From History of Walworth County Wisconsin by Albert Clayton Beckwith, Vol. II, 
Publ. 1912 - Page 886-887
 
ALFRED MOTT.  Another of the worthy pioneers of Walworth county who has lived 
to see and take part in the wondrous transformation here during the past half 
century is Alfred MOTT, of the vicinity of Delavan, one of our representative 
farmers, and a man against whose character no word of harm could be spoken by 
any one, according to those who have known him best during his long residence 
here.
 
Mr. MOTT was born in Manhattan, Long Island, New York, on November 22, 1847.  
He is the son of Joseph S. and Mary (THORNE) MOTT, the father born in 1800, 
both in the state of New York, where they grew to maturity and were married 
and where they continued to reside until the year 1848, when they moved to 
Walworth county, Wisconsin, and settled on Delavan lake, Delavan township, in 
a country that was new, consequently they worked hard to establish a home.  
However, their home making was principally on land which they purchased on the 
Big Foot Prairie road, between Delavan and Delavan lake, having remained at 
the place they first came to only about a year.  The farm which they purchased 
consisted of one hundred and thirty-seven acres.  This the father improved and 
here made a good living, continuing to reside on the place until within two 
years of his death, when he moved to the town of Delavan, where he died in 
1881, his wife having preceded him to the grave on April 22, 1876.  They were 
the parents of seven children, the first of whom died in infancy; Alice died 
on November 30, 1868; Robert died on February 19, 1879; Benjamin, born March 
7, 1842, lives in Delavan; Louise, born April 3, 1844, is living in Delavan; 
Alfred, of this sketch; Jennie M. died December 4, 1891.
 
Alfred MOTT grew to manhood on the home farm, where he worked when a boy, and 
he received his education in the public schools.  He has farmed all his life 
on the homestead and has kept the place well improved and well tilled.  He 
lives in Delavan with the two remaining children, Benjamin and Louise.  None 
of them have ever married. Alfred MOTT is a Republican, but has never been 
especially active in public affairs.  Benjamin is also a Republican and a 
member of the Episcopal church, in which Louise also holds membership.  This 
trio constitutes a happy household and they take a delight in keeping the old 
home up to its former standard.
 
Submitted by Carol