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WILLIAM MOTE was born in Butler
Township, Darke County, Ohio May 13, 1835. Through the public schools of his
native county he received a fair education, and at the of of 15 years began to teach school during the winter months, attending school during the summer, to
complete an education so favorably begun. This course he continued until 1854,
at which time he began the study of medicine. On the 25th day of
March, 1855, he married Miss Cordelia
TURLEY, daughter of William TURLEY, Esq.,
Of Howard County, IND. In the winter of 1857, he
attended his first course of medical lectures at the Cincinnati College of
Medicine and Surgery, after which, he entered upon the practice of his
profession, at Tampico, Howard Co., IND. Being regularly engaged therein until
the spring of 1860. At that time, with a view of
retiring from professional life, he formed a co-partnership with his
brother-in-law, John TURLEY, at Galveston, IND. In mercantile pursuits; but
finding this business unsuited to his inclinations, at the end of
one year, he sold his interest to his partner, and moved, with his wife
and two children to, Battle Ground City, IND. Here he determined to add more
to his education, and with his wife and two children, entered the college at
that place. After a course of eighteen months at that institution, Mr. MOTE
attended a second course of medical lectures at the Cincinnati College, upon the
completion of which he located at
Brookston, White Co., IND. Where he resided for five weeks. At the end of that time, he
purchased the practice and good-will of Dr. PRESSLEY, of Geneseo, where he again
engaged in the practice of medicine. Remaining thus engaged at this point until
the Fall of 1864. At that time he returned to
Battle Ground, buying out Dr. PRESSLEY [sic] a second time. Here, as elsewhere
during his practice, his skill and good judgment won the confidence of all
classes, and he speedily acquired an extensive practice. This, however, he was
compelled to abandon in the Fall of 1867 owing to impaired health. Removing to Ann Arbor, Michigan,
he entered the Law Department of the University, graduating in 1869. (from there he went back to Tippecanoe Co., Lafayette, IND) 1873-74 He was living in Battle Camp. Law Practice as WILLIAM D. MOTE & VAN CAMP, Attorney’s at Law. Since that time he has been
actively engaged in the legal profession, and has attained a fair degree of
distinction as a barrister. He was one of the counsel for the plaintiff in the
well known case of DOWNS vs. ROYSE, Executor of Philip ENSMINGER’s estate, in
which the jury rendered a verdict of $60,000 for plaintiff. (this
case took place in Tippecanoe Co. Lafayette, IND. Between 1876 & 1878) Mr. MOTE is one who, by his
strict honesty and integrity, has always gained the friendship of those with
whom he has been associated. He has ever been a deep student, and as physician
and lawyer his career has been upward and onward. Three children have crowned the
happiness of his married life: Horace
R. born January 14, 1856; Mary A.
born August 16, 1857; Rosa Belle born April 25, 1862. Lafayette, Ind. Tippecanoe County. Link to
Mary and husband, Dick Robinson Source 1: Combination Atlas Map of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, pg. 43, Kingman Brothers, 1878. Source 2: The Bar of Tippecanoe County 1888. Bar of La Fayette
William Mote b Darke Co. Butler Twp.
OH May 13, 1835. PARENTS OF WILLIAM MOTE SSilas
MOTE born August 16, 1805, GA. He married Sarah HALL February 01, 1827 More about Anderson JAY: 1. ANDERSON1 JAY was
born June 08, 1820 in Miami County, Ohio. He married More About ANDERSON JAY:
2. Joseph MOTE, born February 05, 1830 Affidavit
by Mary Mote Jay for application by Emila Clingenpeel for Widow's
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