Gazlay Family History
James Alfred Mott
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
James Alfred Mott6 (Joseph Mott,5 Sarah Forman,4 Mary Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
James Alfred Mott6 (Joseph Mott,5 Sarah Forman,4 Mary Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Joseph Wood Mott (10 February 1804 - 27 July 1888) |
| Mother | Mary Blanchard (ca. 1810 - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 8 January 2023; Last Edited: 8 January 2023 |
| Person ID | 12920 |
| Name | James Alfred Mott |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | ca. 1842 in Ohio1, 2 |
| Died | 23 June 1863 in Walnut Hills (now Vicksburg), Warren County, Mississippi3 |
Biography
James was killed by a sharpshooter in the Civil War Siege of Vicksburg.3, 4
Sources
- 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].
- 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.
- Roster and Records of Iowa Soldiers, War of the Rebellion. Historical Sketches of Volunteer Organizations. Originally compiled and contributed by Norma Jennings. Updated and reformatted by Lynn McCleary and MaryAlice Schwanke, with additional information contributed by Beverly Gerdts & Sharon Elijah, 2018. (Available at iowagenweb.org). Volume I, Published by authority of the General Assembly, under the direction ofBrig. Gen. Wm. H. Trift, Adjutant General, 1908. Fourth Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry. Mott, James A., Age 19. Residence Polk County, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Jan. 15, 1861. Mustered Aug. 8, 1861. Wounded in leg severely May 20, 1863, Vicksburg, Miss. Died of gunshot wound June 23, 1863, Hospital, Walnut Hill, Miss.
- Centennial History of Polk County, Iowa, by Dixon, J. M; Polk County (Iowa). Board of Supervisors, 1876. Page 118: Oliver Perry Kelley, James Alfred Mott, and Hiram D. Cornish, all started to war from under the same roof in Walnut Township, the first of whom was killed on the 28th of June, 1864, at Kenesaw Mountain. Mott was killed at the siege of Vicksburg, by a sharpshooter; and Cornish, as stated, at Pea Ridge.