Obituary for Catherine [Scott] Harrold, 1897 - Carroll Co. VA

Catherine [Scott] Harrold died at her home on July 15, 1897. She was born in 
Carroll County, Virginia, on May 1, 1817, the daughter of John Scott and 
Affirah Ayers, and granddaughter of Thomas and Catherine Scott (of Wythe 
County, Virginia) and Elihu Ayers and Lydia Owen; and great granddaughter of 
Thomas, Sr. and Barbara Ayers and of John Owen and Elizabeth Nichols (of 
Halifax County, Virginia).

On March 15, 1838, she married Elijah Harrold, a Blacksmith and Cooper, in 
Surry County, North Carolina, Newell Eaton, Bondsman. Since that time they 
have made their home, first in Patrick County, then in Carroll County, 
Virginia. 

She is survived by sons: Enos Sylvester Harrold (and wife Evalina [Allen] 
Harrold), and Thomas Marion Harrold (and wife Mary Jane [Allen] Harrold, a 
sister of Evalina). She is further survived by brothers: Thomas Scott (and 
wife Matilda Hiatt) and John Scott, Jr.; sisters: Lydia Scott (and husband 
Reynolds McMillian), and Elizabeth Scott (and husband Jesse E. Hiatt), and a 
number of grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by daughter Emeline Scott, a Professional Hatter 
(wife of Enos Hiatt), in 1872.

In 1852, Catherine [Scott] Harrold became a charter member of Mt. Bethel 
Moravian Church, the oldest Moravian Church in Virginia. The Moravian Church 
in Salem, North Carolina, recorded her baptism and that of her husband Elijah 
Harrold, as well as that of her father John Scott, and her mother Affirah 
Ayers, who was formerly a Mormon, but who made a new profession of her faith.

Catherine was known by her family, neighbors, and friends as a gentle woman, 
with true religious devotion, and kindness toward everyone.

After the funeral services, she will be buried in the Harrold Family Cemetery 
on Ward's Gap Road at Cana, in Carroll County, Virginia. The cemetery is 
located on the Harrold Homestead property, near Mt. Bethel Moravian Church.

 
Submitted by William Harrold <Sealighter@aol.com>

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