Mary Francis “Fannie” Wright was born on November 19, 1890 in Petie Jean, Logan County,
Arkansas. She was the daughter of James E. Wright and Mary E. “Mollie” Bonds.
Fannie was raised on the family farm in Logan County, Arkansas.
Fannie married James
Allen “Jim” Scott on December 25, 1910 in Logan County, Arkansas. She was 20 years old and he was 23
years. Jim was born on February 22, 1887
in Chickala, Yell County, Arkansas, the son of John Pillow Scott and Mary Jane
Hughes.
Jim and Fannie had at
least one child:
Wilma Marie Scott born July 11, 1912
After their marriage,
Jim and Fannie made their home in Oklahoma, where Jim worked as a farmer.
Jim registered for the
draft for the First World War on June 5, 1917 in Washita County, Oklahoma. At that time, he and Fannie were living in
Elk City, Beckham County, Oklahoma. Jim
was described as tall and slender, with grey eyes and dark hair. He claimed exemption from the draft, as he
was providing for his wife and young daughter.
Jim did not serve in the war.
In 1920, Jim and Fannie
were living and working on a farm in East Turkey Creek, Washita County,
Oklahoma. They stayed in that area the
remainder of their lives.
Mary Francis Wright
Scott died on December 1, 1967 in Elk City, Beckham County, Oklahoma. She was buried in the Fairlawn Cemetery in
Elk City. She was 77 years old at her
death.
James Allen Scott died
on June 21, 1979 in Elk City, Beckham County, Oklahoma. He was laid to rest beside his wife in the
Fairlawn Cemetery in Elk City. He was 92
years old at his death.
Notes for Mary Francis Wright
Birth & Death: “Mary Francis Wright Scott,” Ancestry.com. U.S.,
Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Find A Grave. (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi), accessed on 4 April 2015
1900 US Census: “Mary F Wright,” Year: 1900; Census
Place: Petie Jean, Logan, Arkansas; Roll: 66;
Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0056; FHL
microfilm: 1240066. Ancestry.com. 1900
United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
1910 US Census: “Fannie Wright,” Year: 1910; Census
Place: Revilee, Logan, Arkansas; Roll: T624_56; Page: 2A;
Enumeration District: 0053; FHL microfilm: 1374069. Ancestry.com. 1910 United States
Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations Inc, 2006.
Marriage: “Fannie Wright,” Ancestry.com. Arkansas,
County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
1920 US Census: “Fannie Scott,” Year: 1920;
Census Place: East Turkey Creek, Washita, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1489;
Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 201; Image: 510. Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database
on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced
by FamilySearch.
1930 US Census: “Fannie Scott,” Year: 1930;
Census Place: Turkey Creek, Washita, Oklahoma; Roll: 1938;
Page: 11B; Enumeration District:0029; Image: 1133.0;
FHL microfilm: 2341672. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States
Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations Inc, 2002.
1940 US Census: “Fannie Scott,” Year: 1940;
Census Place: West Turkey Creek, Washita, Oklahoma; Roll: T627_3340;
Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 75-30. Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database
on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Notes for James Allen Scott
Birth & Death: “James Allen Scott,” Ancestry.com. U.S.,
Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Find A Grave. (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi), accessed on 4 April 2015
1900 US Census: “James Allen Scott,” Year: 1900; Census
Place: Magazine, Yell, Arkansas; Roll: 80; Page: 9A;
Enumeration District: 0158; FHL microfilm: 1240080. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States
Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations Inc, 2004.
WWI Draft: “James Allen Scott,” Registration State: Oklahoma;
Registration County: Washita; Roll: 1852244. Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft
Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
WWII Draft: “Jim Allen Scott,” The National Archives at St.
Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration)
for the State of Oklahoma; State Headquarters: Oklahoma.
Ancestry.com. U.S., World War
II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
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