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• Name	John Paul Scott  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Suffix	I
  Born	25 Dec 1859 Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 2, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	25 Dec 1859 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [3, 4, 8, 9]
  Residence	1870 Ward 8, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 6]  –  11 Age: 11; AttendedSchool: Yes
  Residence	1880 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [13]  –  Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
  Residence	1900 605 South, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [10]  –  Age: 40; Occupation: Schoolteacher; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Y; CanRead: Y; CanWrite: Y; CityWard: 8th; EnumerationDistrict: 0070; MonthsUnEmployedPastYear: 3; Single MaritalStatus: Single; Son RelationToHead: Son
  Residence	1904 139 Linden, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [5]
  Elliot Association Elects Officers	1 May 1905 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [14]
  Ethnicity	American [7, 8, 10]
  Lincoln Cemetery History	Lincoln Cemetery Management
  Race	Black [7, 8, 10, 12]
  Race	White [6]
  Residence	1910 139 Linden, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [8]  –  Age: 50; Occupation: Teacher; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 0079; HomeMortgaged: Mortgaged; HomeOwnership: Own; Industry: Public School; LiveOnFarm: House; NativeLanguageCode: English; OutOfWork: N; WeeksOutOfWork: 0; YearsMarried: 5; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Head RelationToHead: Head
  Social Clubs	2 Jul 1918 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [15]  –  Pythian Knights to Meet in City-500 Uniformed Knights in Camp on City Island
  Name	Jno. P. Scott [13]
  Name	John P. Scott [7, 8]
  Residence	1920 139 Linden, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [12]  –  Age: 60; Occupation: Teacher; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 84; HomeMortgaged: Mortgaged; HomeOwnership: Owned; Industry: Public School; IsEmployed: Wage or Salary; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Head RelationToHead: Head
  Job	Employer: Wage Earner [7, 8]
  Died	28 Apr 1931 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [2, 11, 16, 17]
  Buried	​ 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [2, 16]
  	Lincoln Cemetery ; There is a cenotaph at William Howard Day Cemetery.
  Notes	"John P. Scott was an educator and administrator who became the first black school district administrator in Harrisburg, PA. Scott was born December 25, 1859, in Chambersburg, PA. He was a leading student at Old Harrisburg High School, located at the current site of the Greater Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce. There he was a scholar of and spoke both Latin and Greek. John graduated as Salutatorian in 1883. After graduation, Scott began teaching at the Calder School, in the uptown Harrisburg area. He also taught adult education three nights a week at the Wickersham Building. “J. P.”, which his friends so lovingly called him, was known for his friendliness, scholarship, and deep pleasant voice. Scott, who stood at 5’11 was envied by other teachers for having no discipline problems with his students. He later became the district’s first black school administrator as principal. Scott touched the lives of thousands of students in his 47-year career. Scott was the patriarch of one of the city’s most enduring families. John Paul Scott passed away April 28, 1931. On the day of his funeral in 1931, city schools closed in his honor." Black Then. “John Paul Scott: First Black School District Administrator in Harrisburg, PA,” March 25, 2021. https://blackthen.com/john-paul-scott-first-black-school-district-administrator-harrisburg-pa/blackthen.com/john-paul-scott-first-black-school-district-administrator-harrisburg-pa/.
  Person ID	I1485 SOALsearch
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024

  
  
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  Father	George W. Scott, I (Age 49 years) b. 31 Jul 1822, Derry, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA d. 16 Feb 1872, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 49 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Rebecca Ferguson (Age 83 years) b. May 1832, Blairsville, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA d. 23 Jan 1916, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F499 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Susan Estella Harris (Age 44 years) b. 1875, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1919, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 44 years)
  Married	26 Oct 1904 Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA [3, 5, 18, 19, 20]
  Children	1. John Paul Scott, II (Age 82 years) b. 17 Dec 1907, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 28 Jul 1990 (Age 82 years)  [natural]   2. Rebecca Winifred Scott (Age 43 years) b. 29 Sep 1905, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 24 Jun 1949, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 43 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F2232 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	1. Stella H Scott b. Pennsylvania, USA  [natural]   2. William B. Scott b. Pennsylvania, USA  [natural]   3. James L. Scott b. Pennsylvania, USA  [natural]
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F7465 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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