Scarborough, Jewell Davis, 1887-1968.

Genealogical researcher, civic leader, suffrage activist, homemaker. Born in 1887 in Pittsburg, Texas.

Graduated from Wesleyan College, Macon, Georgia, in 1902 and from the University of Texas in 1907. Moved to Abilene, Texas, in 1907 and married Dallas Scarborough in 1908. Organized the University of Texas Ex-Student Association in 1916; Taylor County Equal Suffrage Association in 1918; Abilene Women's Forum, 1921. Also active in or assisted in organizing the Taylor County Red Cross Chapter, Abilene YWCA, Taylor County Child Welfare Board, West Texas Historical Association, and Abilene Panhellenic Association. Served as Taylor County Democratic Chairperson for 25 years. Also served as Taylor County Chairperson of the Red Cross during World War I and the Draft Registration Board during World War II. Author of "Southern Kith and Kin," an extensive four-volume genealogical study which was published 1951-1958. The study concerns Mrs. Scarborough's family and families associated with her own, primarily in Abilene, Texas, and Georgia. Mrs. Scarborough died in Abilene, Texas, in 1968.