66. Motoh, Joseph


Joseph MOTOH(1-2) was born about 1867 in Austria.(3-4)  He immigrated about 1882.(5)  He appeared in the census in 1910 in South Cumberland, Wyoming with his wife Frances, his son and 19 year old nephew, Bert.(4)  Joseph appeared in the census in 1920 in Lincoln County, Wyoming living with his wife, five children and nephew, Bert.(5)  He died on 14 Aug 1923 at the age of 56 at in a gas explosion in Frontier No. 1 coal mine in Frontier, Wyoming.(3)  He was buried on 17 August 1923 in Kemmerer, Wyoming.(3)  He was survived by his wife and five children ranging in ages from 13 years old to 5 years old.(2)

Sources: 
      1. Kemmerer Republican, (Kemmerer, Lincoln, Wyoming), 24 August 1923, page 1, microfilm; Lincoln County Library, 519 Emerald Street, Kemmerer, Lincoln, Wyoming 83101.
      2. Sneddon Robert T.  Inspector (Dist 1) & Robert V. Hotchkiss Inspector (Dist2), "State Coal Mine Inspectors Of Wyoming, Districts No. 1 and 2," year:  1923; report, 1923; , Wyoming State Archives on microfilm, Cheyenne, Wyoming.
      3. Joseph Moth (Motoh), death certificate #1402 (14 August 1923), State of Wyoming, Wyoming State Archives, 2301 Central Avenue, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82001.
      4. 1910, , population schedule, Year: 1910; Census Place: South Cumberland, Uinta, Wyoming; Roll: T624_1747; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0126; FHL microfilm: 1375760, Josepa Moto; digital images, Ancestry.com (: online 19 July 2011); Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006..
      5. 1920, , population schedule, Year: 1920; Census Place: Election District 8, Lincoln, Wyoming; Roll: T625_2027; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 63, Joseph Moto; digital images, Ancestry.com (: online 19 July 2011); Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

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