Virginia (Nellons) Scott
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Title
Virginia (Nellons) Scott
Subject
Scott, Virginia Nellons (ca 1898-1963)
African Americans - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Description
Virginia (Nellons) Scott, shown as a young woman in a short-sleeved dress, standing beside a wicker chair.
She was the youngest of twelve children born to Alexander (“Elick” in some records) and Alice (Ball) Nellons (“Nellings”, “Nellins”, or “Nelings” in some records), longtime residents of Woodstock.
In the 1910 census for the Johnston District of Shenandoah County, “Jenny” appeared as a 12-year old girl living with her large family on Water Street. Her father worked as a butcher at a slaughter house.
She married Robert Donell Scott (1911-1992) in 1924. Robert was the son of Preston and Fleta (McAfee) Scott. The well-known African American minister, Theophilus A. Thomas, performed the ceremony in Woodstock.
In the 1940 census, the couple lived on E. High Street and had no children. Robert was a cook in a hotel while Virginia was a maid in a private home. When he registered for the WWII draft later that year, Robert worked for John Vito at the Red Fox Tavern in Middleburg, Virginia. His home address was still on East High Street in Woodstock.
At some point before 1950, the couple moved to Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, where they spent the rest of their lives together.
She was the youngest of twelve children born to Alexander (“Elick” in some records) and Alice (Ball) Nellons (“Nellings”, “Nellins”, or “Nelings” in some records), longtime residents of Woodstock.
In the 1910 census for the Johnston District of Shenandoah County, “Jenny” appeared as a 12-year old girl living with her large family on Water Street. Her father worked as a butcher at a slaughter house.
She married Robert Donell Scott (1911-1992) in 1924. Robert was the son of Preston and Fleta (McAfee) Scott. The well-known African American minister, Theophilus A. Thomas, performed the ceremony in Woodstock.
In the 1940 census, the couple lived on E. High Street and had no children. Robert was a cook in a hotel while Virginia was a maid in a private home. When he registered for the WWII draft later that year, Robert worked for John Vito at the Red Fox Tavern in Middleburg, Virginia. His home address was still on East High Street in Woodstock.
At some point before 1950, the couple moved to Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, where they spent the rest of their lives together.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Dec 1912".
Contributor
Identified in 2009 by Pat Corley.
Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Virginia (Nellons) Scott appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 017173 and 017174.
Identifier
017173
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Virginia (Nellons) Scott,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed November 23, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/47170.
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