Yolo-San Francisco-Sacramento County CA Archives Biographies.....Scott, David S. 1834 - 
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Author: Lewis Publishing Co. (1891)

DAVID S. SCOTT, a contractor of Woodland, was born in West Virginia, December
11, 1834, a son of Peter W. and Lucinda (Spielman) Scott, father a native of
Pennsylvania and mother of Maryland; his father was born in 1803, and was a
mason by trade. In 1853 Mr. Scott went to Dayton, Ohio, and served his time at
the mason's trade, learning it of Daniel Richmond. In 1855 he traveled to some
extent and finally located at Leavenworth, Kansas, and from there he came to
California, arriving first in the southern part of the State in 1860; then came
to Nevada City; and in 1867 he went to Sacramento and worked upon the State
capitol during the summer. He then came to Woodland for a short time, returned
East on a visit, and to Woodland again in 1870; in 1874 to San Francisco and was
employed upon the Palace Hotel until the next year; was then in Oregon until
1880, when he finally returned to Woodland, where he has had the building of the
best blocks in that beautiful town,-such as the Opera House Exchange Hotel,
Bune's Hotel, Prior Block, Gibson & Co.'s Block, J. S. White's residence, etc.
He owns eight acres of ground on Oak avenue, on which he has a comfortable
residence.

  He was married in Ohio, April 28, 1869, to Miss Shellhamer, a native of
Michigan, born April 30, 1844. Mr. Scott, by a former marriage, has a son, named
Chester C.; and his wife, also by a former marriage, has a daughter, named Effie
J. Tethers.


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Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California.

Illustrated, Containing a History of this Important Section of the Pacific Coast
from the Earliest Period of its Occupancy to the Present Time, together with
Glimpses of its Prospective Future; Full-Page Steel Portraits of its most
Eminent Men, and Biographical Mention of many of its Pioneers and also of
Prominent Citizens of To-day.

"A people that takes no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will
never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote
descendents." – Macauley.

CHICAGO
THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY
1891.

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