James was the son of James (Sr.) and Catherine Scott. The family moved from Tennessee to Madison County, Illinois in the 1840's.
James married Catherine Brock on New Year's Eve in 1857. They were wed in Madison County, Illinois and were the parents of 2 children.
Catherine died in October of 1862.
Children from first marriage: 2 daughters.
James married Jane Law on 20 February 1863 in Madison County. They lived in Edwardsville, Illinois, and he worked as a farm hand. They were the parents of 7 children.
During the early years of their marriage, James served in the Civil War with Company H of the 150th Regiment of the Illinois Infantry. The step-son of his sister, Eudoxia Lynch, was named Clay H. Lynch, and he also served in the same unit.
The 150th was organized late in the war at Camp Butler, Illinois on 14 Feb 1865. They were moved to Alabama within a few days. They were assigned to Tennessee by March and were sent to Georgia in early May, where they remained until December. The 150th was mustered out on 16 Jan 1866.
After the war, James returned to his family in Edwardsville.
Children from second marriage: 4 sons, 3 daughters.
James died of consumption (tuberculosis) in late October of 1891. At the time of his death, he was 55 years, 2 months and 5 days old.
In addition to his first wife, he was also preceded in death by his second wife, Jane. She passed away on 04 Jun 1882 in Madison County.
James was buried at Wanda Cemetery following funeral services that were conducted on 30 Oct 1891. Dates were most likely added to his stone at a later time since Civil War markers did not normally include them.
Father of:
Eliza Ann Scott Groshans
Mary E. Scott
George T. Scott
Matilda Scott
James Ezra Scott
Cassandra Scott
Ussey Mae Scott Davis
William Henry Scott
Henry Scott
James' siblings:
Mary Scott
Eudoxia Ann Scott Lynch
Sarah Scott
William R. Scott
Martin Scott
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Obituary:
BREVITIES
--James Scott, aged 55 years, died of consumption Wednesday last. The remains were interred Friday. He was a member of the civil war.
(Edwardsville Intelligencer; 04 November 1891; p. 1)
Note: All spelling, capitalization and punctuation marks in obituary are exactly as they appeared in the original text.
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Very special thanks to Kelly for providing some extremely helpful background information for this biography.
James married Catherine Brock on New Year's Eve in 1857. They were wed in Madison County, Illinois and were the parents of 2 children.
Catherine died in October of 1862.
Children from first marriage: 2 daughters.
James married Jane Law on 20 February 1863 in Madison County. They lived in Edwardsville, Illinois, and he worked as a farm hand. They were the parents of 7 children.
During the early years of their marriage, James served in the Civil War with Company H of the 150th Regiment of the Illinois Infantry. The step-son of his sister, Eudoxia Lynch, was named Clay H. Lynch, and he also served in the same unit.
The 150th was organized late in the war at Camp Butler, Illinois on 14 Feb 1865. They were moved to Alabama within a few days. They were assigned to Tennessee by March and were sent to Georgia in early May, where they remained until December. The 150th was mustered out on 16 Jan 1866.
After the war, James returned to his family in Edwardsville.
Children from second marriage: 4 sons, 3 daughters.
James died of consumption (tuberculosis) in late October of 1891. At the time of his death, he was 55 years, 2 months and 5 days old.
In addition to his first wife, he was also preceded in death by his second wife, Jane. She passed away on 04 Jun 1882 in Madison County.
James was buried at Wanda Cemetery following funeral services that were conducted on 30 Oct 1891. Dates were most likely added to his stone at a later time since Civil War markers did not normally include them.
Father of:
Eliza Ann Scott Groshans
Mary E. Scott
George T. Scott
Matilda Scott
James Ezra Scott
Cassandra Scott
Ussey Mae Scott Davis
William Henry Scott
Henry Scott
James' siblings:
Mary Scott
Eudoxia Ann Scott Lynch
Sarah Scott
William R. Scott
Martin Scott
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Obituary:
BREVITIES
--James Scott, aged 55 years, died of consumption Wednesday last. The remains were interred Friday. He was a member of the civil war.
(Edwardsville Intelligencer; 04 November 1891; p. 1)
Note: All spelling, capitalization and punctuation marks in obituary are exactly as they appeared in the original text.
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Very special thanks to Kelly for providing some extremely helpful background information for this biography.
