Obadiah Scott was best known as the father of Coretta Scott King who was an American author, activist, and civil rights leader and the wife of Martin Luther King Jr. from 1953 until his death. As an advocate for African-American equality, she was a leader for the civil rights movement in the 1960s. Obadiah was also remembered as the grandfather of Dexter King who died of prostate cancer in Malibu, California on January 22, 2024, eight days shy of his 63rd birthday.
Obadiah Scott Wiki
Obadiah Scott was one of the first black people in their town to own a vehicle. Before starting his own businesses, he worked as a policeman.
He was married with Bernice McMurry Scott (1904–1996). Along with his wife, he ran a clothing shop far from their home and later opened a general store. He also owned a lumber mill, which was burned down by white neighbors after Scott refused to sell his mill to a white logger.
His wife Bernice grandparents were Mollie (née Smith; 1868 – d.) and Martin van Buren McMurry (1863–1950) – both were of African-American and Irish descent. Mollie was born a slave to plantation owners Jim Blackburn and Adeline (Blackburn) Smith.
Couple had four children together named, Coretta Scott King, Edythe Scott Bagley, Obadiah Leonard, Eunice Scott. His grandchildren names were Martin Luther King III, Bernice King, Yolanda King and Dexter King.
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Obadiah Scott Age
Obadiah Scott was born in 1899 and died in 1998. At age 10, Obadiah Scott’s daughter Coretta worked to increase the family’s income. She had an older sister named Edythe Scott Bagley (1924–2011), an older sister named Eunice who did not survive childhood, and a younger brother named Obadiah Leonard (1930–2012).
The Scott family had owned a farm since the American Civil War, but were not particularly wealthy. During the Great Depression the Scott children picked cotton to help earn money and shared a bedroom with their parents.
