William A. Scott Family
b. August 13, 1831
d. October 13, 1906 Sacramento, CA
William A. Scott
William A Scott married 7 Jun 1857 to:
William and Zilpha had four
children:
George W. Scott - 1859-? (possibly never married)
Lewis M. Scott – 1860-1942 married Sarah ‘Sadie’
Mary E. Scott – 1865 – before 1900 (Zilpha list 4 children two living on the 1900 and 1910cencus. Both boys were living at that time.)
William A. Scott and Zilpha G. Moore divorced on 24 Nov 1885 (Information found in the Sacramento Bee listing November divorces for: 24 Nov 1885) in Sacramento, Sacramento, CA.
William then married Sarah Johnson Muse on 28 Nov 1885 just 4 days after his divorce from Zilpha was final. (Sacramento County Vital Records Reel 405 Image 560 #7773. Certifcate stated that William was 52, Sarah 25.)
William and Sarah Johnson Scott had four children:
William G. Scott - August 10 1885 - ?
Ella Jane Scott - 1888 - 1959. Married 1st to Mr. Selvey and had one son. Married 2nd to George W. Calvert.
Hattie C. Scott - 1889 - ?
Chester Scott - 1891 - ?
Sarah Johnson first married
Thomas P Muse and had two children:
- Josiah
Lemuel Muse – 1877-1933 – married Jeannette ?. Josiah was a
blacksmith. Josiah died at age 56yrs 2mo 27 days of carcinoma of the stomach. Information
from Sacramento County Vital Records death certificates (Reel 285 Image 407 #1123). His
wife, Jeannette Muse, was the informant. J
Maud Muse – 1879-1970 married Edgar C. Winsheimer and had one child. I have is death info. (On the CA Death Index it lists Maud's birth as 1877; the SS Death Index listed her birth in 1885 and the Census records in 1880 show her a 1 yr old.)
Sarah Johnson Muse Scott died on 10 June 1939 (Sacramento County Vital Records death certificates Reel 280 Image 443 #820.) The death certificates states that she was 78 yrs 11mo 10days at the time of her death. Her father is listed as Lemuel Johnson, mother as Jane Hope. Informant was Mrs. George W. Calvert.
Census Data:
1900 - Cosumnes, Sacramento, CA. William
A Scott as living with his son Lewis M Scott. William states that he is married 14yrs. William's wife,
Sarah Scott, is living
with his children and hers by Muse in 1900 San Joaquin, Sacramento, California census
– she list herself as married 14yrs.
* The information above was submitted to Sloughhouse Area Genealogical Society by descendents of the Scott Family and is presented here with permission of the C.Stewart family. This is for informational use only and for historical interest. No portion of this letter may be copied without consent of the submitter. For information, please contact Sloughhouse AGS.
