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Ernest Dwight Chancey (Lee) Morton 1937–1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 MAR 1937

Birth Location: Lucas County, Iowa, United States of America

Death Date: 4 November 1984

Death Location: Last Chance, Lucas County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Richard Morton

Mother: Bessie Askein

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In 1937, Ernest Dwight Chancey (Lee) Morton entered the world in Lucas County, Iowa, United States of America, born to Richard Manley Morton And Bessie I Askein. In 1940, Ernest Dwight Chancey (Lee) Morton resided in Cedar, Lucas, Iowa, USA. In 1950, Ernest Dwight Chancey (Lee) Morton resided in Chariton, Lucas, Iowa, USA. Ernest Dwight Chancey (Lee) Morton passed away in 1984 in Last Chance, Lucas County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1937, Ernest Dwight Chancey (Lee) Morton entered the world in Lucas County, Iowa, United States of America, born to Richard Manley Morton And Bessie I Askein.
  • In 1940, Ernest Dwight Chancey (Lee) Morton resided in Cedar, Lucas, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1950, Ernest Dwight Chancey (Lee) Morton resided in Chariton, Lucas, Iowa, USA.
  • Ernest Dwight Chancey (Lee) Morton passed away in 1984 in Last Chance, Lucas County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Ernest Morton's Ancestors

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Ernest Morton
1937–1984
Birth Place: Lucas County, Iowa, United States of America
Parents
Richard Manley Morton
1893–1951
Lucas County, Iowa, United States of America
Bessie (I) Askein
1901–1975
Iowa
Grandparents
William (Leonard(Lynn)) Morton
1873–1953
Marion Co Iowa
Rosa (Alice) Wells
1874–1957
Bethany, Harrison County, Missouri, United States of America
George (C) Asken
1857–1926
Marion Co Iowa
Sophia Helmer
1866–1954
Warren Co Iowa
Great-Grandparents
Morton
1853–1920
Martha
1850–1941
richard wells
1836–1908
Richard Wells
1836–1908
William Askren
1831–1862
Catherine Newman
1837–1871
John Taylor
1850–1904
Helmel Helmel
1854–1926
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Morton
1816–1877
Anna Barnett
1824–1896
America Young
1820–1904
Clarissa Vermillion
1830–1897
Richard Wells
1794–1875
Prudence Haines
1796–1873
David Askren
1795–1854
Mary Parks
1799–1854
Philip Newman
1803–1885
Julia Crouse
1804–1889
Jeremiah Taylor
1817–1900
Dirce Searl
1820–1892
Joseph Helmel
1817–1891
Mary Hirleman
1817–1895

Ernest Morton's Timeline

4 Records

1937
8 MAR 1937
Birth of Ernest Dwight Chancey (Lee) Morton in Lucas County, Iowa, United States of America
Lucas County, Iowa, United States of America
1940
1940
Age 3
Ernest Dwight Chancey (Lee) Morton resided here in Cedar, Lucas, Iowa, USA
Cedar, Lucas, Iowa, USA
1950
1950
Age 13
Ernest Dwight Chancey (Lee) Morton resided here in Chariton, Lucas, Iowa, USA
Chariton, Lucas, Iowa, USA
1984
4 November 1984
Age 47
Death of Ernest Dwight Chancey (Lee) Morton in Ackworth, Warren County, Iowa, United States of America
Ackworth, Warren County, Iowa, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 MAR 1937
    Event Place: Lucas County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cedar, Lucas, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01178; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 59-2
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Cedar, Lucas, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cedar, Lucas, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01178; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 59-2

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Chariton, Lucas, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 November 1984
    Event Place: Ackworth, Warren County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 485-34-3343; Issue State: Iowa; Issue Date: 1951
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Last Chance, Lucas County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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