William
Ira
Scott
Born in Rock Hill, York, South Carolina, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Martha Ella (Motley) Scott
— married
4 Sep 1919 in Danville, Virginia, United States
Father of
Wendell Oliver Scott
Died
at age 77
in Great Falls, Chester, South Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
William Scott is a part of US Black heritage.
William Ira Scott was born in Rock Hill, York, South Carolina[1] on 7 July 1872.[2]
William married Lula Edwards in Danville, Virginia on 19 June 1911.[3] They had at least one daughter, Ira Delma.[4]
He registered for the draft on 12 September 1918.[2] He was working as a mechanic.[2]
Lula died in Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia on 8 March 1919.[5]
William married Martha Ella (Motley) Boswell in Danville on 4 Sep 1919.[1] The couple would have two children: Wendell Oliver in 1921, and Martha Guelda in 1923.
About 1924 William, Martha, Delma, Wendell, Guelda, and Elizabeth (Martha's daughter from her first marriage) moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[4]
According to Wendell's recollections to the author of the book Hard Driving, about 1926 William and Martha separated.[4] However, William was recorded on the 1930 U.S. census living in Pittsburgh with Martha, Delma, Guelda, and Elizabeth.[6]
Also in Hard Driving, Wendell tells a story about driving, after he got his license, to visit his father at Rock Hill.[4] It was the first time William had seen his son in nine years, according to the book. Wendell's recollections, which are difficult to reconcile with the 1930 census record, place William in South Carolina by at the latest 1937.
In the late 40s William fell ill, and lived for a time with Wendell and his family in Danville.[4] His leg developed gangrene and was amputated.[4]
William died in Great Falls, Chester, South Carolina on 17 May 1950.[7] He was interred at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery in Richburg, Chester, South Carolina on 20 May 1950.[7]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935," database, FamilySearch (Marriage record : accessed 23 December 2020), Wm. I. Scott, 4 Sep 1919; citing Marriage Registration, Danville, Virginia, United States, Virginia State Library and Archives, Richmond.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (Registration : accessed 23 December 2020), William Ira Scott, 1917-1918.
- ↑ "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935," database, FamilySearch (Marriage record : accessed 23 December 2020), Jas W I Scott, 19 Jun 1911; citing Marriage Registration, Danville, Virginia, United States, Virginia State Library and Archives, Richmond.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Brian Donovan, Hard Driving: The Wendell Scott Story : the American Odyssey of NASCAR'S First Black Driver (United States: Steerforth Press, 2008); digital images, Google books (Limited preview : accessed 23 December 2020).
- ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (Death certificate : accessed 23 December 2020), Lula Scott, 08 Mar 1919; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (Census record : accessed 24 December 2020), William Scott, Pittsburgh (Districts 1-250), Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 70, sheet 6A, line 1, family 107, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1971; FHL microfilm 2,341,705.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "South Carolina, U.S., Death Records, 1821-1968," database with images, Ancestry.com (Shareable image : accessed 23 December 2020), Will Scott, died 17 May 1950; citing South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; South Carolina Death Records; Year Range: 1950-1961; Death County or Certificate Range: Chester.
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