Family Tree Maker Online
Navigation Bar

[ Home Page | First Page | Previous Page | Next Page | Last Page ]

Ancestors of Evan Edward Clark


Generation No. 6


       32. William Clark, born in England. He married 33. Francis Sarah.
       33. Francis Sarah, died October 31, 1831 in Morgan Township, Gallia County, Ohio.

Notes for William Clark:
This is a letter I wrote to my sister who I haven't contacted in many years. It describes my search for William Clark, the first Clark to come to America.

January 13, 1997

Dear Rhonda,
       For sometime now I have wanted to write to you but I wasn't quite sure how to proceed with such a letter. A very wise person told me to go very slow because just as I have grown and changed over the years, he thought that you too had probably grown and changed as well. That wise person was our brother Scott. I love Scott very much. A couple months ago he and Dan came and visited me. The trip was a wonderful learning experience for all of us. We learned that we are very, very different people leading very different lives and lifestyles. None of our lives are better or worse, they are just different. This revelation made us appreciate one another and our differences much more and our affection for one another has grown as a result.
       So I will begin slow by telling you the story of a quest I have been on for about a year now. For about three years I have had a burning desire to know about our ancestors. This desire stemmed from a desire to know myself better. This desire turned into a quest when I made a call to our Great-Aunt Marie last spring. Prior to that phone call I had discovered through discussions with Mom and Grandma Clark that Grandpa Clark's father was also Charles Clark and his mother was Christina Olsen. I found out from Aunt Marie that Christina was born in Denmark and her parents, Mads and Agneta, migrated to this country. I also found out that Charles, our great grandfather, was the youngest of 17 children. His father's name was Benjamin and his mother's name was Phyllis Jane Collins. Phyllis Jane moved from Ft. Recovery in western Ohio with Charles and his two sisters Roxie and Flora when Benjamin died in the late 1800's. They moved to Mullenville, Kansas because there was a need for teachers there and Charles, Roxie and Flora were all teachers. When Aunt Marie gave me all this information I went to the genealogy library at the Mormon temple in Santa Monica and began scanning census records. I found Benjamin in the 1850 and 1860 census records and between those records and Aunt Marie's incredible memory we were able to account for about 14 or 15 of Benjamin's children. But something remained to be discovered. You see my goal was to find the first Clark that came to this country. That was Benjamin's father. Aunt Marie has a journal that was written by that man in the late 1700's and early 1800's. On the cover of that journal is written Tally Clark so that's what Aunt Marie and I have called him. In the journal are the names and birth dates of his children, when some of them died and his wife's name and when she died as well as the names of some grandchildren, his creed that so many of us have a typed copy of, and all sorts of interesting notes and notations. But the big mystery was who is Tally Clark and where in America did he settle? This has been my quest for the past year. It has driven me and filled me with passion and emotion. Here is the story of that quest.
       I decided the best thing to do as I dug into this genealogy work was to go to Ohio and see Ft. Recovery. I found a book that had a Clark cemetery in Gibson township located just outside of Ft. Recovery. I thought that was the best place to begin looking for clues to finding Tally. See Aunt Marie was always under the impression that Tally settled in Cincinnati and the family legend was that when Benjamin's mother died Tally wanted to put him out as a tailor's apprentice. Benjamin didn't want to be a tailor's apprentice so he ran through the woods. He eventually came to a farm house where he asked if he could work for room and board. The farmer said he had no sons so he could. The farmer's name was Denney and eventually Benjamin would marry Denney's daughter. I found out from my census research that Denney's daughter was named Elizabeth and Benjamin married our great great grandmother, Phyllis Jane, after Elizabeth died. Last summer I drove across America to Ohio. I stopped in Kansas City and visited Aunt Marie. I also found the graves of the Olsen's in Mullenville and Charles W. Clark and Phyllis Jane Collins Clark in separate cemeteries in Kansas City. Aunt Marie gave me a copy of Tally's journal and I am enclosing a copy of that copy. If you look through it you may feel the mystery of who is Tally as much as Aunt Marie and I have. I picked up Mom in Kansas City as well and we had a rocking good time driving across the Midwest together. Throughout the two weeks I was doing family research Tally was in my dreams nearly every night. On more than one occasion he told me his name but I couldn't remember what he said. Dreams are an important part of my life. They help me regulate the condition of my psyche and give me clues as to my state of mind. One morning when Mom and I were in Jefferson City, Missouri I told Mom that all I could remember Tally telling me was Clayborne. I figured it may be a reference to the American Indians because some tribes believe we are born of clay. But we didn't give it any more thought.
       Eventually we reached Ft. Recovery in Mercer County. We found the cemetery where Benjamin and Elizabeth were buried. We also found the graves of Nancy and Solomon Collins. They were Phyllis Jane's parents and our great great great grandparents. I knew about Nancy because one late night as I was staring at the 1850 census records I noticed Nancy was listed on a farm next to Benjamin's and she had a daughter listed named Phyllis. In the 1860 census Phyllis Jane was Benjamin's wife so they were married sometime in the 1850's. I did not know Nancy's husband's name until that day at the cemetery in Ft. Recovery. From the cemetery we went to the public library in Celina the county seat. There we uncovered several interesting facts. First, we found a book listing every grave in the cemetery where Benjamin and Co. were buried. Secondly we found a brief history of the settlement of Gibson Township. Denney's first name was William and he and Benjamin came to Gibson Township from Gallia County in southeastern Ohio. We also found out that Benjamin married Elizabeth on December 20, 1833 in Gallia County. So it was certainly worthwhile visiting Mercer County.
