John Anderson Scott

Brief Life History of John Anderson

When John Anderson Scott was born on 11 April 1852, in Denver, Hancock, Illinois, United States, his father, Larkin Scott Sr., was 40 and his mother, Sarah Foreman, was 35. He married Martha Riddle on 17 February 1876, in Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Basco, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1900 and Chili, Hancock, Illinois, United States for about 10 years. He died on 6 December 1925, in West Point, Hancock, Illinois, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Payne Cemetery, Hancock, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Anderson Scott
1852–1925
Martha Riddle
1855–1938
Marriage: 17 February 1876
Lillian G. Scott
1878–1966
Frank David Scott
1881–1963
Effie Mae Scott
1883–1955
Lessie B. Scott
1889–1976

Sources (22)

  • John A Scott, "United States Census, 1920"
  • John Anderson Scott, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
  • John A Scott, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"

World Events (8)

1853

Historical Boundaries: 1853: Hancock, Illinois, United States

1863

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

1872 · The First National Park

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

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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