William A. Scott,
one of the old settlers of our county [Buchanan Co., Iowa], was born in
Mercer county, Pennsylvania, January 31, 1814. He lived in that State
until 1855, then went to Ohio and remained three years, after the lapse of
which he came to this county, in 1858, and settled in Liberty township.
The first four years he rented a farm, then bought eighty acres of wild
prairie, and afterwards bought and sold several pieces of land. Mr. Scott
came here early, when settlers were few, and has seen the greater part of
this county’s growth. He has worked constantly for many years, and now in
his old age is in possession of a comfortable home and a good property.
Mr. Scott was married in 1837 to Miss Rachel Condit, a native of Mercer
county, Pennsylvania. She died May 30, 1861, in the fifty-second year of
her age. She bore him four children, one of whom is now living. Their
names are as follows: Ira C., born June 9, 1838, died while in the
service, on the anniversary of the day he enlisted, October 27, 1865,
having served exactly four years; Mary, born April 26, 1840, married Jesse
G. Merrill, who died in March, 1868, and is now the wife of Deacon E. P.
Brintnall, of Winthrop; Alfred M., born January 4, 1842, died April 13,
1878; Elizabeth, born November 29, 1844, died in February, 1847. Mr. Scott
was married a second time, in January, 1862, to Miss Margaret Oliver. She
was born in County Derry, Ireland, in March, 1817. Mr. and Mrs. Scott
belong to the Winthrop Congregational church. Mr. Scott is an Independent
in politics. For a man of his years he is remarkably active. He is well
known in the county, and has many friends.
History of Buchanan County, Iowa : with
illustrations and biographical sketches. Cleveland, Ohio: Williams Bros.,
1881, page 403