       The next four days Mom and I spent in Columbus and Cincinnati combing the records in libraries and archives there for any clues as to Tally's whereabouts. We didn't have any luck at all and I couldn't help but feel a bit disappointed. The last Saturday we were in Cincinnati we were frantically searching tombstone records in the public library. It was about 11:20 A.M. and we were headed to Riverfront Stadium to see the Reds and Cubs play in 20 minutes. I came across a book of letters left at the Cincinnati post office in the late 1700's and early 1800's. On December 31st, 1800 there was a letter left in care of Captain Claiborne for Edwin Clark!!! My heart was pounding when I saw that but because there was so little time before the ball game started I didn't get a chance to check it out. I just figured it was Tally's way of telling me to keep searching and perhaps one day we would meet.
       I spent two weeks meandering through the deep south and the southwest on my way back to southern California and throughout the journey I wondered about Tally and how to go about finding him. I have wondered often about that same topic ever since last summer.
       A week ago I was surfing the Web and a thought occurred to me. If Benjamin Clark and William Denney came from Gallia County I wondered if there were still Clark's in Gallia County. The county seat is Gallipolis (pronounced gal-a-police). So I decided to do a little test. Gallipolis and the next county seat over Jackson both have about 5000 people in them. So I also randomly selected 3 other towns in Ohio of similar sizes and using an Internet white pages search engine I put in the name Clark for these towns. In the three other Ohio towns I found only one Clark. In Jackson there were 14 Clark listings and in Gallipolis there were 29 Clark's!!! I decided it was time to go dialing for ancestors. My theory seemed to be further supported by one of the entries in Tally's journal that said five stages to Athens, then to Adelphia, then Chillicothe, then to Cincinnati. Looking at the map, one way to go from Gallipolis to Cincinnati is the route that Tally outlined.
       Last Thursday I printed out a list of the Gallipolis Clark's and began calling. The second person I called Joe Clark suggested I talk to his nephew Delbert Clark because Delbert had done lots of family research. Delbert was extremely friendly and told me an interesting story about the first Clark of his family Thomas. Thomas Clark fought with George Washington at Valley Forge. But it soon became apparent from our discussions that I was not related to Thomas or Delbert. From my story Delbert figured my people may be from Springfield or Morgan Townships north of Gallipolis. He got out the tombstone records for those townships and began reading inscriptions to me. One that he read from a Clark Cemetery in Morgan Township was of William Clark who died November 30, 1866, age 72 years, 3 months and 9 days. I told Delbert I wanted to figure that one out. Low and behold he was born on August 22, 1794, the same day Tally's son William was born. I had found one of Benjamin's brothers!! I asked Delbert if anyone else in Gallipolis could help me and he suggested Hennrietta Evans because she does this sort of work for all sorts of people. He gave me her phone number.
       Last Friday I called Hennrietta. As she listened to my story she suggested I begin with the census records. She just happened to have a printout of the 1830 census record for Gallia County. She checked Morgan Township and there was William I'd found the night before. And most interestingly he was William Jr. And on the farm next to him was a William who was in the 60 to 70 years old category and whose wife was in the 50 to 60 years old category. I knew Tally's wife Frances Sarah died at age 55 on October 31, 1831. Then I figured out the ages of Tally's children in 1830 and the profile of this William fit the profile of what Tally's household would have been in 1830. Rhonda, you can't believe how excited I am. I'm 99% certain this is Tally. On adjoining farms were a George Clark and a Joseph Clark and the George's family fit the profile outlined in Tally's book of Gorge's children. Further, the Justice of the Peace who married Benjamin and Elizabeth was James Graves. He also married a Joseph Clark to a Rachel Watkins. And a George Clark married a Darcus Watkins. All these pieces are part of our family puzzle. There's also a Clark Chapel in the same location with numerous unmarked graves in its yard. I wouldn't be surprised to find that Tally and his wife and many of our other relatives are buried there. Hennrietta is going to do research at the courthouse looking for deeds and wills and like for me. This coming summer I'm going to Gallia County just to get a feel for this place that we all came from. The next step will be to backtrack William Sr. or Tally to try to figure out when and how he got to Ohio and when he came to America from England. I called Aunt Marie immediately Friday night. I don't know which of us is happier. What I do know is that now I have found my way home.
       Family is very important to me. The search for Tally has accentuated that point for me. You are and always will be family to me. As with Scott and Dan I'm sure that you are a very different person than me. Yet I believe that our lives would be enriched by sharing with one another. I hope that we get an opportunity to share with one another in the near future and I hope all is well and good in your life and in the lives of your friends and family.


