Gaston, Joseph. "The Centennial History of Oregon, 1811-1912." Vol. 4. Chicago, Clarke Publishing Co., 1912. p. 187. WILLIAM J. J. SCOTT On the long list of Oregon's honored pioneers appears the name of William J. J. Scott who was a public spirited and enterprising citizen and did much for the development and upbuilding of the Willamette valley. He was born in Morgan county Illinois October 15, 1824, his father being Levi Scott who married Miss Ennis and reared a large family of whom none are now living. Levi Scott made his way westward in pioneer times and became acquainted with all the different phases of frontier life. He took up a donation land claim in Douglas county and the town of Scottsburg has been built on the old homestead. He served as captain of a company in the Rogue River war and thus became acquainted with all the phases of Indian hostility. William J. J. Scott shared too in the hardships and difficulties of founding a home in the far west and his work was at all time of a progressive character that contributed to the public improvement as well as to individual success. In 1850 Mr. Scott was married in Clackamas county Oregon to Miss Surena J. Robinson who was born in Shelby county Ohio, December 5, 1828, a daughter of William and Susanna Cannon Robinson who were natives of Kentucky and Pennsylvania respectively. In their family were ten children, Mary A., who married G. W. Cannon; James C.; Elizabeth R., who was the wife of Asbury Barbur; Cecilia Nancy, the wife of James Butler; Richard C., who married Ann Petree; Mrs. Scott; Clarinda, who was the wife of John Scott; William Platt; and Matilda S., who married Washington Riggs, and since his death has become the wife of James Haas of Cloride Arizona. By her first marriage she had three children John Roy and Ann the last named the wife of George Hubbard of Polk county. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Scott were born ten children, Eliza S the wife of David Trimble of Condon Oregon; Mary A the widow of William C. Brown of Washington; Matilda J. the wife of R. H. Landers of Creswell Oregon whose people crossed the plains to this state in 1847; William W. and John R. both residents of Creswell; Rose E. the wife of D.S. Brown of Condon Oregon; Dora C. the wife of C. O. Hazelton of Cottage Grove; Viola S. who is living with her mother in Creswell; Ripley F. who is also a resident of that place and Lillie M. the wife of Robert Dersham, likewise of Creswell. All of the children were given good educational privileges attending high school and college. In the family is a most interesting photographic group of Mrs. Surena Scott and representatives of four generations, her daughter Mrs. D. B. Trimble the tatter's daughter, Mrs. L. B. Tuel also her daughter, Mrs. H. Nash and Raymond W. Nash who is a great great grandson of Mrs. Scott. Mrs. Scott is a remarkably well preserved woman now in the eighty fourth year of her age. When eighty one years of age she personally prepared a birthday dinner for her family of ten children all of whom are living. The Creswell Chronicle said of her, ÒShe has friends innumerable all of whom hold her in highest esteem and look upon her as one who has fulfilled in every respect the highest type of American pioneer motherhood.Ó The death of Mr. Scott occurred in 1896. He was a public spirited man and was instrumental in securing the location of the State University at Eugene. When the first building of that institution was completed funds were lacking with which to pay for its construction. The building was to be sold to satisfy a labor lien when Mr. Scott assumed the indebtedness saving the building from sale. He in turn was repaid by the board of directors in later years. He was a school director for many years and always took a most active and helpful interest in educational work. His political allegiance was given to the republican party and his religious faith was that of the Methodist Episcopal church in which Mrs. Scott still holds membership. He was among the most highly esteemed of the worthy pioneer settlers of his district and did much to build up the Willamette valley which was a great wilderness at the time of his arrival. His life was ever characterized by progress and improvement and while he won a fair measure of success he left to his family the more priceless heritage of an untarnished name. ******************* Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in October 2012 by Diana Smith. Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.