Scott

(submitted by Marguerite Whiting)

Joseph Scott (1824–1905) purchased Lot 27, Con. 3 SER, Warwick Twp. (Zion Line), in 1860. That same year he married Janet (Jennett) Thompson (1832–1911), daughter of John and Margaret (Young) Thompson of Caradoc Twp., Middlesex County. They raised six children: Samuel, Ellen, Sarah, Margaret Jane, Walter, and Isabella.

Ellen (Ella) married James E. Macklin and lived in Sarnia. Sarah married Charles J. Bolton and they farmed near Chilliwack, B.C. Margaret Jane married William Wyatt, a farmer in East Williams Twp. in Middlesex County. Isabella married Francis (Frank) Macklin, a brother of James. Isabella and Frank operated the Macklin Greenhouses in Blenheim.

Samuel and Walter remained single and lived with their parents. They continued to operate the farm after Joseph’s death in 1905. The house was a brick veneer, two story square house with a balcony on both levels. There were orchards on both sides of the house and evidence of an older home across the laneway. The men used to have pears, apples and plums to share with school children coming from school.

When Samuel and Walter retired in 1922 they owned the 100 acres on the south side of Zion Line and also 50 acres on the north. There was a shed on the north side and the brothers often were seen crossing the road for drinking water or to do some chores.

The Scott brothers sold the farm to John F. Parker. None of the buildings remain on the farm in 2008.

Chapter 24 of 25 - Scott Family

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