When Kjersta Wittsell was born on 1 June 1865, in Gammalstorp, Blekinge, Sweden, her father, Andrew Or Anders Olsson Wittsell, was 25 and her mother, Elsie Or Elsa Nelson, was 26. She married William Edward Scott on 25 March 1885, in Williams, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Florence Township, Williams, Ohio, United States for about 10 years and Edon, Williams, Ohio, United States in 1930. She died on 12 July 1953, in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Edon, Williams, Ohio, United States.
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