Coffee County AlArchives Obituaries.....Motes (Moates), Harris August 11, 1904
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Minutes, 60th Annual Session, Clay Bank Bapt. Assoc., Oct. 1904
Minutes of the 60th Annual Session of the Clay Bank Bapt. Assoc.
Held with Mt. Gilead Ch., Geneva Co., Ala. Oct. 22-24, 1904

MOTES [or MOATES] , HARRIS  (b. 3-10-1852 – d. 8-11-1904) – Coffee Co., Ala.

In Memory of Our Departed Brother, Harris Motes
	Brother Motes was born in Henry County, Ala., March 10th, 1852, and was married
to Miss Molsey L. Johnson January 5, 1879.  To them were born nine children,
seven boys and two girls; all of whom survive him except one.  He departed this
life August 11, 1904.  He was a consistent member of the Primitive Baptist
church, joining same at Mt. Pleasant May the 6th, 1899.  Brother Motes was a
lover of his Bible, a consistent Baptist and everything it takes to make a good
citizen.  [written by] J. E. Helms and M. W. Helms



Additional Comments:
Mr. Motes’ headstone, joint with that of his wife, shows the family name as
“Moates.”  Mrs. Motes’/Moates’ name on her tombstone is “M. Louraner.”  She
survived until 1937.  They were buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery at New Brockton,
Coffee Co., Ala.  At the time of the 1900 U. S. Census, the family lived at
Enterprise, Coffee, County.


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