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Richard Scott 1899 – 1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 1899

Birth Location: Bolivar County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 2 Apr 1983

Death Location: Greenville, Washington, Mississippi, USA

Father: Henry Scott

Mother: Eliza None

Spouse(s): Lizzie Sterling

Children(s): Lee Scott, Vernice Lenard, Andrew Smith

The story of Richard Scott began in 1899 in Bolivar County, Mississippi, USA. In 1935, Richard Scott resided in Stringtown, Bolivar, Mississippi. In 1940, Richard Scott resided in Beat 2, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA. Richard Scott married Lizzie Sterling, and had children including Lee Ethel Scott, Vernice Smith Lenard, Andrew Leon Smith. Richard Scott passed away in 1983 in Greenville, Washington, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Scott began in 1899 in Bolivar County, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1935, Richard Scott resided in Stringtown, Bolivar, Mississippi.
  • In 1940, Richard Scott resided in Beat 2, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA.
  • Richard Scott married Lizzie Sterling, and had children including Lee Ethel Scott, Vernice Smith Lenard, Andrew Leon Smith.
  • Richard Scott passed away in 1983 in Greenville, Washington, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Scott
1860 –
Birth Location: –
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Eliza None
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Lizzie Sterling
1901 – 1944
Birth Location: Bolivar County, Mississippi, USA
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Children(s)

Lee Scott
1923 – 1970
Birth Location: Bolivar County, Mississippi, USA
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Vernice Lenard
1925 – 2016
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Andrew Smith
1926 – 2011
Birth Location: Winterville, Mississippi, USA
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Richard Scott's Ancestors

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Richard Scott
1899 – 1983
Birth Place: Bolivar County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Henry Scott
1860 –
Eliza
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Scott's Descendants

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Richard Scott (Feb 1899 – 2 Apr 1983) m. Lizzie Sterling (1901 – 1944)
  1. 1. Lee (Ethel) Scott (5 Jul 1923 – 26 Feb 1970) m. Walter (Lee) Smith (12 Oct 1915 – 1998)
    1. 1. Richard (Lee) Smith (20 May 1941 – 17 Sep 2014) m. Bobby (Jean) Smith (31 Jan 1948 – ) m. Catherine Johnson
      1. 1. Troy (Darnell) Smith (10 Sep 1967 – ) m. Rhonda (L) Safley
      2. 2. Tyrone Smith (1971 – )
    2. 2. Bettye (Jean Smith) Aikens (23 Dec 1943 – ) m. Wilbert Aikens (1931 – )
    3. 3. Evelyn Smith (11 Nov 1945 – )
      1. 1. Christopher (Shawn) Brown (18 Oct 1981 – 21 Mar 2011)
    4. 4. Walter (James) Smith (10 Sep 1947 – 15 Oct 1993) m. Victoria (E) Collins (1946 – )
    5. 5. Willie (James) Smith (3 Apr 1949 – 11 July 2010) m. Toni (A) Robinson (27 Feb 1956 – ) m. Joann Smith
      1. 1. Kelli Smith (4 Mar 1981 – )
      2. 2. Kristian (Alexander) Smith (23 Feb 1984 – ) m. Pamela (Karen) Merritt (7 Nov 1978 – )
      3. 3. Willie (Smith) Jr (25 Oct 1969 – ) m. Kyeshia Allen
    6. 6. Ethel (Renee) Smith (17 Jul 1957 – )
      1. 1. Victoria (Dainelle) Thompson (10 Mar 1988 – )
      2. 2. Isaiah Lainer (3 Mar 1996 – )
  2. 2. Vernice (Smith) Lenard (12 Apr 1925 – 11 June 2016) m. Robert Lenard (6 Jun 1917 – 27 Nov 1994)
    1. 1. Roy Lenard (1941 – )
      1. 1. Sean Lenard (1973 – )
    2. 2. Robert Lenard (abt 1943 – ) m. Henrietta Smith (abt 1945 – )
    3. 3. Deloris (Jean) Lenard (15 May 1944 – 27 Nov 2017)
    4. 4. Melvin Lenard (11 Jul 1946 – 6 Feb 2013)
    5. 5. Charles (E) Lenard (1948 – ) m. Byrd
    6. 6. Gloria Lenard (1951 – )
    7. 7. Mildred Lenard m. Nathaniel Chew (Abt. 1951 – )
      1. 1. Nathaniel Chew
  3. 3. Andrew (Leon) Smith (2 Nov 1926 – 1 Nov 2011)

Richard Scott's Timeline

4 Records

1899
Feb 1899
Birth of Richard Scott in Bolivar County, Mississippi, USA
Bolivar County, Mississippi, USA
1935
1935
Age 36
Richard Scott resided here in Stringtown, Bolivar, Mississippi
Stringtown, Bolivar, Mississippi
1940
1940
Age 41
Richard Scott resided here in Beat 2, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
Beat 2, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
1983
2 Apr 1983
Age 84
Death of Richard Scott in Greenville, Washington, Mississippi, USA
Greenville, Washington, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1899
    Event Place: Bolivar County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bolivar, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02009; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 6-18

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Stringtown, Bolivar, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bolivar, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02009; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 6-18

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Beat 2, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bolivar, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02009; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 6-18

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1983
    Event Place: Greenville, Washington, Mississippi, USA
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