep the cemetery mowed so others, like myself, can enjoy its quiet charm.
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