George Henry Scott

Malefrom 4 October 1876 to 31 December 1877–14 February 1957

Brief Life History of George Henry

When George Henry Scott was born from 4 October 1876 to 31 December 1877, in Dallas Center, Dallas, Iowa, United States, his father, John Scott, was 49 and his mother, Margaret Scott, was 49. He lived in Sugar Grove Township, Dallas, Iowa, United States in 1880. He died on 14 February 1957, in Miller Township, Hand, South Dakota, United States, and was buried in G A R Cemetery, Miller Township, Hand, South Dakota, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Scott
1828–1892
Margaret Scott
1828–1913
Josephine Pamelia Scott
1855–1925
Mary Jane Scott
1857–1921
John Franklin Scott
1859–1914
Samuel W. Scott
1862–1924
Harriet W Scott
1864–
Grant Scott
1868–1915
George Henry Scott
1876–1957

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  • George H Scott in household of John Scott, "United States Census, 1880"

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World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Age 5

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1884 · There is now a Capital Building

Age 8

The capitol building in Des Moines originally had a budget of $1,500,000 but complications arose because of the need of a redesign. The building was dedicated on January 17, 1884, but it wasn’t completed until 1886. On January 4, 1904, a fire started and swept through the areas that housed the Supreme Court and Iowa House of Representatives. A major restoration was performed and documented, with the addition of electrical lighting, elevators, and a telephone system. By the early 1980s, the sandstone exterior of the Capitol had started deteriorating and prompted the installation of canopies to protect pedestrians from falling rubble. The entire reconstruction process took around 18 years to complete.

1898 · War with the Spanish

Age 22

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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