Ephraim Scott

Brief Life History of Ephraim

When Ephraim Scott was born on 6 June 1842, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, his father, John Scott, was 31 and his mother, Elizabeth Meneary, was 26. He married Sarah Ellen Smithies on 9 November 1867, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1870 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1880. He registered for military service in 1857. In 1880, at the age of 38, his occupation is listed as machine agent. He died on 26 May 1898, in Menan, Fremont, Idaho, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in Little Butte Cemetery, Annis, Jefferson, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ephraim Scott
1842–1898
Sarah Ellen Smithies
1847–1917
Marriage: 9 November 1867
Sarah Melvina Scott
1868–1943
Elizabeth Scott
1869–1869
Mary Merinda Scott
1870–1926
Ann Eliza Scott
1872–1872
Ephraim Moroni Scott
1873–1942
James Heber Scott
1875–1946
John Robert Scott
1877–1950
Louisa Delia Scott
1879–1950
Isaac Clarence Scott
1881–1959
Alice May Scott
1884–1945
Josiah Alfonso Scott
1887–1944
Mabel Sophia Scott
1890–1961

Sources (89)

  • Ernest E Scott, Jr, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Ephraim Scott, "BillionGraves Index"
  • Ephraim Scott, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1845 · Oh My Father

"In October 1845, the newspaper Times and Seasons published a poem written by Eliza R. Snow entitled ""My Father in Heaven."" It has become the well known hymn, ""Oh My Father."" The song is only one in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hymnbook that referrs to a Heavenly Mother."

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1858 · A House Divided

Abraham Lincoln's goal was to be different than the previous Senators of Illinois and voice his opinion in how he saw the State and the United States start to drift apart in the different ideology on what was right and what was wrong. Even though it would become an unsuccessful campaign strategy to win the senate seat, to this day it is one of the most famous speeches of US politics.

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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Ephraim Scott

Ephraim Scott was the forth child and second son of John Scott and Elizabeth Meneary. Because of polygamy and John having two other wives he was actually the eleventh child in the family. He was bor …

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