Biographical Sketch of S. M. Scott - Andrew County, Missouri

>From "History of Missouri, Andrew & DeKalb County" Published 1888

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S. M. Scott, the subject of the following sketch, is one of the repre-
sentative farmers of Platte Township, Andrew County, MO.  He was born
in Marion County, KY., June 29, 1824, and is the son of George S. and
Rachel (Miller) Scott.  The former was born in Cumberland County, KY.,
in 1801, and was the son of William Scott, of English lineage.  He 
followed farming as a vocation, and in the fall of 1854 immigrated with 
his family to Andrew County, MO., where he resided until his death in
1856.  The mother was born in Hardin County, KY., in 1808, and is now
in her eightieth year.  She is the mother of four sons and five 
daughters, of whom S.M., with whom she resides, is the fourth child. 
He was reared on a farm, and received a limited education in the
country schools of Kentucky.  He began the battle of life without
capital, but by untiring energy and enterprise he has been successful
in his vocation, and is now a prosperous man.  He owns 740 acres of
fertile land in Andrew County.  He is an extensive farmer and stock
raiser, and is especially interested in raising mules, of which he has
raised some very fine ones.  He has no ambition to become a wealthy
man, but aspires to accumulate enough property that he may provide for
his family the necessary comforts of life.  In 1861 he wedded Elizabeth
Abell, daughter of Peter Abell.  They have three daughters and two sons.
Mr. Scott is a member of the Baptist Church, and in politics he is
Democratic.