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OBITUARY
Charles P. Scott was born in Brooke Co Virginia, Oct. 14th, 1823. His parents moved to Pennsylyvania when he was quite young. He here attended school and when about fifteen years of age moved with his parents to Guernsey County Ohio. He was married to Mary E. Abraham, of Union County, Ohio, Feb 22, 1850. They passed the first few years of their married life near Columbus, Ohio. By trade Mr. Scott was a cooper and he followed it till the fall of 1854, when they came to Washington county, Iowa and settled on a farm which their frugality and economy enabled him to buy. They left one child buried in Ohio and brought one daughter six months old to Iowa. In 1874, he bought the BlackHawk flouring and saw mill in Keokuk County, where he moved and reamined four years, when he returned to the Washington county farm to remain four years when he traded a part of his farm for an interest in the Alpha mill on the North skunk River, near the water works, and continued business under the name of Whitmore & Scott till he was stricken with paralysis May 9th, 1988. He was confined to bed but a short time and yet being unable to do business, sold his mill interest and the family moved to one of his farms west of Beacon. He has been a long, and at times a painful sufferer. For over a year he has been failing rapidly and at times could not recognize any about him who administered to his wants in loving service. The angel of death gave the beakoning call on Tuesday afternoon but so tenaciuosly did the vital powers hold to the spirit that it did not depart until 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, 1891. In August, 1888, the sweet influences of the Spirit of Truth gave peace to his soul and he waited with his devoted wife who had for years been a member in the communion of the United Presbyterian church of this city. The tender and loving administrations of his devoted wife and fond children blessed his failing years. He leaves the wife of his early love who has so tenderly nursed and cared for him in these last years; Anna J., the oldest daughter who is at home and who loingly watched and attended him; Mrs. I.L. Foster of Jefferson township; George A., a farmer of Jefferson township, and Alpha W.., who has also been at home with his parents. The funeral occured from the home on Saturday at 12 o'clock when the body was brought to town and the friends departed with it via the Rock Island train for Washington county for burial at the side of his seven little children in the family lot of the old home cemetery