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9/18/2021

Margaret Motts Memories

The following photos and audio recordings were sent from Ed Motts in September 2021.

More memories will be displayed as they are sent to Michelle Leveille. Please use the Contact Form here to let me know you want to send photos, and I will send you a link to a file-sharing site.

Other Mottses, Gasts, and Leveilles are on the Motts Family Photos page here.

Ed Motts describes the following audio recordings:

“…the Oral History of Margaret Motts, an interview by William Franklyn Motts in Myrtle Beach, SC in September 2008. This was a collaboration between Bill/Frank and myself, using an outline based on oral histories performed by my beloved Lynn (BA History). My brother performed the interview and followed up on his personal recollections of the events discussed. The interview was recorded on a laptop. The CDs were distributed only to my siblings, so I suspect that at least some of their progeny have never heard this before.”

Audio Track 1: The Beginning

Audio Track 2: Her Parents and Family

Audio Track 3: Her Education

Audio Track 4: The Move to Cleveland

Audio Track 5: Margaret Meets John

Audio Track 6: Margaret Motts In The Workplace

Audio Track 7: Margaret Learns To Drive

Audio Track 8: Margaret Motts Tells Which Child She Loves Best

The following photos are from Margaret Motts’s personal collection at Amber Oaks. The photos were scanned and captioned by Ed Motts.

He describes this section as:

“a collection of photos kept in the personal possession of Margaret Motts until she left this Earth, titled Margaret Evelyn Ford Motts 1920 to 2017 Her Personal Photographs and Albums.”

After Joyce was born Johns head got cut off in pictures.

After Joyce was born Johns head got cut off in pictures.

Brothers of Margaret Motts Billy born 1917, George born 1921.

Brothers of Margaret Motts

Billy born 1917, George born 1921.

Charlotte Anne Steinhardt Parker with husband Sam Parker

Charlotte Anne Steinhardt Parker with husband Sam Parker

David E. Leveille Sr. with mother in law Margaret Motts at the flower fields in Carlsbad, California.

David E. Leveille Sr. with mother in law Margaret Motts at the flower fields in Carlsbad, California.

David E. Leveille Sr. with daughter Michelle and Wm. F. Motts, Best Man at the wedding of Lynn Peckham and Edward Motts 7/7/1977.

David E. Leveille Sr. with daughter Michelle and Wm. F. Motts, Best Man at the wedding of Lynn Peckham and Edward Motts 7/7/1977.

Edward Lee and Joyce Marie Motts (Gast) silhouettes by Wally Spatz, Cleveland, OH, 1950s

Edward Lee and Joyce Marie Motts (Gast) silhouettes by Wally Spatz, Cleveland, OH, 1950s

Edward Motts aka Bill, and Joyce Motts (Gast) aka Snookie

Edward Motts aka Bill, and Joyce Motts (Gast) aka Snookie

George E and Billie Rae Ford, daughter Kathy, and her daughter

George E and Billie Rae Ford, daughter Kathy, and her daughter

Gladys Motts (front left) Mother of John W. Motts, with all of her siblings - the Whelchel family

Gladys Motts (front left) Mother of John W. Motts, with all of her siblings - the Whelchel family

John and Margaret Motts, 1940s

John and Margaret Motts, 1940s

John and Margaret Motts at Christmas party

John and Margaret Motts at Christmas party

John and Margaret Motts at their home in Corinth South Carolina

John and Margaret Motts at their home in Corinth South Carolina

John and Margaret Motts in a photo booth

John and Margaret Motts in a photo booth

John and Margaret Motts in snow

John and Margaret Motts in snow

John and Margaret Motts

John and Margaret Motts

John and Margaret Motts’s 50th anniversary

John and Margaret Motts’s 50th anniversary

John Ford Motts with his mother Margaret Evelyn (Ford) Motts

John Ford Motts with his mother Margaret Evelyn (Ford) Motts

John Ford Motts with his uncle George Ernest Ford

John Ford Motts with his uncle George Ernest Ford

John Motts and Stone Mountain GA

John Motts as a young man in a field

John Motts at home

John Motts at home

John Putnam with Joyce and David Gast

John Putnam with Joyce and David Gast

John W. Motts by Olan Mills

John W. Motts by Olan Mills

Photos from the personal collection of Margaret Motts

Edward is not picking his nose he is sucking his finger because someone handed him a hot flashbulb.

Edward is not picking his nose he is sucking his finger because someone handed him a hot flashbulb.

