This section contains the genealogical research files of Dr. John Henry Scalf, Jr. His research was generously donated to the Wilkes Genealogical Society, where it is housed in our library for public use. We are now making these files available online for our members as they are being digitized. His research is meticulously sourced and a valuable contribution to Wilkes County genealogy.
Family sheet volumes
Dr. Scalf filed these binders by descendant line. John Church I is the starting volume. The children below are written in the order on his family sheets. A name links to that volume when the flipbook is online.
Starting volume
John Church I
Children of John Church (I) and his first wife
Her name is blank on the opening sheet.
Benjamin
Elijah (I)
Elisha
Joel (I)
Aaron
Martha
Children of John Church (I) and Jane (“Jenny”) Andrews, his second wife
Gabriel (I)
Lucidia (“Cindy”)
Massey
Anna
Betsy
About Dr. John Henry Scalf, Jr.
Dr. Scalf was born on November 17, 1926, in Nyack, New York, his father, John, was 25 and his mother, Mary, was 23.
Dr. John Henry Scalf Jr. was a distinguished professor of sociology at the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW). He earned both his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees from Stetson University, followed by a doctoral degree from East Texas State University.
Dr. Scalf married Dorothy Campbell on August 21, 1949, in Wilkes, North Carolina at the age of 22. She was a dedicated educator in the New Hanover County school system. They had two children, John Michael Scalf and Maria Scalf.
Dr. Scalf was pastor of the First Baptist Church of Sylva from 1962-1964.
His wife was a Wilkes County native and a descendant of “Yankee” John Church. He did extensive genealogical research on this family line. His wife donated all his life’s work to WGS.
Dr. Scalf died on September 17, 1995, in Wilmington, North Carolina, at the age of 68, and was buried in Mountlawn Memorial Park, North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina.