My Genealogy Hound

BREWER SCOTT, engineer, post office Bennett, was born May 24, 1825, in Pittsburgh, Pa. His father, Thomas Scott, was a native of Ireland, and came to Pittsburgh in the early part of the present century, with his father, brother and sister. He was a shoemaker, and followed the trade till his death, in 1849, when he was seventy-six years of age. He was a Covenanter. He married Mary Bainer, a native of Baltimore, of German descent, whose father, Henry Bainer, was a soldier in the war of 1812. Thomas Scott’s sister’s daughter was the noted Mrs. Swisshelm, whose memory so many soldiers bless. Brewer Scott was one of a family of ten children. He was educated in Allegheny, where he learned the engineer’s trade, and was connected for seven years with the old rolling-mill of Allegheny, and five years with the Fahnestock mill. For thirty-one years he has been connected with the mills at Bennett station, where he has been chief engineer twenty-five years. He has been twice married; his first wife, nee Mary Martin, died leaving five children, viz.: Winfield, Charlie, Mary E., Jennie and Anna. Mr. Scott’s present wife, nee Martha Samplers the mother of following-named children: Martha, William S., editor of the Bennett Star, Sallie C. and Daisy. Mr. Scott was burgess of Millvale borough six terms, has been school director thirty years, and councilman for many years.