Phillipss
Transcribed from "History of North Washington, an illustrated history
of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan and Chelan counties", published by Western
Historical Publishing Co., 1904.
SCOTT W. PHILLIPS, fruit inspector
and farmer, a veteran of the Civil War and distinguished for past military
services, resides near Wenatchee, Chelan county. December 4, 1846,
he was born in Cambria county, Pennsylvania, the son of Samuel and Louise
(Wisinger) Phillips, both natives of the Keystone state. Throughout
his life the father followed the avocation of a farmer, dying in Bedford
county, Pennsylvania, in 1891. The mother, of Dutch ancestry, died
when the subject of this sketch was thirteen years of age.
The latter received his early education and
training in Bedford county, and at the breaking out of the Civil war, patriotically
enlisted in Company D, Fifty-fifth Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteers, Captain
Sol Netzeker; Colonel Richard White. He participated in the battles
of Drury's Bluff, Chapin's Farm, Cold Harbor, Five Forks, Burksville Junction
and Petersburg, and was at the surrender of General Lee at Appomattox Court
House. He was slightly wounded at Five Forks, and contracted rheumatism
which crippled his health for life. Following the close of the war
he returned to Pennsylvania, where he learned the trade of a carpenter,
and later removed to Colorado and Oregon, living for the succeeding twelve
years in Portland and Oregon City. At that period he was engaged
in contracting for extensive buildings, and erected the fifty-five thousand
dollar court house at Oregon City. Subsequently he was identified
with the building of many fine residences and business blocks, and as foreman
or contractor put up the second brick edifice in Seattle, Washington, in
which city he resided six years. In 1888 he removed to Waterville,
Douglas county, Washington, where for four years he was engaged in a furniture
and hardware store. Thence he went to Wenatchee, where he was in
the feed business. This he sold and took up fruit shipping, and ran
the same during the building of the railroad at that place. In 1894
he disposed of this business to Conrad Rose, the latter organizing the
enterprise as the Wenatchee Produce Company. He owns twenty-five
acres of fine orchard. At the period of the organization of the county
he was appointed fruit inspector which position he still holds. Mr.
Phillips has two brothers and two sisters; William, of Bedford county,
Pennsylvania; Samuel, in the railroad business, New Orleans; Catherine,
wife of William Richert, of Pennsylvania; and Mary, wife of James Pierce,
of Oakland, California.
December 25, 1868, our subject was married
to Anna Vest, of Indianapolis, Indiana. The ceremony occurred at
Springfield, Missouri. Her father, Jonathan Vest, descended from
one of the most distinguished families, of which United States Senator
Vest was a member, died when Mrs. Phillips was quite young. To them
have been born two children, Myrtle and Olive. Mr. Phillips is a
member of George M. McCook Post, G. A. R., Wenatchee. He is also
a member of the I. 0. 0. F.