Tally's creed: (Taken from his journal)
       I believe in one god and no more and I hope for happiness beyond this life. I believe (in) the equality of man. I believe religious duties consist in doing justice, loving mercy and endeavouring to make our fellow creatures happy. But lest it should be supposed that I believe many other things in addition to these I shall in the progress of this work declare the things I do not and my reasons for not believing them. I do not believe in the creed professed by the Jewish church, by the Roman church, by the Greek church, by the Turkish church, by the protestant church nor any church that I know of. My own mind is my one church. All national institutions of churches whether Jewish, Christian or Turkish appear to me no other than human inventions set up to terrify and enslave mankind and monopolize power and profit.


       Children of William Clark and Francis Sarah are:

  i.   Frances Clark, born July 14, 1793; died July 30, 1793.

  ii.   William Clark, born August 22, 1794 in England; died November 30, 1866 in Morgan Township, Gallia County, Ohio; married Elizabeth.

  iii.   Joseph Clark, born October 11, 1796; married Rachel Watkins November 24, 1823 in Morgan Township, Gallia County, Ohio?.

  iv.   Hannanh Clark, born June 08, 1799.

  v.   Joseph Clark, born October 08, 1801.

  vi.   Ann Clark, born November 10, 1803.

  vii.   George Clark, born April 17, 1806; married Darcus Watkins May 03, 1827 in Morgan Township, Gallia County, Ohio?.

  viii.   Frances Clark, born November 24, 1808.

  ix.   Andrew Clark, born May 13, 1812; married Ann Smith August 13, 1847 in Morgan Township, Gallia County, Ohio?.

