E. SCOTT DANCE, 102, the last Confedemte veteran of the state of Maryland, died on May 7, 1945, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. George C. Baird, in Towson, Maryland.
Born in Maryland on January 5, 1843 to Mary (née Anderson) and Joseph Gilbert Dance, he was well-known in southern Lancaster County.
"Trooper" Dance, as he was known, was a Private in Company C, First Maryland Cavalry, Army of the Confederacy, where he served as courier for General Jubal Early at Gettysburg. He had attended the 75th Gettysburg Reunion.
He had lived on Dance Mill Road in the Dulaney Valley where his family operated a saw mill. Later, he served for many years as Bailiff of the Orphans' Court of Baltimore County under Judge Zimmerman, who was also a Confederate veteran. Mr. Dance retired from the court at the age of 100 and a day. He was supposed to retire a day earlier, but the clerks were confounded by the fact that he couldn't produce a birth certificate!
He had been ill for about two years. The immediate cause of death was attributed to results of a fall a few weeks ago in which he sustained a broken hip.
He was predeceased by his wife, Mrs. Susan R. Jenkins Dance, who died in 1941. Just prior to her death, they had celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary.
Besides the daughter with whom he resided, he was survived by four sons, Lawrence S. and Ernest S., both of Baltimore; Williard D. of Towson; and Milton J. of Glen Arm; eight grandchildren and six great-
grandchildren.
Confederate Soldier
Company B
First Regiment Maryland Calvary
M379 ROLL 1
Contributor: Anonymous (50480179)
Born in Maryland on January 5, 1843 to Mary (née Anderson) and Joseph Gilbert Dance, he was well-known in southern Lancaster County.
"Trooper" Dance, as he was known, was a Private in Company C, First Maryland Cavalry, Army of the Confederacy, where he served as courier for General Jubal Early at Gettysburg. He had attended the 75th Gettysburg Reunion.
He had lived on Dance Mill Road in the Dulaney Valley where his family operated a saw mill. Later, he served for many years as Bailiff of the Orphans' Court of Baltimore County under Judge Zimmerman, who was also a Confederate veteran. Mr. Dance retired from the court at the age of 100 and a day. He was supposed to retire a day earlier, but the clerks were confounded by the fact that he couldn't produce a birth certificate!
He had been ill for about two years. The immediate cause of death was attributed to results of a fall a few weeks ago in which he sustained a broken hip.
He was predeceased by his wife, Mrs. Susan R. Jenkins Dance, who died in 1941. Just prior to her death, they had celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary.
Besides the daughter with whom he resided, he was survived by four sons, Lawrence S. and Ernest S., both of Baltimore; Williard D. of Towson; and Milton J. of Glen Arm; eight grandchildren and six great-
grandchildren.
Confederate Soldier
Company B
First Regiment Maryland Calvary
M379 ROLL 1
Contributor: Anonymous (50480179)
E. SCOTT DANCE, 102, the last Confedemte veteran of the state of Maryland, died on May 7, 1945, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. George C. Baird, in Towson, Maryland.
Born in Maryland on January 5, 1843 to Mary (née Anderson) and Joseph Gilbert Dance, he was well-known in southern Lancaster County.
"Trooper" Dance, as he was known, was a Private in Company C, First Maryland Cavalry, Army of the Confederacy, where he served as courier for General Jubal Early at Gettysburg. He had attended the 75th Gettysburg Reunion.
He had lived on Dance Mill Road in the Dulaney Valley where his family operated a saw mill. Later, he served for many years as Bailiff of the Orphans' Court of Baltimore County under Judge Zimmerman, who was also a Confederate veteran. Mr. Dance retired from the court at the age of 100 and a day. He was supposed to retire a day earlier, but the clerks were confounded by the fact that he couldn't produce a birth certificate!
He had been ill for about two years. The immediate cause of death was attributed to results of a fall a few weeks ago in which he sustained a broken hip.
He was predeceased by his wife, Mrs. Susan R. Jenkins Dance, who died in 1941. Just prior to her death, they had celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary.
Besides the daughter with whom he resided, he was survived by four sons, Lawrence S. and Ernest S., both of Baltimore; Williard D. of Towson; and Milton J. of Glen Arm; eight grandchildren and six great-
grandchildren.
Confederate Soldier
Company B
First Regiment Maryland Calvary
M379 ROLL 1
Contributor: Anonymous (50480179)
Born in Maryland on January 5, 1843 to Mary (née Anderson) and Joseph Gilbert Dance, he was well-known in southern Lancaster County.
"Trooper" Dance, as he was known, was a Private in Company C, First Maryland Cavalry, Army of the Confederacy, where he served as courier for General Jubal Early at Gettysburg. He had attended the 75th Gettysburg Reunion.
He had lived on Dance Mill Road in the Dulaney Valley where his family operated a saw mill. Later, he served for many years as Bailiff of the Orphans' Court of Baltimore County under Judge Zimmerman, who was also a Confederate veteran. Mr. Dance retired from the court at the age of 100 and a day. He was supposed to retire a day earlier, but the clerks were confounded by the fact that he couldn't produce a birth certificate!
He had been ill for about two years. The immediate cause of death was attributed to results of a fall a few weeks ago in which he sustained a broken hip.
He was predeceased by his wife, Mrs. Susan R. Jenkins Dance, who died in 1941. Just prior to her death, they had celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary.
Besides the daughter with whom he resided, he was survived by four sons, Lawrence S. and Ernest S., both of Baltimore; Williard D. of Towson; and Milton J. of Glen Arm; eight grandchildren and six great-
grandchildren.
Confederate Soldier
Company B
First Regiment Maryland Calvary
M379 ROLL 1
Contributor: Anonymous (50480179)
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