James Scott and Lizzie E. B. Gregg

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Husband James Scott ^{1 2}

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           Born: 27 Dec 1827 - Smith Twp, Washington Co, PA 1
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         Father: Finley Scott (1800-1878/1879) 3 4
         Mother: Margaret Stevenson (      -      ) 3 5

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       Marriage: 20 Aug 1878 4

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   Other Spouse: Elizabeth "Lizzie" Galbraith (1832-1873) 2 - 12 Jun 1855 4

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Wife Lizzie E. B. Gregg ⁴

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         Father: John Gregg (      -      ) 4
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Children

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1 M John G. Scott ⁴

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General Notes: Husband - James Scott

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He received a common-school education, and followed agricultural pursuits on the home farm until 1852. He and his brother Finley then joined the throng of gold seekers bound for Cali­fornia, first going to New York, then sailing in the steamer “Eldorado” to Aspinwall, thence crossing the fever-haunted Isthmus, partly by water, partly by rail, the rest on foot, and at length, after tramping some twenty-one miles, they reached Panama. One of the men was there taken sick with the fever prevalent in that locality, and the entire party was detained a few days. When he had partially recovered, they took passage for San Francisco on the steamer “J. L. Stevens,” pro­ceeding on their journey until opposite San Pedro bay, in California. The ship then became disabled, and they were obliged to lay to until assistance could be brought from San Francisco. They had barely reached their destination when the sick companion, William Shields, succumbed to the fever and passed away. James Scott followed the life of a miner in El Dorado County, but not real­izing his expectations of success returned to Wash­ington County the following year, by the same route as on the outward journey. He then took charge of the “Old Egypt Mill” at Midway, con­ducting that business for several years. After marriage he located on a farm situated about two miles east of Burgettstown, where he resided until 1859, then located on his present home, which is one mile and a half south of that borough. He was engaged in the agricultural and implement business for three years, but later followed farming and stock raising. He was, in politics, a Democrat before the Civil War, thereafter voting the Republican ticket. He was not an active politician, but held various township offices. He and his wife were both con­sistent members of the U. P. Church.

1 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1274.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 155.

3 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 902.

4 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1275.

5 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 636.