Portrait of William Owen Nixon Scott I

From Francis Morgan:

Although he has left valuable and voluminous notes of others, with the modesty which was characteristic of him, William Owen Nixon Scott has written nothing concerning himself. It is therefore left to those who knew him to pay tribute to his memory.

He was in the truest sense a gentleman; a rare courtesy joined with a beautiful unselfishness characterized his every act.

Highly educated, deeply read, and extensively traveled, he was a most interesting companion. His residence abroad, as well as his University education, made him an excellent scholar, and a fluent linguist.

He had learned very little of his family history from his father, due to the fact that he was only ten years old when his father died. Perhaps this dearth of knowledge of a subject which interested him greatly, only served to whet his interest.

For many years he collected genealogical data concerning his ancestors, and the systematic arrangement of this material bears testimony to a logical mind. A very large proportion of the data contained in this book was furnished by the notes of William Owen Nixon Scott.

His life was spent in unselfish devotion to his widowed mother, and to his motherless children, to whom he was father and mother both.

Much of the life of William Owen Nixon Scott was passed in the national capital, where he had an extensive acquaintance in the most exclusive circles.

The last few years of his life were spent in Colorado Springs, where his daughters resided after their marriage. William Owen Nixon Scott died in Colorado Springs, January 29-1917. In compliance with his written request he was cremated, and his ashes interred by the side of his parents in Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D. C.

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