James R. Scouton

1858 - 1941  (82 years)

• Name	James R. Scouton
  Born	26 Sep 1858	Ellwell, Bradford Co, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	11 Apr 1941	Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Buried	14 Apr 1941	Sunnyside Cemetery, Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co, Pennsylvania, USA
  Person ID	I1332	Decker Family Tree
  Last Modified	11 Oct 2019

  
  

  Father	W. Scouton
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	L. Robinson
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F438	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mercy Estella Brunges,   b. 9 Dec 1863, Eatonville, Wyoming Co, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 16 Apr 1923, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 59 years)
  Children	1. Lura Rebecca Scouton,   b. 21 Sep 1894, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Bef 16 Apr 1923, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age < 28 years)  [natural]   2. J.H. Scouton
  Last Modified	11 Oct 2019
  Family ID	F437	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  ATTY. SCOUTON PASSES AWAY AT CITY HOME -------------------------- Three Months Illness Claims Lawyer at Age of 82 - Funeral Monday Afternoon -------------------------- Attorney James R. Scouton, 82, one of the oldest lawyers in Eastern Pennsylvania, died yesterday afternoon at his home, 59 Park avenue, city, after three month's illness of complications. The funeral will be held from the home Monday afternoon at 2, with interment in Sunnyside Cemetery, Trucksville. Born In Bradford Mr. Scouton was born in Elwell, Bradford County, September 26, 1855. He obtained his early education in the schools of that section, and later attended Wyoming Seminary. In his quest for a legal degree, he taught school and worked as a farm hand to acquire money for his education. He practiced law since his graduation from the University of Michigan Law School in 1886. He possessed an extensive practice, and was widely known for his knowledge of the law of mechanical leins. He was highly regarded for his sincere manner and sterling qualities. His wife, Mrs. Mercy E. Scouton and a daughter, Lura Rebecca Scouton, preceded him in death in 1923. Surviving is a son, J. Harvey Scouton, of Washington, D. C. (Wilkes-Barre Record, 12 Apr 1921)

  
  

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