This is a very remote possibility; however, there is a William M. Scudder briefly mentioned in the book
1880s
In the late 1880s, refrigeration was introduced to the meatpacking industry in Chicago. This changed the industry forever.
Scudder Boyd's birth name is John Scudder Boyd Jr..
Dr Pepper was made in the 1880s by Charles Alderton.
Horace Scudder died in 1902.
Horace Scudder was born in 1838.
Caleb Scudder was born in 1795.
Caleb Scudder died in 1866.
Bernard Scudder died in 2007.
Bernard Scudder was born in 1954.
Laura Scudder died in 1959.
Nathaniel Scudder died in 1781.