William B. Scott

As printed in 1910

WILLIAM B. SCOTT.

The farmers who have the largest rewards for their labors have simply taken better advantage of their circumstances than their fellows. This truth runs through every occupation. The farmer who rises above his fellows does so by taking advantage of conditions which others overlook or fail to grasp. The family represented by William B. Scott, of Polk township, has always been classed with the best and thriftiest residents of their localities in point of skill in farming and stock raising.

Mr. Scott js a native of Jefferson county, Ohio, where he was born October 25, 1852. He is the son of Alexander F. and Eleanor (Barnes) Scott, the former a native of Jefferson county, Ohio, and the latter of Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania. The father died in Cadiz, Ohio, November

25, 1865. The mother was killed at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, by falling from a train and being run over. Eight children were born to them, named as follows: Margaret R., William B., of this review; Josiah L., David M., John McDowell, Ella B., Nannie M. and Mattie E.

William B. Scott was reared in Harrison county, Ohio, where he lived until reaching manhood, assisting with the work about the home place and attending such public schools as the times afforded, remaining there until 1880. In the spring of that year he came to Nodaway county, Missouri, and settled on the farm where he now lives and where he has since resided. He has been very successful as a general farmer and stock raiser, devoting his ex elusive attention to these lines of endeavor. He has a well improved farm of two hundred and eighty acres, on which he has made extensive improvements and erected excellent buildings. He has set out large numbers of shade and fruit trees and has a very desirable farm in every respect.

Mr. Scott was married in Harrison county, Ohio, December 25, 1884, to Mary Dunlap, who was born near Cadiz. Ohio, October 8, 1860. She is the daughter of Hugh P. and Sarah J. (Kennedy) Dunlap, both natives of Ohio; the father died at Cadiz. They were the parents of seven children, named as follows: Robert K., Mary, John A., Joseph B., Amanda B., Samuel P. and Albert C. William B. Scott and wife are the parents of four children, named as follows: Bertha B. is the wife of Leslie D. Giffen: Ross A.; Ella O. is the wife of Otis Lyle, of Nodaway county; Walter F.

Mr. Scott has held the office of school director for many years. He is a Republican in politics, and he and his wife are members of the Presbyterian church. Their attractive and desirable farm was entered from the government by Mr. Scott’s father, about 1855, the patent being obtained during the administration of President Buchanan; but Alexander F. Scott never lived on the land, having remained in Ohio.

As printed in Past and present of Nodaway County, Missouri (1910). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.