Rash's Surname Index
Notes for John SCATCHARD
The educational advantages enjoyed by John Scatchard were obtained partly in the schools of his native county of Yorkshire, England, and partly in East Coventry township, Chester county, Pennsylvania, whither his parents removed when he was a young boy. His early business career was spent in the various manufactories operated by his father; later he learned the engraving trade and after becoming efficient in this branch of industry, he secured employment in the city of Philadelphia, where he remained for five years. In 1878 Mr. Scatchard purchased his present home in New London township. Chester county, consisting of one hundred and one acres of productive land, a portion of the Conard estate, where he now conducts a general dairy farm of twenty head of carefully selected cows. By closely adhering to legitimate business methods, Mr. Scatchard has achieved a large degree of success in this undertaking and has acquired a comfortable competence for his declining years. He has always been loyal to the interests of his adopted country, enlisting in the One Hundred and Twenty-fourth Volunteer Pennsylvania Regiment, which was under the command of Colonel Alex McClure, in 1863. His regiment was not called to the front but served on picket duty at Gettysburg, and the same year of his enlistment he received an honorable discharge from the service of the United States. Mr. Scatchard is a Republican in politics, and has served his township in the capacity of judge, supervisor, school director and auditor. He is a member of the Masonic Order of Pottstown, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and the Knights of the Golden Eagle.
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