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Richard Young (Jake) Scott 1883 – 1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 June 1883

Birth Location: Callahan County, Texas

Death Date: 23 Mar 1966

Death Location: Walters, Cotton, Oklahoma

Father: Richard Scott

Mother: Sarah McElroy

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In 1883, Richard Young (Jake) Scott Jr entered the world in Callahan County, Texas, born to Richard Young Scott and Sarah Elizabeth McElroy. Richard Young (Jake) Scott Jr passed away in 1966 in Walters, Cotton, Oklahoma.

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Biography

  • In 1883, Richard Young (Jake) Scott Jr entered the world in Callahan County, Texas, born to Richard Young Scott and Sarah Elizabeth McElroy.
  • Richard Young (Jake) Scott Jr passed away in 1966 in Walters, Cotton, Oklahoma.

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Richard Scott's Ancestors

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Richard Scott
1883 – 1966
Birth Place: Callahan County, Texas
Parents
Richard Young Scott
1851 – 1891
Newton, Mississippi, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) McElroy
1854 – 1928
Newton, Mississippi
Grandparents
George (Washington) Scott
1811 –
Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
Mary (F) Frazier
1825 –
South Carolina,USA
William (Jefferson) McElroy
1832 – 1905
Lincoln County, Tennessee
Mary (Jane) Loper
1836 – 1919
Newton, Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
Patrick Frasier
1804 – 1860
Rosa Unknown
1804 – 1860
Archibald McElroy
1780 – 1839
Elizabeth Hurley
1800 – 1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Dorcas Mullins
1778 – 1866
William McELROY
1760 – 1832
Sarah Cooley
1758 – 1835
mary bryan
1776 – 1830

Richard Scott's Timeline

2 Records

1883
16 June 1883
Birth of Richard Young (Jake) Scott Jr in Callahan County, Texas
Callahan County, Texas
1966
23 Mar 1966
Age 83
Death of Richard Young (Jake) Scott Jr in Walters, Cotton, Oklahoma
Walters, Cotton, Oklahoma

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 June 1883
    Event Place: Callahan County, Texas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1966
    Event Place: Walters, Cotton, Oklahoma

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