It is believed that Thomas’ father was a brother of Sir Walter Scott. It is further believed that Thomas’ father occaisionally rustled cattle from the English. There is a story that was related to Alice Scott Loughrey by Caroline Hamblin Scott to the effect that, “whenever Thomas’ family needed meat, his wife would place his spurs on the dinner plate. Thomas and others in the area would then cross the border into England and procure the needed cattle for meat. At that time, Sir Walter Scott was the magistrate of the area and never prosecuted Thomas and his cohorts for rustling.” When Thomas reached the proper age for schooling he attended school under a scholarship that had been established by Sir Walter Scott for his descendants where Thomas studied geology and engineering. After graduating from school in 1855 at the age of 21, he married Caroline Hamblin who was 16 years old and was born on October 27, 1839. Thomas worked in the coal mines in or near Herefordshire, England. The next eight years were turbulent and sometimes violent years in the mining industry in and around Herefordshire. Thomas was constantly fighting to improve safety standards in the mining industry and was met with very strong opposition from the mine owners.
During these eight years Thomas and Caroline had four children. Walter, born Dec. 9, 1856, Anne born Oct. 9, 1858, William Henry born Jan 3, 1860, and James John born Jun. 20, 1862.
In 1863 Thomas was having severe financial difficulties and was considered to be a non-conformist by the mining industry. After spending the last eight years with intermittent periods of employment and the last several months unemployed, Thomas and his family moved into the home of Caroline’s parents. Thomas was under constant pressure to find a job and support his family in the custom Caroline had experienced before she was married. Caroline’s family was considered to be wealthy by the Herefordshire community and was embarrassed by the fact that their daughter had married someone who appeared to be below their social standing. After long deliberation and consultation with Caroiline and her parents, it was decided that Thomas would go to America to start a new life for himself and his family.
In 1863 at the age of 29, Thomas hired onto a cargo sailing schooner bound for America in exchange for his passage, leaving behind Caroline and their four children. It was agreed between Thomas, Caroline and Caroline’s parents that Thomas would go to America, find a job and send for Caroline and the children as soon as Thomas had saved enough money for their passage.
After eight weeks at sea, Thomas arrived at Baltimore, MD as a penniless stranger. He immediately found a job as a dock hand where he worked until he could pay for his transportation to Pennsylvania where he heard there were coal mines. He then went to Pennsylvania where he found employment as superintendant at a coal mine.
In 1864, after saving sufficient funds to bring his family to America, Thomas wrote Caroline, sending her the money for the family’s passage. He advised her that he had made arrangements for her to stay at an inn in Baltimore, where he would meet her. Caroline and the four children packed their belongings and traveled to the port in a horse drawn coach. They boarded the sailing vessel and after six weeks at sea arrived in America and went to the appointed inn. Caroline was about to run out of money when Thomas finally appeared.

My grandfather on my father’s side of the house was Thomas H. Scott and grandmother’s maiden name was Hanlon (sic), but I do not know her first name. They came from England - Ithink Grandma was Welch by birth - Grandfather came to America first to find a place to make a home for his family. They realized it was no longer possible for the working man to get ahead in England.
Grandfather was educated in schools that had been instituted, or “set up” for the education of the decendants of Sir Walter Scott, so may not have been English. Grandma came from wealthy people - and the resented Grandfather leaving her to come to America and so they gathered her and the little brood up and moved them to their home. I remember Grandma telling us this story when we were small children.
It was probablyaround the year 1859 or 1860 when Grandfather came - for my father was 2 years old when brought to America - the youngest of the four born in England. Grandma came to the U.S. bringing them along. Grandfather had worked his passage on a sailing vessel. When Grandfather found a location and was able to, he sent passage money for Grandmother and the children to join him in America. Grandma also came on a sailing vessel and the voyage took 6 weeks. She said that they kept inder the deck much of the time due to bad storms at sea. As Grandma told the story to us - it was something like this. “My folks didn’t want me to come to such a wild, savage place, but I told them - when Thomas sends me passage money I am going - so when the money came, and they knew I was determined to go - they took me and put me and the children aboard ship and made sure we had all our needs supplied. They were sure we would never arrive, and if we did land safely, would be killed by wild beasts or savage Indians. But after such a long, stormy voyage we arrived, and went to the “Inn” where Thomas had told us to go, and where he had already made arrangements for us to stay. The money was beginning to get a little low and I was beginning to be just a little bit worried - when Thomas walked in the door.”
