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John Stephen Motley 1877–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 September 1877

Birth Location: Dallas County, Texas, USA

Death Date: 31 October 1925

Death Location: Tripp, Sunnyvale, Texas, USA

Father: Robert Motley

Mother: Nancy Lawrence

Spouse(s): Eliza Nash

Children(s): Emma Motley, Charles Motley, Fay Motley, Ressie Motley, Eugene Motley, Milford Motley, Mildred Motley, Joe Motley

John Stephen Motley was born in 1877 in Dallas County, Texas, USA, the child of Robert Page Motley And Nancy Emma Lawrence. John Stephen Motley married Eliza Lizzie Nash, and had children including Charles Robert Motley, Emma Stephen Motley, Eugene J Motley, Fay Motley, Joe Bailey Motley, Mildred Motley, Milford Motley, Ressie M Motley. John Stephen Motley passed away in 1925 in Tripp, Sunnyvale, Texas, USA.

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Reliability Score:
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  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • John Stephen Motley was born in 1877 in Dallas County, Texas, USA, the child of Robert Page Motley And Nancy Emma Lawrence.
  • John Stephen Motley married Eliza Lizzie Nash, and had children including Charles Robert Motley, Emma Stephen Motley, Eugene J Motley, Fay Motley, Joe Bailey Motley, Mildred Motley, Milford Motley, Ressie M Motley.
  • John Stephen Motley passed away in 1925 in Tripp, Sunnyvale, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Motley
1850–1927
Birth Location: Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, USA
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Nancy Lawrence
1856–1946
Birth Location: Dallas County, Texas, USA
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Spouses(s)

Eliza Nash
1877–1974
Birth Location: Garland, Dallas, Texas, USA
EN

Children(s)

Emma Motley
1902–1990
Birth Location: Dallas County, Texas, USA
EM
Charles Motley
1903–1988
Birth Location: Dallas County, Texas, USA
CM
Fay Motley
1905–1992
Birth Location: Dallas County, Texas, USA
FM
Ressie Motley
1907–2001
Birth Location: Dallas County, Texas, USA
RM
Eugene Motley
1909–1987
Birth Location: Dallas County, Texas, USA
EM
Milford Motley
1916–2002
Birth Location: Dallas County, Texas, USA
MM
Mildred Motley
1916–
Birth Location: Dallas County, Texas, USA
MM
Joe Motley
1919–1944
Birth Location: Grand Prairie, Tarrant, Texas, USA
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John Motley's Ancestors

Self
John Motley
1877–1925
Birth Place: Dallas County, Texas, USA
Parents
Robert Page Motley
1850–1927
Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, USA
Nancy (Emma) Lawrence
1856–1946
Dallas County, Texas, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Zachariah) Motley
1805–1868
Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Mary ("Polly" Permelia) Lynn
1814–1890
Warren County, Kentucky, USA
John (Peter) Lawrence
1811–1891
Unionville, Frederick, Maryland, USA
Frances ("Fannie") Coats
1829–1908
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Lawrence
1774–1839
Sarah Shriner
1785–
Samuel Coats
1802–1874
Nancy Jones
1800–1872
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Lawrence
1743–1798
Martha West
1745–1797

John Motley's Descendants

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John (Stephen) Motley (29 September 1877–31 October 1925) m. Eliza ("Lizzie") Nash (18 December 1877–19 January 1974)
  1. 1. Emma (Stephen) Motley 1902–1990
  2. 2. Charles (Robert) Motley 1903–1988
  3. 3. Fay Motley 1905–1992
  4. 4. Ressie (M) Motley 1907–2001
  5. 5. Eugene (J) Motley 1909–1987
  6. 6. Milford Motley 1916–2002
  7. 7. Mildred Motley 1916–
  8. 8. Joe (Bailey) Motley 1919–1944

John Motley's Timeline

2 Records

1877
29 September 1877
Birth of John Stephen Motley in Dallas County, Texas, USA
Dallas County, Texas, USA
1925
31 October 1925
Age 48
Death of John Stephen Motley in Tripp, Sunnyvale, Texas, USA
Tripp, Sunnyvale, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 September 1877
    Event Place: Dallas County, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 October 1925
    Event Place: Tripp, Sunnyvale, Texas, USA
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