History of Nemaha County, Kansas . ns lived aroundthe country by stealing horses and grain, and often attacking housesand burning them. On this particular afternoon she was alone and outacross the prairie she could see a band of red men coming. They camecloser, and Mrs. Scott grow fearful. But when they were twomiles away, neighbors went out and frightened them back and no harmwas done. The Indians frequently came into the settlements and droveoff the hogs belonging to the white people, but the hogs usually foundtheir way back home. William Scott, the father of Philip, has also seena
History of Nemaha County, Kansas . ns lived aroundthe country by stealing horses and grain, and often attacking housesand burning them. On this particular afternoon she was alone and outacross the prairie she could see a band of red men coming. They camecloser, and Mrs. Scott grow fearful. But when they were twomiles away, neighbors went out and frightened them back and no harmwas done. The Indians frequently came into the settlements and droveoff the hogs belonging to the white people, but the hogs usually foundtheir way back home. William Scott, the father of Philip, has also seena very interesting part of Kansas histery and before his death he usedto tell story after story to the young folks who had not gone throughthe days which were more dangerous and uncertain. He was born inIreland, February 26, 1828, and when a child he came to Canada with hisparents. He was a son of William and Elizabeth Scott and his fatherfollowed farming. In 1870 the father of Philip Scott came to Nemaha w m o> > SH CO oo1^ O. HISTORY OF NEMAHA COUNTY 693 county, Kansas, where he worked as a laborer, mostly in Seneca. Thefollowing year he rented a farm, which he managed until 1877, when hehomesteaded forty acres in Marion township, section 28. He put up asmall one-room house 16x18 feet, with an additional small room broke up this land and in 1881 bought another forty acres, thus mak-ing eighty acres, which amount he owned at his death in 1882. He wasmarried, January 16, 1859, and the facts concerning his wifes life havealready been related. She is now living with her son, Philip. Eightchildren were born to Philips parents: Elizabeth, now Mrs. Sullivan,of Marion township, widow; Sarah, Mrs. Donnelly, of Center township;William, Center township; Mary, Mrs. Rice, of Baileyville; Richard,Marion township; Philip, of whom this biography is, to deal in full; Ella,living at home; Agnes, Mrs. Anderson, Marion township. Mr. and were members of the Catholic Church.
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