The Scott Family of Hawfields
Pictured: Robert W. and Elizabeth Jesse (Lizzie) Hughes Scott, our common ancestors
Since the early 18th century, the Scott family has played a major role in leadership throughout the region. Their accomplishments have been showcased in The Scott Family Collection which focuses on the five major areas of their influence: Agribusiness, Education, Medicine, Public Service and Religion. You are invited to explore this information and learn more about a unique family who has contributed so significantly to Alamance County, this region and North Carolina.
Our Common Ancestors
Robert Walter “Farmer Bob” Scott, Sr., 1861-1929
North Carolina State Representative, 1888-1900
Elder, Hawfields Presbyterian Church, 1897-1929
North Carolina State Senator, 1900-1901
North Carolina Commissioner Of Agriculture, 1901-1929
Board Of Trustees, North Carolina State College, 1910-1915
Board Of Trustees, North Carolina State College, 1925-1927
his wife, Elizabeth Jesse (Lizzie) Hughes Scott, 1865-1914
Homemaker and Farm Manager
Frequent Contributor, The Progressive Farmer Magazine
Their Children
- Fannie Josephine Scott Hudson, 1883-1978
- Robert Walter Scott, Jr., 1885-1939
- infant son, 1887
- James Edwin Scott, 1889-1918
- Margaret Kerr Scott Smith, 1891-1961
- Albert Murray Scott, 1893-1893
- Dr. Samuel Floyd Scott, 1894-1972
- Gov.William Kerr Scott, 1896-1958
- Henry Alvord Scott, 1898-1962
- Elizabeth Hughes Scott Carrington, 1902-1993
- Ralph Henderson Scott, 1903-1989
- Howard Johnston Scott, 1906-1906
- Agnes White Scott Haeseler, 1907-2003
- Anderson Hughes Scott, 1911-1993
Their Grandchildren
- Cassius Rex Hudson, Jr., 1912-1985
- Robert Scott Hudson, 1913-1994
- Seaman Knapp Hudson, 1914-1996
- Frances Josephine Hudson Shannon Griffin, 1920-1999
- William Scott Smith, 1916-1996
- Louis Murdock Smith, Jr., 1918-1990
- James Edwin Smith, 1920-2006
- Henry Hervey Smith, 1923-2005
- Kerr Hughes Smith, 1925-1975
- Dr. Peter Somers Scott, 1924-1998
- Dr. Ludwig Gaston Scott, 1927-2008
- Ora Lee Scott Walker Brady, 1929-2020
- Dr. Samuel Edwin Scott, 1937-2021
- Osborne White Scott, 1920-1983
- Mary Kerr Scott Lowdermilk, 1921-2009
- Gov. Robert Walter Scott, 1929-2009
- Paisley White “Slick” Scott, 1927-2003
- Margaret Graham Scott Holleman, 1929-1970
- Henry Alvord Scott, Jr., 1931-2020
- Nancy Jane Scott Fuller, 1939-
- Miriam Tate Scott Mayo, 1927-2013
- Ralph Henderson Scott, Jr., 1929-2021
- William Clevenger Scott, 1935-
- Calvin Hughes Scott, 1935-1947
- Dr. Charles Kimrey Scott, 1940-
- Martha Elizabeth Scott Madden, 1948-