John Motley b. 1820 - North Carolina
I am trying to track my grandmother's family history - her name was Katie Zetta Motley. (Her parents were George Motley b. 1859 in Arkansas and Matilda Seales b. 1856 in Arkansas).
I am particularly interested in her grandparents and history prior to them. Her grandfather's name was John Motley b. 1820 in North Carolina (per the 1870 census). John was married to Elizabeth ? b. ~1835 in Alabama. They had the following children:
James E. b. 1855 in Arkansas
John Edward b. 1856 in Arkansas
George b. 1859 in Arkansas
Samuel b. 1861 in Arkansas
Lee b. 1869 in Arkansas
Husley b. 1871 in Arkansas
Jasper b. 1873 in Arkansas
Annie (have no information)
This family shows up on the 1870 census in White River, Izard County, Arkansas but I can't find any records for John (b. 1820) prior to that. I have no information on who his parents were, etc.
I have both "Motley from Virginia" books by Fracke and can't seem to match anything up with those. If anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated.
V/R,
Jan