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Lincoln R. and Minnie Scott, Copper Kettle


LINCOLN'S FAMILY

"J. Randolph Scott, son of John, was born in Washington, Pa., Dec 12, 1812, and married Asenath Hicks in 1847. In company with his brother. James Patterson, he removed to Washington. Illinois, in 1836, where he settled on government lands, on which he lived till his deaih, April 16. 1894. This, beautiful old home is now occupied by his aged wife and his daughter Emma J. Scott.
For more than half a century he was a prominent figure in Tazewell county, and a man of no little influence in his community. The first twenty- five years of his life in Illinois were years of great privation and hardship, incident to pioneer life on the then trackless prairie.
He was a man of broad intelligence. Although he had received but a common school education and had passed his life on a farm, yet he was possessed of a remarkable fund of information, a familiarity with the best literature, and a logical mind that might have been the envy of one trained to the professions.
He was a member of the Presbyterian church, of Washington, having united with this organization in its earliest infancy under the ministry of Rev. Barns. He made great sacrifices to establish and maintain the church of his fathers, and in one financial crisis he mortgaged his farm to secure the site on which the church now stands.
He had no more prominent characteristic than his strong convictions and his fearless expression of them. Among these convictions were his temperance principles. These he imbibed in his early man-hood in his native state, during one of the temperance reform agitations of that day and which contin- ued steadfast in his character throughout his long life. No less firm was his anti-slavery position. He had an uncompromising antagonism to the institution of slavery. And aithough it was an age when to ventilate anti slavery opinions was to invite social ostracism and even to jeopardize life and property, he boldly denounced what he believed to be a great national iniquity. Fleeing fugitives from the slave states found a friend in him, and in their protection from inhuman violence he not seldom risked his own life; was cited before magistrates and fined for alleged infraction of laws enacted to assist in the capture of runawav slaves. On one occasion of arrest and trial he was honored by having Abraham Lincohi, then a rising lawyer, to defend him.
Anna Martha Scott born Jan. 13, 1849, married George W. Tobias in 1874. They live in Wash- ington, 111., where Mr. Tobias is a Hardware merchant, and dealer in farm machinery.
Quincy A. Scott is a farmer near New York, Wayne Co., Iowa. He was born Aug. 10, 1850; married Lucy J. Hatfield in 1882; and their children are Imogen lona, Tirzah T. Louisa Asenath, and Wallace Randolph.'
Emma Julia Scott.* born in 1854, to whom the Family of "Great Scotts" is indebted for many details noted in this Book, cares for and presumably owns the old Farm Home, near Washington, Illinois. She has a diploma for the Chatauqua course of study. and is yet pursuing studies in the same line.
Charles Sumner Scott * was born in 1857, and died in 1880.
Lincoln R. Scott was born in 1860; married Minnie R. Beck in 1888; is a Banker in Idalia, Colorado. His son, born in 1893, is named Charles Blaine.
William Goodell Scott was born in 1862; married La Tina Myers in 1885; and lives in Peoria, Illinois.


MINNIE'S FAMILY

1875 La Salle County, Illinois
John Beck: For a long time a resident of Tonica, is doing a good business. He has had a long experience as a baker, and still continues to supply the staff of life to his patrons. He has a good assortment of fancy candies, in which he holds his own. His family is so large that he was compelled to make an addition to his house during this last summer."

1878 Tonica "Miss Minnie Beck has been in Chicago this week purchasing her fall and winter stock of goods, which will arrive in a few days and be ready for examination by the ladies. She has bought largely, comprising a varied assortment of articles suited to the season. Let the ladies bear this in mind and call next week at the grand fall opening. Miss Beck will be found up with the times in styles and low prices, and means to make her millinery shop a popular place for the ladies to buy wearing apparel - their bonnets, ribbons, and such like goods in particular."

Minnie was in LaSalle County in 1880, 20, with John Beck 45 and Christina 48. Lisetta is 18, Amelia 16, Albert 14, John 11, Louisa 8, and Freddie 4.

"John Beck came to Tonica in 1863, a baker, died in 1885."
John Beck 1834-1883 is buried in Tonica # 136347117.
So is Christina 1831-1881 # 136347119.

Lisette D. Beck 1862-1885 is buried there # 136347118.

1888 "Miss Amelia Beck took charge of the Lowell school last week."

Lincoln R. Scott and Minnie K. Beck married in LaSalle County, Illinois on Oct 24, 1888.

Lincoln R. Scott and Minnie K. Beck had Charles Blaine Scott on APril 25, 1893 in Idalia, Colorado.

Lincoln proved up a quarter in section 9, 3S 44W in 1895.



July 1899 Wray " L. R. Scott was expected to arrive last night. His wife was here fromi Idalia to meet him."

Lincoln is a treasury collection agent in Denver in 1900, born June 1860, with Minnie Nov 1859, both born in Illinois, with C. Baline 7.

January 1903 "Henry Vogel has purchased L. R. Scott's General Merchandise store at Idalia. Mr. Vogel is an enterprising man and we believe he will have a good patronage."

May 1903 Vernon items "The longer one L. R. Scott stays in this section of the country the more votes there will be for annexation."

July 1904 "Lincoln R. Scott returned to Denver Monday after spending a few days in Wray and on the south side."

In 1910 Yuma County, Lincoln R. Scott was the administrator of the estate of Edwary Pfeiffer, deceased.

