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John Scott (175954515)
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John Scott was born a slave in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.
(West Virginia Became State in 1863)
At the age of 23, he escaped and joined a band of Cherokee Indians. During this time, he helped other slaves escape along the Underground Railroad. After two years of freedom, Scott was caught and sold to Lieutenant Hoskins of the U.S. Army. Scott served alongside Hoskins in the Mexican-American War and was a member of John C. Fremont’s 1844 expedition to California.
At the end of the expedition, Scott escaped again and found a rich gold mine in Calaveras County. However, Scott as an African American could not hold the property under existing laws in the 1850s. Two gamblers fought Scott for the property, during which he killed one of them. He fled to Oregon and Utah with a reward on his head, finally returning to California in 1859 to establish a home in Tehama County. There he married and had three children, one of whom was Netherland’s mother, Mary Ellen.
Scott successfully advocated that African-American children be allowed to attend public schools in Tehama County. He died in 1916 just before turning 101.
- Netherland (Mayme C.) collection, MS 41, African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library. Oakland, California
Contributor: Stacinator (49423547)
Find a Grave contributor, Stacinator has made the following suggested edits.
John Scott (175954515)
Suggested edit: Hi there, here's a biography for John's page. What an incredible life. Hooray for reclaiming lost history! Rock on.
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John Scott was born a slave in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.
(West Virginia Became State in 1863)
At the age of 23, he escaped and joined a band of Cherokee Indians. During this time, he helped other slaves escape along the Underground Railroad. After two years of freedom, Scott was caught and sold to Lieutenant Hoskins of the U.S. Army. Scott served alongside Hoskins in the Mexican-American War and was a member of John C. Fremont’s 1844 expedition to California.
At the end of the expedition, Scott escaped again and found a rich gold mine in Calaveras County. However, Scott as an African American could not hold the property under existing laws in the 1850s. Two gamblers fought Scott for the property, during which he killed one of them. He fled to Oregon and Utah with a reward on his head, finally returning to California in 1859 to establish a home in Tehama County. There he married and had three children, one of whom was Netherland’s mother, Mary Ellen.
Scott successfully advocated that African-American children be allowed to attend public schools in Tehama County. He died in 1916 just before turning 101.
- Netherland (Mayme C.) collection, MS 41, African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library. Oakland, California
Contributor: Stacinator (49423547)
Suggested Edit
Find a Grave contributor, Stacinator has made the following suggested edits.
John Scott (175954515)
Suggested edit: Hi there, here's a biography for John's page. What an incredible life. Hooray for reclaiming lost history! Rock on.
-
John Scott was born a slave in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.
(West Virginia Became State in 1863)
At the age of 23, he escaped and joined a band of Cherokee Indians. During this time, he helped other slaves escape along the Underground Railroad. After two years of freedom, Scott was caught and sold to Lieutenant Hoskins of the U.S. Army. Scott served alongside Hoskins in the Mexican-American War and was a member of John C. Fremont’s 1844 expedition to California.
At the end of the expedition, Scott escaped again and found a rich gold mine in Calaveras County. However, Scott as an African American could not hold the property under existing laws in the 1850s. Two gamblers fought Scott for the property, during which he killed one of them. He fled to Oregon and Utah with a reward on his head, finally returning to California in 1859 to establish a home in Tehama County. There he married and had three children, one of whom was Netherland’s mother, Mary Ellen.
Scott successfully advocated that African-American children be allowed to attend public schools in Tehama County. He died in 1916 just before turning 101.
- Netherland (Mayme C.) collection, MS 41, African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library. Oakland, California
Contributor: Stacinator (49423547)
Find a Grave contributor, Stacinator has made the following suggested edits.
John Scott (175954515)
Suggested edit: Hi there, here's a biography for John's page. What an incredible life. Hooray for reclaiming lost history! Rock on.
-
John Scott was born a slave in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.
(West Virginia Became State in 1863)
At the age of 23, he escaped and joined a band of Cherokee Indians. During this time, he helped other slaves escape along the Underground Railroad. After two years of freedom, Scott was caught and sold to Lieutenant Hoskins of the U.S. Army. Scott served alongside Hoskins in the Mexican-American War and was a member of John C. Fremont’s 1844 expedition to California.
At the end of the expedition, Scott escaped again and found a rich gold mine in Calaveras County. However, Scott as an African American could not hold the property under existing laws in the 1850s. Two gamblers fought Scott for the property, during which he killed one of them. He fled to Oregon and Utah with a reward on his head, finally returning to California in 1859 to establish a home in Tehama County. There he married and had three children, one of whom was Netherland’s mother, Mary Ellen.
Scott successfully advocated that African-American children be allowed to attend public schools in Tehama County. He died in 1916 just before turning 101.
- Netherland (Mayme C.) collection, MS 41, African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library. Oakland, California
Contributor: Stacinator (49423547)
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