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JAS. F. SCOTT, M. D., physician and surgeon, Sarcoxie, was born in Knox county, Ky., July 9, 1841. His parents were Dr. Abraham C. and Hannah (Denney) Scott. Abraham C. Scott was a son of the Rev. James Scott, a prominent educator of the Middle states, who was a son of Josiah Scott, one of the two sons of Hugh Scott, who came from south Scotland early in the seventeenth century, and settled in Pennsylvania east of the Alleghanies. Subject was the eldest of a family of seven children, James F. (date above given), William B., born July 23, 1843; Sarah V., born March 28, 1846; A. C., born Nov. 12, 1848; John W., born Nov. 13, 1850; Elizabeth, born Jan. 13, 1853, now wife of F. M. Ramsey, of Ohio; and Belle, born July 15, 1855, died July 16, 1857. Subject was educated at Bladensburgh and Mount Vernon, Ohio. After quitting school he learned the trade of printer, but shortly after engaged in teaching and commenced the study of medicine. In Sept., 1862, he enlisted in Company B, Eighty-seventh Ohio Infantry Volunteers, and went to Cleveland, where by a consolidation he became a member of Company F, One Hundred and Thirty-fifth Ohio Infantry, Colonel Opdyke commanding, and served until the close of the war; participated at Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Faced Ridge, Dalton, Resaca, Kingston, New Hope Church, Lost Mountain, Pine Mountain, Kenesaw Mountain, Atlanta, Nashville, and numerous others of importance; mustered out at Camp Chase, Ohio, Oct. 3, 1865. Returned home and resumed the study of medicine; completed his medical studies at the Starling Medical College, Columbus, Ohio. Commenced the practice of his profession with his father. Came to southwest Missouri in the fall of 186S, locating in Jasper county; two years later he came to Sarcoxie and has since resided here. Dr. Scott was married Sept 20, 1866, to Miss Frank A., daughter of Andrew and Margaret Elliott, of Coshocton county, Ohio. From this union there were three children, Lilly Belle, born July 19, 1867; Andrew C., born May 29, 1869; and one died in infancy. Mrs. Scott died March 26, 1877; she was a member of the Episcopal Church, Dr. S. was again married at Pierce City, Mo., April 15, 1880, to Miss Nora, daughter of Thomas and Josephine Newlett of Lawrence county; they have one child, Hattie Foster, born June 18, 1881. Dr. and Mrs. Scott have a very pleasant home in Sarcoxie. The Doctor is a man of energy, enterprise, and undoubted ability, both as a professional gentleman and as a citizen, having a common interest in the political, educational, and other matters of state, county, and particularly of Sarcoxie and vicinity; he is acknowledged one of the leading physicians of southwest Missouri, and enjoys quite a large and remunerative practice. A member of the Masonic fraternity.