Mottern Bible  

Births

Nicholas Mothorn Born February 20th in the year of our Lord 1820

Sarah Mothorn Born January 19th in the year of our Lord 1822

Catharine Mothorn was Born July 28th in the year of our Lord 1824

Margaret M. Mothorn Born May 31st in the year of our Lord 1845

Eliza A. Mothorn Born December 17th 1847

Mary E. Mothorn was Born Sept 5th in the year of our Lord 1849

Amanda F. Mothorn was born Dec 5th in the year of our Lord 1851

John H. Mothorn was Born Aprile (sic) 7th in the year of our Lord 1854

Mathias W. Mothorn was Born Dec. 1858 (space where the day should be)

Philip A. Mothorn was  Born Sept 13 (possibly 12) in the year of our Lord 1860

Christina (or Christena-can't tell) M. Mothorn was born May the 12th in the year of our Lord 1863

Sarah E. Mothorn was Born June the 5th in the year of our Lord 1866

Listed on the next page under Births is the following entry which is the same person as the Mathias W. Mothorn listed above.  This is my husband's great grandfather.  Not sure why his first and middle names are transposed on the first page.  His headstone lists his name as  Wm. Mathias Mottern:  Wm Mothorn Born Dec the 15th in the year of our Lord 1858

 Marriages

Nicholas and Sarah Mothorn was Married in the year of our Lord 1844

(June 17 is written to the side of this in different handwriting)

Nicholas and Catharine Mothorn was married June the 12th in the year of our Lord 1873

 William Mottern and Emma Mottern was married Dec 29, 1887

Allison Mottern and Ida (middle initial unreadable) Mottern was married Thursday Aug the 4 1887

Deaths

 Sarah Mothorn Departed this Life February the 9th in the year of our Lord 1869

Amanda F. Ratcliff Departed this Life December the 19th in the year of our Lord 1874

Nicholas Mothorn died April 9th 1893 Aged 73 years 11 months 21 days.

 Hope this is of interest to someone.  I have a copy of the marriage license of Nicholas and Sarah, but as the date is in the bible, I won't transcribe that for you.  Let me know if you have any questions.

 Thanks to Stephanie Ramsay for this bible -- 10/3/2000