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| FAMILY BIBLE - Jobe W Scott (top view) |
(7 Oct
2012 – The Family Bible is a handwritten record of the births, marriages, and
deaths of Family Members. I have had the
honor of holding in my hands and photographing the Family Bible of Jobe W Scott
and his wife Rebecca Scott. These two are my second
great grandparents. The Family Bible was
originally purchased by Jobe and Rebecca in September 1851 in Delaware,
Middlesex, Ontario, Canada, and today is over 161 years old and very fragile;
but the Family has grown and is very strong. Dorothy Hazel Tarr)
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| FAMILY BIBLE - Jobe W Scott (side view) |
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| "MOVED TO DELAWARE OCT 8TH 1851" (Ontario, Canada) |
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| "JOBE W SCOTT BOUGHT SEPT 1851" |
Introduction
This
Bible is a legacy of its first owners Jobe W Scott (22 Sep 1817
Ontario, Canada – 3 Dec 1893 Superior, McPherson, Kansas) and Rebecca Scott (5
Feb 1820 Ontario, Canada – 1899 Superior, McPherson, Kansas).
NOTE: ANY
errors or inconsistencies in this Short Family Lineage Story are my own, from
typing, spelling, or research errors, and will be addressed as time permits and
information is gathered. Comments are
welcomed in the spirit they are offered to this compiler. All dates are approximate, for the records
and documents that I have researched have different dates and even
locations--very interesting!!
Lineage Details
Jobe W Scott is the fifth of six sons
of Samuel Enos Scott (1774-1861) and Christine Bowman/Baumann Scott (1775-1848). Jobe's siblings are: John Amos Scott (1797-1897), Jacob Scott
(1797-?), Charles Scott (1804-?), Adam Bowman Scott (1812-?), and Enos Scott
(1824-1908). The parents of Rebecca
Scott (maiden name also Scott) are unknown to this compiler at this time.
The Scott Family was such a large
group and owned so much land in the same area near St Thomas, Elgin, Ontario,
Canada, that a Hamlet was named for them and was called Scottsville, Westminster,
Middlesex, Ontario, Canada. In 1993,
Scottsville was annexed by the City of London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada. Scottsville is a dispersed rural community
and unincorporated area near Highways 401 and 402. LOCATION LINKS:
Scottsville is an dispersed rural community on Colonel Talbot Road in Westminster Township, Middlesex County, Ontario. It is south of the Village of Lambeth and of Ontario Highway 402 and of Westminster Road. It is north of the village of Talbotville Royal, of Ontario Highway 401 and of Decker Road.
In 1993, it was annexed by the City of London, Ontario, along with a number of other small villages and hamlets around the city.
It appears to have been named after John Scott who owned part of lot 64 west on the North Talbot Road in 1878. (See the Westminster map in the Middlesex County Atlas of 1878.) Source Link: [http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Place:Scottsville,_Middlesex,_Ontario,_Canada]
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| Land Map Middlesex, Ontario, Canada, circa 1840 (some SCOTT parcels highlighted) |
The St Thomas Church is today a museum
and is still located in St Thomas, Elgin, Ontario, Canada. There are several websites with interesting
info about the St Thomas Church and the area.
The Church was built between 1822 – 1824 and is one of the oldest
structures in St Thomas, Elgin, Ontario, Canada. The Church was used for religious service
until 1877, and then another Church was used for services. The Church was founded on land donated by
Captain Daniel Rapelje, the founder of the Township of St Thomas.
The St Thomas Church Graveyard next to
the St Thomas Church is maintained beautifully with the original markers. {If I were able
to take a walk in the St Thomas Church Graveyard, I wonder how many names of my Scott
and Bowman/Baumann Family would be on the aged grave markers.}
In 1982, the St Thomas Church was
designated a historical property and the Church site was made a heritage site. In 1986, it was restored and renovated. The Church is known today as the Old St
Thomas Church and is open for touring. Source
Links for the Old St Thomas Church: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_St._Thomas_Church]
and [http://oldstthomaschurch.com/], and on FACEBOOK--"The Old St Thomas Church"
[https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/The-Old-St-Thomas-Church/142844092398278]
[https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/The-Old-St-Thomas-Church/142844092398278]
The children of Jobe W Scott and
Rebecca Scott are:
Sarah
Jane Scott Dark (1843-1910);
Hyram/Hiram
William Scott (1845-1910);
Elvina
Scott Stansel (1847-1942);
John
Henry Scott (1850-1945);
Charles
Edward Scott (1853-1932);
Zenas
George Scott (1856-1935);
Samuel
Enos Scott (1858-1951);
Hannah
Ann Scott Smith (1860-1930);
Rachael/Rachel
Scott (1860-1882);
Helen
R "Ella" Scott Ebenhack (1863-1917);
James
Alfred Scott (1864-1935) {my maternal 1st
great grandfather}.
