Biographical Sketch of James Westcott - Andrew County, Missouri

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

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James Westcott, a prominent farmer and live stock trader, was born in
Somerset County, England, August 28, 1843.  He is the son of James and
Mary A. (Stevens) Westcott.  The father is eighty-four years of age, 
and is a farmer and cattle buyer.  The mother was born in 1805, and 
died in 1877.  James received a good education in his youth.  While at 
the home of his father, he assisted him in butchering and shipping 
stock.  In the spring of 1867 he came to America, landing in New York,
he came immediately to Missouri.  After stopping a few months in 
Buchanan County, he came to Andrew County, and engaged in the butcher-
ing business at Savannah with William Hancock, continuing about one
year.  In the spring of 1869 he visited England but returned to 
Savannah the following July, and began trading in live stock.  During
the winter of 1870 he and William Riddell engaged in feeding cattle on
a farm.  Mr. Riddell returned to England, and Mr. Westcott remained on
that farm for eleven years.  On May 19, 1872, he was united in marriage
with Miss Sarah E. Riggin, a native of Andrew County, and the daughter
of James Riggin, who at one time was sheriff of Andrew County.  In the
spring of 1882 he located where he now resides, and in 1884 built his
neat residence.  He is the father of four children, viz.:  George H.,
Maud E., Lottie J., and James T.  Mr. Westcott belongs to the church
of England.  In politics he is a Democrat.