A Brief Sketch Of The Life Of Dr. Caleb Scott by Sylvester Alexander Scott Our father was given credit in White county history for having been the first to use tile drainage on his farm in Liberty township, and among the first to buy a self binder to harvest the wheat. His sons each in turn operated the farm. He himself was active and busy, going about his medical art, the healing of the sick, both in body and soul, uppermost in his mind, often-times without pay, or hope of pay. The curing of typhoid fever, and blood poisoning were two of his specialties. he was especially adept at diagnosing the disease of a sick person, and this skill enabled him to become and to be a well known, successful, physican. His practice extended over several townships, including Monticello, the county seat. We never heard of him catching any of the variety of diseases his patients had, and he told his children not to be afraid to visit the sick, that the danger was small, that if we were susceptible to the disease we would get it anyway. In the early days the country was open, roads not laid out on the section and half-section lines, nor kept in repair. The roads, such as they had, were only wagon trails, winding among the trees, swamps, and ponds, in the spring and rainy seasons were boggy. In the winter they were often covered with snowdrifts. In some of the boggy places had been imbedded across the road for wagons and buggies to cross over, and these were called "corduroys". Heavily loaded wagons caused some of the logs to sink lower in the bog than others, which made these parts very bumpy, but of course that was better than miring down. One such "corduroy" was on the eastern edge of our farm when the writer was about six years old. I watched my brother, Marcellus, and a team of horses pull the partly decayed logs out, and I may have helped him some by looking on, to keep up his morale. My mother told me the old road at one time extended past our house. When the trails, and later the roads were too miry for a buggy our father rode a horse in all kinds of weather, his only protection, a broad brimmed hat, a pair of leather chaps, and a raincoat. He responded to the call of the sick or wounded regardless of the darkness of a stormy night, rain sleet, or snow pouring down, and regardless of whether the patient was one who paid, promised to pay, or never had paid for former services. He did his Christian duty as he saw it. treating all alike, charging each the same rate of pay, and freely forgiving those unable to pay, thereby laying up his treasure in Heaven, adding many golden bricks to his 'Mansion in the sky". One day one of his sons asked him why he charged each the same fee, and not according to his ability to pay, and he answered "because I want to go to Heaven when I die". A good philosphy. A beautiful goal. By Sylvester A. Scott Dr. C. Scott was born in Wayne County, Indiana, October 2, 1821 and came with his parents to Cass County, this State, in 1883. He is the eldest of the six surviving children of nine born to Alexander and Unity R. (Watts) Scott, and when a young man was engaaged in teaching school. January 7, 1845, he married Rebecca Hicks, and in 1847 came to Jackson Township, this county, and began farming. Mrs. Scott died November 29 of the same year, leaving two children, of whom one died in infancy, and the other, Arney, was starved to death in Andersonville prison. May 25, 1848, Dr. Scott married Mary Ann Sheppard, who bore him five children (two, Marcellus P. and Horace, yet living), and died May 29, 1857. He next married, January 10, 1858, Elizabeth Healy. In November, 1866, he moved to Liberty Township, and thence to Monticello in April, 1882, and here he is still actively engaged in the practice of medicine. Of the nine children borne him by his present wife, seven are yet living--Mary R., Harriet L., Maggie A., Florence G., Viola C., Sylvester A. and Henry M. Dr. Scott is still the owner of eighty acres of land in Liberty township; in politics, he is a Republican, having united with the party in 1856, although he was reared a Democrat, and he and his wife are members of the Church of Christ. The parents of the Doctor came to White County in about 1850, and both ended their days in Liberty Township. From White County Historical and Biographical. Published in 1883 Samuel Scott Samuel Scott II was born Dec. 11, 1824. He was the son of Alexander Scott Jr. and came to Cass county near Logansport. his wife's name is unknown. He raised his family in Cass county. He moved away, and all trace of him and family is lost. Ruben A. Scott Ruben served in the Union Army. His right arm was shot off in one of the battles. When the Civil war was ended he came home, and he and Hattie Darling Healy were married. A son, Harvey A.Scott was born to them. The mother died when Harry was six weeks old. A short time later Ruben went to Kansas and took up a soldiers claim. When Harvey was about eight years old he and his father came back to Indiana, but did not remain long. They then returned to Kansas, and Ruben died in Abilene. Harvey became a druggist in Pittsburg, Kansas, but has since died. Harvey E.Scott Harvey E. Scott, son of Alexander Scott Jr. ran away and joined the Union Army. In one of the last battles he was shot in the mouth and killed. Hattie and Elizabeth Healy Hattie Darling Healey, who married Ruben A. Scott, and Elizabeth F. Healy who was the third wife of Caleb Scott M. D. were sisters. Early Scott History The history of the Scott family in this country begins with Alexander Scott the 1st. His birth place in not known for sure, but it was somewhere in the southeast of England, perhaps in the county of Kent, or on one of the islands near. The exact date of his birth is also uncertain, but it is 1698, or very close to that date. His death occured in 1751, in the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, Augusta county. He age was 53 years. His wife's name is unknown. Typed by Lyman Morrison March 12, 1994