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ADAM SCOTT.   One of the best and most progressive agriculturists and stock raisers of eastern Knox county is Adam Scott, whose finely improved landed estate in Butler township never fails to attract the attention and admiration of the observer, for it indicates even at a cursory glance that the owner is a man of good taste, sound judgment and progressive ideas.  He has been content to spent his life in his home community and carry onward the work here inaugurated by his ancestors in the pioneer epoch, for the Scott family has been prominent in this locality for several generations, consequently a history of Knox county would be incomplete were there failure to give proper space to them.      Adam Scott was born in Jackson township, this county, on Apr. 30, 1868.  He is the son of Lewis B. and Martha A. (Blunt) Scott.  The paternal grandfather, Alexander Scott, was a native of Pennsylvania and an early settler in Coshocton county, Ohio, where he became a farmer and land owner.  His family consisted of two sons and two daughters.  He and his wife both spent the remainder of their lives in that county.  The maternal grandparents, James and Mary (Ross) Blunt, were early settlers in Knox county and here they spent the balance of their lives; they were probably of English descent.      LEWIS B. SCOTT, father of the subject, was born in Coshocton county about 1838; the mother was born in Knox county about 1840.  Here they grew to maturity and were married, Mr. Scott devoting his life to farming, owning one hundred and sixty acres at the time of his death in 1903, his widow surviving until in October, 1910.  Politically, he was a Democrat and was active in township affairs, holding a number of township offices.  Their family consisted of nine children, four sons and five daughters, seven of whom are living.      Adam Scott, of this sketch, was reared on the farm and educated in the public schools.  He began working by the month on farms in his native community, which he continued for six years, then married, and he inherited a farm from his wife’s people.  He is now the owner of one hundred and twenty acres of excellent land, which he has kept well tilled and well improved.  Here he carries on general farming and stock raising.  He and his wife are members of the Baptist church.  Fraternally, he belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Newcastle and to the Grange in Butler township.  Politically, he is a Democrat and he has been trustee of his township.      Mr. Scott was married on Jan. 25, 1894, to Minnie A. Horn, who was born May 6, 1874, in Knox county, the daughter of Abraham and Sarah Catherine (Giffin) Horn, an excellent old family here, both parents being reared in this township.  Mr. Horn died Oct. 7, 1906, his wife having preceded him to' the grave on Sept. 1, 1883.  They were the parents of two children, Minnie Adella, wife of Mr. Scott, and Mary Selora, who was born Jan. 27, 1877, and whose death occurred on Apr. 10, 1879.  Mr. Horn devoted his life to farming and insurance, making a specialty of fruits and bee raising, was also a dealer in furs and wool in the winter time.      To Mr. and Mrs. Scott two children were born, namely: Charles Lee, born Sept. 3, 1895, and Elsie Marie, born Jan. 28, 1899, both at- tending school in Newcastle.      In view of the prominence of the antecedents of Mrs. Scott it is deemed advisable to go further into the history of the same.  Her maternal grandparents, Robert and Martha (Busenburg) Giffin, were natives of Virginia, he born on Nov. 21, 1813, and she on Feb. 11, 1821.  They came to Coshocton county, Ohio, in a very early day and here they were married and spent their lives on a farm.  The paternal grandparents of Mrs. Scott, Jacob and Kerren Happuch (Morningstar) Horn, were also early settlers here, he having been born on Jan. 1, 1815, in Washington county, Pennsylvania, and in 1816 he was brought by his parents to Knox county, Ohio, where he grew to manhood and was married on Mar. 12, 1843, his wife having been born in Virginia on Mar. 10, 1818.  They were the parents of six children, namely: Abraham, born Oct. 2, 1845, is deceased; Elizabeth, born June 7, 1847; William, born Sept. 5, 1849; Solomon, born Oct. 1, 1857; Alonzo, born July 11, 1859, is deceased; Mary Ellen, born July 9, 1860.  These children were reared in this county.  Abraham was the father of the wife of the subject.      Robert Giffin came to Knox county with his parents and he located in Butler township in 1838, having been married the year previous to Martha Busenburg, and they became the parents of eight children, namely: Louisa, born Mar. 28, 1839; Sarah Catherine, born Sept. 16, 1841; Amanda J., born Mar. 20, 1843; William B., born June 28, 1844; Mary Elizabeth, born Aug. 9, 1847; Charles Francis, born Sept. 20, 1850; Wilson Monroe, born June 5, 1853; Martha Ellen, born Mar. 7, 1858.  The only ones now living are William B. and Mary Elizabeth. Source: Past and Present of Knox County, Ohio - Vol. II - Publ. by B. F. Bowen & Company, Indianapolis, Indiana - 1912 - Page 522

JAMES LEROY SCOTT.     One of the successful farmers and stock raisers of Milford township, Knox county, is James Leroy Scott, who has succeeded at his chosen line of endeavor because he has persistently applied himself and has been thwarted by obstacles, but, having removed them one by one from his pathway, he has ascended to a high rung of success on the ladder on which he started at the bottom and he is therefore deserving of the esteem in which he is held by his neighbors and many friends.      Mr. Scott was born in this township on June 29, 1850. and he has been content to spend his life in his home community.  He is the son of JAMES and Sarah (Horn) Scott.  His parental grandparents, Chinsworth and Jane (Fitch) Scott, were natives of Greene county, Pennsylvania, from which they came to Knox county, Ohio, about 1840 and settled on land which later became a part of Morrow county, and there became very well established on their farm, which the elder Scott cleared and on which he raised his family, and there he and his wife spent the balance of their lives.  The maternal grandparents, Jacob and Priscilla Horn, were natives of Washington county, Pennsylvania, where they grew up, were married and spent their lives.      JAMES SCOTT, father of the subject, was born in Greene county, Pennsylvania, in 1818 and the mother’s birth occurred in Washington county, that state, in 1820, and they grew up and were married in their native state, coming to Ohio about 1842 or 1843, Mr. Scott having followed his parents here, and he located in Milford township, Knox county, and there he became owner of considerable land and was one of the substantial farmers of the township . Later, however, reverses which he could not control caused him to lose his property.  He lived a quiet, retired life.  He and his wife belonged to the Disciples church.  His death occurred in March, 1899, and his wife died in May, 1879.  They were the parents of five children, three of whom are living at this writing, James Leroy, of this review; Corbin, and Priscilla Fadely.      James L. Scott grew up on the home farm and there assisted with the general work when a boy, later working by the day and farming on the shares.  He received such education as he could in the rural schools.  In 1878 he purchased a farm of seventy-six acres in Milford township, and here he now owns seventy-nine acres.  This he has placed under excellent improvements and cultivation and he has a very comfortable home, and always keeps a good grade of live stock in his fields.      Politically, Mr. Scott is a Democrat, but he has not been especially active in public affairs.  He belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and he and his wife are members of the Disciples church.      Mr. Scott was married on Dec. 24, 1873, to Mary L. Pickering, who was born, reared and educated in Milford township, this county.  She is the daughter of Lot and Sarah Pickering, old settlers here, the father having come from Pennsylvania and the mother from Guernsey county, this state.  Two children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Scott, namely: Eldora, who married Perley Wright, and Bessie Corinne Scott, who resides at home. Source: Past and Present of Knox County, Ohio - Vol. II - Publ. by B. F. Bowen & Company, Indianapolis, Indiana - 1912 - Page 485