Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 2nd ed., 1885, Butler Co. MOSES P. GOTT was born July 29, 1824, in Warren County, Ky., where he grew to manhood and lived until 1857, when he removed to Reedyville, Butler County, where he has since resided. In 1862, he entered Company A, Twelfth Kentucky (Federal) Cavalry, as first lieutenant, in which service he remained twelve months. His father, Jonathan F. Gott, a native of Virginia, was born in 1798; removed with his parents to Warren County, Ky., in 1807, where he died in 1854. He was the son of Sutton Gott, of Virginia, who ran away at the age of fifteen years, and was in the battle of Yorktown; was long a Methodist minister, and died about 1850, aged over eighty years. Jonathan F. (subject's father) married Elizabeth, daughter of Morris and Prudie (Doty) Phillips. Their children are Prudie (Smith), subject, Farmer S., Morris W., and Elizabeth J. (Walker). Moses P. procured a fair English education in youth and taught school four terms. He has been married four times; first, in 1847, to Sarah E., daughter of Thomas Mansfield, of Barren County (born in 1826, died in 1868) and to them were born Jonathan (deceased), Thomas, Elizabeth (Davis), Matilda (Dwyer), Harriet (Logsden), and Sarah A. (Childers). His second marriage was in 1870, to Bettie Rector, of Warren County (died in 1874). His third marriage was in 1876 to Mrs. Drusilla Elder, nee Smith, of Butler County (died in 1877). His last marriage took place in 1878 to Mrs. Mary A. Palmore (nee Rone) of Warren County. Mr. Gott served as magistrate and member of the court of claims in Butler County for eight years. In 1871, he commenced merchandising at Reedyville, which he continued eighteen months. In 1876, he again engaged in general merchandising, in which he has met with success. He is also engaged in farming, owning 3,500 acres of land, 1,000 acres of which are well improved, and in a good state of cultivation. He is a member of the Masonic fraterinity [sic], also a member of the Christian Church, and in politics a Democrat. Gott Phillips Doty Smith Walker Mansfield Davis Dwyer Logsden Childers Rector Elder Palmore Rone = Warren-KY VA Barren-KY http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/butler/gott.mp.txt