When Walter Davis Trott was born on 16 January 1898, in Byesville, Guernsey, Ohio, United States, his father, John William Trott, was 31 and his mother, Rose Agnes Smith, was 28. He married Thelma Marita Whiteleather on 19 August 1922, in Alliance, Stark, Ohio, United States. He lived in Plain Township, Stark, Ohio, United States in 1940 and North Canton, Stark, Ohio, United States for about 34 years. He registered for military service in 1918. He died on 9 January 1980, in Canton, Stark, Ohio, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Sunset Hills Burial Park, Canton, Stark, Ohio, United States.