Thomas W. Scott (1908)

BYERS, SCOTT

Posted By: Cay Merryman
Date: 8/4/2004 at 11:59:26

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, July 09, 1908

Thomas Scott was born in Stevenson county, Illinois, April 19, 1878, and departed this life in Truro, Iowa, July 1, 1908, aged 30 years, 2 months and 12 days old.

He resided in Illinois till the Spanish American war when he enlisted in Co. L. 6th Illinois Volunteers for two years or the close of the war. His regiment was assigned to the invasion of Puerto Rico, and with them he participated in the capitulation of the Spanish forces on the Island. When mustered out at the close of the war, he left his native state and came to Ft. Dodge, Iowa. From that city he went to Cedar Rapids, this state, and there on June 25, 1902.

He was united in marriage to Miss Jennie Maude Byers. To this union were born two children who with the wife survive him. In July, 1907, he removed with his family to Truro, the change being made that he might get away from the city to the fresher air of the country. Here last winter both the deceased and his wife became christians, the wife first and later the husband.

Neither of them united with a church,but from the hour of becoming christians they both became active in all church services. In the discharge paper given the deceased when mustered out of service occur the words descriptive of his conduct, “faithful and honest”.

This describes him as we know him, and we doubt not that when the muster roll is signed in the great beyond, “faithful and honest’ will be the testimony of the Great Captain of our souls. Besides his wife and children, a father, mother, four brothers and three sisters mourn his departure, all save a brother, Chester, being present. With them are a host of friends who knew and loved him.

The funeral was held at the Christian church, at 2 p.m., conducted by Rev. Ricker, after which the remains were interred in the Ebeneezer cemetery.

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