This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: TerryWillis124 Surnames: Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.ohio.counties.guernsey/4423/mb.ashx Message Board Post: A. J. Scott died Friday, Jan. 25th, 1907 at 4 o'clock afternoon from the effect of an accident by which he was fatally burned a few days previously, as hereto published at his home near Birmingham, aged 78 years, six days. He was a son of the late Hon. William M. Scott, who came from Washington County, Pa., and settled in Guernsey County in 1815, and who represented this county in the legislature several times, serving in the state senate in 1835-36 and in 1839-40. He was also a justice of the peace for 33 consecutive years. The subject of this sketch was born January 19th, 1829, and was the fourth of a family of seven children, all of whom are now deceased except one brother, James, who resides in East Springfield, Ohio, and one sister, Rebecca, now aged 82 years, with whom the deceased resided during the last years of his life, together with a niece Miss V. Jennie Sixsmith. Mr. Scott was united in marriage with Miss Mary A. Petty December 8, 1853, who died September 22, 1884, aged 47 years. To them were born five children, two of whom died in infancy. Those who survived were Austin M., who was manger of the Mutual Telegraph Company, of Cambridge, who died in June 1882; Donice Franklin, who died in 1900 and William Grandville Scott, who resides in Cambridge and who for many years has been engaged in the railway mail service. Mr. Scott was a plasterer, an expert and thoroughly honest and capable workman, a man of scrupulous integrity, profoundly respected by all who knew him. He resided in Cambridge from 1869 until after the death of Mrs. Scott, when he bought the old home farm, where he made his home but until about three years ago spent most of his time in Cambridge. His eyesight failing he thereafter remained at the old home. He was a life long member of the Presbyterian Church and at his death was connected with the church in Birmingham. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge for many years. Funeral services are arranged as follows; On Saturday afternoon brief services at the home, conducted by Rev, N.S. Cunningham. The body will then be brought to the home of his son, William G., 419 North 10th Street in Cambridge, where services will be conducted on Sunday at 2 o'clock by Rev. Drs. Hayes and Milligan, interment in family burying ground in Cambridge South Cemetery. Thursday 31 Jan. 1907 Cambridge Jeffersonian Cambridge Ohio. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.