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Dora Caroline (Pruitt) Scott 1878–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 March 1878

Birth Location: Burkesville, Cumberland County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 21 Jul 1959

Death Location: Tompkinsville, Monroe County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: George Pruitt

Mother: Nancy Pruitt

Spouse(s): Lee Scott

Children(s): Nancy Kerr, Lovie Collins, Mary Scott, John Scott, Marvin Scott, Estell Scott, Uva Scott, Fred Scott, Stanley Scott

Dora Caroline (Pruitt) Scott was born in 1878 in Burkesville, Cumberland County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of George Washington Pruitt And Nancy Dowl Short Pruitt. In 1880, Dora Caroline (Pruitt) Scott resided in Kettle Creek, Cumberland, Kentucky, USA. In 1910, Dora Caroline (Pruitt) Scott resided in Martinsburg, Monroe, Kentucky, USA. Dora Caroline (Pruitt) Scott married Lee Roy Scott, and had children including Estell Scott, Fred Scott, John F Scott, Lovie Scott Collins, Marvin Scott, Mary A Scott, Nancy D Kerr, Stanley Scott, Uva B Scott. Dora Caroline (Pruitt) Scott passed away in 1959 in Tompkinsville, Monroe County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Dora Caroline (Pruitt) Scott was born in 1878 in Burkesville, Cumberland County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of George Washington Pruitt And Nancy Dowl Short Pruitt.
  • In 1880, Dora Caroline (Pruitt) Scott resided in Kettle Creek, Cumberland, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1910, Dora Caroline (Pruitt) Scott resided in Martinsburg, Monroe, Kentucky, USA.
  • Dora Caroline (Pruitt) Scott married Lee Roy Scott, and had children including Estell Scott, Fred Scott, John F Scott, Lovie Scott Collins, Marvin Scott, Mary A Scott, Nancy D Kerr, Stanley Scott, Uva B Scott.
  • Dora Caroline (Pruitt) Scott passed away in 1959 in Tompkinsville, Monroe County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dora Scott's Ancestors

Self
Dora Scott
1878–1959
Birth Place: Burkesville, Cumberland County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
George Washington Pruitt
1853–1906
Nancy (Dowl (Short)) Pruitt
1862–1899
Kentucky
Grandparents
Solomon (Sidney Pruitt) Sr.
1801–1858
Moore, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth ("Betsy") Scott
1821–1880
Cumberland, Kentucky, United States
James Short
1823–
Patsy (Ann (Blythe)) Short
1830–1856
, Cumberland, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Short
1784–
David Blythe
1795–1840
Peggy Logan
1800–1875
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sion Shorte
1765–1830
James Logan
1780–1859
Judith Murley
1776–1850

Dora Scott's Descendants

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Dora (Caroline (Pruitt)) Scott (27 March 1878–21 Jul 1959) m. Lee (Roy) Scott (21 July 1876–25 September 1925)
  1. 1. Nancy (D) Kerr 1918–
  2. 2. Lovie ((Scott)) Collins 1899–1927
  3. 3. Mary (A) Scott 1905–
  4. 4. John (F) Scott 1906–
  5. 5. Marvin Scott 1912–
  6. 6. Estell Scott 1913–
  7. 7. Uva (B) Scott 1916–
  8. 8. Fred Scott 1920–
  9. 9. Stanley Scott 1913–

Dora Scott's Timeline

8 Records

1878
27 March 1878
Birth of Dora Caroline (Pruitt) Scott in Burkesville, Cumberland County, Kentucky, United States of America
Burkesville, Cumberland County, Kentucky, United States of America
1880
1880
Age 2
Dora Caroline (Pruitt) Scott resided here in Kettle Creek, Cumberland, Kentucky, USA
Kettle Creek, Cumberland, Kentucky, USA
1910
1910
Age 32
Dora Caroline (Pruitt) Scott resided here in Martinsburg, Monroe, Kentucky, USA
Martinsburg, Monroe, Kentucky, USA
1920
1920
Age 42
Dora Caroline (Pruitt) Scott resided here in Martinsburg, Monroe, Kentucky, USA
Martinsburg, Monroe, Kentucky, USA
1935
1935
Age 57
Dora Caroline (Pruitt) Scott resided here in Grant, Kentucky
Grant, Kentucky
1940
1940
Age 62
Dora Caroline (Pruitt) Scott resided here in Williamstown KY, Grant, Kentucky, USA
Williamstown KY, Grant, Kentucky, USA
1950
1950
Age 72
Dora Caroline (Pruitt) Scott resided here in Shelby, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA
Shelby, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA
1959
21 Jul 1959
Age 81
Death of Dora Caroline (Pruitt) Scott in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA
Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 March 1878
    Event Place: Burkesville, Cumberland County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grant, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01308; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 41-7
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Martinsburg, Monroe, Kentucky; Roll: T625_592; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 190
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Martinsburg, Monroe, Kentucky; Roll: T624_496; Page: 3a; Enumeration District: 0156; FHL microfilm: 1374509
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1959; Roll: 09
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Shelby, Tippecanoe, Indiana; Roll: 3553; Page: 28; Enumeration District: 79-46
    [9] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Kettle Creek, Cumberland, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Martinsburg, Monroe, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Martinsburg, Monroe, Kentucky; Roll: T624_496; Page: 3a; Enumeration District: 0156; FHL microfilm: 1374509

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Martinsburg, Monroe, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Martinsburg, Monroe, Kentucky; Roll: T625_592; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 190

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Grant, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grant, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01308; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 41-7

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Williamstown KY, Grant, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grant, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01308; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 41-7

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Shelby, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Shelby, Tippecanoe, Indiana; Roll: 3553; Page: 28; Enumeration District: 79-46

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1959
    Event Place: Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1959; Roll: 09

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tompkinsville, Monroe County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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