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Josiah Scott 1826–1907 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jan 1826

Birth Location: Kentucky

Death Date: 2 Feb 1907

Death Location: Calhoun County, Iowa

Father: Elisha Scott

Mother: Nancy Ransdall

Spouse(s): Mary Ø

Children(s): Mary Brown

Josiah Scott was born in 1826 in Kentucky, the child of Elisha Powell Scott And Nancy Ransdall. Josiah Scott married Mary Jane Wyant, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Brown. Josiah Scott passed away in 1907 in Calhoun County, Iowa.

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Biography

  • Josiah Scott was born in 1826 in Kentucky, the child of Elisha Powell Scott And Nancy Ransdall.
  • Josiah Scott married Mary Jane Wyant, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Brown.
  • Josiah Scott passed away in 1907 in Calhoun County, Iowa.

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Josiah Scott's Ancestors

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Josiah Scott
1826–1907
Birth Place: Kentucky
Parents
Elisha Powell Scott
1793–1890
Indiana
Nancy Ransdall
1795–1849
Kentucky
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Josiah Scott's Descendants

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Josiah Scott (27 Jan 1826–2 Feb 1907) m. Mary (Jane Wyant) Ø (Jul 1829–Aft. 1920)
  1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Brown 1860–1927 m. John (Lewis) Brown 1857–1913
    1. 1. Christopher (Isaac) Brown 1892–1952 m. Mame Rider 1886– m. Mary Reed 1881–1944
      1. 1. Edith (Brown) Bigger 1939–1961 m. Clarence (Oliver) Bigger 1913–1966

Josiah Scott's Timeline

3 Records

1826
27 Jan 1826
Birth of Josiah Scott in Kentucky
Kentucky
1848
10 Aug 1848
Age 22
Josiah Scott was married in Boone County, Indiana, USA
Boone County, Indiana, USA
1907
2 Feb 1907
Age 81
Death of Josiah Scott in Calhoun County, Iowa
Calhoun County, Iowa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1826
    Event Place: Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1848
    Event Place: Boone County, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1907
    Event Place: Calhoun County, Iowa

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