Person:Joel Scott (5)

Joel Malachi Scott

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Facts and Events

Name	Joel Malachi Scott
Gender	Male
Birth^[1]^[2]	8 Jul 1884	Alabama, United States
Death^[1]^[4]	12 Mar 1956	Decatur, Morgan, Alabama, United States

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Joel Malachi Scott, in Find A Grave.
↑ [1], in United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T623).
J. Malicky Scott, in Alabama, Select Marriage Indexes, 1816-1942: [database on-line]. (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2014).

mother: Bettie Jackson

This record confirms that Joel Malachi Scott is the same person as William Jackson's step-son in the 1900 census.
↑ Joel M Scott, in Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974.

parents: Jerry Scott and Bettye Sullivan

It appears that he was illegitimate, and the names given for his parents are to hide that fact. Alternately, this information could be true, and other records incorrect.