Colonel Walker Henderson Scott, Sr.

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Colonel Walker Henderson Scott, Sr.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Pike County, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 30, 1954 (44)
King's Daughters Hospital, Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky, United States (Cirrhosis)
Place of Burial: Catlettsburg, Boyd County, Kentucky, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Walker Henderson Scott and Gladys Ella Scott
Husband of Sylvia Scott
Ex-husband of Dorothy Canterbury
Ex-partner of Kathleen Manson-Bower-Cavender (Maddox)
Father of Charles Milles Scott Manson and Bud Scott

Occupation: B&O Railroad employee, Custodian - Elks Club
Managed by: Private User
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About Colonel Walker Henderson Scott, Sr.

Colonel Scott, Charles Manson's birth father of record.

About 14 months after Charlie was born Colonel and his first wife Dorothy had a son and named him after his father. On April 19, 1937 the bastardy suit filed by Kathleen Manson in 1936 was settled in Kathleen's favor. The Colonel was ordered to pay a modest amount child support for Charlie. In 1940 another son was born to Dorothy and Colonel.

April 17, 1941 Dorothy Scott sued Colonel for divorce and won. His drinking problems, abusiveness and non support issues were brought up in court. Dorothy won custody of both boys.

Colonel Scott dies in 1954 of cirrhosis of the liver at age 44. He was survived by his second wife Sylvia and his two sons.

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Colonel Walker Henderson Scott, Sr.'s Timeline

1910
May 11, 1910
Pike County, Kentucky, United States
1934
November 12, 1934
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States
1936
1936
Catlettsburg, Boyd County, Kentucky, United States
1954
December 30, 1954
Age 44
King's Daughters Hospital, Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky, United States
1954
Age 43
Catlettsburg Cemetery, Catlettsburg, Boyd County, Kentucky, United States