William Scott
William Scott, agent for Adams Express Company, Washington, was born in Muskingum County, Ohio, August 29, 1858. He is a son of William and Mary Ann Scott, natives of Ireland, who emigrated from there about the year 1840, with a family of five children, three sons and two daughters.
William, our subject, was married October 8, 1878, to Miss Laura Crawford, daughter of Charles and Susan Crawford, of Zanesville, Ohio. They have one child, Mary Ella.
Mr. Scott is a member of Temple Lodge No. 227, I. O. O. F., and also a member of the First Presbyterian Church, of Zanesville. Since 1877 he has been agent of the Adams Express Company, at Washington. He received his education in Zanesville, where the principal portion of his life was passed.
From R. S. Dills' History of Fayette County