Scammahorn, Mary M.

1865 - 1929  (64 years)

• Name	Scammahorn, Mary M.
  Birth	10 Mar 1865	Olney, Richland County, Illinois
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	SCAM.M005
  _FGRAVE	40946557
  Death	23 Mar 1929	Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
  Burial	Sugar Creek Cemetery, Richland County, Illinois
  Person ID	I53156	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2022

  
  

  Father	Scammahorn, William F,   b. 1834, Indiana d. 18 Aug 1891, Illinois (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Fletcher, Martha,   b. 1831, Kentucky d. 25 Dec 1904, Richland County, Illinois (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	14 Nov 1854	Richland County, Illinois
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 20 years and 11 months - She : ~ 23 years and 11 months.
  Family ID	F19251	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Crosby, James Samuel,   b. 1855   d. 1947 (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F19252	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 Mar 1865 - Olney, Richland County, Illinois Death - 23 Mar 1929 - Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Burial - - Sugar Creek Cemetery, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. Mary M. Crosby, wife of James S. Crosby, died at her home in Decatur, IL. She was born, Mary M. Scammahorn, in Olney, March 10, 1864 and was married December 15, 1891 to James S. Crosby. Mary was the daughter of William I. Scammahorn, born in Indiana and Martha J. Fletcher, born in Kentucky. She leaves the following sons and daughters: Martin M. Crosby, Decatur; Oliver O. and William A. Crosby, Olney; Mrs. Edna Maxey, Maroa; Samuel L. Crosby, Cincinnati. She also leaves a brother, C. A. Scammahorn, Decatur and a sister, Mrs. Aurelia Allen, Olney. Services will be held at the Blain Church three miles west of Olney with burial in the adjoining cemetery. (Published Olney Advocate, submitted by NanC)