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Persoonlijke gegevens Lawrence DeMotte 

• Hij is geboren op 3 september 1794 in Harrodsburg, KY.
• Hij is overleden op 3 maart 1872 in Perry, Marion Co., IN, hij was toen 77 jaar oud.
• Hij is begraven in Craig Cementery, IN.
• Een kind van Johannes DeMott en Anna Cozine
• Deze gegevens zijn voor het laatst bijgewerkt op 9 december 2007.

Gezin van Lawrence DeMotte

Hij is getrouwd met Phoebe Banta.

Zij zijn getrouwd op 11 november 1819 te Pike CO., IN, hij was toen 25 jaar oud.

Kind(eren):

1. Jacob DeMotte  1821-????
2. John Banta DeMotte  1823-1898 
3. William Banta DeMotte  1825-1852 
4. Daniel DeMotte  1828-1862
5. James Banta DeMotte  1830-1859 
6. David DeMotte  1832-1900 
7. Albert Banta DeMotte  1834-1902 

Notities over Lawrence DeMotte

Lawrence came to Ind with the William Anderson family. The first account we have of him in Ind is of him helping William Anderson hew a coffin out of a walnut log for the Revolutionary Soldier, Hugh Rodman killed 1815. In May 1817 he entered land in what is now Marion Twp Pike Co. This land remained in the family until 1952.
Lawrence De Motte´s sons were all farmers. His grandchildren were farmers, school teachers and two Physicians. His great-grandchildren are to be found in every profession. There are many doctors among his decendants, as well as many other persons who have been at very exalted positons in their field.
Both Lawrence and Phoebe are buried in the Craig Cemetery, located east of Otwell near the Pike and Dubois County line.
FROM THE BOOK: William Milton DeMotte, Union Cavalryman & Hoosier Doctor; His Life and Family. by Lousis Bernard DeMott (e)
Lawrence sold his share of the land in Cove Springs, Ky that he had heired from his father, Johannes, and moved to Indiana. He decided to locate near a neighbor, William Anderson, who had previously moved to Indiana and lived about three miles south of what is now Otwell in Pike County. After entering a tract of land at $1.25 per acre and selecting a home site, the route being mainly through the forest, to their destination about one mile northwest of the Anderson homestead. They then developed a farm of 250 acres. This is now owned by the widow of Sebastain DeMotte.
A site for the dwelling was selected and a cabin of round logs covered with clapboards was built. A fireplace was built with a stick chimney plastered with clay. Their furniture was rudely constructed with such material as the forest afforded. The principal tool used in the manufacture of their furniture was the choppin axe. They moved in on the dirt floor and were "at home" to their friends. However about three years later grandfather, with the help of a neighbor, managed to whipsaw enough lumber from poplar logs to build a frame house, consisting of one room, 14 x 14 feet to which was added a brick fireplace and brick chimney. While their neighbors were few and far between it is said that Phoebe DeMott´s house was the envy of the neighboring women, especially because it had two real glass windows. A few years later he built a brick house of which the doors, window wash and all inside trim were of black walnut from his own woodland. This house was abandoned because the walls accumulated dampness. He then moved into another building of frame constrcution which is now standing as part of the dwelling on the old farm. Grandfather was prosperous during the active period of his life.
This farm remained in the DeMotte family until 1952

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