Sue,
The following comes from a reprint in 1978 of the
1882 History of Randolph County, Indiana, by
E. Tucker.
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(pg. 383.)
Edward Scott was born in North Carolina in 1789,
and came to Randolph County, Ind., about 1820;
he settled in Washington Township at first, and
afterward changed his residence to White River;
he died on White River, June 30, 1871, aged eight-
one years nine months and one day; his widow is
living still, eighty five years old and very feeble and
infirm, both in mind and body. They had twelve
children; eleven grew up and ten are living at this
time; five of his children reside in Randolph County,
and five have moved to Kansas; he lived in Randolph
County fifty-one years, and his wife and widow has
been a dweller in this fair Western land and in Randolph
about sixty-one years. He was a member of the Baptist
Church and a most excellent and worthy man, beloved
in his life, and sorely lamented in his death
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(pg. 423)
MILES SCOTT, farmer P. O. Harrisville. The subject
of this sketch, having resided in Randolph County for
nearly fifty years, is identified with its history, and is,
therefore, entitled to more than a passing notice in a
work like this. He was born in Wayne County, Ind.,
April 17, 1831, and is a son of Edward and Chloe Scott,
who came to this county in 1832. He was brought up
on a farm, and educated mostly in a subscription school,
taught in a log cabin, with slab benches, a board supported
by pins in the wall for desks, and greased paper pasted
over a hole in the side of the house for a window. Mr.
Scott knows all about grubbing and picking brush, rolling
logs, and other hard work attending the making of a farm
in the woodland. He was married, March 2, 1850, to Miss
Sarah Ann Coffin, a native of Randolph County, and
daughter of Stephen Coffin, an early settler of this county.
They have had eight children, of whom four are living
Stephen C., Edward W., Luzena M. and William H.
Mr. And Mrs. Scott are worthy members of the Christian
Church at Harrisville. He has held the office of Justice
of the Peace acceptably to his many constituents in
Wayne Township for twelve years, and is the present
incumbent.
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(Pg. 357)
SIMPSON SCOTT, stock dealer, Winchester, was
born in Greens Fork Township February 1, 1827, and
is a son of Edward and Chloe Scott, who were natives
of North Carolina, and who came to this county in
1817. They settled in Green Fork Township, in the
timber, and erected a small cabin for their pioneer
abode. They had to go to Richmond to mill. Our
subject received his education in a log cabin, while
sitting on a slab bench. This was three and a half
miles from his home, and was a subscription school.
The room was warmed by a huge fire-place in one
end. He was married, in 1852, to Miss Hannah Smith,
daughter of Durant Smith. They had ten children,
seven livingPennina, L. Columbus, Ellen, Durant
M., Annie, Walter and Lizzie. Mrs. Scott died, and
he again married, this time to Mrs. Mary Denton,
whose maiden name was Ashevill. By her he has
one child---Mollie L. Mrs. Scott has been married
twice before, and had one child by each husband;
their names are Franklin S. Smith and Freddie J.
Denton.
Tom Mock
Homestead, Florida