James Isaac Scott

     James Isaac Scott was born on 24 February 1849 at Noyan, Missisquoi Co, Quebec. He was the son of Edward Scott and Margaret Young. James Isaac Scott was baptized on 24 August 1853 at Clarenceville, Missisquoi Co, Quebec.¹ He married Nellie L. (?) before 1880. James Isaac Scott married Julia L. Baker on 26 January 1887 at Marinette, Marinette Co, Wisconsin.² James Isaac Scott married Johanna Gifford on 23 March 1893 at Marinette Co, Wisconsin.³ James Isaac Scott died on 17 October 1908 at Marinette, Marinette Co, Wisconsin, at age 59.⁴ He was buried at Forest Home Cemetery, Marinette, Marinette Co, Wisconsin.⁴
     James Isaac Scott was also known as Isaac James Scott.¹ He appeared on the census of 23 June 1870 at Menasha, Winnebago Co, Wisconsin.⁵
     From an obituary (no date available) we know that James I. Scott, as he was known, "one of Marinette's prominent and well to do citizens, met with a tragic death...which shocked the entire community". While assisting others in moving a piano into the Scott opera house, he fell from the platform onto brick pavement below about 15 feet below. The following investigation showed that heart failure due to unusual exertion, not the fall, caused his death at about 4:30 PM. The article continues to tell us that he moved from Clarenceville first to Menasha. He moved to Marinette about 28-30 yrs before his death, and for many years made his home with W.S. Baker, his brother-in-law. He had accumulated a fortune through his horse sales business which he was involved with ever since coming to Marinette. "He was a man who had hewed out a successful career from a humble beginning...in vigorous health and thoroly[sic] enjoyed life". He was survived by two daughters, Nellie and Margaret, and a son Harold, along with two sisters and two brothers back in Clarenceville. He had a very large house in Marinette.