Kentucky:  A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, Kniffin 1st ed., 1885
Reprinted 1972 by Kentucky Reprint Co., Murray, KY.
Graves Co.

JOHN P. MOTHERAL was born November 11, 1818, in Wilson County, Tenn., 
and was taken by his parents to Lawrence County, Ala., in 1819, and
brought to Graves County, Ky., in 1831, where he still retains his
residence.  His father, John Motheral, was born in 1795, in North
Carolina, was a member of Gen. Carroll's body guard in the war of 1812,
and died in 1870.  He was the son of Samuel Motheral, a native of
Ireland.  John married Cynthia, daughter of Rev. James Farr, of Wilson
County, Tenn.  She was born in 1794, and died in 1854.  Their children
were William C., subject, James F., Samuel A., Robert A., Donald C.,
Cynthia E., Sarah J. (Kennady) and Joseph K.  On March 29, 1849, John
P. Motheral was married to Miss Hetty, born June 10, 1829, and a 
daughter of William and Charlotte (Sims) McCuan, of Graves County, and
from this union sprang Mary J. (Gates), William J., Cynthia C. (Howard),
John R. (deceased), James H., Martha W. (Farmer), Josie H. (Lawrence)
and Lucy E.  Subject is a successful farmer, owning 320 acres of good
land.  He is a member of the Masonic fraternity; also of the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church, and affiliates with the Democratic party.

Motheral Carroll Farr Kennady Sims McCuan Gates Howard Farmer Lawrence
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Wilson-TN Lawrence-AL NC Ireland 

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