J. T. Motley

• born in Caroline County, Virginia 5 Jan 1839
• a distinguished student at Hanover Academy
• attended the University of Virginia at Charlottesville until 1861
• a Confederate veteran
• married on 5 Jan 1869 to Sarah Abigail Lamb
• the father of two sons and seven daughters
• a teacher in Burnet schools
• elected Surveyor of Burnet County in 1873
• assisted in organizing a Baptist Church in Burnet in 1877
• appointed school trustee in 1883
• member of the County Board of examiners in 1889
• died at his home in burnet 22 March 1912, at 73 years old