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Family HistoryFamily History - Elizabeth Kelley


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Elizabeth Kelley and her immediate family.



First Generation
1. Elizabeth Kelley,1 born 25 February 1804 in Pennsylvania (parents not determined);1, 2, 3, 4 died 25 March 1899.1 Elizabeth married, 30 June 1860 in Polk County, Iowa, Joseph Wood Mott12 (born 10 February 1804 in Fonda, Montgomery County, New York, the son of Jesse Mott and Sarah Forman;2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 Joseph died 27 July 1888 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa8, 9). Elizabeth and Joseph are buried in Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa.1, 8

  1. Find a Grave (website). Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, Elizabeth Kelley Mott, born: 25 February 1804 in Pennsylvania; died: 26 March 1899 (from record, which includes notes that she is the second wife of Joseph H. Mott, and the text from her marriage record; and provides the name and link for her husband).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Iowa, Polk County, Walnut Township, Page No. 18, Joseph H. Mott, 66, N.Y., farmer; Elizabeth Mott, 66, Penn.; David Mott, 23, N.Y., works on farm. Living next door: C. P. Mott, 30, farmer, Ohio; Rose Mott, 27, Mich.; Geo. F. Mott, 1, Iowa; Maria Wilsie, 13, Mich.; Clarence Moore, 19, Iowa, works on farm; Emerson Moore, 21, N.Y., clerk in store; Saml Hawkins, 16, Ohio, farm laborer.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Iowa, Polk County, Walnut Township, E.D. 175, Sheet No. 11, Charles P. Mott, 42, Ohio, farmer; wife Rose E. Mott, 37, Mich., son Freadrick Mott, 11, Iowa; son Augustus Mott, 9, Iowa; Bland Hardacre, 30, Indiana, divorced, farm laborer; Annie Brady, 15, Iowa, housekeeper. Living next door: David B. Mott, 33, Ohio, farmer; wife Julia E. Mott, 33, Indiana; son Carl Mott, 3, Iowa. Living next door: Joseph H. Mott, 76, New York, retail grocer; wife Elizabeth Mott, 76, Pennsylvania.
  4. Iowa State Census, 1885, Polk County, Walnut Township, Image 37 of 49, Joseph H. Mott, 81, N.Y.; Elizabeth Mott, 81, Penn.
  5. New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962, Joseph Wood Mott, born: 10 Feb 1804; father: Jesse Mott; mother: Sarah Forman; Christened: 1804 at Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Caughnawaga, Fonda, Montgomery County, New York.
  6. United States Registers of Enlistment in the U. S. Army, 1798-1914, Image 123 of 357, Joseph W. Mott, 25, born in Montgomery County, New York, trade or occupation: musician; enlisted on 18 August 1828 in Albany for 5 years; deserted on 22 August 1828.
  7. United States Registers of Enlistment in the U. S. Army, 1798-1914, Image 125 of 457, Joseph Mott, 24, born in Dutchess County, New York, trade or occupation: musician; enlisted on 29 December 1828 in Louisville for 5 years; deserted on 8 January 1829.
  8. Find a Grave (website). Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, Joseph H. Mott, born: 10 February 1804 in New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York [sic, his birth record indicates he was born in Fonda, Montgomery County, New York]; died: 27 July 1888 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa (from record, which includes notes giving details about his two wives and six children; and provides the names and links for one wife and one child). [This is believed to be the John Woods Mott born on the same date given here as in his birth record in Fonda, Montgomery County, New York. The origin and meaning of the middle initial H in this and other records is not known.]
  9. Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934, Register of Deaths, Image 286 of 676, Joseph H. Mott, died: 27 July 1888 in Ashawa, Iowa; age 84 years 5 months 17 days [so calculated birth date is 10 February 1804].
  10. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Ohio, Knox County, Milford Township, Image 11 of 32, Joseph Mott, 46, NY, farmer; Mary Mott, 40, NY; Adeline Mott, 17, NY; Ellen Mott, 13, NY; Charles Mott, 11, O[hio]; James Mott, 8, O[hio]; David Mott, 3, O[hio]; Adelia Mott, 8/12, O[hio].
  11. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines Township, Page No. 82, Joseph Mott, 56, New York, farmer; Adeline Mott, 27, New York; Ellen Mott, 23, New York; Pinckney Mott, 21, Ohio, day laborer; Alfred Mott, 18, Ohio; David Mott, 13, Ohio; Sarah Mott, 10, Ohio.
  12. Iowa County Marriages, 1838-1934; Joseph Mott and Elizabeth Kelley, married on 30 June 1860 in Polk County, Iowa.