Re: Joel Scribner born C. 1831 in ME, USA

Hi. I'm not related to this family.Here is Joel on a California voter registration list:

California, Voter Registers, 1866-1898 about Joel Scott Scribner
Name:        Joel Scott Scribner
Residence Year: 1866
Residence Place: Alvarado, Alameda, California
Age:        35
Birth Year: abt 1831 Maine

There was a Joel Scott Scribner b. 1827 Maine, from Familysearch.org:

Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900 for Joel Scott Scribner

Name:        Joel Scott Scribner
Gender:        Male
Baptism/Christening Date:        
Baptism/Christening Place:        
Birth Date:        27 Mar 1827
Birthplace:        Alexander,? Washington,? Maine,? United States
Death Date:        
Name Note:        
Race:        
Father's Name:        Samuel Scribner
Father's Birthplace:        
Father's Age:        
Mother's Name:        Phebe Scott
Mother's Birthplace:        
Mother's Age:        
Indexing Project (Batch) Number:        I00596-3
System Origin:        Maine-EASy
Source Film Number:        10465
Reference Number:        

There is a widow Phebe Scribner living in Alexander, Washington, Maine:

1840 United States Federal Census about Widow Pheba Senbner Widow
Name:        Widow Pheba Senbner Widow
[Widow Phebe Scribner Widow]
Home in 1840 (City, County, State):        Alexander, Washington, Maine
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14:        2
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19:        1
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19:        2
Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59:        1
Persons Employed in Agriculture:        1
Persons Employed in Manufacture and Trade:        1
Free White Persons - Under 20:        5
Total Free White Persons:        6
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves:        6

and in 1830:

1830 United States Federal Census about Phebe Scribner
Name:        Phebe Scribner
Home in 1830 (City, County, State):        Alexander, Washington, Maine
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5:        2
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9:        1
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14:        1
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29:        1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9:        2
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19:        2
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39:        1
Free White Persons - Under 20:        8
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:        2
Total Free White Persons:        10
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored):        10

Samuel Scribner & Phebe Scott also had the following children (from Familysearch.org):

Olive Abigail Scribner, b. 17 Jul 1813
Caroline Elizabeth Scribner, b. 20 Feb 1815
Theodore Scribner, b. 14 Apr 1819
Love Emeline Scribner, b. 11 Dec 1820
Phebe Scribner, b. 4 Feb 1823
Samuel Albert Scribner, b. 24 May 1825
George Stillman Smith Scribner, b. 13 Feb 1829

By 1850 there were no Scribners (or none I found) living in Alexander, Maine except for possibly George. He married in Alex., Maine & signed up for the civil war there too.On his enlistment record in 1863 it notes that he has a dependent mother.

This may or may not be Joel's family. The birth date for him is a few years off, so I can't be sure.Hope this helps. Annie