Obituary - Lincoln Evening Courier, 30 April 1931 THOS. SCROGGIN, 92, DIED EARLY TODAY MT. PULASKI, April 30 - Thomas Jefferson Scroggin, at the time of his death the oldest native-born citizen in Mt. Pulaski township, passed away at the home of his sister, Mrs. John Clendenen, six miles south of here, at 5 o'clock this morning. "Uncle Tommie", as he was called by all of his acquaintances, would have observed his 92nd birthday on Sunday, May 3. He was born May 3, 1839, the son of Leonard C. and Mary Margaret Scroggin, who were among the early settlers in Logan County, in Mt. Pulaski township and passed his entire life in that vicinity. Mr. Scroggin, although blind for a number of years, was in good health until five days ago when he was stricken with paralysis, and pneumonia developed later, causing his demise. He never married and his only immediate relatives are two sisters, Mrs. John Clendenen, with whom he resided for more than a quarter of a century, and Mrs. Lyde Turley. Funeral services will be conducted at the Copeland Christian Church at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon, with Rev. Gilbert Cink of Williamsville in charge. Burial will be in Steenbergen Cemetery.