Rash's Surname Index
Notes for Robert McIntire SCOTT
He came to the USA at 14 years of age. She came to the US as a baby. He worked for John Wannamaker store in Philadelphia for 7 years. They moved to Cozad NE in 1883 to a farm east of Cozad. They belonged to the Grace Church in Cozad which they helped to build. Her brother (William Finney), went to Cozad too, and lived on the JF White farm.
Grace Church was located on Lincoln Highway, 1 mile south of the Scott home. In 1997, Joann Mize tried calling information but had no luck finding a church with this name This information about the Scotts came from a newspaper dated Jan 11, 1924 from Cozad NE. It is in possession of Grace Francks Stalford. The article told of the Scotts celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary and their history since coming to Cozad.
Annie Bradley wrote to Grace Stalford from visiting relatives in Cozad, 1927. She mentioned Uncle Robert, Aunt Beckie, and Cousin Jennie. She was traveling with Sadie Halls. Sadies father was Willie (William Scott). They were going to visit Sadie's sister and two brothers in Cozad. Annie was going along to visit her cousin May Scott when she visited Katherine Starr Glenn.
After receiving the above information from Joann Mize, I sent a letter to the Cozad Free Press in hopes someone would forward the information on to any remaining relative of Robert Scott's left there. The letter was forwarded on to Dorothy Ingram who is the granddaughter of Robert Scott. Since then she has sent me a lot of information on the Scott family. A large part of that information is condensed below.
Robert McIntyre Scott was born in Londonderry, County Donegal, Ireland June 1, 1852 and died at his home in Cozad Nebraska May 17, 1933, aged 80 years, 11 months and 16 days.
His early life was spent in the place of his birth where he received a very through education in the common schools of that time. He was the youngest child in a family of three sisters and three brothers and was the last member of the family to be called in death. His father died in Philadelphia shortly after the family came to America and him mother, who made her home with her youngest son after coming to Nebraska, lived to be 96 years of age and will be remembered by a few of the older people in the community.
Mr. Scott came to the United States when he was a young man, settling in Philadelphia Pa where he worked at his trade of stone cutting and spent seven years in the employ of John Wanamaker.
On January 8, 1874 he was united to marriage to Rebecca Tinney at Philadelphia. To this union were born six sons and two daughters. His wife and two sons preceded him in death.
In the year 1883, Mr. Scott with his family came to Cozad Ne. and a few months later settled on the homestead east of Cozad where he has since made him home. On January 9, 1924 Mr and Mrs. Scott celebrated their golden wedding anniversary when all their children and many old neighbors and friends gathers at the family home to offer congratulations and good wishes for many more years of happy companionship. But, on April 3rd, just three months later, the family circle was broken when his beloved wife was called to her Heavenly Home.
During their early years in Nebraska, Mr. And Mrs. Scott were instrumental in organizing the Grace M. E. church which stood for many years on the corner where the Grace cemetery is located. When the Grace Church was disband a few years ago, Mr. and Mrs. Scott transferred their membership to the M. E. church in Cozad, in which church they remained faithful members to the end.
Mr. Scott was a man of strong convictions, always standing firmly for the right. He was deeply religious and a great student of the Bible. Much of his time was spent in reading and up to the last his waking hours were spent with a newspaper or his Bible in his hand. In his active years he was interested in politics and served his community efficiently in various capacities. But his chief concern was for spiritual matters and during his early years in Nebraska much of his time was devoted to holding religious services and organizing Sunday Schools over the county.
On Sunday night, May 14, he suffered a paralytic stroke and on Wednesday night at 9:15 he passed away without having regained consciousness.
He leaves to mourn his death his two daughters, Mrs. Charles Wells or Lexington and Mrs. Fred Hall of Rock Springs Wyoming, his four sons, William T., Frank H., John M., and James E., all of Cozad and his daughter in law Mrs. Hattie Scott who with her three children has made her home with Mr. Scott since the death of her husband Raymond S. Scott. He is also survived by twelve grandchildren and two great grandchildren, a few of his old neighbors, and a host of friends both old and young, who mourn his loss and rever his memory.
Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at the Davis Funeral Home in Cozad. Rev. R. Staniforth of the Methodist Church officiating , assisted by Rev. A. P. Cooper of the local Presbyterian Church. Burial was beside his wife in Grace cemetery on the Lincoln Highway east of Cozad.
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