Esther Louise (Larson) Scott (1867 - 1943)

Born 20 May 1867 in St. George, Washington, Utah Territory, United States

Ancestors

Wife of George Edward Scott — married 1883 in Utah, United States

Died 4 May 1943 at age 75 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

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Biography

Born 20 May 1867 in St. George, Washington, Utah Territory, USA.^[1]

Esther Louise Larson is born as sixth of seven children to the Norwegian immigrant John Larson and his wife, the English immigrant Amelia Weight.

6 Jan 1870 Esther is listed with her parents and six siblings living on a farm in St. George, Washington County, Utah.^[2]

• Larson John (38 years, male, white, farmer, 600$ real estate, 400$ personal estate, born in Norway, both parents of foreign birth)
• Larson Amelia (37 years, female, white, keeping house, born in England, both parents of foreign birth)
• Larson Amelia (13 years, female, white, attends school, born in Utah, both parents of foreign birth)
• Larson John (13 years, male, white, attends school, born in Utah, both parents of foreign birth)
• Larson James (10 years, male, white, attends school, born in Utah, both parents of foreign birth)
• Larson William (8 years, male, white, attends school, born in Utah, both parents of foreign birth)
• Larson Atholia (6 years, female, white, born in Utah, both parents of foreign birth)
• Larson Esther (4 years, female, white, born in Utah, both parents of foreign birth)
• Larson Heber J (10 month, born August 1869, male, white, attends school, born in Utah, both parents of foreign birth)

Esther's family moves further north, to Salt Lake County, sometime in 1870/1871, where Esther's father John Larson dies on 6 Aug 1871 of liver complaint at Draperville, Salt Lake County, Utah.^[3] Her mother marries the laborer John George about 4 years later in 1875.

7 Jun 1880 Esther and two of her siblings are listed living in their oldest sister Amelia's household, who is married to the laborer Hyrum Cahoon, in South Cottonwood, Salt Lake County, Utah.^[4] Her mother and second husband are living in the same area.

• Cahoon Hyrum (white, male, 26 years, married, laborer, born in Utah, both parents born in New York)
• Cahoon Amelia (wife, white, female, 23 years, married, keeping house, born in Utah, father born in Norway, mother born in England)
• Cahoon Hyrum (son, white, male, 2 years, single, born Utah, both parents also born in Utah)
• Larsen Charlotte (sister-in-law, white, female, 16 years, single, born in Utah, father born in Norway, mother born in England)
• Larsen Ester (sister-in-law, white, female, 14 years, single, born in Utah, father born in Norway, mother born in England)
• Larsen Heber (brother-in-law, white, male, 12 years, single, born in Utah, father born in Norway, mother born in England)

Esther marries George Scott about 1883. The young couple soon becomes parents of a daughter, Maggie Amelia Scott, who is born in 1884. Sometime after Maggie's birth, the young family moves to Denver, Colorado, where three more children are born: George Edward Junior Scott in 1888, Ninetta Scott in 1890 and Frank Armstrong Scott. They return to Murray, Utah sometime after Frank's birth though, where another son, John Henry Scott, is born in 1897.

