Deborah
Cornelison
[uncertain]
formerly Mothorn
Born in Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Henry Mothorn
and Margaret (Range) Mothorn
Sister of
Nicholas Mothorn, James S. Mothorn, George Washington Mothorn, Julia Ann Mothorn, John Jacob Mothorn, Henry Mothorn Jr., William F Mothorn and Giles Mothorn [half]
Wife of
Zopher Ball
— married
1835 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at age 72
in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States [uncertain]
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Biography
According to Hugh H Mottern, Jr. Deborah, born December 17, 1817 in Tennessee, married Zopher Ball on May 21, 1835 in Parke County, Indiana. The Balls moved to Iowa between 1852 and 1855. Zopher Ball was appointed administrator of the estate of James Mothom, his brother-in-law, on September 30, 1853, and appointed guardian of Giles Mothorn, minor son and heir of Henry, on August 22, 1855. Deborah died August 19, 1889 and is buried at Belknap Cemetery, Oakland, Iowa.[1]
Memorial inscription reads: Deborah Cornelison Former Wife of Zopher Ball Died Aug. 19, 1883 71Y. 8M. 7D. [2]
Sources
- ↑ The John Nicholas Mottern Family of Sullivan Co, TN. Hugh H Mottern, Jr. 1999 page 159. citing Parke Co, IN Marriages 1831-1843, Group Sheets from Clyde Powell, 1996, Location from 1860 Census of Marion Co, IA, p. 715 and Group Sheets from Clyde Powell, 1996, Parke Co, IN Marriages 1831-1843, 1860 Census of Marion Co, IA, p. 715, Probate Record Marion Co, IA, v. C, FHL Call # 1019723, p. 267, and Probate Record Marion Co, IA, v. C, FHL Call # 1019723, p.497.
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #159943567
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