When Thomas Scholfield Trott was born on 22 April 1884, in North Carolina, United States, his father, Brice W Trott, was 48 and his mother, Brancy M Hewitt, was 31. He married Wilma Winchester on 23 December 1908, in Union, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in White Oak Township, Onslow, North Carolina, United States in 1900 and Gastonia Township, Gaston, North Carolina, United States in 1971. He died on 12 May 1971, in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Gastonia Township, Gaston, North Carolina, United States.