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Robert Graham Scott

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Robert Graham Scott

Birth
Le Claire, Scott County, Iowa, USA
Death
26 Sep 1935 (aged 90)
Burial
Camdenton, Camden County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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Father: James Scott
Mother: Rebecca (Perterson) Scott
Spouse: Mary Ellen (Allyn) Scott

Info from: The Bankson-Wooolery Funeral Home BookGreetings,


Tipton Advertiser 10 Oct 1935 pg 1 col 4

COL. ROBERT SCOTT, FORMER CEDAR COUNTY RESIDENT, CALLED BY DEATH SEPT. 26
Col. Robert Scott, a former resident of Cedar county, passed away Sept. 26th, 1935, at his home in Camdenton, Mo. He was born April 7th, 1845, at Le Claire, Iowa. He enlisted in the Civil War, Company B, 24th Iowa Infantry, was a guard at the White House when Abraham Lincoln was president, and was discharged with rank of Colonel. He was appointed a special aide to the Governor by Gov. Kirkwood, with rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. He served as a member of the state legislature two terms and was chairman of the military affairs committee while living in Des Moines, Iowa. Mr. Scott was instrumental in having Ed Meredith start a farm paper known as Successful Farming. He moved to Missouri in 1904. He had the inspiration for the wonderful dam at Bagnell, Mo., and the beautiful Lake of the Ozarks.
Father: James Scott
Mother: Rebecca (Perterson) Scott
Spouse: Mary Ellen (Allyn) Scott

Info from: The Bankson-Wooolery Funeral Home BookGreetings,


Tipton Advertiser 10 Oct 1935 pg 1 col 4

COL. ROBERT SCOTT, FORMER CEDAR COUNTY RESIDENT, CALLED BY DEATH SEPT. 26
Col. Robert Scott, a former resident of Cedar county, passed away Sept. 26th, 1935, at his home in Camdenton, Mo. He was born April 7th, 1845, at Le Claire, Iowa. He enlisted in the Civil War, Company B, 24th Iowa Infantry, was a guard at the White House when Abraham Lincoln was president, and was discharged with rank of Colonel. He was appointed a special aide to the Governor by Gov. Kirkwood, with rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. He served as a member of the state legislature two terms and was chairman of the military affairs committee while living in Des Moines, Iowa. Mr. Scott was instrumental in having Ed Meredith start a farm paper known as Successful Farming. He moved to Missouri in 1904. He had the inspiration for the wonderful dam at Bagnell, Mo., and the beautiful Lake of the Ozarks.


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