Henry A. Scott

As printed in 1911

HENRY A. SCOTT

In the days of his early boyhood Henry A. Scott knew Linn county as a frontier district, comparatively few improvements having been made to indicate that a progressive class of citizens would soon convert the county into a district equal to any of the farming communities of the east in the appointments and accessories of model farms. In the work of general advancement Mr. Scott has always borne his part. He was born in this county, April 5, 1856. and is a son of J. B. and Mary (Rissler) Scott, who were natives of Ohio and Pennsylvania respectively. The father came to Iowa at an early day and for a long period carried on contracting and building. He built the Daniels Hotel and other prominent buildings of Marion and later, in the fall of 1859, moved five and one-half miles northeast of Marion. His last days, however, were spent in Marion where he passed away in February, 1905, his wife surviving him until the following year. In their family were five children.

The healthful sports of outdoor life divided the time and attention of Henry A. Scott with the work of the schoolroom and the labors of the fields. His experiences were those which usually fall to the lot of a farm lad. He remained at home until his marriage which was celebrated in January, 1890, Miss Sarah E. Wiggins

As printed in History of Linn County Iowa : from its earliest settlement to the present time (1911). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.