John C. Mottice

From an unidentified, undated newspaper clipping:

"John C. Mottice died at his home, three miles north of Waynesburg, on Friday morning. He was 65 years of age.

"He was a member of the G.A.R. and Lawton Guards, and one of the oldest members of the Presbyterian Church, of which he was ruling elder for 25 years.

"Revs. W.E. Hill of East Liverpool, and Rev. Munson officiated at the funeral which took place from the Presbyterian Church at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Interment in the new cemetery."

John Mottice was the father of Grant Mottice and served in the Civil War. This document is the actual discharge document from service as opposed to the certificate of service elsewhere on this website.

An interesting aspect of this document is that it provides some of his physical characteristics, including height, hair and eye color, and complexion.

The front of the document, shown here, reads:

John C. Mottice, father of Grant Mottice, was discharged from the Ohio Volunteers of the Federal Army and given a certificate recognizing that honor on December 15, 1864. 

His certificate of service, shown here (the original, not a copy), indicates that he served as a Private in the 162nd Regiment of the Ohio Volunteers.

The body of the document reads:

John Creighton Mottice, father of Grant Mottice, was evidently named for Peter Mottice's good friend John Creighton. Since John Creighton had a son of the same name who apparently married two of Peter's daughters, it is possible that John C. Mottice was named after the son rather than the father. Here are some key facts about John C. Mottice's family:

 This account book of John Mottice, father of Grant Mottice, dates largely within the decade of the 1880s.  It is an interesting record of his business with people in the Waynesburg area, including his family.

View family pages from the Bible here

The only Mottice Family Bible I know to be currently in existence is one originally owned by John Mottice and Catharine Gross, so it probably dates from around 1860.  It was in the possession of Robert N. Mottice (John's grandson), and before that, of his son Grant Mottice and his wife, Frances Dieringer.