Reverend James Keith Scott

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Reverend James Keith Scott

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Tennessee, United States
Death: June 05, 1853 (60)
Waynesville, Dewitt County, Illinois, United States
Place of Burial: Waynesville, De Witt County, Illinois, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of John Wilson Scott and Nancy Scott
Husband of Elizabeth Scott
Father of John Wilson Scott, M.D.; Dr. Crafton Porter Scott; Lorenzo Dow Scott; Martin H. Scott; Dr. James Campbell Scott and 2 others
Brother of Andrew S Scott, I; John Wilson Scott, II; Alexander Scott; Wilson B. Scott; William Liddell Scott and 10 others
Half brother of Elizabeth Maston

Occupation: Christian Minister
Managed by: Erin Ishimoticha
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About Reverend James Keith Scott

JAMES K. SCOTT s/o John Wilson & Nancy Keith Scott b. 12 or 18 Apr 1793 (source - SAR application of Lt. Chester C. Edwards), probably South Carolina (though he reported North Carolina in the 1850 census) d. 5/6 Jun 1853 Dewitt co. Ill. (dropsy) m. ca. 1814 Elizabeth Scott d/o Wilson Scott? b. ca. 1797 Tennessee d. 1863 Daviess co. Mo.? James and Elizabeth were first cousins (per son Crafton's Civil War pension application, Thomas Franklin Scott's research, Ethel Scott Fraser's 1959 DAR application, and Mary Jane Bebout's 1960 DAR application), and her maiden name was Scott (per daughter Lucinda's second marriage record and Mary Jane Bebout's 1960 DAR application). All records say James died on June 5th, but his obituary in the Bloomington Intelligencer says the 6th.

Source: http://www.bytesizesound.com/jws1/jamesk.htm



James Keith Scott married his cousin. He was an M.D. and also a member of the House of Representatives in Springfield. One of the most prominent of pioneers, was a native of South Carolina, and moved to Indiana in an early day. They landed here in the spring of 1827 with Samuel P. Glenn.

Mr. Scott brought his family with him, consisting of a wife and two sons, Lorenzo Dow and John W. Scott. Five children were born to them in DeWitt County, Illinois. His remains lie in one of the oldest cemeteries in the county, situated on the premises of Samuel P. Glenn in section 26.

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Reverend James Keith Scott's Timeline

1793
April 18, 1793
Tennessee, United States
1819
January 22, 1819
Crawford County, Indiana, United States
1821
1821
Crawford, Indiana, United States
1825
September 12, 1825
1828
1828
Dunkerton, Blackhawk, Iowa, United States
1830
1830
Dunkerton, Blackhawk, Iowa, United States
1833
February 22, 1833
DeWitt, Illinois, United States
1834
1834
DeWitt, Illinois, United States
1853
June 5, 1853
Age 60
Waynesville, Dewitt County, Illinois, United States