  16 x.   Benjamin Clark, born June 20, 1814 in Morgan Township, Gallia County, Ohio?; died December 27, 1885 in Gibson Township, Fort Recovery, Mercer County, Ohio; married (1) Phyllis Jane Collins in Gibson Township, Fort Recovery, Mercer County, Ohio; married (2) Elizabeth Denney December 20, 1833 in Morgan Township, Gallia County, Ohio.

  xi.   Mary Clark, born April 10, 1817.

  xii.   John Clark, born July 14, 1820; died August 10, 1826.
       Children of William Clark and Sally Putnam are:

  i.   Isabella Clark, born March 24, 1834.

  ii.   David Putnam Clark, born December 11, 1835; died March 30, 1856.

  iii.   Richard Henry Clark, born April 19, 1837.
       34. Solomon Collins, died May 21, 1849 in Gibson Township, Fort Recovery, Mercer County, Ohio. He married 35. Nancy Wingrove.
       35. Nancy Wingrove, born September 15, 1798; died August 03, 1873 in Gibson Township, Fort Recovery, Mercer County, Ohio.

       Children of Solomon Collins and Nancy Wingrove are:

  17 i.   Phyllis Jane Collins, born March 24, 1829 in Maryland; died May 13, 1903 in Sumner County, Kansas; married Benjamin Clark in Gibson Township, Fort Recovery, Mercer County, Ohio.

  ii.   Solomon J. Collins, died March 12, 1862 in Piketon, Kentucky.

  iii.   Fanny Collins, born Abt. 1831.

  iv.   Elizabeth Collins, born Abt. 1832.

  v.   John Collins, born Abt. 1835.

  vi.   Jauphus Collins, born Abt. 1839.
       40. Nathan T. Jennings, born Abt. 1822 in Ohio. He married 41. Deborah Nelson.
       41. Deborah Nelson, born Abt. 1825 in New York (maybe Canada).

       Children of Nathan Jennings and Deborah Nelson are:

  20 i.   Nelson E Jennings, born November 29, 1853; died January 06, 1939 in Bandon, Coos County, Oregon; married Millesa R Luke July 11, 1875 in Vernon County, Wisconsin.

  ii.   Lorane Jennings, born Abt. 1851.

  iii.   Charlotte Jennings, born Abt. 1855.

  iv.   Flora Jennings, born Abt. 1857.

  v.   Ella Jennings, born Abt. 1859.
       42. Isaac Luke, born in Wisconsin. He married 43. Florence Hewitt.
       43. Florence Hewitt, born in Pennsylvania.

       Child of Isaac Luke and Florence Hewitt is:

  21 i.   Millesa R Luke, born October 04, 1856 in Wisconsin; died March 12, 1944 in Bandon, Coos County, Oregon; married Nelson E Jennings July 11, 1875 in Vernon County, Wisconsin.
       44. William Hollen Fain, born March 17, 1816 in North Carolina; died March 24, 1887. He was the son of 88. David Fain and 89. Rebecca Moore. He married 45. Susan Mills Abt. 1846.
       45. Susan Mills, born November 07, 1824 in South Carolina; died December 08, 1887.

       Children of William Fain and Susan Mills are:

  i.   Sarah Caroline Fain, born 1847; married James Journagan Abt. 1874.

  ii.   Samuel Watson Fain, born 1849; died 1907; married Mary C. Davis November 04, 1887.

  iii.   Hanna or Aunt Finer Fain, born 1851 in Georgia; married Francis Marion Manley in September 2, 1877.

  iv.   John Calvin Fain, born 1852; married Mary Or Mollie A Treadway Abt. 1874.

  v.   David or Davy Fain, born 1855.

