Oliver Johnson Scofield father Penn Yan, Yates, New York was a shoemaker there and moved to Washtenaw County, Michigan in 1834. Oliver and his first wife, Sarah (Ford) Scofield, lived in Paw Paw, MI from 1855 until moving to Chicago.

Oliver Johnson Scofield, businessman, farmer * Penn Yan, Yates, New York 7 March 1832; + "Fernwood Cottage" (Scofield home), Lake, Price, Wis. 28 August 1904; bur. Butternut, Ashland, Wis. in unmarked grave; = (1) Grass Lake, Jackson, Mich. 31 October 1855 Sarah E. Ford (* New York 2 March 1836; + 840 Washington Blvd., Chicago, Cook, Ill. 21 February 1875; bur. Graceland Cemetery); = (2) First Methodist Church, Chicago (site of today's Chicago Temple skyscraper at Washington and Clark), Cook, Ill. 16 May 1875 Arvilla Eunice Way. To Washtenaw County, Mich. In 1834; Grass Lake, Mich. 1836; Washtenaw County in 1838; Leoni, Jackson, Mich. 1851; Paw Paw, Van Buren, Mich. 1855; Chicago in 1859. Oliver and brother Henry began transporting meat from butcher shops to retailers before 1862. In 1865, listed as "Clarkson, Scofield & Bros." At 121 S. Green St. which escaped damage in the Great Chicago Fire of 8-9 October 1871; to 92 N. Wood Street in 1872; 798 W. Washington Blvd. in 1873; to 840 W. Washington Blvd. in 1874. To farm at Eagle, Wis. 1881 and Lake, Price, Wis. in 1899. Scofield farm in Eagle purchased 6 October 1881. Source: Funeral Remembrance Card; Henry Burdette Whipple and Harriet Scofield, A Scofield Survey (1972); Waukesha County Registry of Deeds; Cook County Registry of Deeds, Marriage #21507.

Husband's Name
Oliver J. SCOFIELD
Born: 7 Mar 1832 Place: Paw Paw, Van Burin, Mi
Died: 29 Aug 1904 Place: Butternut, Wi
Buried: Butternut, Ashland, Wisconsin
Married: 16 May 1875 Chicago, Cook, Illinois

Father: John SCOFIELD
Mother: Mary JOHNSON

Wife's Name
Eunice Arvilla WAY
Born: 9 Oct 1849 Chemung, Chemung, New York
Died: 17 Aug 1932 Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin
Married: 16 May 1875 Chicago, Cook, Illinois

Children

1. Arthur Russell SCOFIELD
Born: 5 Jan 1884 Eagle, Waukesha, Wisconsin
Died: 19 Jun 1962 Riverside, Riverside, California

2. "O" "J" SCOFIELD
Born: 23 Jan 1886 Eagle, Waukesha, Wisconsin
Died: 25 Oct 1963

3. Sara SCOFIELD
Born: 20 Oct 1888 Eagle, Waukesha, Wisconsin
Died: 24 Dec 1955

4. John Ira SCOFIELD
Born: 22 Oct 1877 Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Died: 4 Oct 1951 Kimball, Kimball, Nebraska
Buried: Kimball, Kimball, Nebraska

5. Ford Sylvester SCOFIELD
Born: 28 Apr 1893 Eagle, Waukesha, Wisconsin
Died: 27 Feb 1915 Mandan, Morton, North Dakota

6. Maud SCOFIELD
Born: 22 Jun 1876 Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Died: 30 Apr 1965 Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin

7. Dean Stanley SCOFIELD
Born: 2 Nov 1879 Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Died: 27 Jan 1949 San Diego, San Diego, California

8. Glenn Lester SCOFIELD
Born: 26 Dec 1890 Eagle, Waukesha, Wisconsin
Died: 2 Nov 1961

9. Olive Melissa SCOFIELD
Born: 29 Dec 1881 Eagle, Waukesha, Wisconsin
Died: 22 Nov 1958 Waukesha, Waukesha, Wisconsin
Buried: 25 Nov 1958 East Troy, Walworth, Wisconsin