The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-11-29
A Remarkable Family.

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Sundays Chicago American contained
the following account of Mr.. Herbert
Scott and family, of Navilleton, Ind.
Two of the sons of this sturdy family
reside in this county, w. w. Scott al
Lamont and Carter Scott at Davis City.
| Frank j. Scott, another son, was at one
time auditor of Decatur county.
New Albany, Ind, Nov. "a. The ven
cradle Herbert Scott, lwho lives at Ma.
that his family cast more votes for Will
ton than any other one family in the
country.
The family of Mr.. Scott and his wife
consists of fifteen children, nine Of them
boys and all voters. Therefore with
the vote of the father, the democratic
nominee tor president received ten votes
from this branch Of the Scott family
tree.
This family is remarkable in other
ways. In addition to rearing SUCCESS
fully family Of fifteen children, Mr..
Scott is grateful for the fact that there
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott have, in addition to
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womanhood four orphans.
Mr.. and Mrs. SCOTT celebrated recent
~ the fiftietl anniversary of their wed.
present to help along the festivities.
| This occasion was one which attracted
attention all over Indiana. The story
of the successful rearing of such large
family caused great interest, but, in ad.
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each one of which has reared large fami-
lies. All the relatives were present on
the day the anniversary was celebrated,
and no less than sixty members of the
Scott family stood together after dinner
and were photographed,
The members Of Herbert Scott's own
family, seventeen in number, including
the parents, were then photographed,
as shown in the accompanying picture.
There were represented at the gathering
four generations of this family. That
the members down to the fourth gener.
alton had never been called upon to
mourn death is probably the most re-
markable of all the features connected
with the family.
Until they gathered to celebrate the
anniversary of their parents wedding
all the brothers and sisters had never
met together under the family roof tree
at the same time.
The children are as follows: Frank J.
Scott, who was formerly auditor of one
OF the largest counties in Iowa; Profes.
sor Samuel Scott, superintendent of
schools of Clark county, Ind; Professor
John r. Scott, an instructor at the In
difna Reformatory; William Scott, a
lawyer; Carter Scott, an Iowa merchant;
Winfield, Daniel, Voorhees,, Zenor and
Glen Scott complete the list of boys.
The daughters are Mrs. Jennie Bell,
indianapolis, Mrs. Melvina Mason, Mrs.
Emma Sample and Misses Eliza, Lizzie
and Eva Scott, Two of the children
have grandchildren.
Herbert Scott's father, now long since
dead, came from Virginia in the early
part Of the century, settling in Floyd
county. He was power in this locali-
ty and was looked upon as one of the
leading men of early Indiana. His
progeny is of the same sturdy stock.
All of them are religiously inclined,
most of them being followers Of Alexan-
der Campbell and members Of tine
Christian church.
For years the Scott families have been
dominant factor in local politics. So
numerous is the relationship that when
one of the name comes out as q candi-
date for county Office, their opponents
usually see the hand writing on the wall
and withdraw.
Charles Scott, nephew of Herbert,
f1s now Clerk of this county, and an.
other nephew, Levi Scott, is county
superintendent Of schools. Both Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert Scott are in excellent
health, and bid fair to live many years
longer. >,s....
Their pictures in the accompanying
sketch will show them to he remarkably
we'll preserved. They take just pride
in the success which has attended the
efforts of those of their boys who have
gone forth to battle with the world.
The two younger boys, now unmar-
ried, are attendants at the normal
school at Terre Haute, Ind.