Grandma was a tiny person - in very good flesh if she weighed 90 pounds. Dark hair and blue eyes. Grandfather was well over 6 ft. tall, with a stern look. If you could see his blue eyes you had to love him, for that was where the smile always was. He had golden hair with a tinge of red.
In summer we went to their home made of hand-hewn lumber in the “Spring Wagon” (buckboard).
In the winter we rode in a big bobsled. Two horses with “graduated” sleigh bells on the bellybands of the harness of each horse. The bed of the sled was filled with clean straw and covered with horse blankets or older comforters and more over us to keep us warm.
At an earlier date (don’t know the year) they had come to Boonesboro, IA. Now a part of West Boone, where Grandfather had coal mines. Uncle Isaac (Ike to us) told me that Grandpa’s mines were about 1/2 mile west of the Old Court House in Boonesboro. It was very unsettled then, and Grandma used to tell us about the Indians that came to their home, and of the “little Indian boys” that could hit every copper penny that Grandpa put up for them to shoot at with bow and arrow.
At a later date they moved to Guthrie Co. They had several coal mines there. Here he built his home from hand-hewn lumber and raised his large family. Grandma told of making all the clothes for her big family by hand; some of the children sat nearby and kept needles threaded for her. Eight children were born in the U.S. George died from diptheria while small. Grandfather had them all “naturalized” and recorded in Guthrie Center.
Grandma passed away in 1898 or 1899 and Grandfather a few years later. Both are buried in Dodge Center Cemetary between Bagely and Guthrie Center.
Following the birth of two additional children, the Thomas Scott family moved from Pennsylvania to the small mining town of Moingona, Iowa. Later they moved to Coon Rapids where Thomas farmed for several years and worked at coal mining during the winter. A few years later, due to failing health, they moved to Guthrie County., ,131, 132, 133

It is believed that Thomas' father was a brother of Sir Walter Scott. It is further believed that Thomas' father occaisionally rustled cattle from the English. There is a story that was related to Alice Scott Loughrey by Caroline Hamblin Scott to the effect that, "whenever Thomas' family needed meat, his wife would place his spurs on the dinner plate. Thomas and others in the area would then cross the border into England and procure the needed cattle for meat. At that time, Sir Walter Scott was the magistrate of the area and never prosecuted Thomas and his cohorts for rustling." When Thomas reached the proper age for schooling he attended school under a scholarship that had been established by Sir Walter Scott for his descendants where Thomas studied geology and engineering. After graduating from school in 1855 at the age of 21, he married Caroline Hamblin who was 16 years old and was born on October 27, 1839. Thomas worked in the coal mines in or near Herefordshire, England. The next eight years were turbulent and sometimes violent years in the mining industry in and around Herefordshire. Thomas was constantly fighting to improve safety standards in the mining industry and was met with very strong opposition from the mine owners.
During these eight years Thomas and Caroline had four children. Walter, born Dec. 9, 1856, Anne born Oct. 9, 1858, William Henry born Jan 3, 1860, and James John born Jun. 20, 1862.
In 1863 Thomas was having severe financial difficulties and was considered to be a non-conformist by the mining industry. After spending the last eight years with intermittent periods of employment and the last several months unemployed, Thomas and his family moved into the home of Caroline's parents. Thomas was under constant pressure to find a job and support his family in the custom Caroline had experienced before she was married. Caroline's family was considered to be wealthy by the Herefordshire community and was embarrassed by the fact that their daughter had married someone who appeared to be below their social standing. After long deliberation and consultation with Caroiline and her parents, it was decided that Thomas would go to America to start a new life for himself and his family.
In 1863 at the age of 29, Thomas hired onto a cargo sailing schooner bound for America in exchange for his passage, leaving behind Caroline and their four children. It was agreed between Thomas, Caroline and Caroline's parents that Thomas would go to America, find a job and send for Caroline and the children as soon as Thomas had saved enough money for their passage.
