John Randolph Scott

Brief Life History of John Randolph

When John Randolph Scott was born on 23 December 1886, in Clarkton, Halifax, Virginia, United States, his father, Francis Alexander Scott, was 31 and his mother, Mary Carrington Pleasants, was 34. He married Janie Cole Smith. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Staunton Magisterial District, Halifax, Virginia, United States in 1900 and Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States for about 20 years. He died on 6 September 1957, in Dayton, Greene, Ohio, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum, Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States.

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John Randolph Scott
1886–1957
Janie Cole Smith
1885–1958
Marriage:
Preston Parrish Scott
1909–1989
William Franklin Scott
1913–1996
Ruth P Scott
1919–1992

Sources (8)

  • John R Scott, "United States Census, 1940"
  • John R Scott in entry for Ruth Scott Nash, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
  • John R Scott, "United States Census, 1920"

World Events (8)

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1906 · Saving Food Labels

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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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