Gazlay Family History
David Blanchard Mott
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
David Blanchard Mott6 (Joseph Mott,5 Sarah Forman,4 Mary Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
David Blanchard 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: 10 January 2023 |
| Person ID | 12921 |
| Name | David Blanchard Mott |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 3 April 1847 in Knox County, Ohio1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
| Married | 6 April 1873 in Walnut Township, Polk County, Iowa to Julia E. Houston9 |
| Died | 23 May 1915 in Walnut Township, Polk County, Iowa1, 2 |
| Buried | in Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Julia E. Houston (daughter of Michael Warnock Houston and Mary A. Grayson) |
| Born | 8 April 1842 in Indiana |
| Married | 6 April 1873 in Walnut Township, Polk County, Iowa to David Blanchard Mott |
| Died | 28 January 1920 in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California |
| Children | of David Blanchard Mott and Julia E. Houston: |
| +1. | Carl W. Mott |
| Born | 28 October 1878 in Iowa |
| Married | 12 June 1907 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa to Cleora L. Snider |
| Died | 25 April 1966 |
| 2. | Paul Mott |
| Born | 1881 |
| Died | March 1882 |
| 3. | Joseph Mott |
| Born | 1883 |
| Died | April 1885 |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, David B. Mott, born: 3 April 1847 in Knox County, Ohio; died: 23 May 1915 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa (from record, which includes a note naming others buried in the same lot; and provides the names and links for his wife and son).
- Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951, David Blanchard Mott, died: 23 May 1915 in Walnut Township, Polk County, Iowa; born: 3 April 1847 in Ohio; age 68 years 1 month 20 days; married; occupation: farmer; father: Joseph Mott, born in New York; mother: Mary Blanchard, born in New York.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Iowa State Census, 1885, Polk County, Walnut Township, Image 42 of 49, David B. Mott, 38, Ohio, farmer; Julia Mott, 38, Ind.; Carl Mott, 8; Joe Mott, 1. Living next door: Charles P. Mott, 48, Ohio, farmer; Rose Mott, 45, Mich.; George T. Mott, 17; Augustus B. Mott, 15.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Iowa, Polk County, Walnut Township, E.D. 110, Sheet No. 25, David B. Mott, 53, Ohio, Apr. 1847, farmer; wife of 27 years Julia E. Mott, 50, Indiana, Aug. 1849, 3 children, 1 living; son Carl Mott, 23, Iowa, Sept. 1876, RR conductor; niece Mable Brown, 18, Iowa, Mar. 1882, school teacher.
- Iowa County Marriages, 1838-1934; D.V.B. Mott [sic, while the handwriting has been interpreted as D.V.B., and indexed as such, it is more correctly interpreted as D. B., standing for David Blanchard, his known name] and Julia Houston, married on 6 April 1873 in Walnut Twp., Polk County, Iowa.