  22 vi.   William or Bill Tillman Fain, born April 16, 1857 in Fannin, Georgia; died September 11, 1941; married (1) Nannie Prisella King; married (2) Almyra Esther Harris September 21, 1884; married (3) Martha Or Mattie Angeline Harp 1897.

  vii.   Richard or Cal Calhoun Fain, born June 14, 1860 in Farnin Co, Georgia; died March 03, 1939 in Britton, Oklahoma; married Mary Rebecca Puryear May 05, 1878.

  viii.   Iota Oscar Fain, born 1862.

  ix.   DeWitt or Doc Farris Fain, born 1865.
       46. David Bascomb Harris. He married 47. Melissa or Millie Ellen Wilmoth.
       47. Melissa or Millie Ellen Wilmoth, born October 17, 1836. She was the daughter of 94. Wilson Wilmoth and 95. Keziah Ann Cooper.

       Children of David Harris and Melissa Wilmoth are:

  23 i.   Almyra Esther Harris, born July 11, 1858 in Howell Co, Missouri; died March 10, 1893 in Glen Cove, Coleman, Texas; married William or Bill Tillman Fain September 21, 1884.

  ii.   David Bascomb Harris, born April 07, 1861; died March 11, 1937; married Cora B. Aubrey.

  iii.   Sarah Ann Harris, born 1867; married John McCord Mitchell February 04, 1887.
       48. John H Nelson, born May 06, 1812 in Caldwell Co, North Carolina; died November 30, 1903 in Caldwell Co, North Carolina. He was the son of 96. Hugh Nelson and 97. Sarah Day. He married 49. Elizabeth Pendley.
       49. Elizabeth Pendley, born May 03, 1816 in Caldwell Co, North Carolina; died August 20, 1880 in Caldwell Co, North Carolina.

       Children of John Nelson and Elizabeth Pendley are:

  i.   George W Nelson, born January 15, 1837; died June 08, 1860; married Mary L.

  ii.   William R Nelson, born July 20, 1839; died March 31, 1901; married Salvadora M.

  24 iii.   John H Nelson, born May 19, 1841; died May 22, 1915; married Minerva Jane Coffey.
       50. Welborn Coffey, born May 14, 1807 in Burke Co, North Carolina; died November 27, 1897 in Caldwell Co, North Carolina. He was the son of 100. William Coffey and 101. Anna Boone. He married 51. Sarah Or Sally Cottrell.
       51. Sarah Or Sally Cottrell, born May 01, 1812 in Wilkes Co, North Carolina; died March 25, 1894 in Caldwell Co, North Carolina.

       Children of Welborn Coffey and Sarah Cottrell are:

  i.   William Rufus Coffey, born November 17, 1832 in Mulberry Valley, North Carolina; died December 07, 1902 in Caldwell Co, North Carolina; married Harriet Moore.

  ii.   Milton Coffey, born 1834.

  iii.   Thomas Milton Coffey, born 1835; died August 12, 1863 in Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania.

  iv.   Mira Coffey, born 1836.

  v.   James Coffey, born 1839; died August 24, 1863 in POW Camp, Davis Island, New York.

  25 vi.   Minerva Jane Coffey, born December 20, 1844 in Caldwell Co, North Carolina; died October 10, 1934 in Caldwell Co, North Carolina; married John H Nelson.

  vii.   Charlotte Caroline Coffey, born December 02, 1851; died March 18, 1944 in Caldwell Co, North Carolina; married Jesse Richmond Moore October 14, 1869 in Globe, North Carolina.
       52. Rueben Ingle, born December 14, 1808 in Guilford County, North Carolina; died December 24, 1849 in Guilford County, North Carolina. He was the son of 104. Barney Ingle and 105. Elizabeth Richardson. He married 53. Amelia Low December 09, 1834 in Guilford County, North Carolina.
       53. Amelia Low, born February 25, 1818 in Guilford County, North Carolina; died July 03, 1892 in Guilford County, North Carolina. She was the daughter of 106. John Bear Low and 107. Elizabeth Starr.

