▁Bank ▁of ▁Kentucky . ▁The ▁Scott ▁family ▁was ▁of ▁Scot ch - I r ish ▁descent ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁direct ▁desc endant ▁from ▁the ▁old ▁C oven anter ▁hero , ▁Robert ▁Scott , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Lower ▁House ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁Scottish ▁Parliament . ▁Robert ▁Scott ▁lived ▁during ▁the ▁latter ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁century ▁and ▁fought ▁at ▁the ▁battle ▁of ▁Both well ▁Brig gs . ▁ ▁College ▁and ▁early ▁career ▁ ▁Matthew ▁T ▁Scott ▁Jr . ▁attended ▁Centre ▁College ▁in ▁Lex ington , ▁Kentucky ▁and ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 6 . ▁During ▁his ▁time ▁at ▁Centre ▁College ▁he ▁met ▁his ▁soon - to - be ▁wife ▁Miss ▁Julia ▁Green . ▁Julia ▁Green ▁was ▁daughter ▁of ▁the ▁Centre ▁College ▁president ▁Rev . ▁Lewis ▁W . ▁Green . ▁They ▁would ▁marry ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 9 . ▁ ▁After ▁college ▁we ▁head ed ▁north ▁to ▁manage ▁his ▁family ' s ▁land ▁in ▁Ohio . ▁Between ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁and ▁ 1 8 5 9 ▁the ▁Scott ▁family ▁bought ▁over ▁ ▁of ▁western ▁land , ▁with ▁much ▁of ▁it ▁being ▁in ▁Central ▁Illinois . ▁The ▁base ▁of ▁what ▁Matthew ▁T ▁Scott ' s ▁personal ▁hold ings ▁were ▁a ▁tract ▁of ▁land ▁near ▁the ▁present ▁town ▁of ▁Ch eno a , ▁Illinois . ▁ ▁Development ▁of ▁Ch eno a ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 5 ▁news ▁of ▁the ▁To led o , ▁Pe oria ▁and ▁Western ▁Railway ▁extending ▁through ▁Ch eno a ▁to ▁intersect ▁with ▁the