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William Winfield Scott
Private, Company
B(90-day)
McLaughlin's Cavalry, Company
B
5th Ohio Cavalry, Company
C
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| born: | June 27, 1845 | place: | Mohican Township, Wayne County, Ohio | ||||||
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| pre-war occupation: | farmer | place: | post-war occupation: | farmer | place: | Ashland County, Ohio
Richland County, Illinois (1877-1881) Woodson County, Kansas (1881-1893) Pawnee County, Oklahoma (1893-1916) |
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| married: | March 15, 1867 | to: | Mary Alivra Eagle | place: | Ashland County, Ohio | ||||
| wife born: | July 13, 1849 | place: | Jeromesville, Ohio | died: | November 24, 1928 | place: | Maramec, Oklahoma | ||
| child: | Clara | born: | October 24, 1867 | place: | Ashland County, Ohio | died: | place: | ||
| child: | Sadie Odessa | born: | July 18, 1869 | place: | Jeromesville, Ohio | died: | place: | ||
| child: | Bertha | born: | 1870 | place: | died: | place: | |||
| child: | Lucretia Alice (Lula) | born: | October 10, 1871 | place: | Ashland County, Ohio | died: | place: | ||
| child: | Emma M. | born: | December 5, 1874 | place: | Ashland County, Ohio | died: | place: | ||
| child: | William Walter | born: | June 7, 1876 | place: | Ashland County, Ohio | died: | place: | ||
| died: | August 23, 1916 | place: | Stillwater, Oklahoma | cause of death: | |||||
| burial: | place: | Maramec, Oklahoma |
| Military Career | |||||
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| 90-day service: | April 23, 1861 | Private | Company B | place: | |
| discharged: | August 18, 1861 | mustered out with regiment | place: | Columbus, Ohio | |
| enlisted: | December 14, 1861 | Private | Company B, McLaughlin's Cavalry | place: | |
| captured: | January 1, 1862 | place: | Paintsville, Kentucky | ||
| discharged: | May 21, 1862 | place: | Washington, D.C. | ||
| enlisted: | February 20, 1864 | Private | Company B, McLaughlin's Cavalry | place: | |
| transferred: | July 20, 1865 | Private | consolidated into Company C, 5th Ohio Cavalry | place: | |
| discharged: | October 30, 1865 | Private | Company C, 5th Ohio Cavalry | place: | Charlotte, North Carolina |
Additional Details
Details and photos provided by Sue Ramsey, great great granddaughter of William Winfield Scott
William Winfield Scott homesteaded in Crystal, Pawnee County, Oklahoma Territory in 1893--160 acres on the North West Quarter of Section No.Twenty-Two, in Township No. Twenty, North of Range No. Six East. The land consisted of prairie land & timber. He built an 18 x 22 ft. log home and out buildings. He used 60 acres to raise crops. With proof of his improvements to the land, he was granted the homestead in 1899.
In 1880 William applied for and received a pension (Appl. 399937, Cert. 664076). He suffered from an enlarged spleen probably the after effects of malaria or typhoid fever (he was hospitalized in July 1861 in Maryland with acute diarrhea) , heart problems, and rheumatism.
Upon his death in 1916, his widow, Mary, applied for & received a widow's pension (Appl. 1086573, Cert. 864533)
Note: His gravestone is marked with the wrong year of death. It says 1918 and it should be 1916. The pension file from NARA and local legal documents verified the correct death year.
standing left to right: Mamie Schaeffer Scott (wife of William Walter Scott), William Walter Scott, unknown, Daniel T. Lovinger, Sadie Scott Lovinger, Emma Scott Rimmer
seated left to right: William Winfield Scott, Mary Alvira (Eagle) Scott (wife of William Winfield Scott), unknown child
IOOF Cemetery, Maramec, Oklahoma
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