WILLIAM SCOTT, blacksmith, Wabash, as born August 25, 1826, in Albion, Edwards County, Ill. He is a son of William Scott, Sr., a native of New York; he was a blacksmith by occupation, and died in this county. He was one of the first settlers of Edwards county, where he lived a number of years before he came to Wayne County. At the age of sixteen, he offered his services as a soldier in the Revolutionary war, and fought gallantly for the cause of freedom. The mother of our subject was Jan (Ewing) Scott, a native of Virginia. She died in this county being the mother of fourteen children, of whom our subject is the only one living. He was educated in Albion, Ill., where he also learned the blacksmith trade, partly with his father, and partly with George Johns. This occupation he has followed ever since, and became quite an expert in many branches of his vocation. He lived a good part of his early life alternately in this and Edwards County, but did not settle here permanently till 1857.
On the 8th day of June, 1848, Mr. Scott was married to Miss Narcissa Hunt, born September 27, 1832, in Edwards County, Ill.; her father, Thomas Hunt, was a native of Kentucky, while her mother, Mary (Edmonson) Hunt, was a native of Indiana. Five children now living are the result of this happy union --
Mr. and Mrs. Scott are religiously connected with the Christian Church, and he is a member of the G.A.R., to which membership he was entitled by his military career, which is as ollows; In the spring of 1864, Mr. Scott enlisted in the One Hundred and Thirty-sixth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, Company H, Capt. W. H. Jones. After a six months' service, he returned home, having been stationed mostly in Columbus, Ky., but also participating in diffrent engagements.
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