Alice Lenore Scott1

b. 1 April 1888, d. 11 December 1963
FatherPeter Alexander Scott2 b. 1 May 1851, d. 19 Apr 1926
MotherRachel Ann Smyth2 b. 22 Jul 1849, d. 31 Oct 1944
Birth1 Apr 1888 Alice Lenore Scott was born on 1 Apr 1888 in Mississippi.1,3 
MarriageJun 1916 She married Leonidas Rosser Littleton in Jun 1916.4,5 
  Dr. Littleton was a chemist and a teacher. In the early years of their marriage the couple appear to have resided in several locations. They may have lived in New Jersey where their daughter Rachel was born in 1917. However daughter Louisa was born in 1919 in Virginia. The 1920 census found them in Buffalo, New York, where Leonidas worked as a chemist for the Dyer [?] Co. He was employed at one time by the U.S. Government Laboratories in Washington DC.6,7 
Cens-193028 Apr 1930  However by 1930 they had settled in Washington County where Dr. Littleton taught at Emory and Henry College. The couple appear to have lived on a farm, either on or very near the college campus. In 1930, besides 3 children, the household included Alice's widowed mother Rachel (Smyth) Scott, Alice's brother Emory, and a niece, Kathryn Scott.8 
Death11 Dec 1963 Alice died on 11 Dec 1963 at age 75.1 

Family

Leonidas Rosser Littleton b. 1 Aug 1889, d. 1982
Children
  • Rachel Bernard Littleton1
  • Louisa Chandler Littleton1
  • Leonidas Littleton Jr.1
ChartsDescendants of Mathew Ryburn and Jane Beattie
Descendants of James Clark and Isabella Breckenridge
Last Edited15 Nov 2010

Citations

  1. [S13] Aleta Spicer, Smyth, p. 126. Desc. chart for Alice Lenore Scott and Leonidas Littleton; author unclear.
  2. [S13] Aleta Spicer, Smyth, p. 125. Desc. chart for Rachel Ann Smyth and Peter Alexander Scott. Author unclear.
  3. [S237] Homer Scott household, 1910 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring district, ED 117, sheet 2A (p. 20 stamped), dwelling 21, family 22, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2010. Household includes: Homer Scott, 25, marr #1, marr 1 year, farmer; Lillian, wife, 20, marr #1, marr 1 year, no children; Peter A., father, 61, marr #1, marr 33 yrs, high school teacher; Rachel, mother, 62, marr #1, marr 33 yrs, mother of 6 children, 5 are living; Pierce, bros, 30, commercial traveler in shoe business; Frank, bros, 24, no occupation; Alice, sister, 22, b. Mississippi, public school teacher; Kittie Smyth, aunt, 81, sgl, own income; all others b. VA.
  4. [S13] Aleta Spicer, Smyth, p. 126. Desc. chart for Alice Lenore Scott and Leonidas Littleton; author unclear; marriage date for Alice Scott and Leonidas Littleton listed as 17 Jun 1916.
  5. [S623] David B Trimble, Kincannon and McDonald, p. 291. Record states that Leonidas and Alice married on 19 June, 1916.
  6. [S2502] Leonidas Littleton household, 1920 U.S. cens., Erie Co., New York, pop. sched., Buffalo, ED 175, sheet 9A (stamped), dwelling 175, family 233, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2010. Household included: Leonidas Littleton, 30, b. VA/VA/VA, chemist for Dyer Co.; Alice, wife, 31, b. Mississippi, parents b. VA; Rachael B., dau, 2 3/12, b. New Jersey; Louisa C., dau, 5/12, b. VA.
  7. [S5] Elizabeth Kelly Allison, Early Southwest Virginia Families, p. 49.
  8. [S639] Leonidas Littleton household, 1930 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring district-Emory and Henry College, ED 96-6, sheet 11-B, dwelling 230, family 233, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2010. Household includes: Leonidas Littleton, 40, marr at 26, owns home, is a farm, b. VA/VA/VA, college teacher; Alice L., wife, 42, marr at 28, b. Mississippi; Rachel B., dau, 12, b. New Jersey; Louisa C., dau, 10, b. VA; Leonidas R. Jr., son, 8, b. Virginia; Rachel A. Scott, mother-in-law, 82, wid; Emory P. Scott, bros-in-law, 48, sgl, salesman for shoe company; Kathlyn Scott, niece, age not known, [entry appears to state she is single] b. VA/VA/VA.