Jasper H. Scott

SCOTT, HAWKINS

Posted By: Jeanie
Date: 5/17/2005 at 20:16:01

Jasper H. Scott

This gentleman is a native of Ohio having been born in Highland County of that State, in the year 1820, and when but two years of age came with his parents to Columbus O. where they settled upon a small farm. His mother died when he was small leaving a family of six children. Jasper being the youngest, was bound out to one of the neighbors, who was poor and could not give him such advantages as they desired, he only having been permitted to attend the common subscription school; which was all the means of education that he enjoyed, but natural good sense and a determined will have in a measure overcome every difficulty in this respect.

When Jasper reached his 16th year, boy that he was, decided on leaving his adopted home and henceforth to do for himself. In this twentieth year Mr. Scott was married to Miss E. Hawkins. The young couple though poor in this world, but rich in faith, and with a will of determination to dare to do, shortly after married moved to Illinois and settled on a small farm in Ogle County, where they remained until the year 1859, when Mr. Scott and family moved to this County settling in Grant township where they have since resided.

As a citizen Mr. Scott stands high in the estimation of the communities in which he has lived or resided, being a good neighbor and a kind hearted, benevolent man, one who would be well received and trusted implicitly by stranger and friend.

In 1840 he united with the Methodist Episcopal Church; up to the present time, a period of thirty-eight years, has ever been a constant member of that branch of the Christian Church. We believe it will be written of him in that great day like one of old “He had done what he could.” No better epitaph could be placed upon the monument of any one than this.

From the History of Tama County, Iowa. by Samuel D. Chapman. Printed at the Toledo Times Office. 1879. Page 155 and 156.