Andrew SCOTT
death could be 1859. A minister in the Christian Church. 1815 moved to Indiana, 1821 Illinois 3 towns.1824 minister in Christian Church and settled in Island Grove, Sangamon Co.Ill. In 1836 owned prop Funks Grove twp McClean Illinois
parents Caleb and Hannah Longest
1834 moved 4 mi north of Knoxville, later to Galesburg,knox,Ill
His great grandfather was from Scotland and immigrated to America. 3rd child, crossed the MissippiRiver at Burlington fall of 1834 as one of 5 explorers and made a claim to a half-section of land in Lee County Iowa., later went to the lead mines in Wisconsin, and next he moved to Jefferson Co. Iowa becoming sherrif 3 terms. Lived in DesMoines Iowa. Had his brother Alexander's body removed from Kearney and buried on Des Moines State Capitol property he had donated. had 4 other children that died in infancy
His grave is on a hill behind the new Justice building where it was returned by his brother James when he died on his way to the Gold fields. Grave cap states" Sacred to the memory of Willson Alexander Scott who gave to the state of Iowa the greater part of the land where stands the capitol& built a $35,000 Capitol building borrowed from the school fund but the crash of1857 left them stranded. Born in Crawford County Indiana other date is Dec 18, 1818. Under contract to furnish a garrison at FortDesMoines and later left with the Indians to Kansas as a trader. He acquired some five hundred acres of land hereabouts and settled on this site in 1846. Overwhelmed in the financial crash of 1857 he left for the gold fields. he died near Fort Kearney Nebraska territory, Enroute to Pikes Peak June 23, 1859. By his expressed wish his body was returned and on Nov 1 1859 it was here interred in earth which as his homestead had been exempted from seizure for his debts. Erected 1925 by the state of Iowa"
California 1850-60
had 9 children listed inScott book with no dated
He married Anna Longest 28 May 1808 at Jackson, Tennessee . Anna Longest was born at South Carolina 1791 .
They were the parents of 11
children:
Gaddial Scott
born 9 Aug 1809.
Nancy Scott
born 22 Feb 1811.
James L Scott
born 12 Jan 1813.
Elizabeth Scott
born 20 Jan 1815.
Anna Scott
born 21 Jan 1817.
Willson Alexander (Aleck) Scott
born 20 Nov 1818.
Caleb Scott
born 22 Dec 1820.
John W Scott
born 3 Jun 1824.
Dorinda Scott
born 12 Dec 1828.
Lucinda Scott
born 17 Apr 1830.
Malinda Scott
born 2 May 1832.
Andrew Scott died 18 Jan 1859 at Sangamon, Illinois .
Anna Longest died 1855 at Sangamon, Illinois .