Myra Dexter Padgett^[1]

1842 - 1933  (90 years)

• Name	Myra Dexter Padgett
  Birth	15 Nov 1842	Rutherfordton, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Census	8 Aug 1850	Rutherford, North Carolina, United States   [5]
  	Address: High Shoal Dist.
  Census	19 Jun 1860	Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States   [6]
  Census	5 Jun 1880	Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States   [7]
  Census	6 Jun 1900	Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States   [2]
  	Address: Cherokee Township
  	The 1900 census lists Myra as 58 years old, widowed, with 7 children, 4 of whom are still living.
  Residence	1903	Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States   [8]
  	Address: 81 S. Church
  	Myra is listed as a widow.
  Residence	1905	Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States   [9]
  	Address: 81 S. Church
  Residence	1908	Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States   [10]
  	Address: 159 S. Church
  	Myra is listed as a widow.
  Residence	1910	Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States   [11]
  	Address: 159 S. Church
  Census	15 Apr 1910	Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States   [12]
  	Address: 159 S. Church
  	The 1910 census lists Myra as widowed. Says she has had 7 children, only 4 of whom are living.
  Residence	1911	Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States   [13]
  	Address: 159 S. Church
  Census	12 Jan 1920	Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States   [14]
  	Address: 105 Hydrich St.
  Residence	1921	Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States   [15]
  	Address: 100 Williams
  Residence	1924	Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States   [16]
  	Address: 414 Tinsdel Ave
  Census	9 Apr 1930	Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States   [17]
  	Address: 216 Tindel Ave
  _AMTID	162485318642:1030:191555462
  _FSFTID	LRSH-3CL
  _UID	88EAA011D90E4E168901B9BC155E8C19855B
  Death	20 Aug 1933	Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States   [1, 3, 4]
  	Address: Paris Mountain Twp
  Burial	21 Aug 1933	Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States   [1, 4]
  	Address: Scruggs Cemetery
  Person ID	I4671	Scott Dickson
  Last Modified	13 May 2017

  
  

  Father	Meredith Padgett,   b. 1821, North Carolina, United States d. 2 Sep 1904, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Sarah Margaret Dugan,   b. 1823, North Carolina, United States d. 15 Nov 1849 (Age 26 years)
  Family ID	F3127	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Richard Martin Scruggs,   b. 7 Sep 1823, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States d. 14 Oct 1897, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States (Age 74 years)  [1, 18]
  Marriage	Abt 1869  [1, 10]
  Children	1. James Scruggs,   b. 1870, South Carolina, United States d. Yes, date unknown + 2. Charles C. Scruggs,   b. 4 Feb 1872, South Carolina, United States d. 15 Jun 1931, Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States (Age 59 years) > 3. Olenia Scruggs,   b. 19 Nov 1878, South Carolina, United States d. 6 May 1966, Weaverville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States (Age 87 years) > 4. Cora J. Scruggs,   b. 1881, South Carolina, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2575	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 May 2025

  
  

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  Birth - 15 Nov 1842 - Rutherfordton, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Census - Address: High Shoal Dist. - 8 Aug 1850 - Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Census - 19 Jun 1860 - Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States Census - 5 Jun 1880 - Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States Census - Address: Cherokee Township - 6 Jun 1900 - Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States Residence - Address: 81 S. Church - 1903 - Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States Residence - Address: 81 S. Church - 1905 - Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States Residence - Address: 159 S. Church - 1908 - Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States Residence - Address: 159 S. Church - 1910 - Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States Census - Address: 159 S. Church - 15 Apr 1910 - Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States Residence - Address: 159 S. Church - 1911 - Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States Census - Address: 105 Hydrich St. - 12 Jan 1920 - Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States Residence - Address: 100 Williams - 1921 - Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States Residence - Address: 414 Tinsdel Ave - 1924 - Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States Census - Address: 216 Tindel Ave - 9 Apr 1930 - Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States Death - Address: Paris Mountain Twp - 20 Aug 1933 - Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States Burial - Address: Scruggs Cemetery - 21 Aug 1933 - Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  [S928] Death Certificate - Chas C Scruggs, Myra Dexter Scruggs; Greenville, Greenville Co., South Carolina; File No. 11335; 20 August 1933. [S924] 1900 US Federal Census, Spartanburg Co., SC, Cherokee Township; ED 84; Sheet 5-B; Dwelling 98, Family 98; Charles Scruggs. [S1192] Ancestry, South Carolina, Death Records, 1821-1971, 1 May 2017; Myra Dexter Scruggs, d 20 Aug 1933, Greenville Co., File No. 11355. [S641] Find A Grave, 13 May 2017; Myra Dexter Padgett Scruggs; Myra Dexter Padgett Scruggs; 19674184; Judy K. Brantley/Wilson. [S1203] 1850 US Federal Census, Rutherford Co., NC, High Shoal District; Page 52; Dwelling 436, Family 438; Mereditch Padgett. [S1204] 1860 US Federal Census, Spartanburg Co., SC, Northern District; Page 38; Dwelling 248, Family 248; Nancy Wethers. [S923] 1880 US Federal Census, Spartanburg Co., SC, Spartanburg; ED 136; Page 20; Dwelling 193, Family 224, Church Street; Richard M Scruggs. [S688] Ancestry, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, 8 May 2017; 1903, Spartanburg, Spartanburg Co.,South Carolina, Myra D Scruggs. [S688] Ancestry, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, 8 October 2014; 1905, Spartanburg, Spartanburg Co.,South Carolina, Charles C Scruggs. [S688] Ancestry, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, 8 October 2014; 1908, Spartanburg, Spartanburg Co.,South Carolina, Myra Scruggs. [S688] Ancestry, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, 8 October 2014; 1910, Spartanburg, Spartanburg Co.,South Carolina, Charles E. Scruggs. [S919] 1910 US Federal Census, Spartanburg Co., SC, Spartanburg, Ward 1; ED 96; Sheet 1B; Dwelling 12, Family 13; Mira D Scruggs. [S688] Ancestry, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, 8 October 2014; 1911, Spartanburg, Spartanburg Co.,South Carolina, Charles C Scruggs. [S1191] 1920 US Federal Census, Spartanburg Co, SC, Spartanburg, Ward 2; ED 112; Sheet 15B; Dwelling 231, Family 335; Charles Scruggs. [S688] Ancestry, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, 8 May 2017; 1921, Greenville, Greenville Co.,South Carolina, Myra D Scruggs. [S688] Ancestry, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, 8 May 2017; 1925, Greenville, Greenville Co.,South Carolina, Myra D Scruggs. [S1205] 1930 US Federal Census, Greenville Co., SC, Greenville, Ward 6; ED 23-40; Sheet 11A; Dwelling 213, Family 224; James H Armstrong. [S928] Death Certificate - Chas C Scruggs, Chas C Scruggs; Spartanburg, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina; File No. 12341; 15 July 1931.