John Witherspoon Scott [1800-1892]

Photograph

Greene Connections

Name/Title

John Witherspoon Scott [1800-1892]

Entry/Object ID

2011.2.504

Description

John Witherspoon Scott [1800-1892] - husband of Mary Potts Neal, son of George McElroy Scott & Anna Rea. John Witherspoon Scott was the father-in-law of U. S. President Benjamin Harrison and passed away while living with the First Family at the White House. Inscribed: "Christmas, 1891. / New Year, 1892. / Greeting and loving regard from your old friend, / J. W. Scott.” Original, no photographer listed.

Collection

Greene County Historical Society Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2011.2

Acquisition Method

Digital

Credit Line

Greene County Historical Society

Made/Created

Artist

No artist / photographer / studio listed.

Date made

1891

Lexicon

Search Terms

Politics, President, Scott family

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

Other Number: GCHS-AN026-0204

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Scott, John Witherspoon [1800-1892]

Provenance

Provenance Detail

People Series - Greene County Historical Society Collection

Owner/Agent

Greene County Historical Society

Notes

Archived at the Greene County Historical Society (918 Rolling Meadows Road, P.O. Box 127; Waynesburg, Pennsylvania 15370). Researched and digitized for the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project, between 2005 and 2011. Source Citation: John Witherspoon Scott [1800-1892], item no. GCHS-AN026-0204, Greene County Historical Society Collection, Greene Connections Archives Project (www.GreeneConnections.com).