SCOTT, JOHN (1828 - 1881)

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Santa Cruz Sentinel (December 10, 1881)

DIED: SCOTT - At the Powder Mills Dec. 8th John, a native of Ireland age 53 years.

John Scott who has been suffering for a long time at the Powder Mills with a cancer of the stomach, died last Thursday. The deceased was a veteran of the late war and leaves a family in Boston.

Date of Birth: 1828

Date of Death: 1881-12-08

County: Santa Cruz

Cemetery/City of Burial: Holy Cross Cemetery (old)

Cause of Death: Cncr/Stomach

Occupation: Powder Worker

Religion: RC

Local Address: Powder Works

Last City: Santa Cruz

Native of: IR

Military Notes: N/R (Multiple Similar Names)

GAR#: N/R

Available records used to obtain information:
Cemetery records
Santa Cruz County death records
Military records
Santa Cruz and Monterey newspapers
Voter Records

CW Reference: SEN 1881/12/09?

Creator: Nelson, Robert L.
Source: Old Soldier: the story of the Grand Army of the Republic in Santa Cruz County. Santa Cruz, CA: The Museum of Art & History, c2004.
Date: Undated
Coverage: Santa Cruz (County)
Rights: Reproduced by permission of Robert L. Nelson.
Identifier: OS-0887

Collection

Remembering Our Own: Santa Cruz Veterans

Citation

Nelson, Robert L. “SCOTT, JOHN (1828 - 1881).” Old Soldier: the story of the Grand Army of the Republic in Santa Cruz County. Santa Cruz, CA: The Museum of Art & History, c2004. SCPL Local History. https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/133863. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.