ABRAHAM MOTT, Jr. born November 1, 1838 was reared and educated in what is now Gibson Township, Mercer County. He remembered when the land was all a wilderness and deer and wild animals were often seen. In 1836, he enlisted in Company D 134th regiment and served in the Army under General Butler in Virginia. He was educated in the district schools but never had more then three months of schooling in any one year. He was obliged to help his father in clearing the land and doing farm work in the summer months. After returning home from the war, he taught school for 27 years during the winter months and farming during the summer. He was first married to Delilah Wagoner, who died in 1874. She had one child, Allen Noble, a railroad engineer, who lived and died in Joliet, Illinois.
     In 1874 he married Sarah Mahla Travis, who died in 1899, leaving four children. The names of the children were Russel Tilden, Delphos Elra, Minnie Ola, and Arlie Walter. In 1905, he married Sarah (Moyer) Bobb, widow of John Bobb. He served his township as a trustee and a clerk. He was County Commissioner for three years and a member of the German Baptist Church. He owned 240 acres of land in Gibson Township. Delphos E., his son, remained on the Mott Homestead.
Source:  Mercer County, Ohio History - Publ. 1978 - Page 277
(Contributed by Tracy Clark  from her Family History)