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Born 1851
From The history of Nodaway county, Missouri, containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, etc., biographical sketches of its citizens (1882)
S. W. SCOTT, farmer and stock raiser, section 35, was born in Guernsey County, Ohio, on the 28th of January, 185 1. His father. A. P. Scott, a farmer by calling, was a native of Jefferson County, Ohio, and his mother, Mary Scott, of the same place. S. W. was brought up at his birthplace, on a farm, receiving an education in the common schools. In 1877, he came to Missouri, and on the 23d of September, located in Nodaway County. In politics he is Republican. He is a member of the firm of Scott Brothers & Braninger, which is composed of S. W. Scott, J. M. Scott and F. L. Braninger. They have leased 320 acres of land, and have the same well stocked with high grades of sheep, hogs, etc., having brought one car load from Ohio. Their attention is given principally to raising these animals. J. M. Scott is now about thirty-seven years of age, and was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, but was principally reared in Guernsey County. He was married in the spring of 1868, to Miss Anna E. Wallace, who died in the spring of 1872, leaving one child, Anna W.
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