On
13 May 1891, James Alfred Scott married Mary Grace Jennings Scott (13 Jun 1872
Iowa-12 Mar 1908 Oklahoma) in McPherson County, Kansas, with ceremony performed
by Reverend Clark.
The
children of James Alfred Scott and Mary Grace Jennings Scott are:
Gladys
Iona Scott Dunlap (1892-1968);
Raymond
Cyril Scott (1894-1961);
Laurel
Flynn Scott (1896-1979) {my maternal grandfather};
Clarence
Jennings Scott (1900-1943);
Zara
Harold Scott (1904-1956);
Mary
Rebecca Elizabeth "Mamie" Scott Webster (1908-1989).
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| Bible gently opened on Jeannette's dining room table. |
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| Title Page. |
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| This illustration is opposite the title page. |
Description of Bible
The Bible has a brown paper cover,
badly worn, sized 8-1/2 x 11, and 2-3/4 thick.
The paper pages are yellowed in color and very fragile
with lots of age spots.
I feel the Book
was exposed to weather as it smells musty and looks like it was damp at one
time. It has some illustrations.
The
following is printed on the title page of the Bible.
The HOLY BIBLE, containing the
OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS:
TOGETHER WITH
THE APOCRYPHA:
TRANSLATED OUT OF THE ORIGINAL TONGUES,
AND WITH
THE FORMER TRANSLATIONS DILIGENTLY COMPARED AND REVISED.
WITH
CANNE'S MARGINAL NOTES AND REFERENCES.
TO WHICH ARE ADDED
AN INDEX;
AN ALPHABETICAL TABLE
OF ALL THE NAMES IN THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS, WITH THEIR
SIGNIFICATIONS,
TABLES OF SCRIPTURE WEIGHTS, MEASURES, AND COINS, & c.
BUFFALO:
PUBLISHED BY PHINNEY & CO.
1851
Stewardship of Bible
The Bible is currently (as of this
posting in Oct 2012) in the care and stewardship of Jeannette Scott (born 10
Jan 1934 Delano, Kern, California). Jeannette
is the great granddaughter of Jobe W Scott and Rebecca Scott.
Jeannette is the youngest sister of Margaret
Lucille Scott Higinbotham (1919-2001) and Dorothy Helen Scott Tarr (1923-1982) {my Mother}.
The Mom and Dad of Jeannette, Margaret,
and Dorothy Helen are Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Bennett Scott (1897-1980)
and Laurel Flynn Scott (1896-1979) {my maternal
grandparents}. Laurel Flynn Scott
is the grandson of Jobe W Scott and Rebecca Scott.
Aunt Mamie [Mary Rebecca Elizabeth
Scott Webster] is the youngest sister of Laurel Flynn Scott and granddaughter
of Jobe W Scott and Rebecca Scott.
Aunt Gladys [Gladys Iona Scott Dunlap]
is the oldest sister of Laurel Flynn Scott and granddaughter of Jobe W Scott
and Rebecca Scott.
Jeannette says the following about the
stewardship history of the Bible:
I was given the Bible by Margaret
[Margaret Lucille Scott Higinbotham], who was given it by our Mom and Dad. I think Aunt Mamie gave it to Dad. I can't remember if Margaret said, but I have
a feeling, Aunt Gladys had it, and then gave it to Aunt Mamie, then to Dad,
then to Margaret, then to me.
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Family Member Names
in Bible (Page 1 of 4)
Here are the full names
on this page, with dates of birth and death.
Jobe W Scott
(1817-1893) {my maternal 2nd great grandfather};
Rebecca Scott
(1820-1889) {my maternal 2nd great grandmother};
Sarah Jane Scott
Dark (1843-1910);
Hyram William Scott
(1845-1910);
Elvina Scott Stansel
(1847-1942);
John Henry Scott
(1850-1945);
Charles Edward Scott
(1853-1932);
Zenas George Scott
(1856-1935);
Samuel Enos Scott
(1858-1951);
Hannah Ann Scott
Smith (1860-1930);
James Alfred Scott
(1864-1935) {my maternal 1st great grandfather};
Zara Harold Scott
(1904-1956);
Helen Simpson Scott
(1911-1996);
Gary Kenneth Scott
(1939-?);
Stanley Lloyd Scott
(1941-1991);
Helen R "Ella"
Scott Ebenhack (1863-1917);
James Harold "Jimmy"
Scott (1930-2000);
Henry Howard Scott
(1933-2010);
Beverly Joan Scott
(1935-?);
George Mervyn
Webster (1907-1989);
Mary Elizabeth Rebecca
"Mamie" Scott Webster (1908-1989);
Mary Marca Webster
Ferry (1929-?);
Merrill Mervyn
Webster (1931-?);
James William Dunlap
Scott (1909-1979);
Jessie Valera
Griffith Scott (1913-1996);
David Laurence Scott
(1937-?);
Joseph Lee Scott
(1943-?).
