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Melvin Lafette Scott 1861–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Aug 1861

Birth Location: Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 8 Jan 1939

Death Location: Cumby, Hopkins Co, TX, USA

Father: William Scott

Mother: Elvira Hughs

Spouse(s): Mary Fox\Scott*

Children(s): Octavia Scott

Melvin Lafette Scott was born in 1861 in Tennessee, USA, the child of William Scott And Elvira A Hughs. Melvin Lafette Scott married Mary Sue Fox Scott, and had children including Octavia Lillie Ada Scott. Melvin Lafette Scott passed away in 1939 in Cumby, Hopkins Co, TX, USA.

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Biography

  • Melvin Lafette Scott was born in 1861 in Tennessee, USA, the child of William Scott And Elvira A Hughs.
  • Melvin Lafette Scott married Mary Sue Fox Scott, and had children including Octavia Lillie Ada Scott.
  • Melvin Lafette Scott passed away in 1939 in Cumby, Hopkins Co, TX, USA.

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Children(s)

Melvin Scott's Ancestors

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Melvin Scott
1861–1939
Birth Place: Tennessee, USA
Parents
William Scott
1843–1880
Nashville, Tenn
Elvira (A) Hughs
1839–1911
Alabama
Grandparents
Althenia (Elizabeth) Harris
1813–1869
Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Harris
1765–1813
Martha Broadway
1795–1888
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joshua Harris
1725–1770

Melvin Scott's Descendants

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Melvin (Lafette) Scott (14 Aug 1861–8 Jan 1939) m. Mary (Sue) Fox\Scott* (20 Jan 1861–30 Nov 1944)
  1. 1. Octavia (Lillie "Ada") Scott 1882–1962 m. James (Warren Chase) Sr 1884–1914
    1. 1. William (M) Chase 1903– m. Bertha Chase 1904–
      1. 1. Ruth Chase 1923–

Melvin Scott's Timeline

3 Records

1861
14 Aug 1861
Birth of Melvin Lafette Scott in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1880
31 Jan 1880
Age 19
Melvin Lafette Scott was married in Giles, Tennessee, USA
Giles, Tennessee, USA
1939
8 Jan 1939
Age 78
Death of Melvin Lafette Scott in Cumby, Hopkins Co, TX, USA
Cumby, Hopkins Co, TX, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1861
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1880
    Event Place: Giles, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1939
    Event Place: Cumby, Hopkins Co, TX, USA

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