Eliza Jane Maddox (1813-1903)
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Lafayette Blessed Her
Eliza Jane (Maddox) Scott had a talent for inserting herself into a broader historical narrative. Three unusual stories were passed down through her family concerning her brushes with history. The first (totally unproven and very questionable) assertion is that she… Continue reading
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We Are No One and Everyone: More Frustration with DNA
We received the results of my father’s 44 marker DNA test from Ancestry.com. I am sorry to say, we remain unenlightened about the origins of our “Scott” family. Probably the right person hasn’t done a DNA test yet, so here… Continue reading
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Caught in a Bad Romance? Eliza Jane Maddox of Baltimore and Joseph Scott of ?
History and Science are coming together this week, so I need to skip ahead a bit, to the namesake of my blog, my great-great-great grandmother, Eliza Jane Maddox (1813-1903). There is something striking and unusual about Eliza Jane Maddox’s place… Continue reading
Finding Eliza Jane 