Henry Winfield Scott Family Home Page Parents of Henry Winfield

The family lived just south of Big Spring, Kentucky.  The picture at the right is a copy of a painting of the house per Jack Scott 1998.  Enlargement. Photo credits

2. Lucy C. (or L. Catherine) Scott (Mercer) (Aunt Kate)
b. 4 January 1852
m. Fletcher Mercer
     5 children
        1. Amie Mercer m. Sidney Hill
        2. Adda Mercer m. Clint Davis
        3. Clay Mercer
        4. Rob Mercer
        5. Ella Mercer m. Wright
 

3. Rachel A. Scott (Nicholas)
b. 9 October 1853
m. John Nichols

3 children         1. Tom Nichols m. Golda Hardin              Tom lived in California (from back of photo)         2. Addie Nichols         3. John Nichols m. Tillie ?? photos to right from Jean Martin Wallace February 2001 from about 1950 If you have any information on this line please contact me

Tom Nichols

John Nichols

Tillie Nichols

4. Oscar C. (or O. Clay) Scott b. 20 March 1855 m. Lizzie Haney ; child Nannie Scott; died .... m. widow Layman moved to Washington Photo of Nannie from Margaret Alam Witt 1999 Date from my analysis of photos in collection (JBS)

Nannie about 1898

5. Alexander  Scott (Alex) b. 13 November 1856  d 31 December 1909            Was postmaster of Big Spring Ky.  in 1906.            grave at Big Spring Unites Methodist Church, dates             from grave stone Photos at right from Jean Martin Wallace February 2001    Dates are my guess (JBS)

Alex age 29, 1885

Lily age 20, 1885

m. Lily May Morris  b June 29, 1865 d August 30, 1952    m on 13 Oct 1885
           grave at Big Spring Unites Methodist Church, dates from grave stone
           daughter of A. R. Morris and Molly Hardaway who was daughter of Griffin Hardaway and Cinderella Dowell
           Cinderella Dowell Hardaway married second time to Daniel Stith
           Cinderella was sister of Griffen Dowell, Dic Dowell, and Rachel Dowell (m. Jake Hayden)
3 children
        1. Mabel Clare Scott b 12 Sept 1887 d 18 Dec ?yr  m. W. C. Miller
            (4 children: William Miller, Lily Mae Miller, Dorothy Miller, Frances Miller)
        2. Maude May Scott b 22 July 1892  m. Floyd
        3. Alex Abram Scott b 3 Dec 1896 d 20 Apr 1897
        4. Mary Eleanor Scott   b 1898 m. Schuyler Martin
            1. son Damon Martin obituary
            2. daughter Gene Martin  ... Married Wallace  , lives in Indiana 1998
                 son Steve Wallace lives in Indiana 1998
                 daughter Cheryl Gibbs lives in Algonquin, Ill.
grave of Alex and Lily: Big Spring United Methodist Church

6. Harrison W. Scott (Harry) Uncle Harry Scott's store in Asher Oklahoma   (Enlargement of this photo is available. Over 1 Meg. Send send request to ) Harrison W. Scott    b. 3 April 1859    m. Annie Percifull        2 children           1. Flossie Scott  (Flossy) m. Robert Mosby               on 22 Aug 1908; child Robert Mosby Jr.           2. Lawrence Scott               children: Betty Jane Scott; JoAnne Scott Photo of house in Vine grove Ky, 1898 is available.   Family moved from Vine Grove to Asher Oklahoma.

Uncle Harry

Aunt Anne

7. Charles Lee Scott (Charley) born: 9 February  1861 died: 22 February 1914 married: 24 March 1885, Louise Adalisa Hardaway               daughter of James Hardaway son of Thomas Hardaway               daughter of Margaret Cain daughter of John Cain (son of Micheal Cain in war of 1812) and Olive Dismore grave: Big Springs United Methodist Church Photos at right from Harriet Fast Scott Oct 2000   Her source June Martin   Dates are my guesses (JBS)

Charley (age 20, 1881)

Laddy (age 20, 1885)

8. Thomas Walter Scott  b. 5 April 1863 m. Sue W. Hill m. October 16, 1888 in Vine Grove Kentucky                    Photos from Jean Martin Wallace, Feburary 2001   dates are my guess (JBS)	Thomas (age 30, 1893)	Sue Hill
3 children:         1. Kenneth Scott  (Lived in St. Matthiews, Ky)            m. Kate Creager                 5 children:                    1. James K. Scott                    2. Charles Scott                    3. Caden Scott                    4. Betty Sue Scott  m. Ralph Beard                    5. George Frederick Scott	Thomas about 1912 (age 50)	Sue Hill about 1912 ***note

         2. Eleanor
             m. J.Caden Blincoe
                  2 children
                     1. James Blincoe "Jim" per Margaret Witt
                     2. Sarah Blincoe m Paul Hines
          3. Mellonee (Melony)  Lived in Louisville Ky  d. April 2001
              One source shows no children;  another source shows the following:
              m. Vernon Smise
                   2 children
                      1. T. W. Smise
                       2. Ben Hill Smise
              m. second Maughton?

9. Mary Ellen Scott
b. 18 December 1866
d. as infant 21 May 1867 (stone at Kasey Cemetery)
 

More portriaits.

Most of the names and birthdays were on a sheet of paper in Jessie Virginia Scott (Williams) file.  Most of the names of offsprings were on a separate sheet in different handwriting.
 

Eleanor Purcell informatin:
Very old pencil note in (Ruth Fontaine (Scott's)?) handwriting. (1930 time frame?)

Walter's (referring to Walter Lee Scott) Grandmother Scott, Eleanor Purcell Scott born back of Big Spring-
her mother a Harned-
had two brothers: James Purcell and Felix Purcell
Felix went to California in gold rush in 1848 - never married - lived and died in California
James Purcell raised a family on home place
Sallie was a sister married 1st cousin Matt Purcell
    lived at head of Rough Creek in Hardin County
    a daughter Rachel married a Fife
    Rachel's son is Bernie Fife, judge of Hardin County
Had sisters go to  Iowa and marry Kings

***note
I originally identified these two as William Henry Scott and Alice Cash Scott.  After further study, I believe it is Thomas Scott and Sue Hill Scott.  jbs jan 2004

Spring 2011.  I (Jess Scott) visited the Kasey Cemetery and found these two stones:
H. W. Scott, May 19, 1815, May 31, 1886.
Mary Ellen dau H W & Ellen Scott, Dec 18, 1866, May 21, 1867.