Husband Moses Scott 1
Born: 12 Oct 1809 - Union Twp, Washington Co, PA 1
Christened:
Died: 5 Mar 1891 - Monongahela City, Washington Co, PA 2
Buried:
Father: Thomas Scott (Abt 1774-1856) 3 4
Mother: Margaret Turner ( -1849) 1
Marriage: 1835 2
Wife Rosanna McFarland 5
AKA: Rowanna A. McFarland 2
Born:
Christened:
Died: Aft 1893
Buried:
Father: Col. Joseph McFarland ( - ) 5
Mother:
Children
• They had no children.
General Notes: Husband - Moses Scott
He received a rudimentary education in the schools of the neighborhood, afterward attending Marshall's academy and a school in Monongahela City. He learned the milling business which he followed in his native township until 1850, when he moved to Monongahela City. There, in 1856, he opened a general grocery store, which he conducted several years, and then, selling out the business, moved to Beaver, Pennsylvania, where he remained some three years, at the end of which time he returned to Monongahela City, and there passed the rest of his life. In his political affilia-tions he was for some time a Republican, but in the later years of his life he voted the Independent ticket. For five years he served as alderman of his adopted city. In early life he identified him-self with the Presbyterian Church, but afterward enlisted under the banner of the Baptist faith.
The Monongahela Republican, Monongahela, PA
March 6, 1891
MOSES SCOTT,
An aged and respected citizen of this city, died at his residence, Third ward, Thursday evening, March 5, 1891, at 7 o'clock, after a long illness.
Mr. Scott was born in the old Scott farm house on Mingo creek, October 12, 1809, where he lived until 1850, when he moved to Monongahela City. During the year '55 he was married to Rosanna McFarland, daughter of Colonel Joseph McFarland, of Franklin county. This branch of the Scott family are intimately connected with the early history of Washington county, and are well known in this part of Western Pennsylvania.
In '62 Moses Scott moved to Beaver, Ohio, but returned to Monongahela City soon after the war was over. Early in life he was converted and became a member of the Mingo Presbyterian Church, and remained a steadfast Christian during all his long life of 82 years. He was a member of the First Baptist Church, this city, and died in that faith.
For five years Mr. Scott was Justice of the Peace for Third ward. In politics he was formerly a strong Republican, but of late years has been a Prohibitionist. He carried on a mercantile business during one portion of his life in the store now occupied by Keller Bros. but has lived a retired life during his last days.
Moses Scott was known to all our people. He was raised in the strictest Covenanter Presbyterianism; his lessons of frugality came to him from Ireland, and were his by birth and training. This sometimes led him to a close economy, bordering on illiberality, and often misunderstood.
When one comes to sum up his rounded character as it stands finished, the verdict will be that Moses Scott lived up to the Christian life as it was given him to see it, and that much of the good that he did was hidden from the world by his own peculiar way of looking at duty. To illustrate: years ago he lifted a debt from the Baptist church, saying, you pay the interest, and at my death I will provide for the principal.
His funeral will take place on Saturday morning from the Baptist church. And when he is laid to rest his epitaph can well be written, ''An honest, virtuous, God-fearing, intelligent Bible reading, correct living man has gone to his reward."
General Notes: Wife - Rosanna McFarland
Franklin Co, PA