George W. Scott

Brief Life History of George W.

When George W. Scott was born on 3 January 1847, in Center Township, Greene, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, William Scott, was 37 and his mother, Abigail Woods, was 36. He married Virginia Frances Ledwith in 1882, in Waynesburg, Greene, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Franklin Township, Greene, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years and Pennsylvania, United States in 1870. He died on 21 December 1913, in Waynesburg, Greene, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 66.

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Family Time Line

George W. Scott
1847–1913
Virginia Frances Ledwith
1858–1920
Marriage: 1882
Wayne Abner Scott
1884–1938
Robb Ledwith Scott
1889–1972
Helen Abigail Scott
1891–1962
Walter Mickle Scott
1893–1978
Caroline P Scott
1896–1974

Sources (11)

  • Geo W Scott, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Legacy NFS Source: George W. Scott - Government record: Census record: birth: January 1848; Center Twp, Greene, Pennsylvania, United States
  • George W. Scott, "Pennsylvania Deaths and Burials, 1720-1999"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · Battle of Gettysburg

The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

Name Meaning

English, Scottish, and Irish (Down): habitational and ethnic name from Middle English Scot ‘man from Scotland’. There is no evidence that the surname denoted either of the earlier senses of Scot as ‘(Gaelic-speaking) Irishman’ or ‘man from Alba’, the Gaelic-speaking region of Scotland north of the river Forth. This surname is also very common among African Americans.

English and Scottish: from the rare Middle English personal name Scot (Old English Scott, possibly also Old Norse Skotr), only certainly attested in northern England.

English: variant of Scutt .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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