He was the son of Franklin & Martha E (Bailey) Mote. His father was born in Union Co SC to William & Sarah (Parr) Mott/Mote. Sarah was the daughter of Claiborn & Martha (Ivey) Parr. By 1840, the family had moved to Benton Co AL. Various family members can be found in Cherokee Co and Jefferson Co AL. Nothing is known of his mother's family.
It is now believed that his father was the William F Mott who enlisted in Co K, 40th AL Infantry on 28 Aug 1862 by Jas Tarrant in Jefferson Co AL, also reported to have occurred in Talladega AL. On the same date, in the same location/s, Richard Mott & Thomas J Mott also enlisted in the same company & regiment. They were his brothers. It makes sense that the 3 brothers enlisted together. All 3 were captured at Vicksburg and paroled there. The Confederates were then given a 30 day furlough, after which they were to report to camps in their home state. Some did not, including William F and Thomas J. Their records show them as "deserted, near Brandon, Miss" on July 12, 1863. The parole date is July 9. It's unclear why the desertion date is 3 days later. Perhaps they were to go to their company first but went straight home for furlough instead. Regardless, William's records later state that he was captured in Cherokee Co AL and was a resident of that county. This is indeed where Franklin, and other family, lived before the war. In 1870, his wife and children, parents, brothers and other relatives had moved into Jefferson Co. His records further state that he was taken first to Chattanooga TN as a POW and then to Louisville KY as a POW. There he took the Oath of Allegiance to the United States with the notation that he was to remain north of the Ohio River for the duration of the war. He was listed as having a light shallow complexion, light hair, blue eyes and was 5' 8-9" tall. No further military, census or other record has been located.
William's siblings were Sarah Elizabeth Mote Clark, Mary Jane Mote Hulsey, Nancy Mote, John Pinkna Mote, and Linsey Claiborne Franklin Mote.
His father's siblings were Richard Motte, Martha Mote Dawkins, Nancy Mote, Thomas Mote, John Mote, James Clayton Motte, Rebecca Mote, and Joseph DeMancil Mote. Nothing is currently known of his mother's family.
William was married twice. His first wife was Mary Jane Story, daughter of Calvin & Patience (McGriff) Story. William & Mary Jane were married about 1877 in AL but have not been located on the 1880 census. In 1900, they can be found in Robertson Co TX with 3 children in their household, all of which were born in AL. They say they have been married 23 years, had 8 children with only 3 living. It is not known when Mary Jane died.
William's second wife was Patience Story Franklin, the widowed sister of his first wife. After William's death, Patience married Mont Thomas Bailey. At this time, there is no known connection between Mont's family and the family of William's mother.
It is now believed that his father was the William F Mott who enlisted in Co K, 40th AL Infantry on 28 Aug 1862 by Jas Tarrant in Jefferson Co AL, also reported to have occurred in Talladega AL. On the same date, in the same location/s, Richard Mott & Thomas J Mott also enlisted in the same company & regiment. They were his brothers. It makes sense that the 3 brothers enlisted together. All 3 were captured at Vicksburg and paroled there. The Confederates were then given a 30 day furlough, after which they were to report to camps in their home state. Some did not, including William F and Thomas J. Their records show them as "deserted, near Brandon, Miss" on July 12, 1863. The parole date is July 9. It's unclear why the desertion date is 3 days later. Perhaps they were to go to their company first but went straight home for furlough instead. Regardless, William's records later state that he was captured in Cherokee Co AL and was a resident of that county. This is indeed where Franklin, and other family, lived before the war. In 1870, his wife and children, parents, brothers and other relatives had moved into Jefferson Co. His records further state that he was taken first to Chattanooga TN as a POW and then to Louisville KY as a POW. There he took the Oath of Allegiance to the United States with the notation that he was to remain north of the Ohio River for the duration of the war. He was listed as having a light shallow complexion, light hair, blue eyes and was 5' 8-9" tall. No further military, census or other record has been located.
William's siblings were Sarah Elizabeth Mote Clark, Mary Jane Mote Hulsey, Nancy Mote, John Pinkna Mote, and Linsey Claiborne Franklin Mote.
His father's siblings were Richard Motte, Martha Mote Dawkins, Nancy Mote, Thomas Mote, John Mote, James Clayton Motte, Rebecca Mote, and Joseph DeMancil Mote. Nothing is currently known of his mother's family.
William was married twice. His first wife was Mary Jane Story, daughter of Calvin & Patience (McGriff) Story. William & Mary Jane were married about 1877 in AL but have not been located on the 1880 census. In 1900, they can be found in Robertson Co TX with 3 children in their household, all of which were born in AL. They say they have been married 23 years, had 8 children with only 3 living. It is not known when Mary Jane died.
William's second wife was Patience Story Franklin, the widowed sister of his first wife. After William's death, Patience married Mont Thomas Bailey. At this time, there is no known connection between Mont's family and the family of William's mother.
