Lee Scott, 1916–1945 (aged 29 years)

Lee Scott
Name
Lee /Scott/
Citation details: Year: 1940; Census Place: Dinuba, Tulare, California; Roll: m-t0627-00357; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 54-7
Citation details: Birthdate: 9 Aug 1916; Birth County: Tulare
Citation details: The Daily Palo Alto Times; Publication Date: 22/ May/ 1937; Publication Place: Palo Alto, California, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/838487506/?article=34bfa8e1-b070-4646-a0f1-0e4f0a8473ab&focus=0.50783736,0.22378914,0.6271217,0.3586078&xid=33
Birth
August 9, 1916 35 29
Tulare County, California, United States
Citation details: Birthdate: 9 Aug 1916; Birth County: Tulare
Residence
1935
Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Citation details: Year: 1940; Census Place: Dinuba, Tulare, California; Roll: m-t0627-00357; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 54-7
Residence
1937
Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Citation details: The Daily Palo Alto Times; Publication Date: 22/ May/ 1937; Publication Place: Palo Alto, California, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/838487506/?article=34bfa8e1-b070-4646-a0f1-0e4f0a8473ab&focus=0.50783736,0.22378914,0.6271217,0.3586078&xid=33
Residence
1940
Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Citation details: National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for California, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1623
Citation details: Year: 1940; Census Place: Dinuba, Tulare, California; Roll: m-t0627-00357; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 54-7
Death of a maternal grandfather
March 11, 1940
Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Citation details: Edwin W Hurley; born 20 Feb 1860, Illinois; died 11 Mar 1940, Tulare County; father Hurley, mother Haladay. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5180/records/3531340; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGYZ-ZQV
Citation details: p. 14. Newspapers.com, https://www.newspapers.com/image/701303780/
Citation details: Edwin Wesley Hurley; born 20 Feb 1860, Illinois; died 11 Mar 1940, Dinuba, Tulare County; Find a Grave memorial 11425395. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60525/records/87025048; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVZ-X35M
Note: Died 11 Mar 1940 at his home, 127 Golden Way, Dinuba, aged 80.

Died 11 Mar 1940 at his home, 127 Golden Way, Dinuba, aged 80.

  • California Death Index: died 11 Mar 1940, Tulare County; born 20 Feb 1860, Illinois
  • Fresno Bee obituary, 12 Mar 1940: died "last night at his home, 127 Golden Way"; a resident of Dinuba twenty years
  • Find a Grave: died 11 Mar 1940, Dinuba
Burial of a maternal grandfather
March 13, 1940
Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba, Tulare County, California, United States
Citation details: Hurley, Edwin W.; block 3, row 8C, space 18; 2/20/1860 - 3/11/1940
Citation details: Edwin Wesley Hurley; born 20 Feb 1860, Illinois; died 11 Mar 1940, Dinuba, Tulare County; Find a Grave memorial 11425395. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60525/records/87025048; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVZ-X35M
Citation details: p. 14. Newspapers.com, https://www.newspapers.com/image/701303780/
Note: Buried in Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba: block 3, row 8C, space 18 (Find a Grave memorial 11425395).

Buried in Smith Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba: block 3, row 8C, space 18 (Find a Grave memorial 11425395).

CONFLICT: burial date 13 Mar 1940 (this record; no source found) versus a funeral announced for Thursday morning, 14 Mar 1940, with burial at Smith Mountain (Fresno Bee, 12 Mar 1940). Left as recorded.

Newspaper item
October 11, 1945
Visalia, Tulare County, California, United States
Citation details: 11 Oct 1945
Death
October 13, 1945 (aged 29 years)
Tulare County, California, United States
Burial
after October 13, 1945 (0 days after death)
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
Research log
Note: Sources: California Birth Index, 1940 census, World War II draft card, Newspapers.com Marriage Index (1937). Smith Mountain Cemetery burial list, page 2 (https://www.cagenweb.org/tulare/cemeteries/tcsmithb.htm): "Scott, Lee, block 3, row 8C, space 27, 1/1/1916 - 10/11/1945"; Find a Grave memorial 84701273 also gives 11 Oct 1945. Burial cited. Sourced, grade A.

Sources: California Birth Index, 1940 census, World War II draft card, Newspapers.com Marriage Index (1937). Smith Mountain Cemetery burial list, page 2 (https://www.cagenweb.org/tulare/cemeteries/tcsmithb.htm): "Scott, Lee, block 3, row 8C, space 27, 1/1/1916 - 10/11/1945"; Find a Grave memorial 84701273 also gives 11 Oct 1945. Burial cited. Sourced, grade A.

CONFLICT: death 13 Oct 1945 (this tree, no source) versus 11 Oct 1945 (cemetery list, Find a Grave). The Visalia Times-Delta of 11 Oct 1945, p. 1, has an item on him, now a newspaper-item event. Left as recorded.

The undated residence at "Dinuba" cited the 1937 marriage index; dated 1937 and given the county. S214 and S215 retitled.

Last change
October 15, 2026 – 13:58:56
Author of last change: daveh
Family with parents
father
John Alexander Scott
1880–…
Birth: August 18, 1880 — Kansas, United States
mother
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
himself
Lee Scott
1916–1945
Birth: August 9, 1916 35 29 — Tulare County, California, United States
Death: October 13, 1945 — Tulare County, California, United States
Mother’s family with George Mackay
stepfather
1878–1963
Birth: June 13, 1878 — Canada
Death: July 11, 1963
mother
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
Family with Arlene Atkinson
himself
Lee Scott
1916–1945
Birth: August 9, 1916 35 29 — Tulare County, California, United States
Death: October 13, 1945 — Tulare County, California, United States
wife
1921–1997
Birth: August 16, 1921 — Kings County, California
Death: after 1997
daughter
Private
…–
Private + Arlene Atkinson
wife’s husband
Private
…–
wife
1921–1997
Birth: August 16, 1921 — Kings County, California
Death: after 1997
stepdaughter
Private
…–
stepdaughter
Private
…–
Birth
Citation details: Birthdate: 9 Aug 1916; Birth County: Tulare
Residence
Citation details: Year: 1940; Census Place: Dinuba, Tulare, California; Roll: m-t0627-00357; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 54-7
Residence
Citation details: The Daily Palo Alto Times; Publication Date: 22/ May/ 1937; Publication Place: Palo Alto, California, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/838487506/?article=34bfa8e1-b070-4646-a0f1-0e4f0a8473ab&focus=0.50783736,0.22378914,0.6271217,0.3586078&xid=33
Residence
Citation details: National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for California, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1623
Citation details: Year: 1940; Census Place: Dinuba, Tulare, California; Roll: m-t0627-00357; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 54-7
Newspaper item
Citation details: 11 Oct 1945
Name
Citation details: Year: 1940; Census Place: Dinuba, Tulare, California; Roll: m-t0627-00357; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 54-7
Citation details: Birthdate: 9 Aug 1916; Birth County: Tulare
Citation details: The Daily Palo Alto Times; Publication Date: 22/ May/ 1937; Publication Place: Palo Alto, California, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/838487506/?article=34bfa8e1-b070-4646-a0f1-0e4f0a8473ab&focus=0.50783736,0.22378914,0.6271217,0.3586078&xid=33
Burial
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
Media object
Lee Scott
Lee Scott