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 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"
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World Events (8)
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
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.
1894 · Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument
On May 30, 18944 the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors’ Monument was unveiled. It is 73 feet high and over looks Libby Hill Park. the statue represents the 13 Confederate States.
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
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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