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Family Member Names
in Bible (Page 2 of 4)
Here are the full names
on this page, with dates of marriages and some births.
Jobe W Scott and
Rebecca Scott (11 Nov 1840) {my maternal 2nd great grandparents};
Sarah Jane Scott Dark
and James W Dark (8 Feb 1864);
James Alfred Scott and
Mary Grace Jennings Scott (13 May 1891) {my maternal 1st great
grandparents};
James Alfred Scott and
Mary Alice Dunlap Scott (30 Dec 1908);
Mary Elizabeth Rebecca
"Mamie" Scott Webster and George Mervyn Webster (3 Nov 1928);
James William Dunlap
Scott and Jessie Valera Griffith Scott (15 Feb 1936);
David Laurence Scott
(1937-?);
Joseph Lee Scott
(1943-?);
Gladys Iona Scott
Dunlap Scott and Forrest Earle Dunlap (6 Sep 1911);
Raymond Cyril Scott and
Dora Burnett Scott (12 Nov 1919);
Laurel Flynn Scott and
Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Bennett Scott (23 Aug 1916) {my maternal grandparents};
Clarence Jennings
Scott and Mary Genave Evelyn Phillips Shackleford (10 Nov 1928);
Zara Harold Scott and
Helen Simpson Scott (23 Aug 1929).
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| Family Member Names in Bible (Page 3 of 4)
Here are the full names on this page, with dates of birth and death.
Mary Grace Jennings Scott (1872-1908) {my maternal 1st great grandmother};
Jobe W Scott (1817-1893) {my maternal 2nd great grandfather};
Rebecca Scott (1820-1889) {my maternal 2nd great grandmother};
Hyram William Scott (1845-1910);
Sarah Jane Scott Dark (1843-1910);
Hannah Ann Scott Smith (1860-1930);
Charles Edward Scott (1853-1932);
Helen R "Ella" Scott Ebenhack (1863-1917);
James Alfred Scott (1864-1935) {my maternal 1st great grandfather};
Zenas George Scott (1856-1935);
John Henry Scott (1850-1945);
Elvina Scott Stansel (1847-1942);
Clarence Jennings Scott (1900-1943);
Samuel Enos Scott (1858-1951);
Zara Harold Scott (1904-1956);
Gladys Iona Scott Dunlap (1892-1968);
Raymond Cyril Scott (1894-1961);
Laurel Flynn Scott (1896-1979) {my maternal grandfather};
James William Dunlap Scott (1909-1979).
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Family Member Names
in Bible (Page 4 of 4)
Here are the full names
on this page, with dates of birth and death.
Mary Grace Jennings
Scott (1872-1908) {my maternal 1st great grandmother};
Jobe W Scott
(1817-1893) {my maternal 2nd great grandfather};
Rebecca Scott
(1820-1889) {my maternal 2nd great grandmother};
Hyram William Scott
(1845-1910);
Sarah Jane Scott
Dark (1843-1910);
Hannah Ann Scott
Smith (1860-1930);
Charles Edward Scott
(1853-1932);
Helen R "Ella"
Scott Ebenhack (1863-1917);
James Alfred Scott
(1864-1935) {my maternal 1st great grandfather};
Zenas George Scott
(1856-1935);
John Henry Scott
(1850-1945);
Elvina Scott Stansel
(1847-1942);
Clarence
Jennings Scott (1900-1943);
Samuel Enos Scott
(1858-1951);
Zara Harold Scott
(1904-1956);
Gladys
Iona Scott Dunlap (1892-1968);
Raymond
Cyril Scott (1894-1961);
Laurel Flynn Scott (1896-1979) {my maternal
grandfather};
James William Dunlap
Scott (1909-1979).
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Closing Thoughts
The
Family Bible of Jobe W Scott and Rebecca Scott is more than just that of God's
story and a few pages with the names of their descendants. It is a Family Heirloom whose pages hold the
hopes and prayers of a Family with firm beliefs in God and founded in the daily
living in His Word. I am honored to be a
member of this Family and feel blessed to have held this Family Bible in my
hands. My name and the names of other
descendants are written in this Family Bible via the names of our forebears albeit not visible to the eye—yet inscribed
with our Hearts.