James was the son of James (Sr.) and Catherine Scott. The family moved from Tennessee to Madison County, Illinois in the 1840's.
James married Catherine Brock on New Year's Eve in 1857. They were wed in Madison County, Illinois and were the parents of 2 children.
Catherine died in October of 1862.
Children from first marriage: 2 daughters.
James married Jane Law on 20 February 1863 in Madison County. They lived in Edwardsville, Illinois, and he worked as a farm hand. They were the parents of 7 children.
During the early years of their marriage, James served in the Civil War with Company H of the 150th Regiment of the Illinois Infantry. The step-son of his sister, Eudoxia Lynch, was named Clay H. Lynch, and he also served in the same unit.
The 150th was organized late in the war at Camp Butler, Illinois on 14 Feb 1865. They were moved to Alabama within a few days. They were assigned to Tennessee by March and were sent to Georgia in early May, where they remained until December. The 150th was mustered out on 16 Jan 1866.
After the war, James returned to his family in Edwardsville.
Children from second marriage: 4 sons, 3 daughters.
James died of consumption (tuberculosis) in late October of 1891. At the time of his death, he was 55 years, 2 months and 5 days old.
In addition to his first wife, he was also preceded in death by his second wife, Jane. She passed away on 04 Jun 1882 in Madison County.
James was buried at Wanda Cemetery following funeral services that were conducted on 30 Oct 1891. Dates were most likely added to his stone at a later time since Civil War markers did not normally include them.
Father of:
Eliza Ann Scott Groshans
Mary E. Scott
George T. Scott
Matilda Scott
James Ezra Scott
Cassandra Scott
Ussey Mae Scott Davis
William Henry Scott
Henry Scott
James' siblings:
Mary Scott
Eudoxia Ann Scott Lynch
Sarah Scott
William R. Scott
Martin Scott
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Obituary:
BREVITIES
--James Scott, aged 55 years, died of consumption Wednesday last. The remains were interred Friday. He was a member of the civil war.
(Edwardsville Intelligencer; 04 November 1891; p. 1)
Note: All spelling, capitalization and punctuation marks in obituary are exactly as they appeared in the original text.
----------
Very special thanks to Kelly for providing some extremely helpful background information for this biography.
James married Catherine Brock on New Year's Eve in 1857. They were wed in Madison County, Illinois and were the parents of 2 children.
Catherine died in October of 1862.
Children from first marriage: 2 daughters.
James married Jane Law on 20 February 1863 in Madison County. They lived in Edwardsville, Illinois, and he worked as a farm hand. They were the parents of 7 children.
During the early years of their marriage, James served in the Civil War with Company H of the 150th Regiment of the Illinois Infantry. The step-son of his sister, Eudoxia Lynch, was named Clay H. Lynch, and he also served in the same unit.
The 150th was organized late in the war at Camp Butler, Illinois on 14 Feb 1865. They were moved to Alabama within a few days. They were assigned to Tennessee by March and were sent to Georgia in early May, where they remained until December. The 150th was mustered out on 16 Jan 1866.
After the war, James returned to his family in Edwardsville.
Children from second marriage: 4 sons, 3 daughters.
James died of consumption (tuberculosis) in late October of 1891. At the time of his death, he was 55 years, 2 months and 5 days old.
In addition to his first wife, he was also preceded in death by his second wife, Jane. She passed away on 04 Jun 1882 in Madison County.
James was buried at Wanda Cemetery following funeral services that were conducted on 30 Oct 1891. Dates were most likely added to his stone at a later time since Civil War markers did not normally include them.
Father of:
Eliza Ann Scott Groshans
Mary E. Scott
George T. Scott
Matilda Scott
James Ezra Scott
Cassandra Scott
Ussey Mae Scott Davis
William Henry Scott
Henry Scott
James' siblings:
Mary Scott
Eudoxia Ann Scott Lynch
Sarah Scott
William R. Scott
Martin Scott
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Obituary:
BREVITIES
--James Scott, aged 55 years, died of consumption Wednesday last. The remains were interred Friday. He was a member of the civil war.
(Edwardsville Intelligencer; 04 November 1891; p. 1)
Note: All spelling, capitalization and punctuation marks in obituary are exactly as they appeared in the original text.
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Very special thanks to Kelly for providing some extremely helpful background information for this biography.
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