Company D, Sixteenth Kentucky Cavalry, USA. Scruggs, James M.: Pvt.; enrolled 1/5/64 at Paducah, KY; enlisted 3/17/64 at Paducah, KY; Born December 27, 1846 in Calloway County, KY; died May 10 or 11, 1935 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA; buried Martin Chapel Cemetery, Calloway County, KY; son of William Scruggs; husband of Ellen (Perkins) Scruggs. LEDGER & TIMES Murray, KY May 16, 1935 ____________________ CHAGE SCRUGGS, 89, DIES IN CALIFORNIA __________ Civil War Veteran, Native of County, Buried Here; Lived at Hazel. Chage Scruggs, 89 years of age, died Saturday night in Los Angeles, Calif., after a lengthy illness. Mr. Scruggs was a former citizen of Paris, having moved to Los Angeles about three years ago. He died at the home of his late wife's niece, Mrs. Charles Hendley, also formerly of Paris. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Scruggs and was born near Murray. He served during the Civil War as a Federal soldier under the Union flag, having joined a Kentucky regiment early in the war. It was learned from relatives here that he was captured and wounded during the war, but the exact dates or places could not be learned. He moved to Paris in 1919, having retired from farming and operating a mercantile store near Hazel, and lived on Head Street in this city for 12 years. He was married to Miss Ellie Perkins, who has been dead for several years. They had no children. He was a member of the Methodist Church at Martin's Chapel, three miles from Murray, and was a staunch Republican. Surviving are one brother, W. C. Scruggs, of Hazel; two sisters, Mrs. Jim Lamb and Mrs. Bob Farmer, both of Hazel; and a nephew, Dr. Elroy Scruggs, of this city. His remains will be cremated and funeral services will be held at Martin's Chapel Church, the exact date of which has not been announced.