J.B. SCUDAMORE., merchant
Wayne City, was born August 23, 1832, in Gallatin County, IL.
He is a son of George and Rebecca
(Buck) Scudamore. George
Scudamore was a native of England, which he left when a young
man to make his fortune in the new world. He died in Gallatin
County, IL., having followed farming and cattle dealing inhis
life.
Mrs. Rebecca Scudamore is a
native of Gallatin County, IL. She is a daughter of Warner and Barbara (Slusher) Buck,
the former a native of Germany and the latter of Virginia. She
was the mother of eleven children, of whom seven are now living, viz.: William, George, Thomas, Joseph B., James A., Sarah J. Maulding and Rebecca A. Mateer. The
mother of these children is yet living, aged eighty-three years.
Our subject was educated principally in the common schools of Hamilton
County. He was a farmer till August, 1862, when he enlisted in
the One Hundred and Tenth Iowa Volunteer Infantry, company G, and held
commission as Second and First Lieutenant and Captain. In
May, 1863, his regiment was consolidated, and our subject was mustered
out. He afterward volunteered as a private in the Sixth
Illinois Volunteer Calvary, Company L, ranking as Commissary Sergeant,
and serving till close of war, participating in the battle of Stone
River and other engagements.
After the war, Mr. Scudamore followed farming, and in 1869 he came to
this county, locating where Wayne City now stands. He might be
called the first settler, and he built the first store and
dwelling. To him more than to any other man belongs the credit of
getting a post office in the place, as he got up a petition and was
Postmaster for seven years. His wife is Postmistress at
present. He now holds the position of Notary Public; he has also
been Constable, filled school offices, and was Justice of the Peace for
four years, and has also been a member of the County Board for four
years. He is an A.F. & A.M. and I.O.O.F.
Our subject was married, January 1, 1856, in Hamilton County, IL to Miss Elizabeth J. Lewis, born March
28, 1838, in Champaign county, IL, where he was sheriff for two terms.
The following eight children blssed this union: Alvin G., Arminda J. Jones, Ada C. Talbert, Molly, Eva, John W., Bertha S. and Edna O.