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Alexis T. Scott. Within the limits of Lafayette County, there is no more successful farmer to be found than Mr. Scott, who is thoroughly identified with the farming interests of the same. His birth occurred in Talbot County, Ga., November 11, 1846, and he is the son of Thomas D. and Sarah (Baldwin) Scott, both of whom were natives of Talbot County, Ga. The father was born in 1824, and moved to Arkansas in 1849, and was there occupied in teaching and book-keeping until his death in 1889. His father, Darius Scott, departed this life the same year, at the advanced age of ninety-nine years. His wife died in 1878, in her forty-fifth year. They were the parents of eleven children, only four of whom are now living: Alexis, Martha (now Mrs. Keily, of Oakland, Oreg.), Laura (now Mrs. Nelson, of Bowie County. Tex.), and Adnar (now Mrs. Nelson, of this county). Alexis T. Scott was but three years of age when his parents moved to Arkansas, and here he has been reared and educated. He was but fourteen years of age when the late war broke out, but he enlisted in the Confederate cause and served faithfully until the close of the war. His marriage to Miss Sarah E. Nelson, a native of Mississippi, was consummated July 13, 1875, and her death occurred January 22. 1889, leaving four children: Thomas L., Sarah H., Pierce A. and Karl F. In addition to his own family, Mr. Scott is very generously caring for the family of his brother, Homer A., who was killed in a storm in March, 1890, by a falling tree. He holds membership in the Missionary Baptist Church, and belongs to the Alliance and County Wheel. In politics he votes the straight Democratic ticket, and is well known throughout the community, where he is highly respected.