Robert A Mott (1839 - 1908)

Born 1839 in Connecticut, United States

Died 30 Jun 1908 at about age 69 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States

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Biography

Robert Mott is a part of US Black heritage.

Father: William Mott (born Connecticut in1814-

Mother: Born Connecticut. Beulah Jeffrey might be his mother or his stepmother.

Born in Connecticut in 1839

Wife: Belle Melezora (LNAB unknown), born 1850 in Ohio, married c. 1868

Occupations: Barber, Confectioner

Lived in Lockport NY from c. 1840 to 1877, moved to Chicago c. 1877.

By 1885, he was living in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he worked as a barber and a confectioner.

He died 30 Jun 1908 in Minneapolis.^[1]

Burial Place: City Cemetery^[2]

DEATH

Robert Mott, 30 Jun 1908^[3]

Event Place Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota

Male, 70y, Widowed

Occupations: Barber

Burial Place City Cemetery

Image Number 459, Record Number 446

Census Records

In 1850, the Motts lived in Lockport, Niagara, NY.^[4]

• Wm Matt Age 36 (Black, born in CT) Shoemaker
• Bulah Matt Age 36 (black, born in CT)
• Robert Matt Age 11 (black, born in NY)

In 1855, The Motts and Jeffreys lived in Lockport, Niagara, New York.^[5]

• Wm H Mott 38, black, born in Montgomery County NY, shoemaker
• Bulah Mott 38, black, born in CT,
• Robert Mott 16, black, born in CT
• John Jeffrey 22, black, born in CT, barber
• Sophia Jeffrey 21, black, born in NY

1860 - Lockport, Niagara, New York^[6]

• Lulah Mott 46
• Robert Mott 21, born CT, mulatto. Occupation: Barber. Real estate value $900, personal estate $200. Attended School.
• Joseph Games 21
• Melissa Games 17

In 1870, The Motts lived in Lockport, Niagara, New York.^[7] Real Estate Value 3000

• Robert Mott 31, born CT, mulatto, barber
• Belle Mott 21, born Ohio, mulatto.

In 1875, The Motts lived in Lockport, Niagara, New York.^[8]

• Robert A Mott 37, born CT, mulatto, barber
• Mellzora Mott 26, born Ohio, mulatto.

In 1880 - 265 Indiana Avenue, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

• R. A. Mopp 41, Mulatto, born CT, parents born CT. Occupation: Barber Shop
• Belle Mopp 31

In 1890 - 3045 (1/2) Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota.^[9]

• Robert A Mott, Barber

1898 - 3109 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota. ^[10]

• Robert A. Mott - confectioner

1900 census - not yet found

1905 Jun 15 - Ward 3, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota^[11]

• Robert Mott (white, born CT, age 65, parents born CT) Barber. Resident of Minnesota for 20 years, 6 months.

Sources

1. ↑ Minnesota Department of Health; St Paul, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2017, Certificate Number 017087, Record Number 12638
2. ↑ "Minnesota, Birth and Death Records, 1866-1916," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPD7-V8Z : 23 February 2021), Robert Mott, 30 Jun 1908; citing Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, , Public Health Center, St. Paul; FHL microfilm 1,499,041.
3. ↑ "Minnesota, Birth and Death Records, 1866-1916," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPD7-V8Z : 23 February 2021), Robert Mott, 30 Jun 1908; citing Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, , Public Health Center, St. Paul; FHL microfilm 1,499,041.
4. ↑ Year: 1850; Census Place: Lockport, Niagara, New York; Roll: 560; Page: 70a
5. ↑ New York 1855 Census, Lockport, Niagara, New York, USA, District E.D. 3, Household Number 195, Line Number 18
6. ↑ Year: 1860; Census Place: Lockport, Niagara, New York; Page: 983
7. ↑ Year: 1870; Census Place: Lockport Ward 3, Niagara, New York; Roll: M593_1054; Page: 253B
8. ↑ New York, U.S., State Census, 1875, Ward 03, Lockport, Niagara, New York, USA, Household Number 449, Line Number 42, Sheet Number 49
9. ↑ U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1890, page 900
10. ↑ Minneapolis, Minnesota, City Directory, 1898, pp 884, 1365
11. ↑ Minnesota, U.S., Territorial and State Censuses, 1905, Hennepin County, Minneapolis, Roll MNSC_122, Line 26