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Westcott, John H., son of John Forbes and Abigail Easton Westcott. J. F. Westcott moved into Butler from Vermont
in 1828, and was until his death, which occurred January 1, 1894, a prime mover in the various business interests
of the locality. At Butler Centre and at South Butler he had for a long period of time a blacksmith shop, besides
operating cooper shops with an annual capacity of 15,000 barrels. John Westcott went from his desk as a school
boy at South Butler into the thick of the Civil War in 1864 with the 98th N. Y. S. Vols., but found himself physically
unable to withstand the privations of a soldier's life, and was honorably discharged February 16, 1865. He married
Charlotte, daughter of Harlow Demmon, of Huron, by whom he had five children: Charles L., Eugene. a traveling salesman
with business headquarters at Auburn; Demmon, in partnership with Eugene; and Howard. September 12, 1893, Mr. Westcott
was bereft of his faithful wife, and before half a year had elapsed, of his only daughter, Emma.
From:
Landmarks of Wayne County, New York
Edited by: Hon. George W. Cowles
Assisted by: H. P. Smith and others
D. Mason & Co., Publishers
Syracuse, N. Y. 1895
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