Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-08
R. S. SCOTT CAME
!. TO STATE IN 1855
HEDRlck MAN WHO DIED FROM
EFFECTS OF FALL, PIONEER
lOWAN.

Hedrick. July 7. The funeral OF
Robert s. Scott will be held Thursday
at 10 o'clock at the home conducted by
Rev. A. B. Hightshoe. Interment In
the Brooks cemetery.
Mr.. Scott was, fatally injured by a
fall from the gallery of the NJ. f.
Broadwell Lumber Co.'S. yard here
Monday morning about o'clock. Mr..
Scott was taken at once to his home
and medical aid called, but he never
regained consciousness, and passed
away about one hour later. He and
his son, e. L. Scott, of Des Moines
who was visiting here, went to the lum.
Der yard to get a board and on ascend
ing to the gallery to select suitable
board, Mr.. Scott stepped too far back,
falling to the driveway, distance of
about ten feet. He landed on the back
of his head and neck. Mr.. Jamison,
manager of the yard. saw his misstep
and tried to catch him, but was little
too far away.
Robert Shaw Scott, son of David and
Rehecca Scott was born July IT, 1899
In Washington county, Pennsylvania,
and came with his parents when one
year old to Guernsey county, Ohio,
where he attended country school un-
til 1856, when he came with his par.
ents and settled on farm In Keokuk
county, Iowa, where they improved a
prairie farm and lived until the spring
of 1859, when the gold mining fever
struck him, and he went west to seek
his fortune.
He left Fremont, Iowa, on April "a,
1852, with train of emigrants - 8S
men. 50 women and 400 head of stock,
oxen and saddle horses. The destina.
ton was Walla Walla. Washington,
and It took five months and five days
to complete the Journey. Mr.. Scott
was accompanied by two uncles, the
only relatives in the train, Wilson and
Hamilton Scott.
The train was troubled by hostile
Indians most of the way. On Snake
River, near American Falls, Idaho,
they had the worst encounter with the
Indians Of all the trip. Nine of the
party were killed by the redskins and
a number of the Indians we're also
killed in the skirmish. The train was
often attacked by the Indians, and
many other hardships were encounter
ed while crossing the plains, such as
swimming streams, rowing across in
wagon boxes, etc.
In the spring of 1863 he mined for
gold near Boise City, Idaho, and met
with very good success. remaining
about two years. He returned to Iowa
in 1865 by saddle and pack horses, as
there was no railroad west of the Mis-
souri, river at this time. When he ar
rived in Iowa he purchased the home
farm. which he had helped improve be-
fore going west. and which he owned
at the time Of his death.
Mr.. Scott was married August %,
1866, to Louisa Beck They lived to-
gether on the farm until she died, Sep
TENDER 10, 1875. Three sons were born
to them = Emmett L., of Des Moines,
Harlan A., of Milton, and Robert Lee
Roy, of Hedrick. In 1875 he was again
married, to Rachel A. Martin, daughter
of Daniel and Sarah Martin, of Mar
tinsburg. He lived on his farm near
Hedrick until November, 1893, when he
moved to Hedrick, where he lived at
the time of his death.
Mr. Scott was long time member
of the NJ. e church, and was an estim-
able citizen in every respect. He was
a kind and loving father and husband,
and neighbor who was loved and
respected by all who knew him.