Abram McLean Scott

Abraham was son of Hugh Scott and Jean Latta. The family moved from Washington County, Pennsylvania to Newark, Ohio. At the age of 18, Abraham began to learn the cabinet making trade. This skill enabled him to support himself while attending college.

He attended a classical school in Newark, the Ohio University at Athens, and Washington College, Pennsylvania. He taught in an academy at Morgantown, Virginia, and afterwards at Urbana, Ohio. He also traveled and gave lectures in elocution.

Abram married Julia Ann Boyer 24 Aug 1837 at her home in Morgantown. They had twelve children: Victoria Virginia Scott (Mauck) who was educated at the Cooper Female Seminary and Oxford Female College in Ohio; Marianne Elizabeth Scott and Eugenia Jane Scott who died in infancy; Entellus McLean Boyer Scott who served with Co E 36th Iowa Infantry; William Forse Scott who served with the 4th Iowa Cavalry and was a teacher, writer, and lawyer; Rev. Dr. Walter Quincy Scott who served with Co M 4th Iowa Cavalry and was a professor, minister, and university president; Julia Helen Scott, Albert Henry Scott who entered the U.S. Coast Survey and was later employed by the U.S. Post Office; Dr. Mary Augusta Scott who graduated from Vassar and became a college professor and received her PhD from Yale; Charles Payson Gurley Scott who was admitted to the bar, was a college instructor, and later an etymologist; Edwin Livingston Scott, who received his PhD; and Emma Kate Scott, who was a school principal.

For some time after their marriage, Abram was principal of an academy at Rockville, Maryland. He studied law about this time and was admitted to the bar. In April 1840 the family moved to Dayton, Ohio, where he practiced law.

In May 1856, Abram and family moved to Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa, where he continued to practice law and took an active part in political affairs. He was a strong Republican and opposed to slavery. In the first Lincoln campaign he delivered many speeches in Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana.

In 1864 he was appointed an examiner of pensions in Washington. He took a great interest in education, and gave his children ample opportunities for learning. He was a Biblical student, and in his later years he was devoted to Egyptology.

Abram died in Middleport, Ohio, on 6 Oct 1881, while visiting his eldest daughter, Victoria.

Children:

 William Forse Scott (1844 - 1933)*

 Walter Quincy Scott (1845 - 1917)*

 Edwin Livingston Scott (1856 - 1934)*

Burial: Rock Creek Cemetery Washington District of Columbia District Of Columbia, USA

Created by: kweaver Record added: Nov 15, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 80480836

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