Winfield Scott & his House
Two more terrific pictures taken in the old old days of 242 East North Broadway‘s history.
This house was known as the Winfield Scott house, after the owner in the early part of the 1900s. The people in the first photo are Winfield Scott (1848-1934) and his wife Francis Anna Whipple. This homeowner bears no relation to the Civil War general. He is also not the son or brother or nephew of a former OSU President.
There were various Winfield Scotts living at the same time and in the same areas, and it makes for some confusion. There is a Winfield Scott (1846-1916) who was the brother to William Henry Scott, the OSU president; William Henry lived on North High Street a scant block from 242 East North Broadway. (This is confirmed with matching parents’ names, Alexander and Susan Scott, appearing on both of their death certificates, viewed on Familysearch.org.) This Winfield brother was married to someone named Josephine.
The Winfield Scott living at 242 E. N. Broadway was the son of Lancelot and Jane Scott, and he was married to Francis Anna Whipple. He also had a son named Winfield Kenath Scott (spelling based on his death certificate) who lived from 1876-1915. Winfield and Francis had a daughter named Florence May Scott who married Clarence B. Hoover; their daughter was Elizabeth Hoover and Elizabeth lived in the Rosemary Parkway neighborhood of Clintonville. In 1991 she sent a letter to the homeowners of 242 E. N. Broadway and you can find that letter here.
There is a mention on OhioMemory.org, that the Winfield Scott who lived at 242 E N Broadway was the son of the OSU president William Henry Scott. But that is not the case. This Winfield was of the same generation as William Henry Scott and Winfield Scott, so they may have been cousins.
By the way, both of these Scott lines lived in Athens County in the 19th Century, so that adds to the evidence that they may have been related (and also adds to the confusion!
[Thanks to Nick at the Columbus Metropolitan Library Local History and Genealogy Desk for this genealogy information. The photographs came from Elizabeth Hoover and are shared courtesy of Gary Means and Jane Hoffelt.]
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