Avesta and Mary Jane (Gilchrist) Scott

Avesta Scott and Family

born: 24 May 1855, Indiana

died: 8 Sep 1926, North English,Iowa Co.,Iowa

bur.: North English,Iowa Co.,Iowa, at IOOF Cemetery

occu: insurance and real-estate salesman

Will: 21 Aug 1926

spouse: Mary Jane GILCHRIST

marr: 15 Dec 1878, Keokuk Co.,Iowa

born: 19 Apr 1857, Kirkpatrick Fleming Parish,Dumfriesshire,Scotland

died: 20 Jan 1919, North English,Iowa Co.,Iowa

bur.: 21 Jan 1919, North English,Iowa Co.,Iowa, at IOOF Cemetery

Children:

Lancie Guthro SCOTT

Mary Etta SCOTT

Ona Bertha SCOTT

Albert Alvin SCOTT

Ida Louisa SCOTT

David Avesta SCOTT

                      |--------Alexander SCOTT (1762, VA - 1844, Indiana)
                      |
           |---------Alexander SCOTT (1792, Kentucky - 1878, Indiana)
           |          |
           |          |--------Sarah BOYD (1760, VA - 1840)
           |
  |------Elisha SCOTT (1822, Indiana - 1862, Iowa)
  |        |
  |        |          |--------William WATT (1760, Scotland - 1839, Ohio)
  |        |          |
  |        |---------Unity R. WATT (1800, North Carolina - 1878, Indiana)
  |                   |
  |                   |--------Rebecca (1772, Virginia - 1852, Indiana)
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Avesta Franklin SCOTT (1855, Indiana - 1926, Iowa)
  |
  |                   |--------James MATTHEWS (1779, Virginia - 1837, Indiana)
  |                   |
  |        |---------Tunstal Quarles MATTHEWS (1807, Kentucky - 1878, Nebraska)
  |        |          |
  |        |          |--------Margaret REED (1784 - 1824, Ohio)
  |        |
  |------Ruth MATTHEWS (1831, Indiana - 1917, Iowa)
           |
           |          |--------Adonijah MORGAN (1755, VA - 1827, Indiana)
           |          |
           |---------Jane Chlo MORGAN (1807, Kentucky - 1837, Indiana)
                      |
                      |--------Isabelle Jean MCMAHON (1765, Scotland - 1829, Indiana)

Avesta\footnote{ Lyman Morrison discovered that his middle name was Franklin from when Avesta signed for his grandfather's inheritance March 31, 1879, and also from his daughter Ida's marriage certificate.} had little formal education but became a great reader. He joined the North English Christian church in 1885 and was an active member and student of the bible throughout his life. All accounts of him say he lived nearly his whole life near North English: near Keswick after his mother remarried, on a farm near the Iowa--Keokuk County Line after his marriage, and later on in North English when he retired. But he may have lived someplace else for a brief time as his daughter Mary Etta was said to be born in Humboldt County, Iowa. His surviving children gathered at his home in June before he died, and daughter Ona remained to care for him during his illness. In his will, he left everything to his grandson Albert Mervin Coxe, son of Ona. His estate consisted mostly of a property 1/4 acre in size with a house on it. Ona was named executrix of the will.

Avesta's granddaughter Mary Ferne (Morrison) Franklin recalled the following in 1997: Grandpa Scott used to come to our place and spend the winters after Grandma Scott died. He drove a medicine wagon. You've probably never heard of them. They would go round through the country selling --I don't know if it was Watkins or Raleigh products -- it had vanilla and spices and all sorts of salves and so forth. My grandmother Scott, they tell me, came to the farm to take care of us after my mother died, but she only lived about six months after that.

In 1978 letters, Avesta's daughter Ida noted that in the early 1900s Avesta and family lived over by Millersburg, then moved to North English or about a mile outside of town. But something like 2 years later they sold it (about 26 acres) and bought the place in town where Avesta had the feed mill. Ida noted that Raymond Morrison told her that final house has been taken down and there was a nursing home there.

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