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- Elder Larkin Scott,of Bentonville, Ark., was born in Barren County,Ky.,in 1818, and is a son of Samuel and Hannah (Phillips) Scott. Thefatherwas of Scotch-Irish descent, born in North Carolina, and thereresideduntil his marriage, when he immigrated to Kentucky, and died inCallawayCounty, of that State, in 1837. He was a farmer. His wife wasborn inEast Tennessee, and died in 1842, having borne eleven children,only twoof whom are living. Larkin was the ninth in the family, andwas educatedin the pioneer schools of Kentucky. April 17, 1836, he wasmarried toMiss Charlotte, daughter of Daniel and Sarah (Caldwell)Kirk, who areVirginians by birth. Mrs. Scott was born in DaviessCounty, Ky., in 1819,and is the mother of twelve living children:Francis M. (deceased),Margaret A. (wife of M. A. Jenkins). James F.,Mary J. (wife of DavidHoover), Sarah C. (wife of Frank Carter), NewtonB., John W., Celia F.(wife of Larkin Wilson), David P., Martha M.(wife of William Oakley),William T. and Matilda Ellen. Rev. Scott hassixty-seven grandchildrenand seven great-grandchildren. In 1840 heleft Kentucky and moved to DadeCounty, Mo., but in 1856 came to BentonCounty, Ark., and purchased afarm of 200 acres four miles fromBentonville. In February, 1888, hemoved to Bentonville, where heexpects to pass the remainder of his days.In 1842 he became a memberof the Christian Church, and in 1868 wasordained a minister of thatdenomination. He organized the AntiochChurch, and was pastor of thesame for about eighteen years. He alsoorganized a congregation atRobinson School-house, and was pastor of thatflock for eight years. Heis [p.889] the organizer and pastor of the WireSpring Church, and isalso pastor of the Lowell Church. Elder Scott isthe eldest minister inBenton County, where he is widely known as a trueChristian gentlemanand a useful and upright citizen. His wife has been amember of theChristian Church for fifty-four years. Their youngest childstillresides with them. Elder Scott preached his first sermon in asmallbrick school house in Bentonville. The house is still standing.
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1818 - 1903 (85 years)
