WILLIAM SCUTT - Biography

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This biography appears on page 656 in History of Racine and Kenosha Counties, Wisconsin...
published by the Western Historical Co.: 1879.

WILLIAM SCUTT, farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Union Grove; born in Yorkshire,
England, May 24, 1813; son of Wm. Scutt, Sr., a well-to-do and much
respected farmer in the old country. Mr. and Mrs. Scutt, Jr., landed in
New York, April 8, 1834; in 1839, moved to Southern Illinois, Macoupin
Co., and settled on 160 acres; moved to Racine about 1853, and went into
general trading business- pork packing, and largely engaged in buying
and selling grain; went to Yorkville, in 1858, purchased 170 acres,
where he has been located since; has a fine farm, under the best of
cultivation. Married in Victor, Ontario Co., N. Y., March 28, 1838,
Elvira R. Bement; have had six children, four living- George E., born
July 3, 1839, died July 11, 1841, Hannah M., born July 25, 1850, died
July 16, 1851, Mary Ann, born May 14, 1842, Edward B., July 22, 1844,
Charles W., Nov. 18, 1847, Alice, May 31, 1853. Edwin B., enlisted in
22d Wisconsin Reg. V. I., and served his time faithfully, and was
honorably discharged; was prisoner at Libby, and went through with
Sherman to the sea; resided temporarily in Illinois. Charles W., now
works the farm; Mr. and Mrs. Scutt have crossed the ocean nine times.