Georgiana (Lothrop) Scholes (1860 - 1944)

Born 4 Sep 1860 in Canton, Oxford, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Wife of William I. Scholes — married 25 Sep 1884 (to 24 Jun 1938) in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Died 7 Jan 1944 at age 83 in Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

Georgiana was born on 4 September 1860 in Canton, Maine, probably the daughter of Dianthia Lothrop, but was raised by her grandparents, Benjamin Lothrop and Abigail Whitney.^[1]

On 4 March 1878, Georgiana filed intentions to marry Osaman C. Jones in Canton.^[2] On 14 Mar 1878, Georgiana and Osaman were married at Jay by A.P. Adams, Justice of the Peace.^[3] In April of 1880 Georgiana left her husband and returned to the home of her grandfather in Canton. She returned to her husband until November of 1882, wen she left him again and returned to her grandfather's home. On 15 February 1883 she wrote a libel for divorce, which was filed the next month, and the divorce was decreed on 28 March 1884 on the grounds of cruel and abusive treatment.^[4]

After the divorce was decreed Georgiana moved to Waltham, Massachusetts, where she worked as a dressmaker. On 25 September 1884, Georgiana married William Scholes as her second husband.^[5][6] They continued to reside in Massachusetts, moving to Quincy by 1900,^[7] and later moving to Manchester, New Hampshire, where they spent the rest of their lives.^[8] Georgiana died in Manchester from cerebral thrombosis.^[1]

Researcher's Notes

Georgiana listed Benjamin Lothrop and Abigail Whitney as her parents on her marriage record to William Scholes^[5] and Dianthia is listed as her sister on census records from 1900 to 1930. However, in her divorce record she says that she returns to the home of her grandfather^[4] in April of 1880. If she were the daughter of Benjamin and Abigail, all of her grandparents would have died before she was born. In his will, Benjamin Lothrop lists Georgiana as his granddaughter.^[9] These records would require this information to be accurate so it is likely that Benjamin and Abigail are her grandparents. She is also the only child not listed in the family record of the Lothrop family in Canton town records.^[10]

Her mother has not been identified with any direct evidence, but Dianthia would have been twenty at the time of Georgiana's birth, Dianthia was the only child of Benjamin and Abigail to be a witness in her divorce proceedings, and Dianthia spent the remainder of her life living with Georgiana in New Hampshire, never marrying. It is possible that Dianthia's sisters, Cynthia, Susan, and Sarah could be her mother, as they would have been old enough and were not married by the time of her birth. Dianthia seems the most likely candidate but this has not been proven.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "New Hampshire Deaths and Burials, 1784-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDK8-3FW : 10 March 2018), Georgiana L Scholes, 07 Jan 1944; citing Manchester, Hillsboro, New Hampshire; FHL microfilm 2,297,206.
2. ↑ Gregory S. Childs, Vital Records of Canton, Maine (Waterville, ME: Maine Genealogical Society, 2018), p. 181
3. ↑ Gregory S. Childs, Vital Records of Canton, Maine (Waterville, ME: Maine Genealogical Society, 2018), p. 239.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Oxford County, Maine, Supreme Judicial Court, Volume 20:359, Georgiana Jones v. Osaman C. Jones, March 1883; images, "Supreme Judicial Court Records, v. 20, Mar 1883 - Feb 1884," FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9T1Y-WHT?i=417&cc=1877829&cat=1972644 : accessed 30 December 2019); citing "Maine. Supreme Judicial Court (Oxford County).”
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWBN-T4M : 24 May 2018), William I. Scholes and Georgia A. Lothrop, 25 Sep 1884; citing Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,432,998.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPHG-5VKT : 31 October 2019), William T Scholes and Georgia A Lothrop, 25 Sep 1884; citing Marriage, Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011202.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9Y8-DJM : accessed 31 December 2019), Gergie A Schales in household of Withers G Schales, Quincy city Ward 6, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1069, sheet 4B, family 93, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,671.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLZW-F44 : accessed 31 December 2019), Georgia A Scholes in household of William Scholes, Manchester Ward 4, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 134, sheet 7B, family 178, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 862; FHL microfilm 1,374,875.
9. ↑ Oxford County, Maine, probate estate file L72, Benjamin Lothrop (1889), for will of Benjamin Lothrop, [undated]; “Maine, Oxford County, Probate Estate Files, 1805-1915,” images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9W6-HW3Y?i=190&wc=M79M-6ZS%3A347914901%2C348121601&cc=2040540 : accessed 30 December 2019), path: 1820-1899 > File no L72 Lunt, Mary-Ladd, Jeremiah T. 1887-1899, images 191-193.
10. ↑ Gregory S. Childs, Vital Records of Canton, Maine (Waterville, ME: Maine Genealogical Society, 2018), p. 45.

See also:

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6DG-Y54 : 12 June 2019), Georgianna Lothrop in entry for Benjamin Lothrop, 1870.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF3X-R23 : 14 August 2017), Georgiana Jones in household of Osauran C Jones, Livermore, Androscoggin, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district ED 17, sheet 388B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,475.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH8J-1WY : accessed 31 December 2019), Georgianna L Scholes in household of William I Scholes, Manchester Ward 2, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States; citing ED 86, sheet 12B, line 57, family 306, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1010; FHL microfilm 1,821,010.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7N6-Z2R : accessed 31 December 2019), Georgia A Scholes in household of William I Scholes, Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 26, sheet 1A, line 21, family 6, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1301; FHL microfilm 2,341,036.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VT9S-ZGS : 26 July 2019), Georgia A Scolds, Ward 2, Manchester, Manchester City, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 6-33, sheet 8A, line 5, family 202, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2291.