After eight weeks at sea, Thomas arrived at Baltimore, MD as a penniless stranger. He immediately found a job as a dock hand where he worked until he could pay for his transportation to Pennsylvania where he heard there were coal mines. He then went to Pennsylvania where he found employment as superintendant at a coal mine.
In 1864, after saving sufficient funds to bring his family to America, Thomas wrote Caroline, sending her the money for the family's passage. He advised her that he had made arrangements for her to stay at an inn in Baltimore, where he would meet her. Caroline and the four children packed their belongings and traveled to the port in a horse drawn coach. They boarded the sailing vessel and after six weeks at sea arrived in America and went to the appointed inn. Caroline was about to run out of money when Thomas finally appeared.

My grandfather on my father's side of the house was Thomas H. Scott and grandmother's maiden name was Hanlon (sic), but I do not know her first name. They came from England - Ithink Grandma was Welch by birth - Grandfather came to America first to find a place to make a home for his family. They realized it was no longer possible for the working man to get ahead in England.
Grandfather was educated in schools that had been instituted, or "set up" for the education of the decendants of Sir Walter Scott, so may not have been English. Grandma came from wealthy people - and the resented Grandfather leaving her to come to America and so they gathered her and the little brood up and moved them to their home. I remember Grandma telling us this story when we were small children.
It was probablyaround the year 1859 or 1860 when Grandfather came - for my father was 2 years old when brought to America - the youngest of the four born in England. Grandma came to the U.S. bringing them along. Grandfather had worked his passage on a sailing vessel. When Grandfather found a location and was able to, he sent passage money for Grandmother and the children to join him in America. Grandma also came on a sailing vessel and the voyage took 6 weeks. She said that they kept inder the deck much of the time due to bad storms at sea. As Grandma told the story to us - it was something like this. "My folks didn't want me to come to such a wild, savage place, but I told them - when Thomas sends me passage money I am going - so when the money came, and they knew I was determined to go - they took me and put me and the children aboard ship and made sure we had all our needs supplied. They were sure we would never arrive, and if we did land safely, would be killed by wild beasts or savage Indians. But after such a long, stormy voyage we arrived, and went to the "Inn" where Thomas had told us to go, and where he had already made arrangements for us to stay. The money was beginning to get a little low and I was beginning to be just a little bit worried - when Thomas walked in the door."
Grandma was a tiny person - in very good flesh if she weighed 90 pounds. Dark hair and blue eyes. Grandfather was well over 6 ft. tall, with a stern look. If you could see his blue eyes you had to love him, for that was where the smile always was. He had golden hair with a tinge of red.
In summer we went to their home made of hand-hewn lumber in the "Spring Wagon" (buckboard).
In the winter we rode in a big bobsled. Two horses with "graduated" sleigh bells on the bellybands of the harness of each horse. The bed of the sled was filled with clean straw and covered with horse blankets or older comforters and more over us to keep us warm.
At an earlier date (don't know the year) they had come to Boonesboro, IA. Now a part of West Boone, where Grandfather had coal mines. Uncle Isaac (Ike to us) told me that Grandpa's mines were about 1/2 mile west of the Old Court House in Boonesboro. It was very unsettled then, and Grandma used to tell us about the Indians that came to their home, and of the "little Indian boys" that could hit every copper penny that Grandpa put up for them to shoot at with bow and arrow.
At a later date they moved to Guthrie Co. They had several coal mines there. Here he built his home from hand-hewn lumber and raised his large family. Grandma told of making all the clothes for her big family by hand; some of the children sat nearby and kept needles threaded for her. Eight children were born in the U.S. George died from diptheria while small. Grandfather had them all "naturalized" and recorded in Guthrie Center.
Grandma passed away in 1898 or 1899 and Grandfather a few years later. Both are buried in Dodge Center Cemetary between Bagely and Guthrie Center.
Following the birth of two additional children, the Thomas Scott family moved from Pennsylvania to the small mining town of Moingona, Iowa. Later they moved to Coon Rapids where Thomas farmed for several years and worked at coal mining during the winter. A few years later, due to failing health, they moved to Guthrie County.