Nathan Scarritt
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| Born | 1821 |
| Died | May 22, 1890 (aged 69) |
| Alma mater | McKendree College (1842) |
| Occupation(s) | Educator, pastor |
Rev. Nathan Scarritt (1821 — May 22, 1890) was an American educator, pastor, and real estate dealer.
Early life and education[edit]
Scarritt was born in 1821 in Edwardsville, Illinois, the seventh of twelve children. His parents, Nathan and Latty, traveled from New Hampshire on wagon. As a child, he worked on a farm in Alton, Illinois, and didn't receive a proper education.[1]
Scarritt attended McKendree College, having to work as a cleaner for the school to pay for tuition. During his third year of college, his father became ill and he left school to care for him. The school paid for his final year, and he graduated in 1842 as valedictorian.[1]
Education career[edit]
To pay off student debts, Scarritt worked briefly as a schoolteacher in Waterloo, Illinois until 1845, when he moved to Fayette, Missouri.[2] There, he worked as a teacher and helped establish Howard Female College. For his efforts, the University of Missouri awarded him an honorary Master of Arts.[3]
Religious career[edit]
Scarritt converted to the Methodist Episcopal Church, South demomination of Christianity in 1848, and began working at the Shawnee Methodist Mission. In 1850, he married Martha Matilda Chick, daughter of William Miles Chick. He left the Methodist Mission in 1852, and was later appointed by a bishop as an elder of the Kickapoo people. He also worked as a traveling minister for the Delaware, Shawnee and Wyandott tribes[4]—with translations done by Silas Armstrong.[5]
Reverend Nathan Scarritt Home[edit]
In the 1850s, Scarritt moved to Kansas City, Missouri and bought land from Joseph Boggs and between 1847 and 1853, built an L-shaped two-story house for $2150. He lived in that house until 1862.[6] The house is approximately 2,000 square feet, and is constructed of a limestone foundation, juglan clapboard painted olive-tan.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Coleman, Daniel. "Nathan Scarritt". Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ Conard, Howard L. (1901). "NATHAN SCARRITT". Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ "The Rev. Nathan Scarritt: from teacher to preacher to real estate dealer". 2020-09-28. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
- ^ "REV. NATHAN SCARRITT-PAST AND PRESENT". 1 March 2004. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ "Image 29 of The Methodist missions among the Indian tribes in Kansas". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
- ^ "NATHAN SCARRITT RESIDENCE". Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ "NATIONAL REGISTER OF IDSTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-05-09.