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Caswell County Genealogy
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 1919 - 2013 (93 years)
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| Name |
Scott, Lena Catherine [1] |
| Birth |
18 May 1919 |
Caswell County, North Carolina  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Reference Number |
20189 |
| Death |
13 Jan 2013 |
Roxboro, Person County, North Carolina |
| Person ID |
I19804 |
Caswell County |
| Last Modified |
16 Apr 2024 |
| Father |
Scott, George Washington Wilson, b. 25 Apr 1881, Caswell County, North Carolina d. 27 Apr 1954, Person County, North Carolina (Age 73 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Lea, Lena Caroline, b. 22 Sep 1884, Halifax, Virginia d. 2 Apr 1963, Caswell County, North Carolina (Age 78 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Marriage |
27 Nov 1907 |
Caswell County, North Carolina [2] |
| Reference Number |
68692 |
| Family ID |
F4051 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Gentry, Wesley Reade, b. 3 Aug 1917, Helena, Person County, North Carolina d. 6 Aug 1993 (Age 76 years) |
| Marriage |
15 Sep 1939 |
| Reference Number |
235993 |
| Children |
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| Family ID |
F136 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
16 Apr 2024 |
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| Notes |
- Lena Catherine Scott (1919-2013)
Lena Catherine Scott Gentry (1919-2013), 93, of 211 Ridge Road, Roxboro (Person County, North Carolina), died Sunday, January 13, 2013. Funeral service will be held 2:00 PM Wednesday, January 16, 2013, at Connally United Methodist Church, Snatchburg Road, Caswell County, North Carolina, with Reverend John Upton officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held 4-7 PM, Tuesday at her home. Flowers are acceptable or memorials may be made to Connally United Methodist Church or the John Thomas Lea (1859-1917) Cemetery Fund, c/o Carole Lucas, P.O. Box 103, Milton, North Carolina, 27305.
Born in Caswell County 18 May 1919, Mrs. Gentry is the daughter of the late George Washington Wilson Scott (1881-1954) and Lena Caroline Lea Scott (1884-1963) and wife of the late Wesley Reade Gentry (1917-1993). She was also preceded in death by her granddaughter, Catherine Ferrell Moorefield (1973-1991), her son-in-law, Richard M. Johnson, and her siblings, George Lea Scott (1908-1962) [Bessie Barbara Chandler], Mary Caroline Scott Foote (1911-2009) [John Alonzo Foote], John Martin Scott (1915-2004) [Emily Jean Bradsher], and Cornelia Howard Scott Strickland (1917-2005) [William Laurence Strickland]. Mrs. Gentry retired from Wachovia and was a member of Long Memorial United Methodist Church (Roxboro, Person County, North Carolina).
Her paternal grandparents are George Washington Scott and Mary Ellen Brandon. Her maternal grandparents are John Thomas Lea and Cornelia Caroline Daniel.
Mrs. Gentry is survived by three daughters, Cornelia Bowen (Connye) Moorefield and husband Arthur William (Bill) Moorefield III, of Gibsonville, North Carolina, Georgye Lea Woody and husband Frank S. (Skip) Woody, Jr., of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and Catherine Reade (Cappye) Headman and husband John, of Henderson, North Carolina; her sister-in-law, Emily Jean Bradsher Scott, of Milton (Caswell County, North Carolina); five grandchildren, and twelve great grandchildren.
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"Another topic altogether and personal. On returning from a cruise I learned that my sister-in-law, Catherine Scott Gentry, had passed away. I mention this because I think there are many of you in Caswell County will remember her. She was a beautiful young woman, and even more beautiful as she aged. She was 93 years old, and remarkable in many ways. Beloved by her family, she was an outstanding role model for all of us who knew her. She was the very last member of her generation -- a large family of descendants of Grandma and Grandpa Lea, a group of at least three generations who gathered on Sundays, children and grandchildren, a custom almost entirely gone. All the cousins were nearly as close to each other as to their own siblings. Catherine felt keenly that she was the last of that clan. And she included me in it, as the widow of John Scott, her brother. I guess she was right. She had been a widow for many years, but the matriarch of
her family of three daughters and their families. Already I miss her greatly. We spent a lot of time together, and spoke the same language. Our conversations covered time that our younger families did not understand
or know. May she rest in peace."
Source: "Milton Memories," Jean B. Scott, The Caswell Messenger (Yanceyville, North Carolina), 16 January 2013.
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"On Wednesday we gathered to celebrate the life of Catherine Scott Gentry, my sister-in-law, and a true sister of the heart. She was bright and cute and funny. At 93 she never lost her talent for a fast quip. Two of her granddaughters spoke at her funeral, and talked about that as well as her abiding faith in God that she shared always with her family. She was a role model for all of us."
Source: "Milton Memories," Jean B. Scott, The Caswell Messenger (Yanceyville, North Carolina), 23 January 2013.
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1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Lena C Scott
Age: 0 [8/12]
Birth Year: abt 1920 [abt 1919]
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1920: Semora, Caswell, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: M George W Scott
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's name: Lena Scott
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia [North Carolina]
Household Members: Name Age
M George W Scott 37
Lena Scott 35
George L Scott 11
M Caroline Scott 8
John M Scott 4 [4 3/12]
Cornelia H Scott 2 [2 8/12]
Lena C Scott 0 [8/12]
1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Rena C Scott
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1920
Birthplace: North Carolina
Race: White
Home in 1930: Milton, Caswell, North Carolina
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's Name: George W Scott
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Name: Lena L Scott
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members: Name Age
George W Scott 48
Lena L Scott 46
George L Scott 21
Mary C Scott 18
John M Scott 14 [44]
Conelia H Scott 12
Rena C Scott 10
Collie Lea 69
Bessie Scott 22
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| Sources |
- Details: Obituary of Mary Caroline Scott Foote (1911-2009) (The Caswell Messenger, 6 January 2009).
- Details: Bradsher and Allied Families [Roots Web Family Tree No Longer Available. See Bradsher 2009 on Ancestry.com].
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