       Children of Rueben Ingle and Amelia Low are:

  26 i.   John Ingle, born September 07, 1835 in Guilford County, North Carolina; died June 23, 1926; married Mary A L Holt March 07, 1863 in Guilford, North Carolina.

  ii.   Riley Ingle, born 1838.

  iii.   Margaret Ingle, born 1840.

  iv.   Mary Ingle, born 1843.

  v.   Melinda Ingle, born February 13, 1845.

  vi.   Daniel R. Ingle, born June 14, 1848.

  vii.   William Ingle, born January 30, 1837.
       56. John Garber, born February 16, 1816 in France; died July 25, 1907 in Newton County, Missouri. He married 57. Elizabeth Hirshey.
       57. Elizabeth Hirshey, born July 15, 1822 in France; died August 15, 1905 in Newton County, Missouri. She was the daughter of 114. Simon Hirshey and 115. Margueritte Ebersol.

       Children of John Garber and Elizabeth Hirshey are:

  i.   Joseph Garber, born May 25, 1851; died June 02, 1936; married Louisa Burning.

  ii.   Benjamin Garber, born August 23, 1857; died April 07, 1902; married Elizabeth Alice Motley.

  28 iii.   Samuel Garber, born 1858 in New York; died August 25, 1936 in Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri; married Mary Motley February 06, 1879 in Vanburn Township, Newton County, Missouri.

  iv.   Jacob Garber, born June 29, 1861; died March 19, 1957 in Newton County, Missouri; married Ida May Clemons.

  v.   Lida Garber, born Abt. 1865.

  vi.   Annie Garber, born Abt. 1867; married Neil Virkler.

  vii.   Catherine Garber, born November 25, 1850 in New York; died September 01, 1890; married Joseph R. Virkler.

  viii.   John M Garber, born 1855; married Sarah Alice Sims.
       58. Lynn W. Motley, born April 30, 1838 in Kentucky; died June 24, 1926. He married 59. Catherine E. Motley.
       59. Catherine E. Motley, born March 26, 1837 in Kentucky; died January 19, 1892 in Newton County, Missouri.

Notes for Lynn W. Motley:
Hope you're sitting down because I have quite a story for you and lots
and lots of news. I went to Santa Monica last night and part of what I
took with me was your e-mail regarding the marriage of Samuel Garber and
Mary Motley at the residence of L. Motley in 1879. I figured that L.
Motley was still in Newton County in 1880. When I got to the library I
remembered there is soundex for the 1880 census. M340 is the number for
Motley. I found the 1880 M340 soundex film and had some difficulty
loading it and then I overshot M340. It was a very bad copy of the film
as well. When I rolled back looking for Motley low and behold it landed
on Lynn Motley of Van Buren township. This is Mary Motley's father!! It
was so strange how it landed like that, it was almost as though he
wanted me to find him!! Now let's explore this a little bit before I go
on. It makes total sense that Lynn Motley is Mary's mother because it
means that John Lynn Garber was named after his two grandfathers, John
Garber and Lynn Motley. Okay, here's the scoop on the entry I found. I
went to the census record and it was much easier to read than the
soundex:
Lynn Motley 43 Born in Kentucky, both parents born in Kty.
Catherine E 44 Born in Kty, father born in Kty, no mother info
Elizabeth A 19 daughter of Lynn Motley born in Kty
William 15 son of Lynn Motley, works on farm, born in Kty
Sidney W 13 son of Lynn Motley, works on farm, born in Kty
Sardenia B. 9 daughter of Lynn Motley born in Missouri
Martha L. 6 daughter of Lynn Motley, born in MO.
Urasmus 1 son of Lynn Motley, born in MO.

