John C. Mottice was the father of Grant Mottice. His middle initial "C" evidently stands for "Creighton", although I have little documentation to support this. His wife was Catharine Gross.
This photo of him probably dates from around 1900 since he died in 1906. It was formerly in the possession of the Bowman line of the family who is descended from John's daughter Loretta Jane. The back of the photo reads, "John Mottice, father of Loretta Jane Mottice." Farther down the back appears to be an obscured signature of James Bowman, Loretta Jane's husband. Finally, a return address sticker is affixed to the bottom of the photo with the name of Richard S. Bowman of Columbus, Ohio. I presume Richard is the grandson of James and Loretta Jane, and the great-grandson of John C.