John Alexander Scott, 1880–…

John Alexander Scott
Name
John Alexander /Scott/
Citation details: Year: 1920; Census Place: Dinuba, Tulare, California; Roll: T625_152; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 198
Citation details: Registration State: California; Registration County: Tulare County
Birth
August 18, 1880
Kansas, United States
Citation details: Registration State: California; Registration County: Tulare County
Marriage
September 25, 1915 (aged 35 years)
Visalia, Tulare County, California, United States
Citation details: 27 Sep 1915, p. 5: licences to wed issued to John A. Scott, 34, of Fresno, and Mattie Hurley, 25, of Dinuba. https://www.newspapers.com/image/530174248/
Citation details: Tulare County Times, 30 Sep 1915, p. 4 (reprinted from the Daily Times). https://www.newspapers.com/image/695708380/
Note: Married at Visalia, September 1915.

Married at Visalia, September 1915.

  • John A. Scott, 34, of Fresno
  • Mattie Hurley, 25, of Dinuba

CONFLICT: the licence was reported as issued on Monday 27 Sep 1915, after the recorded wedding date of 25 Sep. Left as recorded.

Marriage notice
September 27, 1915
Visalia, Tulare County, California, United States
Citation details: Marriage of Scott / Hurley 27 Sep 1915
Birth of a son
August 9, 1916
Tulare County, California, United States
Citation details: Birthdate: 9 Aug 1916; Birth County: Tulare
Residence
between 1917 and 1918
Tulare County, California, United States
Citation details: Registration State: California; Registration County: Tulare County
Newspaper item
October 3, 1918
Visalia, Tulare County, California, United States
Citation details: Draftee Serial Numbers 3 Oct 1918
Note: Listed among draftee serial numbers.
Residence
1920
Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Citation details: Year: 1920; Census Place: Dinuba, Tulare, California; Roll: T625_152; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 198
Note: Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
Death of a son
October 13, 1945
Tulare County, California, United States
Burial of a son
after October 13, 1945
Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Citation details: Page 2: Scott, Lee; block 3, row 8C, space 27; 1/1/1916 - 10/11/1945
Citation details: Memorial ID 84701273; Block 3, Row 8C, Grave 27
Death of a wife
March 17, 1979
Imperial County, California, United States
Citation details: Martha Ann Mackay; born 27 Dec 1887, Illinois; died 17 Mar 1979, Imperial County. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPCQ-58R
Citation details: Martha Mackay, born 27 Dec 1887, died Mar 1979, Imperial, California. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JG7Y-X3F
Citation details: 22 Mar 1979, p. 8, "Martha MacKay" (Dinuba). https://www.newspapers.com/image/704123704/
Note: Died Saturday 17 Mar 1979 in Imperial County, aged 91; she had recently moved from Dinuba to El Centro.

Died Saturday 17 Mar 1979 in Imperial County, aged 91; she had recently moved from Dinuba to El Centro.

Her obituary in The Fresno Bee says she was born in Illinois, had lived in Dinuba many years and was a member of the Reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints. Survivors: a sister, Mae Hurley of Dinuba, and a granddaughter.

  • California Death Index: died 17 Mar 1979, Imperial County
  • Social Security Death Index: last residence El Centro area (ZIP 92243)
Burial of a wife
March 22, 1979
Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Citation details: 22 Mar 1979, p. 8, "Martha MacKay" (Dinuba). https://www.newspapers.com/image/704123704/
Citation details: Memorial ID 126531156; Martha Ann MacKay; Block D, Row M, Grave 111
Note: Services were held at 10 a.m. on 22 Mar 1979 in the Dopkins Chapel, Dinuba, with burial in Smith Mountain Cemetery: block D, row M, grave 111.
Research log
Note: Sources: World War I draft card and 1920 census. The 27 Sep 1915 entry is a marriage notice in the Visalia Times-Delta (marriage 25 Sep 1915, family F169, now also citing it); the 3 Oct 1918 entry is his name in the paper's list of draftee serial numbers. Sourced, grade B.

Sources: World War I draft card and 1920 census. The 27 Sep 1915 entry is a marriage notice in the Visalia Times-Delta (marriage 25 Sep 1915, family F169, now also citing it); the 3 Oct 1918 entry is his name in the paper's list of draftee serial numbers. Sourced, grade B.

No Find a Grave memorial identified among the John Scotts born 1880.

Last change
October 15, 2026 – 15:26:34
Author of last change: daveh
Family with Martha Ann Hurley
himself
John Alexander Scott
1880–…
Birth: August 18, 1880 — Kansas, United States
wife
Martha Hurley
1886–1979
Birth: December 27, 1886 26 22 — Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Death: March 17, 1979 — Imperial County, California, United States
Marriage Marriage — September 25, 1915 — Visalia, Tulare County, California, United States
11 months
son
Lee Scott
1916–1945
Birth: August 9, 1916 35 29 — Tulare County, California, United States
Death: October 13, 1945 — Tulare County, California, United States
George Mackay + Martha Ann Hurley
wife’s husband
1878–1963
Birth: June 13, 1878 — Canada
Death: July 11, 1963
wife
Martha Hurley
1886–1979
Birth: December 27, 1886 26 22 — Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois, United States
Death: March 17, 1979 — Imperial County, California, United States
Marriage Marriage — June 8, 1956 — Tulare County, California, United States
Birth
Citation details: Registration State: California; Registration County: Tulare County
Marriage
Citation details: 27 Sep 1915, p. 5: licences to wed issued to John A. Scott, 34, of Fresno, and Mattie Hurley, 25, of Dinuba. https://www.newspapers.com/image/530174248/
Citation details: Tulare County Times, 30 Sep 1915, p. 4 (reprinted from the Daily Times). https://www.newspapers.com/image/695708380/
Marriage notice
Citation details: Marriage of Scott / Hurley 27 Sep 1915
Residence
Citation details: Registration State: California; Registration County: Tulare County
Newspaper item
Citation details: Draftee Serial Numbers 3 Oct 1918
Residence
Citation details: Year: 1920; Census Place: Dinuba, Tulare, California; Roll: T625_152; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 198
Name
Citation details: Year: 1920; Census Place: Dinuba, Tulare, California; Roll: T625_152; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 198
Citation details: Registration State: California; Registration County: Tulare County
Media object
John Alexander Scott
John Alexander Scott