Henry Winfield Scott Family Home Page
Parents of Henry WinfieldHenry Winfield Scott b. 19 May 1815 d. 31
May 1886 married: 26 March 1848, Ellenor* (Ellen) Purcell (b. 1823) (mother was Harned) (born below Constantine Ky) Henry and Ellen burried in Kasey cemetery near Big Spring, Ky. http://www.findagrave.com/ News Enterprise article 9 children: see below *Will of Henry W. Scott executed 22 June 1886 refers to his wife as Ellenor. Photo at right from album belonging to Louisa Hardaway Scott. Album is
dated 1890. Return to Stith Valley front page. |
|
The family lived just south of Big Spring, Kentucky. The picture at the right is a copy of a painting of the house per Jack Scott 1998. Enlargement. Photo credits |
1. William Henry Scott b. 21 January 1849 m. Alice Jane Cash Photos at right taken on porch with Charles Lee Scott and Laddy Scott about 1912. Believed to be Wm Henry and Alice Cash but not verified. |
William Henry Scott |
Alice Jane Cash |
2. Lucy C. (or L. Catherine) Scott (Mercer) (Aunt Kate)
b. 4 January 1852
m. Fletcher Mercer
5 children
1. Amie Mercer m. Sidney Hill
2. Adda Mercer m. Clint Davis
3. Clay Mercer
4. Rob Mercer
5. Ella Mercer m. Wright
3. Rachel A. Scott (Nicholas)
b. 9 October 1853
m. John Nichols
3 children 1. Tom Nichols m. Golda Hardin Tom lived in California (from back of photo) 2. Addie Nichols 3. John Nichols m. Tillie ?? photos to right from Jean Martin Wallace February 2001 from about 1950 If you have any information on this line please contact me |
Tom Nichols |
John Nichols |
Tillie Nichols |
4. Oscar C. (or O. Clay) Scott b. 20 March 1855 m. Lizzie Haney ; child Nannie Scott; died .... m. widow Layman moved to Washington Photo of Nannie from Margaret Alam Witt 1999 |
Nannie about 1898 |
5. Alexander Scott (Alex) b. 13 November 1856 d 31 December 1909 Was postmaster of Big Spring Ky. in 1906. grave at Big Spring Unites Methodist Church, dates from grave stone Photos at right from Jean Martin Wallace February 2001 |
Alex age 29, 1885 |
Lily age 20, 1885 |
m. Lily May Morris b June 29, 1865 d August 30, 1952
m on 13 Oct 1885
grave at Big Spring Unites
Methodist Church, dates from grave stone
daughter of A. R. Morris and
Molly Hardaway who was daughter of Griffin Hardaway and Cinderella Dowell
Cinderella Dowell Hardaway
married second time to Daniel Stith
Cinderella was sister of
Griffen Dowell, Dic Dowell, and Rachel Dowell (m. Jake Hayden)
3 children
1. Mabel Clare Scott b 12 Sept 1887 d 18 Dec
?yr m. W. C. Miller
(4 children: William
Miller, Lily Mae Miller, Dorothy Miller, Frances Miller)
2. Maude May Scott b 22 July 1892 m.
Floyd
3. Alex Abram Scott b 3 Dec 1896 d 20 Apr 1897
4. Mary Eleanor Scott
b 1898 m. Schuyler Martin
1. son Damon Martin obituary
2. daughter Gene
Martin ... Married Wallace , lives in Indiana 1998
son Steve Wallace lives in Indiana 1998
daughter Cheryl Gibbs lives in Algonquin, Ill.
grave of Alex and Lily: Big Spring United Methodist Church
6. Harrison W. Scott (Harry) Uncle
Harry Scott's store in Asher Oklahoma (Enlargement of
this photo is available. Over 1 Meg. Send send request to ) Harrison W. Scott b. 3 April 1859 m. Annie Percifull 2 children 1. Flossie Scott (Flossy) m. Robert Mosby on 22 Aug 1908; child Robert Mosby Jr. 2. Lawrence Scott children: Betty Jane Scott; JoAnne Scott Photo of house in Vine grove Ky, 1898 is available. Family moved from Vine Grove to Asher Oklahoma. |
Uncle Harry |
Aunt Anne |
7. Charles Lee Scott
(Charley) born: 9 February 1861 died: 22 February 1914 married: 24 March 1885, Louise Adalisa Hardaway daughter of James Hardaway son of Thomas Hardaway daughter of Margaret Cain daughter of John Cain (son of Micheal Cain in war of 1812) and Olive Dismore grave: Big Springs United Methodist Church Photos at right from Harriet Fast Scott Oct
2000 |
Charley (age 20, 1881) |
Laddy (age 20, 1885) |
8. Thomas Walter Scott b. 5 April 1863 m. Sue W. Hill m. October 16, 1888 in Vine Grove Kentucky Photos from Jean Martin Wallace, Feburary 2001 |
Thomas (age 30, 1893) |
Sue Hill |
3 children: 1. Kenneth Scott (Lived in St. Matthiews, Ky) m. Kate Creager 5 children: 1. James K. Scott 2. Charles Scott 3. Caden Scott 4. Betty Sue Scott m. Ralph Beard 5. George Frederick Scott |
Thomas about 1912 (age 50) |
Sue Hill about 1912 ***note |
2. Eleanor
m. J.Caden
Blincoe
2 children
1. James Blincoe "Jim" per Margaret Witt
2. Sarah Blincoe m Paul Hines
3. Mellonee (Melony) Lived in
Louisville Ky d. April 2001
One source
shows no children; another source shows the following:
m. Vernon
Smise
2 children
1. T. W. Smise
2. Ben Hill Smise
m. second
Maughton?
9. Mary Ellen Scott
b. 18 December 1866
d. as infant 21 May 1867 (stone at Kasey Cemetery)
Most of the names and birthdays were on a sheet of paper in Jessie Virginia Scott
(Williams) file. Most of the names of offsprings were on a separate sheet in
different handwriting.
Eleanor Purcell informatin:
Very old pencil note in (Ruth Fontaine (Scott's)?) handwriting. (1930 time frame?)
Walter's (referring to Walter Lee Scott) Grandmother Scott, Eleanor Purcell Scott born
back of Big Spring-
her mother a Harned-
had two brothers: James Purcell and Felix Purcell
Felix went to California in gold rush in 1848 - never married - lived and died in
California
James Purcell raised a family on home place
Sallie was a sister married 1st cousin Matt Purcell
lived at head of Rough Creek in Hardin County
a daughter Rachel married a Fife
Rachel's son is Bernie Fife, judge of Hardin County
Had sisters go to Iowa and marry Kings
***note
I originally identified these two as William Henry Scott and Alice Cash Scott. After
further study, I believe it is Thomas Scott and Sue Hill Scott. jbs jan 2004
Spring 2011. I (Jess Scott) visited the Kasey Cemetery and found these two
stones:
H. W. Scott, May 19, 1815, May 31, 1886.
Mary Ellen dau H W & Ellen Scott, Dec 18, 1866, May 21, 1867.