13 Jun 1900 Esther and her family live on her mother's farm in Murray Precinct, Salt Lake County, Utah.^[5]

• George Amelia (white, female, born Nov 1833, 66 years, widowed, 7 of her 8 children are still alive, born in England, both parents also born in England, came to the US in 1854, 45 years ago, can speak English, but not read or write, owns a farm free of mortgage)
• Scott Esther L. (daughter, white, female, born May 1866, 34 years, married for 17 years, all of her 5 children are still alive, born in Utah, both parents born in England, can read, write and speak English)
• Scott George (son-in-law, white, male, born May 1856, 44 years, married for 17 years, born in Maine(?), father born in Ireland, mother born in Engl. Canada, day laborer, can read, write and speak English)
• Scott Maggie (gand-daughter, white, female, born Apr 1884, 16 years, single, father born in Maine(?), mother born in Utah, attends school, can read, write and speak English)
• Scott George (gand-son, white, male, born Dec 1888, 11 years, single, father born in Maine(?), mother born in Utah, attends school, can read, write and speak English)
• Scott Nina (gand-daughter, white, female, born Nov 1890, 9 years, single, father born in Maine(?), mother born in Utah, attends school, can read, write and speak English)
• Scott Frank (gand-son, white, male, born Oct 1893, 6 years, single, father born in Maine(?), mother born in Utah, attends school, can read, write and speak English)
• Scott Henry (gand-son, white, male, born Jun 1898, 2 years, single, father born in Maine(?), mother born in Utah)

Esther's oldest daughter Maggie marries Carl Hammond on 10 Jan 1905. The couple moves to Salt Lake City, where they raise four children.

In 1907 Esther's youngest son, Lee Weight Scott, is born.

Sometime in the late 1900s Esther's son George moves west to try his luck in California. Her son Frank works on the farm of Esther's brother-in-law in Deseret, Millard County, Utah. I assume Esther's husband George was already sick at the time and maybe not able to work and the older boys left home early not to be a burden on the family.

22 May 1910 George and Esther own a house in Murray City, Salt Lake, Utah now.^[6] George is listed without work.

• Scott Georg (male, white, 53 years, married, born in Maine(?), father born in Ireland, mother born in New Hampshire(?), owns a house free of mortgage, can read, write and speak English)
• Scott Ester L. (wife, female, white, 42 years, married for 27 years, all of her six children are still alive, born in Utah, father born in Norway, mother born in England, can read, write and speak English)
• Scott Nina (daughter, female, white, 19 years, single, born in Colorado, father born in Maine(?), mother born in Utah, Bookkeeper at a printer office, can read, write and speak English)
• Scott Henry (son, male, white, 13 years, single, born in Utah, father born in Maine(?), mother born in Utah, attends school, can read, write and speak English)
• Scott Lee W. (son, male, white, 2 years and 9 month, single, born in Utah, father born in Maine(?), mother born in Utah, attends school, can read, write and speak English)

Esther's husband dies from acute cardiac dilatation on 3 Jan 1911.^[7]

Esther's son Frank marries Ruby Palmer of Deseret, Millard, Utah on 2 Oct 1913. They stay in Utah and have six children together.

Esther's son John marries Eliza Goodridge on 17 Jul 1918 and becomes the father of a son.

12 Jan 1920 Esther is listed living with her daughter Nina, her youngest son Lee and her brother-in-law Henry. They rent a home at 81 West 5th Ave in Murray City, Utah.^[8]

• Scott Esther L. (rents the home, female, white, 52 years, widowed, born in Utah, father born in Norway, mother born in England, can read, write and speak English)
• Scott Nina (daughter, female, white, 27 years, single, born in Colorado, father born in Maine, mother born in Utah, bookkeeper can't make out exactly where, can read, write and speak English)
• Scott Lee Wright (son, male, white, 12 years, single, born in Colorado, father born in Maine, mother born in Utah, attends school, can read, write and speak English)
• Scott Henry (brother-in-law, male, white, 69 years, widowed, born in Maine(?), father born in Ireland, mother born in New Brunswick, Canada, can read, write and speak English)

Esther's son John dies from injuries (fracture of skull and neck) he suffered in result of an accident probably during work on 21 Oct 1920.

15 Apr 1930 Esther is still living with her childern Nina and Lee. They own a house at 480 J Street in Salt Lake City now.^[9]

• Scott Esther L. (owns a house with the value of 4500$, owns a radio set, female, white, 62 years, widow, born in Utah, father born in Norway, mother born in England, can read, write and speak English)
• Scott Ninetta (daughter, female, white, 36 years, single, born in Colorado, father born in Maine, mother born in Utah, assistant manager of moving picture exchange(?), can read, write and speak English)
• Scott Lee W. (son, male, white, 22 years, single, born in Utah, father born in Maine, mother born in Utah, shipping clerk at moving picture, can read, write and speak English)

Esther's son Lee marries Alice Ruth Hansen on 30 Apr 1938.

