Greene County PA Archives Biographies.....Scott, J. M. December 10, 1844 - ????
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Source: Biographical History of Greene County, Nelson, Rishforth, and Co, Chicago, 1888
Author: Samuel P. Bates

    J. M. Scott, farmer and stock-grower, and U.S. 
Store-keeper and ganger in the twenty-third collective 
district of Pennsylvania, was born in Jefferson Township, 
Greene County, Penn., December 10, 1844, and is a son of 
William P. and Sarah (Long) Scott. His father and 
grandfather were farmers. His grandfather James Scott came 
from Baltimore, Md., to Greene County, Penn., among the 
early settlers of Jefferson Township. J.M. Scott's 
grandmother, Scott, was ninety-eight years of age; her 
maiden name was Margaret Kincaid, she died April 1, 1888. 
  
    The subject of our sketch is the oldest of seven 
children all of whom are living and married. He was raised 
on the farm, attended the district school in Jefferson 
Township and Waynesburg College. He taught school in his 
early life, but has made farming his main pursuit, and is a 
resident of Franklin Township. In 1871 Mr. Scott married 
Miss Margaret, daughter of Hiram Rinehart. Their children 
are - Harry, Henry and Jesse. Mrs. Scott is a member of the 
Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Scott is a Democrat, and a 
member of the I.O.O.F., and is a member of the encampment. 
He is also a Master Mason.

Pages 704-705

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