Remembering Suwannee: Thurber Talmadge Scott, Part 1

Eric Musgrove County Historian Suwannee County has been blessed with a number of citizens whose impact has reached far beyond the confines of our little county. The man under discussion today was one such citizen. Thurber Talmadge (“T. T.”) Scott was born in Sumter County, Ga., on May 27, 1887. He lived most of his early years in Cordele, where his father was a tax collector, farmer and storekeeper. Scott began working outside the home at age 14 and, by 15, was working in the timber industry. At the age of 17, he had established his own business and was a sawmill operator. In May of 1916, Scott moved to Madison County, Fla., to run a sawmill there. He cut timber