1940 Esther and Nina now rent a home at 45 Harmony Place, Salt Lake City, Utah.^[10]

• Scott L. Esther (rents the home for 45$ a month, female, white, 74 years, widowed, 8 years of school education, born in Utah, lived at the same place in 1935)
• Scott Nina (daughter, female, white, 48 years, single, 4 years of Highschool, born in Colorado, lived at the same place in 1935, booker at motion picture)

Died 4 May 1943 (aged 75) in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA.^[11]

• Esther Louise Scott of 104 South 9th East Street, Salt Lake City (resident for 10 years, widow of George Scott, white, female, born 20 May 1867 in St. George, Utah to John Larson of Norway and Amelia Weight of England, informant Nina Scott) died from Uremia due to Arteio sclerosis of the kidney at the L.D.S. Hospital in Salt Lake City.

Buried at the Murray City Cemetery in Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA.^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6S25-YG?cc=1459704&wc=MXM9-42Q%3A42344001 : 22 May 2014), 004139798 > image 202 of 485; Management and Archives, Salt Lake City.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6Q4S-SPL?cc=1438024&wc=92KW-3BC%3A518653001%2C518654602%2C518906701 : 22 May 2014), Utah Territory > Washington > St. George > image 22 of 32; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "Utah, Obituaries from Utah Newspapers, 1850-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVSF-KH2R : 17 March 2018), John Larsen, 16 Aug 1871; citing Deseret News 3, The University of Utah. J. Willard Marriott Library, Salt Lake City.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBG-BKP?cc=1417683&wc=QZ24-G27%3A1589415070%2C1589415390%2C1589415656%2C1589394901 : 24 December 2015), Utah > Salt Lake > South Cottonwood > ED 57 > image 12 of 26; citing NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6L4S-3VK?cc=1325221&wc=9B78-G5Z%3A1030550201%2C1030789001%2C1031014701 : 5 August 2014), Utah > Salt Lake > ED 63 Murray Precinct > image 28 of 67; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBW-B9Z?cc=1727033&wc=QZZC-75Y%3A133639201%2C134349601%2C134495001%2C1589089024 : 24 June 2017), Utah > Salt Lake > Murray Ward 2 > ED 82 > image 16 of 23; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-D5P7-SV4?cc=1747615&wc=QZLW-VGS%3A928072001%2C928282901%2C928065503 : 22 May 2014), Salt Lake > Murray > 1911 > image 1 of 45; citing series 81448; Utah State Archives Research Center, Salt Lake City, Utah.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RJ2-7LB?cc=1488411&wc=QZJB-S5C%3A1037609301%2C1037746001%2C1036705601%2C1589332721 : 14 December 2015), Utah > Salt Lake > Murray > ED 70 > image 9 of 14; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9R8C-RY?cc=1810731&wc=QZF4-DXW%3A648802901%2C649274901%2C649365001%2C1589282537 : 5 May 2016), Utah > Salt Lake > Salt Lake City > ED 73 > image 33 of 42; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89MB-T3Y1?cc=2000219&wc=QZXT-PZ3%3A793301501%2C794808601%2C795839901%2C795879101 : accessed 31 August 2018), Utah > Salt Lake > Salt Lake City Precinct, Salt Lake City, Ward 5 > 30-144 Salt Lake City Precinct, Salt Lake City Ward 5 (Area F - part) > image 20 of 34; citing 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.
11. ↑ "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6S25-YG?cc=1459704&wc=MXM9-42Q%3A42344001 : 22 May 2014), 004139798 > image 202 of 485; Management and Archives, Salt Lake City.
12. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126533/esther-louise-scott