Edward Lee and Joyce Marie Motts silhouettes

Edward Lee and Joyce Marie Motts silhouettes

George and Billie Rae Ford daughter Kathy and ...

George and Billie Rae Ford daughter Kathy and ...

Grandchildren of John and Margaret Motts at Anniversary Party San Diego

Grandchildren of John and Margaret Motts at Anniversary Party San Diego

John and Margaret Motts Anniversary

John and Margaret Motts Anniversary

John and Margaret Motts in her handwriting

John and Margaret Motts in her handwriting

John and Margaret Motts in the mountains

John and Margaret Motts in the mountains

John and Margaret Motts perhaps after his surgery and their marriage

John and Margaret Motts perhaps after his surgery and their marriage

John and Margaret Motts -- Gaffney, SC

John and Margaret Motts -- Gaffney, SC

John Motts and Margaret Ford-Motts before his surgery therefore before their marriage

John Motts and Margaret Ford-Motts before his surgery therefore before their marriage

John Motts does not like to have his picture taken

John Motts does not like to have his picture taken

John Putnam with Joyce Douglas and Daniel Gast

John Putnam with Joyce, Douglas, and Daniel Gast

John W Betty Susan and Margaret Motts with Fall Colors II

John W, Betty, Susan, and Margaret Motts with Fall Colors II

John W, Betty, Susan, and Margaret Motts with Fall Colors

John W, Betty, Susan, and Margaret Motts with Fall Colors

John W. Motts as a young man

John W. Motts as a young man

John W. Motts at home

John W. Motts at home

John W. Motts -- No photos allowed

John W. Motts -- No photos allowed

John William Motts

John William Motts

Johnny Maness pedaling with Linda Maness, John F. Motts, and Martha F. Motts

Johnny Maness pedaling with Linda Maness, John F. Motts, and Martha F. Motts

Joyce Motts Gast, Margaret E. Motts, and Martha Motts Leveille in Gaffney

Joyce Motts Gast, Margaret E. Motts, and Martha Motts Leveille in Gaffney

Joyce’s wedding, with Margaret Motts

Joyce’s wedding, with Margaret Motts

John and Margaret Motts at a celebration

John and Margaret Motts at a celebration

Lynn Peckham and Edward Motts relax at the Leveille house. Head by Michelle Leveille

Lynn Peckham and Edward Motts relax at the Leveille house. Head by Michelle Leveille

Margaret and John Motts at Camp Laurel

Margaret and John Motts at Camp Laurel

Margaret and John Motts

Margaret and John Motts

Margaret E. Ford (Motts)

Margaret E. Ford (Motts)

Margaret E. Motts graduates from nursing school

Margaret E. Motts graduates from nursing school

Margaret Evelyn Ford Motts

Margaret Evelyn Ford Motts

Margaret holding John F. Motts, Cleveland, OH

Margaret holding John F. Motts, Cleveland, OH

Margaret Motts and her children, Cleveland, OH

Margaret Motts and her children, Cleveland, OH

Margaret Motts and younger brother George Earnest Ford

Margaret Motts and younger brother George Earnest Ford

Margaret Motts at cabin

Margaret Motts at cabin

Margaret Motts with sister-in-law Annie Lee Motts Putnam in FL

Margaret Motts with sister-in-law Annie Lee Motts Putnam in FL

Martha and John F. Motts with Johnny Maness as Santa

Martha and John F. Motts with Johnny Maness as Santa

Martha and Joyce Motts, 1949-ish

Martha and Joyce Motts, 1949-ish

Martha, William, and John Motts, Cleveland, Ohio

Martha, William, and John Motts, Cleveland, Ohio

Max Leveille Wofford with Kayla Motts, 2000

Max Leveille Wofford with Kayla Motts, 2000

Snookie and Bill, aka Joyce and Edward. Note the toy tow truck and the bottom - Moto Fix

Snookie and Bill, aka Joyce and Edward. Note the toy tow truck at the bottom - Moto Fix

Virginia and George Ford, siblings of Margaret Ford Motts

Virginia and George Ford, siblings of Margaret Ford Motts

William B. Ford, grandfather of Edward Motts, Kathy Ford, and Joyce Motts

William B. Ford, grandfather of Edward Motts, Kathy Ford, and Joyce Motts

William F, Martha F, and John F. Motts, Northfield, OH

William F, Martha F, and John F. Motts, Northfield, OH

William F. Motts, Charlotte Anne Steinhardt, Martha F. and John F. Motts, in Motts home, Gaffney

William F. Motts, Charlotte Anne Steinhardt, Martha F. and John F. Motts, in Motts home, Gaffney

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