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George Washington Morton 1808–1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1808

Birth Location: North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 16 September 1875

Death Location: Granby, Newton County, Missouri, USA

Father: Elijah Morton

Mother: Margaret Gower

Spouse(s): Arrena Nunn

Children(s): James Morton

George Washington Morton was born in 1808 in North Carolina, USA, the child of Elijah Morton And Margaret Peggy Gower. In 1850, George Washington Morton resided in Lost Creek, Newton, Missouri, USA. George Washington Morton married Arrena Nunn, and had children including James Thomas Morton. George Washington Morton passed away in 1875 in Granby, Newton County, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • George Washington Morton was born in 1808 in North Carolina, USA, the child of Elijah Morton And Margaret Peggy Gower.
  • In 1850, George Washington Morton resided in Lost Creek, Newton, Missouri, USA.
  • George Washington Morton married Arrena Nunn, and had children including James Thomas Morton.
  • George Washington Morton passed away in 1875 in Granby, Newton County, Missouri, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George Morton's Ancestors

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George Morton
1808–1875
Birth Place: North Carolina, USA
Parents
Elijah Morton
1765–1856
Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
Margaret (Peggy) Gower
1773–1853
Topsham, Lincoln, Maine, United States
Grandparents
Ebenezer (Morton) (Norton)
1741–1805
Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
Elizabeth Smith
1743–1811
Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
Robert Gower
1722–1806
Mary Henry
1745–1837
Great-Grandparents
Peter Morton
1718–1792
Sarah Bassett
1720–1804
Robert Gower
1699–1771
Margaret Hereson
1700–1772
James Henry
1710–1785
Hannah McNeiss
1721–1801
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ebenezer (Norton)
1691–1769
Deborah Mayhew
1681–1772
Samuel Bassett
1693–1770
Martha Pease
1696–1774
James Henry
1681–1753
Elizabeth Gamble
1685–1753
William McNeiss
1679–1782
Mary Spencer
1679–

George Morton's Descendants

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George (Washington) Morton (1808–16 September 1875) m. Arrena Nunn (1813–1880)
  1. 1. James (Thomas) Morton 1838–1900 m. Mary (Jane) Stinson 1839–1914
    1. 1. James (Jefferson) Morton 1861–1907 m. Lucinda Whitaker 1863–1906
      1. 1. August Morton 1893–1976 m. Racheal (Louise) Gailey 1902–1939
        1. 1. Margaret (Ruby) Morton 1925–1989 m. James (Lincoln) Owen 1924–1979
        2. 2. Lola (Ruth) Morton 1923–2003
        3. 3. Carl (Boyd) Morton 1931–2003
        4. 4. Rheta (Ida) Morton 1933–2012
        5. 5. Baby Morton 1939–1939
      2. 2. Harry Morton 1891–1963
      3. 3. Arthur (Dallas) Morton 1884–1954
      4. 4. Etta (Cleo) Morton 1889–1919
      5. 5. May (Francis) MORTON 1881–1936
      6. 6. Laura MORTON 1887–
      7. 7. Clyde (Homer) Morton 1896–1962
      8. 8. Gwendolyn MORTON 1899–1983
      9. 9. Grace (Lee) MORTON 1903–1989
      10. 10. Gladys MORTON 1906–
      11. 11. Hester Morton 1879–

George Morton's Timeline

3 Records

1808
1808
Birth of George Washington Morton in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 42
George Washington Morton resided here in Lost Creek, Newton, Missouri, USA
Lost Creek, Newton, Missouri, USA
1875
16 September 1875
Age 67
Death of George Washington Morton in Granby, Newton, Missouri, USA
Granby, Newton, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1808
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Lost Creek, Newton, Missouri; Roll: M432_408; Page: 363A; Image: 288
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Lost Creek, Newton, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Lost Creek, Newton, Missouri; Roll: M432_408; Page: 363A; Image: 288

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 September 1875
    Event Place: Granby, Newton, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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