In 1910 Idalia, Lincoln and Minnie are both 49, with Charles B. 16.


June 17, 1948 "Last night's Denver Post carried a death notice for Lincoln R. Scott of 1400 Garfield Denver. Mr. Scott formerly lived in this community and was a stormy petrel in local politics for years. He is survived by a son, C. Blaine Scott, of Pueblo. Services will be in Denver today. "

Lincoln Randolph Scott, 1861-1948 is buried in Denver # 132610520.
So is Minnie K. Scott 1861-1946 # 132610530.

BLAINE

Grace B. Williamson was in Furnas County, Nebraska in 1900, born November 1893, with grandparents George Oc t 1837 in Pennsylvania and Racehl E. March 1843 in Ne York. Ollive S. July 1866 in Illinois and Belle S. July 1878 in Nebraska are singel.

In 1910 she's in Boone County, Missouri, 22, 16, with Harry S. and Mary Williamson both 48. Inis is 22 and Ione 3.

Harry 1861-1943 # 114634049 and Emma 1872-1953 # 114634078 are buried in Boone County>

February 4, 1915 "In our last issue we reported the marriage of Blaine Scott of Idalia and Miss Williamson of Stratton, which had occurred a few days previous, in Denver. Up to the time of our going to press, however, we had not learned the full particulars of the wedding, and have since received the account which appeared in the Denver Post of January 28 We herewith copy the the article in full:
One of the prettiest weddings of the season was that of Miss Grace Williamson and Charles Blaine Scott, which took place Saturday evening at 8 o'clock in the attractive home of the bridegroom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Scott, 1400 Garfield street.
The rooms were artistically decorated with profusions of cut flowers, massed against a background of palms, ferns and smilax. The bride wore a gown of ivory messaline and embroidered chiffon, and carried a bouquet of white roses. Little 4-year Ethel Chamberlain, who was the prize baby at the baby show two years ago, acted as ring bearer, carrying the ring in a white rosebud. Master Judson Moore was her attendant and he carried an armful of white roses.
The bride is a favorite in social circles in Kit Carson county, where she has resided with an aunt for several years. The bridegroom is a native of Colorado and his parents are large land owners in Yuma county. Mr. and Mrs. Scott will be at home to their friends after Febrary l at Idalia, Colo."

1934 "Blaine Scott, 43-year old Idalia rancher who seriously stabbed Gcorgia Wilson, 32-year-old teacher from Joes last May 2, at a barn dance in northwest Weld, was Monday noon committed to the Colorado State Hospital for insane. Scott had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity at the time of the commission of the charges of asfault to kill and assault with a deadly weapon. Following the introduction of testimony at his trial at Greeley Monday morning, counsel for the state and defense agreed to a directed verdict committing Scott to the hospital where he must remain for life unless by special proceedings approved by the district judge and the district attorney at Greeley he is given a new trial.
Greeley Tribune."

"C. Blaine Scott, Idalia rancher, charged with assault to murder Miss Georgia Wilson, Joes school teacher, is declared insane in a letter received here from the state hospital at Pueblo. Scott had previously pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. Scott was taken to District Court Tuesday afternoon when Deputy District Attorney Will Hall Thompson had the appearance of J. V. Redmond, Sterling attorney, entered as special prosecutor in the case to aid the district attorney's office. This is the second time during the present year that those interested in the prosecution of a criminal case have employed special counsel. Scott is charged with having slashed Miss Wilson with a knife at a dance, held at the Smith farm barn near Frederick on May 2. She told the district attorney’s office that he had made repeated attempts to force his attentions on her. Scott is declared to have been insane at the time of the alleged attack and since by Dr. F. H. Zimmerman, superintendent of the state hospital, in a letter received by Judge C. C. Coffin and placed on the court records Tuesday afternoon. Scott was returned from the hospital, where he was under observation for a month, several days ago."
Yuma Pioneer.

February 1959 "A Pueblo paper recently carried a feature story of interest to Yuma county residents and acquaintances of the C. Blaine Scott family, now living in Pueblo, where Mr. Scott is roads foreman at the Ordnance Depot. Two chairs in which Abraham Lincoln often rested his lanky frame more than a century ago are the prized family possessions of the Scotts. J. Randolph Scott, the Pueblo man's grandfather, and Lincoln were close friends in Illinois. The elder Scott was a strong Abolitionist and four times Lincoln defended him on charges of harboring runaway slaves and he was acquitted each time. When the gaunt Springfield lawyer visited him he often sat in one or the other of the two chairs. Lincoln R. Scott, father of C. Blaine Scott, was only five when Lincoln was assassinated and never saw the great president. He came to Colorado in February 1886 and started a bank at Idalia. After his father died he received the two chairs which later came into the possession of C. Blaine Scott. Another cherished family exhibit is a copy of the old Springfield Journal containing a story about Lincoln's death. The paper is kept under glass to preserve it."


Thanks to the Pueblo County Library for the notices.

Melva Rae Martin 1913-2004 was the daughter of Frank Gingerich and Inez M. Williamson.
Inez 1888-1968 is buried in Washington County, Iowa, with Frank.




"Margaret "Lenore" Scott - Pueblo Chieftain - October 23, 2005 - Margaret "Lenore" Scott, 87, passed away Oct. 19, 2005. No services. Cremation, Montgomery & Steward Crematorium."



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