All of these children are the brothers and sisters of Mary Motley. Note
that Sardenia B. was the first child born in Missouri. My guess is that
they moved to Missouri probably in 1870 or 1871. The reason I say that
is that the only Motley I found in Van Buren township in the 1870 census
was Leonard Motley who was incidently born in Kty. The next step I took
was to go to the Kentucky census records. I found an index for the 1860
census. There were a slug of Motley's in Allen County. As you may recall
that's the county where A.R. Motley told me his family was from. I went
through the census records and recorded the names of 60 Motley's in the
1860 census of Allen County. One entry was for a Mathay Motley. He had
a wife and several children. The entry right after him was for either a
L.W. or S.W. Motley who was 23 and had a wife named Catherine who was 22
The age of the L.W. would have fit Lynn Motley from the 1880 census, the
age for Catherine would have been 2 years younger than in 1880. They had
no children which would have fit Lynn because the oldest child he has
listed is Elizabeth who is 19 years old meaning she was born in 1861 or
so. I really truly believe that this is Lynn and that perhaps Mathay is
his father. I also found an incredible set of books that are a listing
of every entry in the 1850 Kentucky census. In that book I found a
Matthew Motley and an entry for an L. who was 14. Again, that would have
fit Lynn's age approximately. Matthew had an E. as a wife who was 46.
Mathay had a wife named Elizabeth who was 54. Matthew was 47, Mathay
was 57. So here's my speculation. Mathay and Matthew are one in the
same person and he and Elizabeth are Lynn's parents. I have to check
the 1870 census for Allen County next time I'm in Santa Monica which
may be as soon as next Tuesday. Hopefully I'll be able to find Lynn
and at least four children, Elizabeth, Mary, William and Sidney. I'm
going to give A.R. Motley another call and see if he remembers his
parents and grandparents names. He said his parents came from Kentucky.
I'm also going to do a search in the white pages and see if there are
any Motley's left in Allen County. My guess is there are probably a
lot. Last night I was talking with Julie and I listed out all of my
great-great-great-grandparents. With the addition of Lynn and Catherine
I now know 18 of my possible 32 great-great-great-grandparents. Pretty
incredible. I hope this information leaves your head spinning. Last
night was one of the most satisfying nights of research I've ever had.
I feel like I really rolled back time. It's only a matter of time now
until we find out who Lynn's parents are. One more piece of info before
I close this long letter. Matthew Motley was born in North Carolina as
was a Zachariah who was the next listed entry in the 1850 census.
Matthew was 47, Zachariah was 45. My guess they were brothers. More
later. Love, eec

P.S. I'm adding Lynn and his family to my family tree maker as Mary's
parents. I'm copying this letter and putting it in the notes for Lynn.
I'm not adding Mathay or Matthew pending further research. eec

       Children of Lynn Motley and Catherine Motley are:

  i.   Elizabeth Alice Motley, born September 03, 1860 in Allen County, Kentucky; married (1) Benjamin Garber; married (2) George Motley.

  29 ii.   Mary Motley, born October 1863 in Kentucky; married Samuel Garber February 06, 1879 in Vanburn Township, Newton County, Missouri.

  iii.   William Motley, born Abt. 1865.

  iv.   Sidney W. Motley, born Abt. 1867; died Aft. 1947; married (1) Elnora Fanny Moss; married (2) Lara Isabelle.

  v.   Chistopher Columbus Motley, born April 03, 1870 in Newton County, Missouri; died July 17, 1870 in Newton County, Missouri.

  vi.   Sardenia B. Motley, born Abt. 1871; married F. Z. Higgins November 28, 1888.

  vii.   Martha L. Motley, born Abt. 1874; married Abraham B. Willoughby November 27, 1892.

  viii.   Erasmus Motley, born March 03, 1879 in Van Buren Township, Newton Co, Missouri; died March 14, 1939 in Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri.

[ Home Page | First Page | Previous Page | Next Page | Last Page ]
Home | Help | About Us | Biography.com | HistoryChannel.com | Site Index | Terms of Service | PRIVACY
© 2009 Ancestry.com