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Facts and Events
Biography
- BIOGRAPHY: Biosketch for George L. Scott cited from the "1908 History of Fulton County, Illinois", Page 1093:
- SCOTT, GEORGE L., a well known and prosperous grain and stock dealer of Cuba, Fulton County, Ill., was born in Port Republic, Rockingham County, Va., on November 16, 1846, and there, in youthful years, received his education in the public schools. He is a son of Amos and Margaret (Hanna) Scott, natives of Virginia, where they both died.
- George L. Scott was reared on his father’s farm in Virginia and in the Civil War served as a soldier in the Confederate army. In 1883 he located on a farm south of the town of Cuba, this county, where he was engaged in farming until 1891. In that year he moved into the village and started a flour mill, which he operated until it was destroyed by fire in 1896. In the year following he went into the grain and stock business in Cuba, in which he has since continued. The elevator which he conducts has been in operation about twenty years, and he is also the owner of a farm of 166 acres in Putman Township and another of 140 acres in Cass Township, Fulton County, both of which are rented out. He is a very competent business man, and his enterprises have met with merited success.
- On October 20, 1880, Mr. Scott was joined in wedlock with Edmonia Ewan, who was born in Port Republic, Rockingham County, Va., and four children have resulted from this union, namely: Marshall, Carrie, Reuben and Mattie. Mrs. Scott was a daughter of Robert and Carrie (Lewis) Ewan, who came to Fulton County in 1858 and located two miles west of Lewistown. Both are now deceased.
- Politically Mr. Scott is a believer in the principles of the Prohibition party and his religious connection is with the Methodist Protestant Church. He is a man of high character and his influence is always exercised in behalf of the right cause.
- BIO NOTE: The biosketch for George L. Scott stated that the name of his mother was "Margaret Hanna", however, this was incorrect. Margaret was the daughter of Thomas MEFFORD and Magdalene HANNA, thus, Margaret's maiden name was MEFFORD, not Hannah. It was Margaret's mother, thus George's grandmother, who had the maiden name of Hannah.
Census Records
- CENSUS 1850: George L. Scott found on the 1850 Census living in District 56 1/2, Rockingham County, Virginia. Census enumerated November 23, 1850, and is found on Page 209B. Census data reads as follows:
- Dwelling #531/Family #542
- Amos Scott, Age 44, M, Farmer, Real Estate Value: $2877, Born VA
- Agnes, Age 43, F, Born VA
- William, Age 16, M, Born VA, Attended School
- Reuben, Age 12, M, Born VA, Attended School
- Michael, Age 9, M, Born VA, Attended School
- Ann, Age 6, F, Born VA
- GEORGE, Age 4, M, Born VA
- William Collier, Age 22, M, Laborer, Born VA
- Frank Shiflett, Age 19, M, Laborer, Born VA
- Anna Appletree, Age 61, F, Born VA
- Catharine Allan, Age 9, F, Born VA
- NOTE 1850: Anna Appletree's last name was actually Ogheltree. She is buried with Amos Scott and his two wives in the Port Republic United Methodist Church's "Abandoned Cemetery". Unclear to date (May 2009) what her relationship was to Amos and family.
- Also, the children listed in the household were Amos' with his first wife, Margaret Mefford, who died December 12, 1846. Amos and 2nd wife, Agnes Palmer, weren't married until October 22, 1848, making it impossible that any of the children were born to Agnes.
- CENSUS 1860: George L. Scott found on the 1860 Census living in District No.1, Rockingham County, Virginia. Census enumerated August 17, 1860, and is found on Page 270.
- Dwelling #1967/Family #1926
- Amos Scott, Age 52, M, Farmer, Real Estate Value: $12,000, Personal Value: $3500, Born VA
- Agnes, Age 51, F, Born VA
- Reuben, Age 21, M, Farm Laborer, Born VA
- Michael, Age 18, M, Farm Laborer, Born VA
- Ann C., Age 16, F, Born VA
- GEORGE, Age 12, M, Born VA
- Catherine Allen, Age 17, F, Born VA
- Mary Jackson, Age 21, F, Mulatto, Born VA
- Susan Jackson, Age 2, F, Mulatto, Born VA
- Lydia Jackson, Age 2/12 months, F, Mulatto, Born VA
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 .
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