Artie?Artemus Scott???

Question

My paternal great great great great great grandfather name was either Artie or Artemus Scott.He was maybe born in South Carolina around the early 1800's and died in South Carolina closely around the turn of the century. His wife was Hester Duncan who was born around 1860's or 1870's.I would love to find out about his children and his parents.They were maybe slaves.Any info would help!!!!!

Answer 1

www.familysearch.org--1880 United States Census

**Artemas SCOTT

Birth Year 1871  

    Birthplace SC  

    Age 9  

    Occupation  

    Marital Status Single  

    Race Black  

    Head of Household-- Rhett SCOTT

    Relation Son  

    Father's Birthplace SC  

    Mother's Birthplace SC  

Census Place-- Amelia, Orangeburg, South Carolina  

Father: Rhett SCOTT, Sr

Birth Year <1853>  

    Birthplace SC  

Race--Mulatto

Marital Status--Married

Occupation --Laborer  

Father's Birthplace SC  

    Mother's Birthplace SC  

  

Mother--Sally SCOTT

Birth Year 1855

    Birthplace-- SC  

    Age --25  

Marital Status--Married

Race --Black

Father's Birthplace SC  

    Mother's Birthplace SC  

  

**Siblings: Mariah SCOTT, age 7, Black, b. 1873 in SC

Rhett SCOTT, Jr, age 4, Black, b. 1876 in SC

Walton SCOTT, age 5 months, b. 1880 in SC, Black

Hester DUNCAN

Birth Year 1871  

    Birthplace SC  

    Age 9  

    Occupation  

    Marital Status--Single  

    Race --Black  

    Head of Household-- Henry DUNCAN

    Relation --Daughter  

    Father's Birthplace-- SC  

    Mother's Birthplace-- SC  

Census Place-- Amelia, Orangeburg, South Carolina  

www.ancestry.com-- 1930 United States Federal Census

Name: Artemis Scott

Home in 1930: Amelia, Calhoun, South Carolina

Age: 50

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1880  

Birthplace: South Carolina  

Relation to Head of House: Head  

Spouse's Name: Hester

Race: Black

Occupation--Farmer

Household Members: Name-- Age

Artemis Scott --50  

Hester Scott-- 45 (b. abt. 1885 in SC; wife)

Purpose Scott --15 (b. abt. 1915, SC; married to Estelle)

Estelle Scott --13 (b. 1917, SC; daughter-in-law; married to Purpose)

Earth Scott-- 10 (b. 1920 in SC; grand-daughter)  

Geneva Scott --7 (b. 1923 in SC; grand-daughter)

Henry Scott-- 6 (b.1924 in SC; grand-son); twin to Harry?

Harry Scott --6 (b. 1924 in SC; grand-son)

    (If the above is correct, Purpose & Estelle were awfully young to be getting married!! Can't imagine being married at 13 & having kids. I think this is fouled up a bit)

Do you have the name RHETT SCOTT in your family?? There is an 1880 census on familysearch.org that lists him as having a son named ARTEMUS. Rhett is listed as "Race--Mulatto" and his wife and kids as "Race--Black".

www.ancestry.com  shows this:

Martha Huggins

Age: 15  

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1885  

Birthplace: South Carolina

Race: Black  

Relationship to head-of-house: Cousin  

   (1900 Federal Census, listed on page with Artemus as the Head of household; his age was 24. Also shows Perris Scott, age 5--b.about 1895--as  son to Artemus and Hester.

Could this be right?? First name spelled differently:

South Carolina Death Index, 1950-1952

Name: Artumus Scott

Death Date: 27 Oct 1951

Age: 69  (NOTE--Birth year would have been 1882)

County: Calhoun  

Gender: Male  

Race: Black  

Death Certificate: 012586