Biographical Sketch of George Smith Escott, Greene County, Missouri,
North Springfield

>From "History of Greene County, Missouri," St. Louis: Western
Historical Company, 1883.

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Mr. Escott is the son of Joseph and Betsy Escott, and was born March
23rd, 1845, in Kent County, Michigan.  He was educated in the Grand 
Rapids High School, and began teaching when he was nineteen years of
age.  In 1868 he taught a graded school at Big Rapids, Michigan, and 
in 1870 he came to Springfield, Missouri, and taught a subscription
school in North Springfield for seven months, assisted by his wife and
sister-in-law, Miss Nellie Snow.  From there he went to Houston, Texas
County, Missouri, where he taught the Houston Public School acceptably
for five years.  He next went to Mountain Grove and taught five years,
and from there to West Plains and taught one year.  He then accepted
the position of principal of the North Springfield Public Schools,
which position he now holds, with three assistant teachers.  On the 3d
of July, 1868, he was married to Miss Lettie W., daughter of John and
Jerusha Snow, by whom he has had two children, viz.: Nellie and Albert.
During his vacations he has written historical sketches of the counties
in which he lived, and in 1878 published the Springfield and North
Springfield history and directory.  Mr. Escott is one of the best edu-
cators in this section, and one of the substantial men of the city.

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