Wesley Patterson Scott was born on the paternal farm near New Alexandria, Ohio, February 11, 1825, and died on his farm near Wintersville, Jefferson County, Ohio, November 20,1887. He was the oldest of eleven children, seven sons and four daughters. All reached mature life except one, Adam Clarke, who died in infancy. Wesley was rather small in stature. He was agile in body and alert in mind. His companions of his schoolboy days testified to his preeminence in games. He was quick to see the absurd and enjoyed a joke. I remember him as quite a gallant among the girls of the community. For some time he pursued the vocation of teaching in a country school. Our father thought him better fitted for a profession than for farming and sent him to Richmond college, a small fully chartered institution in the town of the same name in Jefferson county, Ohio. Wesley was to complete an education with a view to studying medicine. I recall his vacation talks about the study of Latin and conic sections, all of which was cut short after a time, by his engagement for marriage with Miss Nancy Welday, a neighboring farmer's daughter. Medicine was given up for the lure of the soil and free open country, and Wesley became a farmer. For some years he lived on an adjoining farm owned by father. He also occupied for a few years the farm of his father-in-law, a few miles away. Later he purchased a beautiful farm in the same county, where he spent the rest of his days.
While in the Richmond college, Wesley was converted, and as to his religious life, I quote from an obituary notice of his death, written by his pastor, Rev. J. A. Butledge: "For about forty years he was an active member in the church. He served as recording steward on the Wintersville circuit with great acceptability for about ten years. He was a faithful husband, a kind father, an excellent neighbor, loyal to the church and humble before God. He was a man beloved by all, and will be greatly missed by his friends." Wesley had been a class leader before he moved to Wintersville circuit. I remember him as a quiet, sunshiny member of the family, and in after life as a man of beautiful Christian spirit. He encouraged me in my college course, writing me sometimes. It is remarkable that I do not recall a single unbecoming act or word in his life.
While in the Richmond college, Wesley was converted, and as to his religious life, I quote from an obituary notice of his death, written by his pastor, Rev. J. A. Butledge: "For about forty years he was an active member in the church. He served as recording steward on the Wintersville circuit with great acceptability for about ten years. He was a faithful husband, a kind father, an excellent neighbor, loyal to the church and humble before God. He was a man beloved by all, and will be greatly missed by his friends." Wesley had been a class leader before he moved to Wintersville circuit. I remember him as a quiet, sunshiny member of the family, and in after life as a man of beautiful Christian spirit. He encouraged me in my college course, writing me sometimes. It is remarkable that I do not recall a single unbecoming act or word in his life.
Wesley Patterson Scott was born on the paternal farm near New Alexandria, Ohio, February 11, 1825, and died on his farm near Wintersville, Jefferson County, Ohio, November 20,1887. He was the oldest of eleven children, seven sons and four daughters. All reached mature life except one, Adam Clarke, who died in infancy. Wesley was rather small in stature. He was agile in body and alert in mind. His companions of his schoolboy days testified to his preeminence in games. He was quick to see the absurd and enjoyed a joke. I remember him as quite a gallant among the girls of the community. For some time he pursued the vocation of teaching in a country school. Our father thought him better fitted for a profession than for farming and sent him to Richmond college, a small fully chartered institution in the town of the same name in Jefferson county, Ohio. Wesley was to complete an education with a view to studying medicine. I recall his vacation talks about the study of Latin and conic sections, all of which was cut short after a time, by his engagement for marriage with Miss Nancy Welday, a neighboring farmer's daughter. Medicine was given up for the lure of the soil and free open country, and Wesley became a farmer. For some years he lived on an adjoining farm owned by father. He also occupied for a few years the farm of his father-in-law, a few miles away. Later he purchased a beautiful farm in the same county, where he spent the rest of his days.
While in the Richmond college, Wesley was converted, and as to his religious life, I quote from an obituary notice of his death, written by his pastor, Rev. J. A. Butledge: "For about forty years he was an active member in the church. He served as recording steward on the Wintersville circuit with great acceptability for about ten years. He was a faithful husband, a kind father, an excellent neighbor, loyal to the church and humble before God. He was a man beloved by all, and will be greatly missed by his friends." Wesley had been a class leader before he moved to Wintersville circuit. I remember him as a quiet, sunshiny member of the family, and in after life as a man of beautiful Christian spirit. He encouraged me in my college course, writing me sometimes. It is remarkable that I do not recall a single unbecoming act or word in his life.
While in the Richmond college, Wesley was converted, and as to his religious life, I quote from an obituary notice of his death, written by his pastor, Rev. J. A. Butledge: "For about forty years he was an active member in the church. He served as recording steward on the Wintersville circuit with great acceptability for about ten years. He was a faithful husband, a kind father, an excellent neighbor, loyal to the church and humble before God. He was a man beloved by all, and will be greatly missed by his friends." Wesley had been a class leader before he moved to Wintersville circuit. I remember him as a quiet, sunshiny member of the family, and in after life as a man of beautiful Christian spirit. He encouraged me in my college course, writing me sometimes. It is remarkable that I do not recall a single unbecoming act or word in his life.
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