History of Scott County Virginia

Addington's work on Scott County offers a survey of the early history and pioneer settlements providing insights into churches courts schools newspapers railways and industry with a glance at Scott County's contribution in the War of 1812 and the Civil War. The work provides the reader with biographical and genealogical sketches of some distinguished Scott County residents among whom may be mentioned the following: Charles Cromwell Addington; John Anderson; Rufus Adolphus Ayers; Thomas Joseph and Norris Carter; David Cox; Rev. James B. Craft; James P. Curtis; L.R. Dingus; Patrick Hagan; Dr. Bayard T. Horton; Rev. Frank Y. Jackson; David Jessee; Rev. Robert Kilgore; Emmett George John Riley and Sylvester McConnell; John McKinney; Fayette McMullen; H.S.K. Morrison; A.L. Pridemore; J.B. Richmond; James L. Shoemaker; W.D. Smith; George Talmage Starnes; Rev. Reubin Steele; Dr. J.B. Wolfe; and Henry Jonathan and Martin Wood.