Person:James Scott (125)

James (Jim) Thomas Scott, born Oct 7, 1833; in Chester County, Penn. James T. Scott was oldest child of William Hazelton Scott and Mary Ellen Short Scott.
The spring of 1854, at 21 yrs of age, he moved to Scott County, Iowa. "He began life for himself when hardly of age, and when he crossed the Mississippi River had but $2.50." In the fall of 1855 he came to Putnam County, Mo. He located about 4 miles N. W. of his present residence, near St. John. (The latter being 7-8 miles due East of Powersville.)
[Note: The family did not move to Chester County, Pennsylvania until about 1838.]
James T. Scott has "a nicely improved farm of 3191/2 acres of good land, upon which he is engaged in farming and stock raising, and here he has a nice nursery, supplying the surrounding country with hedge plants, ornamental trees, etc.". . . . Mr. James T. Scott is a member of the Baptist Church and Mrs. Elizabeth Scott is a member of the Christian Church.

William Scott, 44, male, miller, RE = $150, born DE
, Mary, 36, female, b. MD
, James, 16, male, born DE, attending school
, William, 14, male, b. PA, attending school
, Mary, 11, female, born PA
, Joseph, 9, male, born PA, attending school
, Robert, 4, male, born PA
, Gilbert, 1, male, born PA

Scott, William H., 1 m under 5 [William C.], 1 m 5-9 [James], 1 m 20-29 [William H.]; 1 f under 5 [Mary Ellen], 1 f 20-29 [Mary Ann]; 1 employed in manufacturing

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York Township (PO = Ayresville)
Scott, James, 26, male, farmer, RE $300, PE $300, born PA
, Isabel, 22, female, born IL
, Mary, 3, female, born MO
, William, 2, male, born MO
, John, 10/12, male, born MO

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Scott, James T., age 36, farmer, RE = $500, PE = $450, born PA, eligible to vote
, Isabel, 32, keeps house, born IL, cannot write
, William, age 12, at home, born MO, attends school
, John, age 10, born MO, attends school
, Susan, age 9, born MO, attends school
, James, age 5, b. MO, attends school
, George, age 3, b. MO
, Malinda, age 1, born MO

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Scott, James T., 46, farmer, married in Census year, b. PA, father b. DE, mother b. MD
, Elizabeth J., 28, wife, keeping house, b. IN, father b. NC, mother b. IN
, James O., 16, son, works on farm, attends school, b. MO, father born PA, mother b. IL
, George H., 14, son, works on farm, attends school, b. MO, mother b. IL
, Melinda J., 11, daughter, attends school, b. MO, mother born IL
, David G., 9, son, attends school, b. MO, mother b. IL
, Merrilla V., 7, daughter, attends school, b. MO, mother b. IL
, Mary Ida, 11/12 (b. June), daugher, b. MO, mother b. IN

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Scott, James T., white male, born October 1833, age 66, married 20 years, born Pennsylvania, father born Delaware, mother born Maryland, farmer, able to read, write, read English, owns farm with mortgage
, Elizabeth J., wife, born February 1852, age 48, married 20 years, 6 children (3 living), born Indiana, father born North Carolina, mother born Kentucky
, Mettie W., daughter, born October 1880, age 19, single, born Missouri, schoolteacher, able to read, write, speak English
, Emmie E., daughter, February 1885, age 15, single, born Missouri, at school, able to read, write, speak English
, Sewal E., son, September 1892, age 7, born Missouri, able to read, write, speak English, at school
Leeper, James L., servant, August 1882, age 17, single, born Missouri, both parents born Missouri, farm laborer, able to read, write, speak English

Liberty city, Ward #4, #103 Brown Street,
Scott, James T., head, white male, age 76, 3rd marriage of 30 years, born PA, father born DE, mother born MD, speaks English, occupation odd jobs, self-employed, able to read and write, owns house free of mortgage
, Elizabeth J., wife, white female, age 58, married once for 30 years, had 6 children (3 living), born IN, father born NC, mother born PA, speaks English, no occupation, able to read and write
, Wilmetta, daughter, age 28, single, born MO, teacher, speaks English, able to read and write
, Dora, daughter, white female, age 24, single, teacher, born MO, speaks English, able to read and write
, Suel [sic], son, white male, age 16, born MO, no occupation, able to read and write

James Thomas Scott died 727 Brown St., Village or City of Liberty, Clay County
Personal Particulars:
Married white male, born 7 Oct 1832, age 84 years, Retired
Born Pennsylvania, son of William Scott (born Delaware) and Mary Short (born Maryland)
Information provided by Alverda Godfrey, Liberty, Missouri
Filed 11/10/16 Wm. [H] Goodson, Register
Medical Certificate:
Died 4 Oct 1916, 7:20 am
Signed Burton Maltby, MD, 4 Oct 1916, Liberty, MO
Burial 7 Oct 1916, [Place written over, unreadable]
Undertaker H. W. Hill, Liberty, MO