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Emma Henrietta "Retta" Scott 1864–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Apr 1864

Birth Location: Illinois, USA

Death Date: 14 Apr 1943

Death Location: Los Angeles County, California, USA

Father: James Scott

Mother: Henrietta Sutton

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Emma Henrietta "Retta" Scott was born in 1864 in Illinois, USA, the child of James Sterling Scott And Henrietta Sutton. Emma Henrietta "Retta" Scott married Lander Smith. Emma Henrietta "Retta" Scott passed away in 1943 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Emma Henrietta "Retta" Scott was born in 1864 in Illinois, USA, the child of James Sterling Scott And Henrietta Sutton.
  • Emma Henrietta "Retta" Scott married Lander Smith.
  • Emma Henrietta "Retta" Scott passed away in 1943 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.

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Emma Scott's Ancestors

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Emma Scott
1864–1943
Birth Place: Illinois, USA
Parents
James Sterling Scott
1833–1920
Windsor, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Henrietta Sutton
1842–1925
Pleasant Plains, Sangamon Co., Il
Grandparents
Samuel Sutton
1808–1891
New Jersey, United States of America
Emmeline Tomlin
1822–1896
Goshen, Cape May, New Jersey, United States
Great-Grandparents
Almarine Tomlin
1800–1859
Rhoda Smith
1802–1888
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Tomlin
1764–1824
Sarah Edwards
1772–1815
Abijah Smith
1764–1834
Rhoda Ludlam
1766–1848

Emma Scott's Timeline

2 Records

1864
4 Apr 1864
Birth of Emma Henrietta "Retta" Scott in Illinois, USA
Illinois, USA
1943
14 Apr 1943
Age 79
Death of Emma Henrietta "Retta" Scott in Los Angeles County, California, USA
Los Angeles County, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Apr 1864
    Event Place: Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1943
    Event Place: Los Angeles County, California, USA

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