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John D. Scott
John D. Scott, born in Claiborn Parish, La., May 25, 1846, and removed with his father's family and settled near Tyler, Texas, in 1850. Young Scott in 1862 joined company E 11th Texas infantry, his being a part of the 3rd brigade of Walker's division in the Trans-Mississippi Army. He served with his command until the end of the war in 1865. April 16, 1868 he married Miss Mary C. Denson and has resided in Tyler since that date. Mrs. Scott died Feb. 12, 1895. Comrade Scott has always been true to the South, and a leading business man.
Source: Transcription from the book, Texans Who Wore The Gray, by Sidney Smith Johnson, published in 1907; located on the website, Internet Archive (http://archive.org), accessed 10 March 2024.
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