E. E. Mott

MOTT, WEST, STONE, BURNHAM, CADY

Posted By: Diane Wilson (email)
Date: 7/29/2002 at 20:54:16

E. E. Mott was born in Wayne county, New York, July 6, 1826. His early life was spent on the farm, but he subsequently learned the carpenter’s trade and followed the same in his native State for some years. He emigrated to Illinois and settled in Lake county, where he served as master mechanic for a company of contractors and builders. He then came to Iowa and May 16,1860, settled at Rockford, Floyd county.
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Mr. Mott is a sort of a genius and while living in said county worked at various trades, - blacksmith, shoemaker, carpenter, etc., also did some farming. Subsequently he came to Butler county and settled in Coldwater township.
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He came to Jackson township in 1879 and settled on section 1, where he now resides. Mr. Mott has been married three times. His first wife, Miss Sarah West, died in the State of New York. He married Mrs. Mary Jane Stone nee Burnham. She died, leaving two children - Frank and James. His present wife was Miss Cady. They have seven children – Jack, Harry, Ida, Minnie, Jessie, Fred and Kate.
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Source: History of Butler and Bremer Counties, Iowa
Union Publishing Co., Springfield, IL, 1883
Pages 604-605