Virginia (Nellons) Scott and Unknown Sister

Virginia (Nellons) Scott and Unknown Sister

Scott, Virginia Nellons (ca 1898-1963)

Nellons

African Americans

Virginia (Nellons) Scott in a white dress is standing beside an older sister, Miss Nellons, who is seated on a wicker chair.

The sisters were born to Alexander (“Elick” in some records) and Alice (Ball) Nellons (“Nellings”, “Nellins”, or “Nelings” in some records), longtime residents of Woodstock.

Virginia married Robert D. Scott in 1924 and sometime in the 1940's, moved with him to Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, where they stayed for the rest of their lives.

Although we can not confirm which of her older sisters is pictured (Virginia had 8 older sisters), it is possible it is her oldest sister, Nannie (Nellons) Washington (ca 1879-1925) who lived in Chicago, Illinois, when she died.

Morrison Studio

Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society

Shenandoah County Library

The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Dec 1912".

Identified in 2009 by Pat Corley who knew the family and identified the older sister in the photograph as "Miss Nellons".

Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.

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Virginia (Nellons) Scott appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 017173 and 017174.

017174

Glass Negative