Scott, George W., was born in Stafford. N. Y., September 8, 1819, a son of Ethel and Olive (Skinner) Scott. His father was a native of Middlebury, Conn., and came to Genesee county in 1816, where he carried on farming. George W. Scott was educated in the common schools and has always been a farmer. He has been overseer of the poor for five years and has served for a considerable time as trustee in the public schools. In 1844 he married Mary Rich. She had one daughter who died in her seventh year. After the death of his wife he married Fidelia A. Pardee. Mr. Scott owns a choice farm on the main road between Stafford and Batavia. He has always enjoyed the entire confidence and respect of his neighbors and of the community in which he lives. He has taken particular interest in school and church matters.

FROM: Gazetteer and Biographical Record of Genesee County, New York, Edited by: F. W. Beers, J.W. Vose & Co., Publishers, Syracuse, N. Y. 1890