Alton Philip Scogings

Male 1905 - 1937  (31 years)


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  • Name Alton Philip Scogings 
    Born 6 Jun 1905  Indian Bench, Uintah, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    LDS Baptism 03 Aug 1913  Uintah County, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 10 Mar 1937  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Obituary 11 Mar 1937  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Alton P. Scoggings, 31 of Bountiful died Wednesday in a local hospital as the result of blood poisioning and the amputation of his right leg, following the bruising of the calf of the leg more than a month ago. While repairing an automobile at the Antelope Springs CCC Camp, near Hinckley, Mr. Scoggins was struck by a loose steel bar. He did not consider the bruise serious, but after his return to Bountiful, he became ill a the home of his wife's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Briggs, and was removed to the hospital Feb. 28. Blood poisoning had set in, according to physicians, and the leg was amputated Monday in an effort to save his life. At the time of his death, he was a machinist of the division of grazing, for the CCC Camp. He was born June 6, 1905, at Bennett, and came to Salt Lake City to live when he was six years old. He had lived here until a year ago, when he was transferred to the Antelope Springs camp by the division of grazing. Survivors are his widow, Mrs. Lenora Briggs Scoggings; two daughters, Helen and Carol Scoggings; and eight brothers and sisters: Russell and Arden Scoggings of Roosevelt; Mrs. Amy Smith of American Fork; W.D. Scoggings of Idaho Falls, Idaho; Harmon Scoggings of Denver, Colo., and Mrs. Netti Ferry and Mrs. Ella Rehbock of San Francisco, Calif. Funeral services will be held in the Bountiful First Ward Chapel Sunday at 12:30 p.m. under the direction of Bishop Quayle Cannon. Interment will be in the Bountiful Cemetery.
    Buried Bountiful, Davis, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I184  Descendants of Thomas Scoging 1709 - 1788 | The family of Philip Elam
    Last Modified 21 Feb 2009 

    Father Philip Elam Scogings,   b. 25 Nov 1873, Rockville, Kane, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Oct 1946, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Mary Elizabeth Brown,   b. 28 Oct 1874, , Carroll, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jul 1958, Vancouver, Clark, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 1 Dec 1897  Manti, Sanpete, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Marriage License of Philip Scogings to Mary Brown 1897
    Marriage License of Philip Scogings to Mary Brown 1897
    Census 1910  Indian Bench, Uintah, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • Philip and Mary lived with their five children; William, Amy, Oral, Alton, and Nettie May in Indian Bench. They were homesteading the land.
    1910 Census in Indian Bench of the Scogings family of 7
    1910 Census in Indian Bench of the Scogings family of 7
    Divorced 15 Dec 1921  Bennett, Uintah, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Albums
    Mary Elizabeth Brown's personal collection
    Mary Elizabeth Brown's personal collection (10)
    Family ID F34  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lenora Briggs,   b. 26 Jan 1909, Bountiful, Davis, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Oct 1991, Cedar City, Iron, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 14 Jun 1928  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
    Last Modified 17 Apr 2005 
    Family ID F138  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 Jun 1905 - Indian Bench, Uintah, Utah Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLDS Baptism - 03 Aug 1913 - Uintah County, Utah Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 14 Jun 1928 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 10 Mar 1937 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsObituary - 11 Mar 1937 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Bountiful, Davis, Utah Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Personal Record of Alton kept by his mother, Mary Elizabeth
    Personal Record of Alton kept by his mother, Mary Elizabeth

    Headstones
    Alton Philip Scogings headstone
    Alton Philip Scogings headstone

  • Sources 
    1. [S14] Ancestral File (R) Scogings, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998).

    2. [S7] Utah Death Certificates 1904 to 1950, State of Utah, Utah Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, (Death Certificate in Possession of Don Jaggi), Alton Philip Scogings death certificate, Salt Lake County, State File Number 51 (Reliability: 3), 17 Aug 2001.

    3. [S9] Utah, Salt Lake, Salt Lake City - Deseret News newspaper, ((Salt Lake City, Utah)), Alton Philip Scogings obituary, 11 Mar 1937, page 5, 16 (Reliability: 3), 17 Aug 2001.

    4. [S363] Sanpete County Marriage Licenses 1888 to 1966, County Clerk, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1966), book 4, page 40; FHL 481510.

    5. [S94] Utah, 1910 population census schedules, T624, United States. Bureau of the Census., (Washington : The National Archives), Philip Scogings household; Uintah County, Whiterocks precinct, Indian Bench; roll 1609, E.D. 182, sheet 13b.

    6. [S133] Utah, Salt Lake County - Marriage Licenses, Salt Lake County (Utah). County Clerk (Main Author), (Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1965-66), License Number 54682, FHL film 429130 (Reliability: 3).