Leonora F (Berry) Scott (abt. 1830 - 1910)

Born about 10 Sep 1830 in Boone, Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Died 16 Jan 1910 at about age 79 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

Plot: SECTION Q, Lot 9N, Grave 1W

Biography

QUESTION Why would she have moved to California?

Her husband James Adam died 1858.. and in 1910 she was living with Prudence Pitts in Missouri.

However, f-a-g states, "They were the parents of

Children

1. Mary Jane (Beatey), born 1849
2. Joanna Elizabeth (Ray), born 1851
3. Joseph, born 1852
4. Milton D, born 1854 still in Pettis in 1910
5. Nancy Ellen (Whitfield), born 1855 in Missouri # 132223890
6. Prudence Catherine "Kate" (Pitts), born 1856 in Missouri
7. Lenora Adeline (Williams). born 1858

ANSWER: She went to live with her other daughter, Joanna Scott-RAY who is buried in

Tulare Cemetery, Tulare, Tulare County, California ---Created by: Jane & Steve--Record added: Mar 03, 2010----Find A Grave Memorial# 49053672

Marriage

found no source for the info on f-a-g regarding

"On September 7, 1847 Lenora married James Adam Scott in Pettis County."

1850 Pettis county, Pettis, Missouri

Age 21

Birth Year (Estimated) 1829

Birthplace Missouri

House Number 457

Adam Scott M 27 Missouri

Leonora F Scott F 21 Missouri

Mary J Scott F 1 Missouri

Joann E Scott F 0 Missouri

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James ADAM Scott passed away 1858

1860 Blackwater Township, Pettis, Missouri

Age 29

Birth Year (Estimated) 1831

Birthplace Missouri

Page 110

Lenora F Scott F 29 Missouri

Mary J Scott F 11 Missouri

Joanna E Scott F 9 Missouri

Joseph Scott M 8 Missouri

Milton Scott M 6 Missouri

Nancy E Scott F 5 Missouri

Pruda Scott F 3 Missouri

Lenora Scott F 1 Missouri

Andrew Berry M 19 Missouri (her brother)

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1870 Blackwater Township, Pettis, Missouri

Age 40

Widowed

Birth Year (Estimated) 1829-1830

Birthplace Missouri

Page Number 26

Anora F Scott F 40 Missouri

Joseph Scott M 19 Missouri

Milton Scott M 17 Missouri

Nancy Scott F 15 Missouri

Prudy C Scott F 13 Missouri

Lanora Scott F 12 Missouri

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There is a Leonora A Scott who married in 1875, Pettis, to William Williams???????

Her daughter, because in 1880 Williams are living next door to Pitts.......

There is also 2 Lenora F. Scott's born in Pettis, one to William Scott/ which is probably her Uncle...

1880 Mission, Brown, Kansas

Age 50

Occupation Housekeeping

Birth Year (Estimated) 1830

Birthplace Missouri, United States

Father's Birthplace Kentucky,---Mother's Birthplace Kentucky, United States

Sheet Letter B--Sheet Number 465---Person Number 4---Volume 1

W A Pitts Self M 31 Missouri, United States

P C Pitts Wife F 22 Missouri, ( Prudence )

Lenora A Pitts Daughter F 3 Missouri, United States

Nannie B Pitts Daughter F 0 Kansas, United States

Lenora F Scott Mother-in-law F 50 Missouri

NEXT LINE IS:

Williams, W. B/ Leonora A. Williams age:22

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1910 Warrensburg Ward 2, Johnson, Missouri

Age 79

Marital Status Widowed

Birth Year (Estimated) 1831

Birthplace Missouri

Father's Birthplace Kentucky---Mother's Birthplace Kentucky

Sheet Letter A--Sheet Number 21

William A Pitts Head M 61 Missouri

Prudence Pitts Wife F 53 Missouri;;;

Lenora Scott Mother-in-law F 79 Missouri

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Sources

• find a grave

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZN-62G : 12 April 2016), Leonora F Scott in household of Adam Scott, Pettis county, Pettis, Missouri, United States; citing family 457, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4XM-9KB : 12 April 2016), Anora F Scott, Missouri, United States; citing p. 26, family 173, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,296.

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH89-J6P : 26 July 2017), Lenora F Scott, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFPK-Z3X : 7 September 2017), Lenora F Scott in household of W A Pitts, Mission, Brown, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 19, sheet 465B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0374; FHL microfilm 1,254,374.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2YT-D6J : accessed 31 October 2017), Lenora Scott in household of William A Pitts, Warrensburg Ward 2, Johnson, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 120, sheet 21A, family 642, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 793; FHL microfilm 1,374,806.

• "California Death Index, 1905-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKSM-8C1T : 5 June 2015), Lenora F Scott, 16 Jan 1919; citing 3865, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento; FHL microfilm 1,686,047.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Darlene Burton for creating WikiTree profile Berry-3776 through the import of clay3_2013-07-25.ged on Jul 25, 2013.