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In the year of 1849 he was united in marriage to Caroline Pace. Four children were born to them and two, Rachel E. Scarlett and Susannah E. VanGundy, are still living. The wife died in 1860, and the following year Mr. Scarlett was again married taking to wife Sarah VanGundy, who was a native of Ross County, Ohio. To this union four children were born, all of whom are still living: Wm. W., John G., and Jas. F. reside near Milton, and Samuel V. lives in Yolo County, Cal.

In the year 1853 Mr. Scarlett moved his family from Indiana to Iowa, and ten years later came to this county (Atchison) where he lived continuously until the time of his death. The deceased was a thrifty man and was well to-do in this world's goods. He was a splendid citizen and almost a life long Christian having united with the M.E. Church when quite young. He was one who made the world better for having lived in it." (County name added.)

Source:  Newspaper: Fairfax Forum (Missouri) 4 March 1904

A History of Nodaway and Atchison County Missouri, 1901 page 529

James Scarlett

"James Scarlett, a representative farmer and pioneer settler of Atchison county, Missouri, is a native of Orange County, Indiana, and was born October 20, 1827.  He was a son of Samuel and Jemima (Charles) Scarlett.  Joel Charles, our subject's maternal grandfather, was a well known farmer of Indiana, where he owned considerable property.  He owned the land on which the famous resort of French Lick is located.  His children were Azer; William, who was killed by the Indians while working on his farm; Elizabeth Wilson; Frankie Holbert; Cynthia Pinnick; Jemima, who married Samuel Scarlett.  Samuel Scarlett, the grandfather of our subject, was a native of North Carolina, born August 22, 1798, and in an early day moved to Indiana, where he carried on farming.  His children were John, Samuel, James, William, Stephen, Elizabeth and Virginia.  Samuel Scarlett, Jr., the father of our subject, was born in Orange county, North Carolina, where he received his education.  He married and then moved to Indiana, and in 1852 settled in Iowa, where he bought a claim and began farming.  He died in Clarinda September 3, 1869, and his loss was greatly felt, as he was a good citizen and a prominent worker in the Methodist church.  He was married three times, first to Jemima Dunbar, who was a widow with three children,--Elizabeth, Mary and Margaret.  She bore him two sons, one being William W., who went to California in 1860 and died there in 1899.  He next married Mrs. Rachel Hankins, a daughter of Mr. Blagraves, of Tennessee.  She was born January 8, 1804, and died May 24, 1860.  She was the mother of four children by her first marriage, namely:  Elizabeth, Abraham, Harrison and David. Mr. Scarlett was the father of four children by his second marriage, namely:  Mary, the wife of M. Damewood; Rebecca, the wife of William Williams; Samuel, of Colorado[who is married to Nancy Ann Pace]; and Sarah, who married W. Reed, of Iowa[who was first married to Edward M. Pace].  Mr. Scarlett had no children by his third wife.  She bore the maiden name of Ann Reed and was born April 18, 1806 while her death occurred January 19, 1892.

"James Scarlett, whose name heads this sketch, was reared and educated in his native place and remained under the parental roof until he had grown to manhood.  He farmed in Indiana until 1853, when he sold his farm and moved to Iowa, remaining there until 1863.  He then sold his property and located in Atchison county, where he bought one hundred and sixty acres of land, and after making many good improvements, carried on farming on a large scale.  He handled a great many head of cattle and was very successful.  He gradually added to his property until he was the owner of eight hundred and forty acres of splendidly cultivated land.  He gave several hundred acres to his children and now owns but one hundred and eighty acres, on which he lives.  In 1898 a cyclone struck his farm and destroyed all the buildings, demolishing the orchard and fields and leaving the place completely wrecked.   Mr. Scarlett at once rebuilt his house and barns, and, though they are not as elaborate as before, he has just cause to be proud of his home.  He is a broad-minded man and keeps up with all the improvements of the day.  He was a Democrat for many years, later a Republican, and is now a Populist, having held several minor township offices.  Mr. Scarlett married Caroline Pace, a daughter of Edward and Susan (Foster) Pace, who were among the early settlers of Indiana having moved there from Tennessee.  Mr. Pace was a good business man and a leading member of the Methodist church.  He had three children by his first wife:  Cynthia, the wife of L. Winemyer; John and Daniel.  For his second wife he married Susan Foster, and the following children were born to them:  Richard, of Iowa; William, who died in Texas; Wesley, of Colorado, who was the captain of a federal company; Elisha C., who served in the Rebellion; Rebecca, the wife of D. Hawkins, who died in Colorado; Caroline, the wife of H. Scarlett; Lewis, a Methodist minister and prominent citizen of Lincoln, Nebraska; and Elizabeth.  Mr. Scarlett and Caroline (Pace) Scarlett were the parents of the following children: Rachel, born in Indiana, in 1851, is the wife of Charles Scarlett, a distant relative; Susan, born in Iowa, in December, 1853, is the wife of A. Vangundy, of Nebraska;  Rebecca, born in Iowa, in 1855, is the wife of John Huston, a Methodist minister.  Mrs. Scarlett died in 1860.

"On the 28th of March, 1861, Mr. Scarlett was united in marriage to Sarah Vangundy, who was born February 5, 1843, in Ross county, Ohio, a daughter of John and Lea Vangundy, of Pennsylvania.  Her father was born January 13, 1799, and was twice married.  On the 24th of March, 1821 he wedded Margaret Search, whose death occurred July 6, 1833, and on the 11th of January, 1835, he was again married.  His second wife, Lea Vangundy, was born May 11, 1809.   John Vangundy the father of Mrs. Scarlett, moved to Ross county Ohio, where he lived until 1859, when he located in Clark township, Atchison county.  He built a large gristmill at Milton, which he ran for several years and then sold to a son.  He also owned large tracts of land.  He was a Methodist minister and in Missouri was a local preacher.  He died August 7, 1874, at Milton, and his death was greatly mourned by all who knew him.  His second wife died October 4, 1899, at the age of ninety years.  The children by his first wife were: Jonas, James, John, and Jane, who married Mr. Cartlich, a Methodist minister.  His children by his second marriage were:  Samuel, of Kansas; Margaret, the wife of N. Little; Sarah, the wife of our subject; and William, a farmer of Atchison county.  By his second marriage Mr. Scarlett is the father of four children, namely:  W. W., born January 14, 1862; John G., born November 4, 1863; Samuel V., born November 14, 1865; and James F., born January 12, 1867.  Mr. Scarlett is a Royal Arch Mason."