Docia Lou Tennant

1887–1962 (Age 75)
Newnan, Coweta, Georgia, United States

The Life of Docia Lou

When Docia Lou Tennant was born on 9 September 1887, in Newnan, Coweta, Georgia, United States, her father, Robert James Tennant, was 37 and her mother, Winnie Ann Frances Holman, was 38. She married Joseph C Scott on 24 December 1911, in Grayson, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Justice Precinct 1, Grayson, Texas, United States in 1910 and Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States for about 5 years. She died on 15 December 1962, in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Sherman, Grayson, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Docia Lou Tennant
1887–1962
Joseph C Scott
1881–1951
Marriage: 24 December 1911
Winnie Scott
1914–1975

Spouse & Children

  • Docia Lou Tennant

    Female1887–1962Female

  • Joseph C Scott

    Male1881–1951Male

MARRIAGE
24 December 1911
Grayson, Texas, United States
children

(1)

  • Winnie Scott

    Female1914–1975Female

Parents & Siblings

  • Robert James Tennant

    Male1850–1916Male

  • Winnie Ann Frances Holman

    Female1849–1907Female

siblings

(6)

  • Callie Holeman

    Female1840–1880Female

  • James Asa Tennant

    Male1870–1941Male

  • Ida S. Tennant

    Female1876–1959Female

  • Cornelia Neely Holeman

    Female1878–1956Female

  • Charles Tennant

    Male1878–Male

+1 More Child

World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

Age 3

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1893 · The Last Public Hanging in Georgia

Age 6

The last public hanging in Georgia was on September 28, 1893. The General Assembly prohibited public executions in December 1893. Prior to this law, Georgians commonly traveled to witness scheduled public executions.
1907 · Not for profit elections

Age 20

The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.

Name Meaning

Scottish and English: status name for a farmer who held his land from an overlord by obligations of rent or service, from Old French, Middle English tenant (present participle of Old French tenir ‘to hold’, Latin tenere). This was the normal situation for landholders in the Middle Ages, since in the feudal system all land belonged ultimately to the king and use of it was granted in return for financial or military support.

Possible Related Names

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

Sources (3)

  • Docia Scott in household of J C Scott, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Docia Scott in household of J C Scott, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Docia L Tennant in household of Alfred A Kiser, "United States Census, 1910"

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