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Eliza Jane Abernathy Morton 1830–1874 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 March 1830

Birth Location: Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 25 August 1874

Death Location: Pocahontas, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA

Father: Lawrence Dr

Mother: Margaret Abernathy

Spouse(s): William Morton

Children(s): David Morton, Mary Alexander, Charles Morton, James Morton, David Morton, Margaret Morton, William Morton, Lausetta Morton, Glen Morton, Cyris Alxander, Joseph Alxander, Sarah Alxander, Charles Alxander, Robert Alxander, Mary Alexander

Eliza Jane Abernathy Morton was born in 1830 in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA, the child of Lawrence H Abernathy Dr And Margaret Little Abernathy. In 1880, Eliza Jane Abernathy Morton resided in Shawnee, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA. Eliza Jane Abernathy Morton married William Pinkney Morton, and had children including Charles A Alxander, Charles August Morton, Cyris C Alxander, David F Morton, David Ferdinand Morton, Glen L Morton, James Lock Morton, Joseph P Alxander, Lausetta Morton, Margaret E Morton, Mary Jane Morton Alexander, Robert C Alxander, Sarah Alxander, William A Morton. Eliza Jane Abernathy Morton passed away in 1874 in Pocahontas, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Eliza Jane Abernathy Morton was born in 1830 in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA, the child of Lawrence H Abernathy Dr And Margaret Little Abernathy.
  • In 1880, Eliza Jane Abernathy Morton resided in Shawnee, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA.
  • Eliza Jane Abernathy Morton married William Pinkney Morton, and had children including Charles A Alxander, Charles August Morton, Cyris C Alxander, David F Morton, David Ferdinand Morton, Glen L Morton, James Lock Morton, Joseph P Alxander, Lausetta Morton, Margaret E Morton, Mary Jane Morton Alexander, Robert C Alxander, Sarah Alxander, William A Morton.
  • Eliza Jane Abernathy Morton passed away in 1874 in Pocahontas, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Eliza Morton's Ancestors

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Eliza Morton
1830–1874
Birth Place: Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA
Parents
Lawrence H Abernathy Dr
1788–1845
Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
Margaret (Little) Abernathy
1792–1846
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John (B) Abernathy
1748–1816
Bristol, Bristol City, Virginia, USA
Susannah (Harwell) Abernathy
1754–1838
Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel III
1716–1793
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel II
1674–1767
Mary Harwell
1678–

Eliza Morton's Descendants

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Eliza (Jane Abernathy) Morton (14 March 1830–25 August 1874) m. William (Pinkney) Morton (22 May 1826–18 January 1900)
  1. 1. David (Ferdinand) Morton 1858–1936
  2. 2. Mary (Jane Morton) Alexander 1855–1928
  3. 3. Charles (August) Morton 1848–1922
  4. 4. James (Lock) Morton 1850–1921
  5. 5. David (F.) Morton 1858–
  6. 6. Margaret (E.) Morton 1862–
  7. 7. William (A.) Morton 1864–
  8. 8. Lausetta Morton 1867–
  9. 9. Glen (L.) Morton 1877–
  10. 10. Cyris (C.) Alxander 1857–
  11. 11. Joseph (P.) Alxander 1859–
  12. 12. Sarah Alxander 1863–
  13. 13. Charles (A.) Alxander 1865–
  14. 14. Robert (C.) Alxander 1870–
  15. 15. Mary (Jane Morton) Alexander 1855–1928

Eliza Morton's Timeline

3 Records

1830
14 March 1830
Birth of Eliza Jane Abernathy Morton in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA
Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA
1874
25 August 1874
Age 44
Death of Eliza Jane Abernathy Morton in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA
Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA
1880
1880
Age 50
Eliza Jane Abernathy Morton resided here in Shawnee, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
Shawnee, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 March 1830
    Event Place: Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Shawnee, Cape Girardeau, Missouri; Roll: 678; Family History Film: 1254678; Page: 98A; Enumeration District: 016; Image: 0199
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Shawnee, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Shawnee, Cape Girardeau, Missouri; Roll: 678; Family History Film: 1254678; Page: 98A; Enumeration District: 016; Image: 0199

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 August 1874
    Event Place: Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pocahontas, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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