Ona Bertha Scott

born: 23 Sep 1885, South English,Keokuk Co.,Iowa
died: 22 Oct 1979, Azusa,Los Angeles Co.,California
spouse: Jesse Elwood COXE
marr: 11 Apr 1909, Iowa
born: 29 Sep 1887, Parnell,Iowa
died: 11 Oct 1918, North English,Iowa Co.,Iowa
Children:
Albert Mervin ``Bertie'' Coxe (1910-1973)
Eloise ``Jessie'' Coxe (1913-1975) m. Martin Ralph SHERWOOD (1908-1996). 6 Sherwood children. Also m. a Mr. GILLESPIE.
spouse: Oscar PEARSON (a.k.a. Oscar PETERSON)
born: 30 Jun 1890
died: 20 Jan 1979, West Covina,California

Pedigree Chart

                      |--------Alexander SCOTT (1792, Kentucky - 1878, Indiana)
                      |
           |---------Elisha SCOTT (1822, Indiana - 1862, Iowa)
           |          |
           |          |--------Unity R. WATT (1800, North Carolina - 1878, Indiana)
           |
  |------Avesta Franklin SCOTT (1855, Indiana - 1926, Iowa)
  |        |
  |        |          |--------Tunstal Quarles MATTHEWS (1807, Kentucky - 1878, Nebraska)
  |        |          |
  |        |---------Ruth MATTHEWS (1831, Indiana - 1917, Iowa)
  |                   |
  |                   |--------Jane Chlo MORGAN (1807, Kentucky - 1837, Indiana)
  |
Ona Bertha SCOTT (1885, Iowa - 1979, California)
  |
  |                   |--------John J. GILCHRIST (1803, Scotland - 1878, Iowa)
  |                   |
  |        |---------Peter GILCHRIST (1823, Scotland - 1878, Iowa)
  |        |          |
  |        |          |--------Margaret ROME (1794, Scotland - 1857, Scotland)
  |        |
  |------Mary Jane GILCHRIST (1857, Scotland - 1919, Iowa)
           |
           |          |--------William JOHNSTONE ( - )
           |          |
           |---------Mary JOHNSTONE (1821, Scotland - 1866, Scotland)
                      |
                      |--------Catherine WELSH (England - 1877, Scotland)
Most of the information reported here about the descendents of Ona and her sister Ida (Scott) Medlin is a result of correspondence Trudy (Morrison) Heiman initiated with Ida and Ona's granddaughter Donna (Sherwood) O'Connor in about 1981.

Ona was a resident of Rowland Rest Home, 330 West Rowland St., Azusa, California. Her body and her 2nd husband's were both cremated.

Ona's spouse is named Peterson in her father Avesta's will and executrix papers, spelled out 3 ways: Patterson Petterson, Peterson. Trudy Heiman is certain that Ona's lastname was Pearson when Ona died and that (Pearson) matches up with the SSDI records found (which match the approximate dates that she had.

According to a story passed on from Ona's grandson, Kenneth ``Sam'' Colley, Ona married Oscar Peterson who was fresh off the boat from Sweden but made him change his name to Pearson because she thought Peterson, ``sounded nasty''.

Sources for this individual: @S23@ @S99@ @S100@

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