Brief Life History of Nancy E.
When Nancy E. Scott was born in August 1875, in Scottland, Edgar, Illinois, United States, her father, Winfield Scott, was 27 and her mother, Christena Clark, was 24. She married John Yelton on 12 December 1897, in Chrisman, Edgar, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Edgar, Illinois, United States in 1900 and Ross Township, Edgar, Illinois, United States for about 10 years. She died in 1960, in Chrisman, Edgar, Illinois, United States, at the age of 85.
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- Nancy E Syelton in household of John Syelton, "United States Census, 1930"
- Nancy E. Scott, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934"
- Nancy Scott in entry for Harold E Yelton and Suemma Grimes, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
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1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
1877 · The First Workers Strike
The country was in great economic distress in mid-1877, which caused many workers of the Railroad to come together and began the first national strike in the United States. Crowds gathered in Chicago in extreme number to be a part of the strike which was later named the Great Railroad Strike. Shortly after the strike began, the battle was fought between the authorities and many of the strikers. The conflict escalated to violence and quickly each side turned bloody.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
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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