Logansport (IN) Pharos-Tribune, December 30, 1897, p. 18. DEATH OF A HOOSIER PIONEER Scottsburg, Ind., December 30-John Scott, perhaps the oldest native-born citizen of Scott County, is dead of Bright's disease at his home near Wooster in Johnston Township. He was highly respected throughout the county and as a farmer has been prominently connected with practically its entire history. His age was 81.