Mary Heath or Leach was born about March 1875 in New York. Mary Heath and husband John Scott are listed on the Death Certificate for their daughter Catherine Scott Morris.[1]
On the death certificate for her daughter Catherine her name was given as Heath. On the birth certificates for her children, Catherine, Marcella, Stella and Scott, her name is given as Leach.
Mary married John Michael Scott in 1890 New Jersey. They have six children and reside in Elizabeth, New Jersey.[2]
By 1920 Mary is a widow and the family had moved to Newark, New Jersey.[4]
Name: May Scott
Age: 48
Birth Year: abt 1872
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1920: Newark Ward 1, Essex, New Jersey
Street: High St
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Ireland
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Horse
Industry: Work
Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Home Owned or Rented: Rented
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
May Scott 48 Wife
Elizabeth Scott 25 Daughter
Catherine Scott 23 Daughter
Anna Scott 21 Daughter
Marcella Scott 19 Daughter
Margert Scott 16 Daughter
John Scott 10 Son
Sources
↑ New Jersey State Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics-Copied from records in Trenton, New Jersey
↑ 1900 Elizabeth Ward 7, Union, New Jersey U. S. Federal Census
↑ 1910 Elizabeth Ward 7, Union, New Jersey U. S. Federal Census
↑ 1920 Newark Ward 1, Essex, New Jersey U. S. Federal Census
1905 Elizabeth City, Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey State Census
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