He was the son of Franklin & Martha E (Bailey) Mote. His father was born in Union Co SC to William & Sarah (Parr) Mott/Mote. Sarah was the daughter of Claiborn & Martha (Ivey) Parr. By 1840, the family had moved to Benton Co AL. Various family members can be found in Cherokee Co and Jefferson Co AL. Nothing is known of his mother's family.
It is now believed that his father was the William F Mott who enlisted in Co K, 40th AL Infantry on 28 Aug 1862 by Jas Tarrant in Jefferson Co AL, also reported to have occurred in Talladega AL. On the same date, in the same location/s, Richard Mott & Thomas J Mott also enlisted in the same company & regiment. They were his brothers. It makes sense that the 3 brothers enlisted together. All 3 were captured at Vicksburg and paroled there. The Confederates were then given a 30 day furlough, after which they were to report to camps in their home state. Some did not, including William F and Thomas J. Their records show them as "deserted, near Brandon, Miss" on July 12, 1863. The parole date is July 9. It's unclear why the desertion date is 3 days later. Perhaps they were to go to their company first but went straight home for furlough instead. Regardless, William's records later state that he was captured in Cherokee Co AL and was a resident of that county. This is indeed where Franklin, and other family, lived before the war. In 1870, his wife and children, parents, brothers and other relatives had moved into Jefferson Co. His records further state that he was taken first to Chattanooga TN as a POW and then to Louisville KY as a POW. There he took the Oath of Allegiance to the United States with the notation that he was to remain north of the Ohio River for the duration of the war. He was listed as having a light shallow complexion, light hair, blue eyes and was 5' 8-9" tall. No further military, census or other record has been located.
William's siblings were Sarah Elizabeth Mote Clark, Mary Jane Mote Hulsey, Nancy Mote, John Pinkna Mote, and Linsey Claiborne Franklin Mote.
His father's siblings were Richard Motte, Martha Mote Dawkins, Nancy Mote, Thomas Mote, John Mote, James Clayton Motte, Rebecca Mote, and Joseph DeMancil Mote. Nothing is currently known of his mother's family.
William was married twice. His first wife was Mary Jane Story, daughter of Calvin & Patience (McGriff) Story. William & Mary Jane were married about 1877 in AL but have not been located on the 1880 census. In 1900, they can be found in Robertson Co TX with 3 children in their household, all of which were born in AL. They say they have been married 23 years, had 8 children with only 3 living. It is not known when Mary Jane died.
William's second wife was Patience Story Franklin, the widowed sister of his first wife. After William's death, Patience married Mont Thomas Bailey. At this time, there is no known connection between Mont's family and the family of William's mother.
It is now believed that his father was the William F Mott who enlisted in Co K, 40th AL Infantry on 28 Aug 1862 by Jas Tarrant in Jefferson Co AL, also reported to have occurred in Talladega AL. On the same date, in the same location/s, Richard Mott & Thomas J Mott also enlisted in the same company & regiment. They were his brothers. It makes sense that the 3 brothers enlisted together. All 3 were captured at Vicksburg and paroled there. The Confederates were then given a 30 day furlough, after which they were to report to camps in their home state. Some did not, including William F and Thomas J. Their records show them as "deserted, near Brandon, Miss" on July 12, 1863. The parole date is July 9. It's unclear why the desertion date is 3 days later. Perhaps they were to go to their company first but went straight home for furlough instead. Regardless, William's records later state that he was captured in Cherokee Co AL and was a resident of that county. This is indeed where Franklin, and other family, lived before the war. In 1870, his wife and children, parents, brothers and other relatives had moved into Jefferson Co. His records further state that he was taken first to Chattanooga TN as a POW and then to Louisville KY as a POW. There he took the Oath of Allegiance to the United States with the notation that he was to remain north of the Ohio River for the duration of the war. He was listed as having a light shallow complexion, light hair, blue eyes and was 5' 8-9" tall. No further military, census or other record has been located.
William's siblings were Sarah Elizabeth Mote Clark, Mary Jane Mote Hulsey, Nancy Mote, John Pinkna Mote, and Linsey Claiborne Franklin Mote.
His father's siblings were Richard Motte, Martha Mote Dawkins, Nancy Mote, Thomas Mote, John Mote, James Clayton Motte, Rebecca Mote, and Joseph DeMancil Mote. Nothing is currently known of his mother's family.
William was married twice. His first wife was Mary Jane Story, daughter of Calvin & Patience (McGriff) Story. William & Mary Jane were married about 1877 in AL but have not been located on the 1880 census. In 1900, they can be found in Robertson Co TX with 3 children in their household, all of which were born in AL. They say they have been married 23 years, had 8 children with only 3 living. It is not known when Mary Jane died.
William's second wife was Patience Story Franklin, the widowed sister of his first wife. After William's death, Patience married Mont Thomas Bailey. At this time, there is no known connection between Mont's family and the family of William's mother.
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Advertisement
