Mary E Wilcoxen

Family tradition passed down from my great-grandmother Theresa "TT" Dorsey Scott says that Mary Ellen was her mother-in-law and was related to the Eads who built the bridge in St Louis.

We have not yet confirmed this with any documentation.

Her MO death certificate has her name as Mary Ellen Scott, but does not haver her maiden name or birthplace.

Bob Light's research in tracing the descendants of Charles D. Scott does not have Mary Ellen Eads as being the wife of Mortimer Lafayette Scott, but his research also did not have my mother's first husband correctly identified and so did not have myself and my siblings at all.

Other sources (on the LDS database) DO have Mary Ella Eads b in Illinois as Mortimer Lafritz Scott's wife, with them having married in Columbus KS.

The 1880 Census for Turnback twp, Lawrence County, Missouri shows this household:

John C. MITCHEL 	 Self 	 S 	 Male 	 W 	 21 	 MO 	 Farmer 	 TN 	 TN 

Sophia EADS 	 Other 	 W 	 Female 	 W 	 43 	 TN 	 Keeping House 	 TN 	 TN 

Mary E. EADS 	 Other 	 S 	 Female 	 W 	 15 	 MO 	 At Home 	 TN 	 TN 

Martha EADS 	 Other 	 S 	 Female 	 W 	 9 	 MO 	  	 TN 	 TN 

Dock EADS 	 Other 	 S 	 Male 	 W 	 4 	 MO 	  	 TN 	 TN 

indicating that one Sophia Eads was a widow or separated, living in a household with her 3 children and a young man (NEW INFO- her SON) named John C. Mitchel. Lawrence County is east of Jasper County. She IS the right neighborhood, and the right age, for Mary E. Eads to marry Mortimer L Scott in Columbus KS a few years later.

Household Members: Name Age

John C. Mitchel 21, head, <Son> farmer, b. Missouri, parents b. Tennessee

Sophia Eads 43, MOTHER, keeping house, b. Tenn, parents b. Tenn.

Mary E. Eads 15, daughter, b. Missouri

Martha Eads 9, daughter, b. Missouri

Dock Eads 4, son, b. Missouri

Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Turnback, Lawrence, Missouri; Roll: T9_698; Family History Film: 1254698; Page: 457.4000; Enumeration District: 85; Image: 0396.

This ALL needs to be verified - probably by going to Lawence County and checking records there.