HISTORY OF KANE COUNTY.
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there John H. Scott obtained his education in the public schools, in a select school at St. Charles and in Miss Lord's Academy at Elgin. He was trained as a farmer until 1856, when he engaged in merchandising with his father at what was then Blackberry Station, now Elburn, their store being the third in that place. In 1858 John H. Scott became the sole owner, but a year later he traded the store for a farm in Kaneville Township, the ownership of which he has since retained. From 1859 to 1867 he was engaged in farming and stoak-raising in Kaneville, where he continued to reside until 1896, when he removed to Aurora, which has since been his home. For many years he was a merchant at Kaneville, and for sixteen Postmaster; for eight years was a Magistrate, and has also served as Town Treasurer, Assessor and member of the School Board at various times. His first vote was cast for John C. Fremont for President and he has been a Republican to date. In 1838 he married Miss Martha J. Astracher, born in Erie County, Penn., who died in Kaneville, in 1896. Their children are: Lizzie (Mrs. Hanchett), and Robert R., the latter, like his brother-in-law, a prominent attorney.
RAYMOND G. SCOTT, M. D., physician and surgeon, Geneva, Ill.; born in Little Rock, Ill., May 30, 1875; spent his boyhood and youth mainly at Sandwich, Ill., where he attended the local schools and later graduated from the East Aurora High School. He entered Rush Medical College in 1894, receiving his degree in medicine and surgery in 1897. For a time he was an assistant in the Chicago Lying-in Hospital, after which he succeeded to the practice of Dr. George B. Lester, at Oswego, Ill. In 1899 he removed to Geneva, to enter into association with Dr. Francis H. Blakeman, long the leading practitioner of the community. He is a member of the Fox River Valley, Illinois State, and American Medical Societies, and a contributor to their medical publications. He has given much attention to surgery, and is surgeon for the Chicago & Northwestern Railway, and the Cannon Box Company, and consulting surgeon of the State Home for Female Juvenile Offenders at Geneva; is also examiner for the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company of Milwaukee; The Pennsylvania Mutual Life; The Phoenix Mutual; The Union Central of Cincinnati; The Provident Savings Life Assurance Society; Home Life of New York; New York Life; Security Trust and Life; National Life of Vermont; Aetna Life, and the Metropolitan of New York. Dr. Scott was married in 1898 to Miss Mabel G. Wagner, of Chicago.
GEORGE C. SCOTT, farmer and auctioneer, LaFox, Kane County, Ill., born Feb. 13, 1868, in Campion Township, Kane County, and educated in the district school, spending one term in the Sugar Grove High School. He conducts an .extensive business as farmer and stock-raiser, and is an auctioneer of high standing. Fraternally he belongs to the M. W. A. He was married Dec. 23, 1890, to Miss Delia, daughter of John C. and Mary (Nash) Johnson. L. B. Scott, father of George C., died Dec. 2, 1889, at the age of fifty-six years. His mother, Eliza (Blackman) Scott, is still living, and has her home with her daughter, Mrs. C. L. White, at Wasco, Ill.
WALTER SCOTT (deceased), merchant, Hampshire, Ill.; born in Ramsjet, Eng., Feb. 10, 1836; came to America in 1850 and was employed at different times in various capacities until 1862, when he engaged in the mercantile business at Burlington, Ill., later removing to Hampshire, where he remained in
