Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Caldwell County and Lyon County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Catherine Mott. Father of Joseph A. Mott, John W. Mott, David N. Mott, Eliza Ann Mott, and Jane Ann Mott. Farmer in Caldwell County in 1850. Employed Jim Smith as a laborer in Caldwell County in 1850. Farmer in Lyon County in 1860. Employed Gray Lynch as a miller in Lyon County in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District 1, p. 313B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lyon County, p. 667-68.

Citation

Mott, William R.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32198555 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
James H. Leech et al. to Beriah Magoffin
1861-01-21

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