s/of George Edward Scott (ca 1821 NJ-1 May 1911) & Elizabeth Riggs (ca 1829 IL-13 Nov 1941 KY) who res: 1850 Wabash 1860 Bompas 1870 Marshall - Clark Co. IL; siblings: Sarah (ca 1849 IL m: ? Martin) & Thomas J. (20 Jan 1852 Mt Carmel-23 Feb 1935 Shelbyville IL) & Mary (ca 1854 Wabash) & Frances J. (ca 1857 Wabash) & Herman Folk (25 Mar 1859 Mt Carmel-5 Jun 1948 Edgar Co. IL) & Belle (ca 1869 IL) & Elnora (ca 1870 Marshall IL)