George Thornton Scott
George Thornton Scott was born in Greenup county, Kentucky, March 14, 1849. He came to Ironton in 1869. He was educated at West Chester, Pennsylvania, and Lebron. His father, Robert Scott, was raised as a farmer, but went into the iron business; he has now retired. Catherine Scott is the mother of the subject of this sketch; she came to this county with her husband in 1867. George T. Scott was shipping clerk at the Lawrence Iron Works from 1869 to 1873; from that date until 1878 he was secretary and treasurer; from 1878 to the present he has assumed the responsible duties of superintendent. In politics he is a republican, and in his religious views he is liberal. Mr. Scott was married at Ironton, November 30, 1870, to Mary Adelaide Ellison, who was born in Adams county, Ohio, October 8, 1848. They have the following children: Robert Ellison, Elizabeth Hurd, George Field, and Cyrus. The parents of Mrs. Scott are Cyrus and Elizabeth Ellison. Mr. Ellison is president of the Lawrence Iron Works, and also of the Etna Works. The postoffice address of Mr. Scott is Ironton, Lawrence county, Ohio.
History of Lawrence Co., Ohio by Hardesty (1882)