Betty Ruth (Knight) Scott (1930 - 1979)

Born 1 Jan 1930 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Welburn Eugene Scott — married 17 Feb 1948 in Lowndes County, Mississippi, USA

Biography

Betty Ruth Knight was born on Jan 01, 1930 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA as the second child of George Edward Knight and Maggie I Bishop.^[1]

She had two siblings, namely: Nelle Sue, and James Edward.

She died on May 12, 1979 (Age at Death: 49). ^[2]

When she was 18, she married Welburn Eugene "Buddy" Scott on Feb 17, 1948 in Lowndes County, Mississippi, USA. ^{[3] [4]}

Betty Ruth Knight lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 0; Marital Status: Single; Relation: Daughter).

She lived in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 10; Marital Status: Single; Relation: Daughter). Civil: in Mississippi, USA Race: (White)

She was buried in West Point, Clay County, Mississippi, USA (Greenwood Cemetery). ^[5]

Welburn Eugene "Buddy" Scott and Betty Ruth Knight had the following children:

1. Stephen Turner.
2. Stanley Wilson.
3. Jane.
4. Margaret Elizabeth.

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007. Name: Betty Ruth Knight [Bettye Knight Scott] [Bettye Scott] SSN: xxx Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 1 Jan 1930 Birth Place: Magee Simpso, Mississippi Death Date: May 1979 Father: George E Knight Mother: Maggie I Bishop Disability Status: Disability denied - no record of type. Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Apr 1944: Name listed as BETTY RUTH KNIGHT; Dec 1948: Name listed as BETTYE KNIGHT SCOTT; 30 Dec 1987: Name listed as BETTYE SCOTT
2. ↑ Obituary for Betty Ruth Knight Scott
3. ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:8B2K-3D6Z : Tue Oct 24 00:09:47 UTC 2023), Entry for Welburn Eugene Scott and Betty Ruth Knight, 17 Feb 1948.
4. ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:864C-BD3Z : Mon Oct 23 23:46:18 UTC 2023), Entry for Welburn Eugene Scott and Bettye Ruth Knight, 17 Feb 1948.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179235334/betty-scott: accessed 11 November 2023), memorial page for Betty Knight Scott (1 Jan 1930–12 May 1979), Find a Grave Memorial ID 179235334, citing Greenwood Cemetery, West Point, Clay County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by DeeDee (contributor 46899697).

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB33-SWJ : accessed 22 May 2016), Bettie Ruth Knight in household of Maggie Knight, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64-7A, sheet 18A, family 291, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 2064.
• "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9MZ-YXT : accessed 22 May 2016), Bettie R Knight in entry for Edward Knight, 1930.