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SGT Franklin Howard Scobey

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SGT Franklin Howard Scobey Veteran

Birth
Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
Death
22 Jul 1888 (aged 51)
Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, USA GPS-Latitude: 39.4016935, Longitude: -84.546062
Plot
Section :1-E Lot :597 Space :1
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One of the original seven founders of the Sigma Chi Fraternity.

Franklin Howard Scobey was born in Hamilton, Ohio, and was 18 at the time of the founding of Sigma Chi. He, along with Runkle, was a leader of the rebellion in DKE. He was the prime exponent in the Fraternity of what has come to be known as the Spirit of Sigma Chi.

He studied law and was admitted to the bar after graduation. Never physically strong, he suffered from increasing deafness, but during and after the Civil War he engaged in newspaper editorial work in Hamilton. He entered the Chapter Eternal in 1888 and was buried in Greenwood Cemetary in his hometown.
One of the original seven founders of the Sigma Chi Fraternity.

Franklin Howard Scobey was born in Hamilton, Ohio, and was 18 at the time of the founding of Sigma Chi. He, along with Runkle, was a leader of the rebellion in DKE. He was the prime exponent in the Fraternity of what has come to be known as the Spirit of Sigma Chi.

He studied law and was admitted to the bar after graduation. Never physically strong, he suffered from increasing deafness, but during and after the Civil War he engaged in newspaper editorial work in Hamilton. He entered the Chapter Eternal in 1888 and was buried in Greenwood Cemetary in his hometown.

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  • Added: Feb 11, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7177425/franklin_howard-scobey: accessed ), memorial page for SGT Franklin Howard Scobey (27 May 1837–22 Jul 1888), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7177425, citing Greenwood Cemetery, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by D (contributor 46558596).