Matilda Scott d. 1915

SCOTT, FRAZEE, MURRY, MURRAY, WHITE, EATON, JACKSON, CORNS

Posted By: Volunteer - Rich Lowe
Date: 9/27/2001 at 14:32:03

Mrs. Scott, Aged 97, Dies
Wednesday evening of last week Mrs. Matilda M. Scott died at the home of her daughter Mrs. N. J. Frazee in Keosauqua, aged 97 years, 2 months and 7 days. She was born in Meggs county, Ohio, and on Dec. 18, 1839, was married to Samuel H. Scott. In 1849 they moved to Vernon, Van Buren county, Iowa, where the husband engaged in milling and continued in that business until the flouring mills at Vernon and Bentonsport discontinued operation. Mr. Scott died in 1909, after which Mrs. Scott made her home in Keosauqua with her daughter. She was the mother of eleven children, all living except Warren, a miller by profession, who died in Bentonsport a few years ago. The surviving children are Mrs. N. J. Frazee, Mrs. Ellen White, Mrs. Carolina Eaton, Mrs. Rebecca Jackson, John Scott, Mrs. Mary Corns, Mrs. Hattie Corns, Frank, George and Winfield. There are 37 grandchildren, 71 great grand children and 22 great great grand children. The funeral and burial were at Vernon, Friday, Nov. 12, 1915, services in charge of Eld. Lewis of the Keosauqua Christian church. Few mothers die, leaving surviving immediate descendents to the number of 140, as is instanced with Mrs. Scott.
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Date of obit. nor newspaper given. This obit. in Obit. book A, p. 319, at the Keosauqua Public Library, Genealogical Dept.