Jesse Scott was born on 02 November 1803 in Scioto county, Ohio, He was the son of Joseph Scott (1773-1872) and Mary Cain (1777-1857) and he had twelve siblings. Some time after he moved west to Montgomery county, Indiana, Jesse married Lee Ann Scott on 13 November 1828.[1] She was the daughter of James C. Scott (1785-1857) and Elizabeth Aikin (1788-1874). It is believed that all of their children were born in Mercer county, Illinois, where Jesse resided for the rest of his life.[2][3] Jesse died on 20 September 1864 and was buried in Mann Cemetery, near Alexis in Mercer county, Illinois.[4]
This person was created through the import of PittsPenn_2010-09-21.ged on 22 September 2010 by MG Pitts.
"Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XFXZ-355 : 3 December 2014), Jesse Scott and Leann Scott, 13 Nov 1828; citing reference 3; FHL microfilm 877,710.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M858-NND : 9 November 2014), Jesse Scott, Mercer county, part of, Mercer, Illinois, United States; citing family 225, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MX4N-8ST : 30 December 2015), Jesse Scott, 1860.
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QV27-4G66 : 13 December 2015), Jesse Scott, 1864; Burial, , Mercer, Illinois, United States of America, Mann Cemetery; citing record ID 63061349, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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