James Murphy Scott

Male 1834 - 1878  (43 years)


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  • Name James Murphy Scott 
    Born 9 Jun 1834  Blount, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    AFN 1FF4-71 
    Buried Apr 1878  W Liberty Cemetery, Ft Scott, Bourbon, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Died 26 Apr 1878  Bourbon, Kansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I4861  Wagner-Thomas | Hallmark
    Last Modified 11 Jan 2014 

    Father Daniel Scott,   b. 12 Jan 1805, Blount, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Mar 1862, Sullivan, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Mother Jane McBrian,   b. 2 Dec 1805, Blount, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Mar 1874, Fulton, Bourbon, Kansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 13 Sep 1824  Fulton, Bourbon, Kansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1603  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nancy Ellen Smith,   b. 12 Dec 1842, Boone, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Mar 1874, Bourbon, Kansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 31 years) 
    Married 18 Oct 1866  [4, 5
    Children 
     1. Minnie F Scott,   b. Feb 1869, Bourbon, Kansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1883  (Age ~ 15 years)
    +2. Mahala J Scott,   b. 17 Mar 1874, Fort Scott, Bourbon, Kansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jun 1963, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
    Last Modified 22 Nov 2014 
    Family ID F1520  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 9 Jun 1834 - Blount, Tennessee, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Apr 1878 - W Liberty Cemetery, Ft Scott, Bourbon, Kansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 26 Apr 1878 - Bourbon, Kansas, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • 1834 BIRTH: TN,Blount Co: James Murphy Scott born 9 June 1834, son of Daniel Scott and Jane McBrian

      1866 MARRIAGE: Nancy Ellen Smith md James Murphy Scott 18 Oct 1866 [no place shown]

      1860 CENSUS: MO,Sullivan Co-Duncan Twp,Scottsville: 25 Jun, Dw395:
      SCOTT, James 24/TN single farmhand, living with parents

      1870 CENSUS: KS,Bourbon Co-Osage Twp,Ft Scott PO: pg 513,7 July,Dw 79/81-82:
      SCOTT, Jane 64/TN (1600,200) keep house; Isaac 28/TN farmer; Phebe 23/TN at home
      SCOTT, James 33/TN farmer; Nancy 28/MO; Minnie 2/KS; James Simonton 19/PA
      Colporter.

      1874 DEATH of wife: KS,Bourbon Co: Nancy Ellen Smith Scott died 25 March 1874

      1875 CENSUS: KS,Bourbon Co-Osage Twp,Barnsville PO: pg 26,1 March,Dw#6/6:
      SCOTT, J M 38 8/12 TN, from MO, farmer $300 pers property
      AG: JM Scott had 160 acres under fence, cash value of farm $500,
      implements $200-fence/rail 320 rods, hedge 320 rods; Raised corn on 30 acres,
      oats on 7 acres, grass meadow 15 acres, pasture grass 108 acres; made 200#
      butter in family, had 9 horses, 2 milk cows, 6 other cattle, 1 pig; 40=value of
      animals slaughtered or sold; 1 dog; 1 acre in orchards
      Dw 6/7: SCOTT, Isaac 34 5/12 TN,frm MO; Louiza 37 1/2 OH; MF Scott f 6 1/12-KS

      1878 DEATH: James Murphy Scott died 26 April 1878 [no place shown] [do not know where I got this information from - ck out]

      1880 CENSUS: children with AA Chalman and Sarah 31/TN, shown as nieces.

      ACTION - CK OUT:
      1. Also in 1875 Pawnee, Pawnee Station, pg 18: family?
      SCOTT, Henston 30/TN from MO; Hanna 28/OH from MO; James 8/KS; Levinia
      May 6/KS; Ann M 4/KS; Letta Alice 2/KS
      2. MG: IGI Ozark MO MG Rcds: James Scott md Nancy "Jane" Smith 3 Aug 1868: SS 10 Nov 1976 OG, Batch 7603504/91, film 1058234
      3. DEATH RCDS in Kansas, elsewhere [OR?]

  • Sources 
    1. [S197] Ancestral File.
      James Murphy Scott (AFN:1FF4-71) was born 9 June 1834, Blount Co, TN, son of Daniel Scott and Jane McBrian
      Version 4.13, submitted by Margaret Carter Wyatt of Paragon UT [letter of 1994 by Pam Wagner returned]

    2. [S458] Internet: Find a Grave, Memorial 67989731.
      James M Scott Birth: 1834 Death: Apr. 26, 1878 Bourbon County, Kansas, USA, Buried West Liberty Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas, USA
      Created by R. S. & M.

      Date: 6 April 2011

    3. [S197] Ancestral File.
      James Murphy Scott died 26 April 1879 [no place shown]
      Version 4.13, AFN 1FF4-71, submitted by Margaret Carter Wyatt of Paragon UT [letter of 1994 by Pam Wagner returned]

    4. [S315] Missouri,Sullivan Co: Probate Records, Film #1009128 pg 119-121, Vol A.
      And I bequeath unto my dau Nancy E Scott, dec'd, 2 children as follows: Minnie F Scott, the sum of $200 and Mahala J Scott the sum of $200 [no date or place shown for Nancy's marriage]
      Wills 1845-1928: Will of George Smith, father of Nancy Ellen, Scottsville

      Date: 20 March 1883

    5. [S197] Ancestral File.
      James Murphy Scott md Nancy Ellen Smith 18 October 1866 [no place shown]
      Version 4.13, AF# 1FF4-71, submitted by Margaret Carter Wyatt of Paragon UT [letter of 1994 by Pam Wagner returned]