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Lydia E Scott 1893–1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Oct 1893

Birth Location: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: Jan 1984

Death Location: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Thomas scott

Mother: Sarah Sossamon

Spouse(s): Dudley Medearis

Children(s): Merle Medearis, Jean Medearis

Lydia E Scott was born in 1893 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA, the child of Thomas Anderson Scott Scott And Sarah Elizabeth Sossamon. In 1900, Lydia E Scott resided in Memphis Ward 9, Shelby, Tennessee, USA. In 1910, Lydia E Scott resided in Memphis Ward 9, Shelby, Tennessee, USA. Lydia E Scott married Dudley Eugene Medearis, and had children including Jean Earline Medearis, Merle Medearis. Lydia E Scott passed away in 1984 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lydia E Scott was born in 1893 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA, the child of Thomas Anderson Scott Scott And Sarah Elizabeth Sossamon.
  • In 1900, Lydia E Scott resided in Memphis Ward 9, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1910, Lydia E Scott resided in Memphis Ward 9, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.
  • Lydia E Scott married Dudley Eugene Medearis, and had children including Jean Earline Medearis, Merle Medearis.
  • Lydia E Scott passed away in 1984 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas scott
1840–1896
Birth Location: Obion, Tennessee, United States
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Sarah Sossamon
1862–1942
Birth Location: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Dudley Medearis
1891–1952
Birth Location: Memphis, Tennessee
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Children(s)

Merle Medearis
1913–
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Jean Medearis
1926–1997
Birth Location: Memphis Shel, Tennessee
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Lydia Scott's Ancestors

Self
Lydia Scott
1893–1984
Birth Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Thomas Anderson Scott scott
1840–1896
Obion, Tennessee, United States
Sarah (Elizabeth) Sossamon
1862–1942
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
John (O) Scott
1795–1852
Tennessee
Margaret Hainey
1801–1878
Tennessee
Edward Sossamon
1836–
Mississippi, USA
Lydia (Ann) McIlrain
1840–
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Scott
1764–1831
Sarah Hutton
1769–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lydia Scott's Descendants

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Lydia (E) Scott (3 Oct 1893–Jan 1984) m. Dudley (Eugene) Medearis (11 Dec 1891–20 Sep 1952)
  1. 1. Merle Medearis 1913–
  2. 2. Jean (Earline) Medearis 1926–1997

Lydia Scott's Timeline

8 Records

1893
3 Oct 1893
Birth of Lydia E Scott in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
1900
1900
Age 7
Lydia E Scott resided here in Memphis Ward 9, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Memphis Ward 9, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 17
Lydia E Scott resided here in Memphis Ward 9, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Memphis Ward 9, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 27
Lydia E Scott resided here in Memphis Ward 9, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Memphis Ward 9, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 42
Lydia E Scott resided here in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 47
Lydia E Scott resided here in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
1941
1941
Age 48
Lydia E Scott resided here in Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
1984
Jan 1984
Age 91
Death of Lydia E Scott in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States of America
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1893
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03961; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 98-42
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 409-04-2021; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: 1971
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Memphis Ward 9, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1763; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 116
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Memphis Ward 9, Shelby, Tennessee; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0090; FHL microfilm: 1241598
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Memphis Ward 9, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1520; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0157; FHL microfilm: 1375533

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Memphis Ward 9, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Memphis Ward 9, Shelby, Tennessee; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0090; FHL microfilm: 1241598

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Memphis Ward 9, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Memphis Ward 9, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1520; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0157; FHL microfilm: 1375533

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Memphis Ward 9, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Memphis Ward 9, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1763; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 116

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03961; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 98-42

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03961; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 98-42

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1941
    Event Place: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1984
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 409-04-2021; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: 1971
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