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James W. Scott (Carter County)

b. 1812-08-28 d. 1898-06-17

Carter County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Kentucky native. Married to Jane Scott. Father of Calvin H. Scott, Mary Scott, Louisa Scott, Johnson Scott, Sarah E. Scott, Winfield Scott, and John M. Scott. Farmer in Carter County in 1860. Captain in the 22nd Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) until October 18, 1862.

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carter County, District 2, p. 242. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carter County, Olive Hill, p. 39. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Carter County, Grayson, Precinct 3, p. 11. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 950. Find A Grave, “CFP James W. Scott (August 28, 1828-June 17, 1898),” Memorial #163470959, http://findagrave.com/memorial/163470959 (accessed March 6, 2018).

Citation

Scott, James W.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32213163 (November 12, 2026).

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