Scott, John T.

SCOTT, SCHIMER

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Date: 12/21/2012 at 09:22:47

The History of Poweshiek County, Iowa
Des Moines: Union Hist. Co., 1880.

SCOTT, JOHN T.-Bear Creek Twp—pg 848-9. Attorney, Brooklyn. Was born in Kilmanerc, Scotland, October 16, 1840. His father, Joseph Scott, was a carpet weaver by profession. He came to America when John T. was three years of age and located at Terryville, Massachusetts (now Thompsonville), where he engaged in carpet-weaving and resided six years, when he came West, locating in Fayette county, Wisconsin, and engaged in agricultural pursuits, residing there until the time of his demise in 1856. From 1856 to 1861 John T. was engaged in various pursuits, attending the common schools during the winter season and studying at every available opportunity, his early education facilities being very limited. In 1861 he tendered his services to his country, enlisting at Elizabeth, Illinois, in company E, Fifteenth Illinois volunteer infantry, participating in many of the prominent engagements of the Rebellion. After his enlistment he was retained at Freeport, Illinois, until the call for 300,000 men, when his company was mustered into the service. Was honorably discharged the spring of 1862, and re-enlisted in September of that year in the One Hundred and Second Illinois infantry. In 1863 he was promoted from the ranks to second lieutenant of the Sixteenth United States colored regiment. In January, 1864, he received his commission as first lieutenant, which office he filled until he was honorably discharged in May, 1866. He came to Brooklyn in the same year and engaged in agricultural pursuits for one season, after which he entered the law office of J.D. Hale, of Brooklyn, and read law. Was admitted to the bar in December, 1867. Was admitted to practice in the Supreme Court in 1870. Was married, in 1868, to Miss Marian Shimer, of Brooklyn. By this union they have one son, John O. He is a member of the Brooklyn Veteran Union and a Mason.