When Hiram Ray Scott was born on 11 January 1857, in Coryell, Texas, United States, his father, Pvt Robert S Scott, was 22 and his mother, Rebecca Jane Beard, was 21. He married Alice Jenatta Peters about 1891, in Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. He lived in Justice Precinct 1, Burnet, Texas, United States in 1900 and Justice Precinct 3, Lee, Texas, United States in 1910. He died on 18 January 1938, in Lee, Texas, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Beaukiss, Williamson, Texas, United States.