The Republican journal., 1892-10-27
Mrs. Harrison Dead.

AIOURNS IN SYMPATHY.
Caroln Scott Harrison, wife of the Pres
ident, died in the White House at Washing
ton at 50 last Tuesday morning. Her end
was peaceful and painless. All the family
We're present at the death bed except three
little grandchildren and the venerable DR..
Scott father of Mrs. Harrison. They spent
IA few minutes around the llteleSs clay Ill
deep grief. The President soon retired to
his own roUlu and closed the door. The
others respecting his evident wish, allowed
him to remain unmoleSted The Others re-
tired and soon the lights We're dimmed and
the quiet of the grave lay upon the great
white mansion. Religious services Were
held at the White House Wednesday morn
ing. after which the remains We're taken to
made at Crown Hill cemetery to-day, Thurs
day.
SKE1o H OF MRS. HARRISON $ LIFE.
Caroline Scott Harrison was born at Ok
ford. o.. Oct. /, 1882 of Scotch ancestry.
Among the CuNenanterS who fought for
Scutland'S ciNll and religious freedom in the
wars which followed the accession of the
Stuarts to the English throne We're the
earliest known progenturs of the family
The first OF Mrs Harrison paterllaI anres-
tors in American was John Scott. the laird
of ArraS, who, after the disastrous battle OF
BosWurth Bridge III 1919, left Scotland tor
the north of Ireland with the Earl of Bell
haven. Oh account ut dissatisfaction With the
union of the rroWns. After the death OF the
earl John Scott came to America and settled
in the valley of the \cshnminN, Bucks
ruuutv. Penn. W here the village rf Harts-
wi H. NOW stands, 20 miles north of pmladel-
pIiA.
lie purchased a tract of land from the pro-
ilrietarN government, on paIt ot which the
firSt Presbyterian Church III America was
soon after erected. ON his laud, also, W IL
liam Tennent founded, in 1126 the historic
Log College," out of which primitive in
9tItuton Princeton College was in time
evolved.
Mrs, Harrisons -reat-grandlather, john
Scott, SON oi the founder of the family III TINS
country. moved to Northampton county.
Penn, and purchased land opposite Belvi-
deere. y. j., which is still known as the
''Scott farm" During the Revolutionary
War he Was q qnarterlnaster in the PennSyl-
Vana line. His brother Matthew. after
serving as raptain IN the army, moved To
Kentucky, and among his descendants was
Lucy Webb wife of President Hayes. :
The Rev. Geo. McElroy Scott, Mrs. Har
riSon's grandfather, WAS graduated from the
University of rtnnsy ylvana in 1893, studied
theology with the Rev. Stanhope Smith,
President of Princeton College, and in 1899
was called to Mill Creek Church, Beaver
county, Penn, being the first byterian
minister to locate in the western part of the
State 1t was there that her father, John
W. Scott, was born in 1900.
Mrs Harrison enjoyed superior education
al advantages and was graduated from Ok
ford (O.l Female Seminary i'll 1852, the year
that President Harrison took his degree at
oxford University in the same town. She
taught music IN Carrolton, Ky, one year,
and ON oct. 20, 1850, married to Ben
ialnin Harrison.
W hen she civil war opened and her hus-
| band decided to enter the army she patriot
| it.IIV sand a. him ''lIo and helm