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Position:Home>Genealogy> Artie?Artemus Scott???Question: Artie!?Artemus Scott!?!?!? My paternal great great great great great grandfather name was either Artie or Artemus Scott!.He was maybe born in South Carolina around the early 1800's and died in South Carolina closely around the turn of the century!. His wife was Hester Duncan who was born around 1860's or 1870's!.I would love to find out about his children and his parents!.They were maybe slaves!.Any info would help!!!!!Www@QuestionHome@Com
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: www!.familysearch!.org--1880 United States Census **Artemas SCOTT Birth Year 1871 Birthplace SC Age 9 Occupation Marital Status Single Race Black Head of Household-- Rhett SCOTT Relation Son Father's Birthplace SC Mother's Birthplace SC Census Place-- Amelia, Orangeburg, South Carolina Father: Rhett SCOTT, Sr Birth Year <1853> Birthplace SC Race--Mulatto Marital Status--Married Occupation --Laborer Father's Birthplace SC Mother's Birthplace SC Mother--Sally SCOTT Birth Year 1855 Birthplace-- SC Age --25 Marital Status--Married Race --Black Father's Birthplace SC Mother's Birthplace SC **Siblings: Mariah SCOTT, age 7, Black, b!. 1873 in SC Rhett SCOTT, Jr, age 4, Black, b!. 1876 in SC Walton SCOTT, age 5 months, b!. 1880 in SC, Black Hester DUNCAN Birth Year 1871 Birthplace SC Age 9 Occupation Marital Status--Single Race --Black Head of Household-- Henry DUNCAN Relation --Daughter Father's Birthplace-- SC Mother's Birthplace-- SC Census Place-- Amelia, Orangeburg, South Carolina www!.ancestry!.com-- 1930 United States Federal Census Name: Artemis Scott Home in 1930: Amelia, Calhoun, South Carolina Age: 50 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1880 Birthplace: South Carolina Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's Name: Hester Race: Black Occupation--Farmer Household Members: Name-- Age Artemis Scott --50 Hester Scott-- 45 (b!. abt!. 1885 in SC; wife) Purpose Scott --15 (b!. abt!. 1915, SC; married to Estelle) Estelle Scott --13 (b!. 1917, SC; daughter-in-law; married to Purpose) Earth Scott-- 10 (b!. 1920 in SC; grand-daughter) Geneva Scott --7 (b!. 1923 in SC; grand-daughter) Henry Scott-- 6 (b!.1924 in SC; grand-son); twin to Harry!? Harry Scott --6 (b!. 1924 in SC; grand-son) (If the above is correct, Purpose & Estelle were awfully young to be getting married!! Can't imagine being married at 13 & having kids!. I think this is fouled up a bit) Do you have the name RHETT SCOTT in your family!?!? There is an 1880 census on familysearch!.org that lists him as having a son named ARTEMUS!. Rhett is listed as "Race--Mulatto" and his wife and kids as "Race--Black"!. www!.ancestry!.com shows this: Martha Huggins Age: 15 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1885 Birthplace: South Carolina Race: Black Relationship to head-of-house: Cousin (1900 Federal Census, listed on page with Artemus as the Head of household; his age was 24!. also shows Perris Scott, age 5--b!.about 1895--as son to Artemus and Hester!. Could this be right!?!? First name spelled differently: South Carolina Death Index, 1950-1952 Name: Artumus Scott Death Date: 27 Oct 1951 Age: 69 (NOTE--Birth year would have been 1882) County: Calhoun Gender: Male Race: Black Death Certificate: 012586Www@QuestionHome@Com |