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Jane Eliza Morton 1855–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Aug 1855

Birth Location: Detroit, Michigan

Death Date: 7 Feb 1914

Death Location: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: George Morton

Mother: Elizabeth Bryson

Spouse(s): Paul Thordsen

Children(s): Jennie Miller, John Thordsen, Nellie Thordsen, William Thordsen, James Thordsen, Carrie Thordsen, Maud Thordsen, Bessie Thordsen, Emma Thordsen, Minnie Thordsen, Paul Thordsen, Mary Thordsen, Willie Thordsen

Jane Eliza Morton was born in 1855 in Detroit, Michigan, the child of George Morton And Elizabeth Bryson. In 1900, Jane Eliza Morton resided in Garner, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA. Jane Eliza Morton married Paul E Thordsen, and had children including Bessie Thordsen, Carrie Thordsen, Emma Thordsen, James Thordsen, Jennie Thordsen Miller, John Thordsen, Mary Mayme Thordsen, Maud Thordsen, Minnie Thordsen, Nellie Thordsen, Paul Thordsen, William Thordsen, Willie Thordsen. Jane Eliza Morton passed away in 1914 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jane Eliza Morton was born in 1855 in Detroit, Michigan, the child of George Morton And Elizabeth Bryson.
  • In 1900, Jane Eliza Morton resided in Garner, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA.
  • Jane Eliza Morton married Paul E Thordsen, and had children including Bessie Thordsen, Carrie Thordsen, Emma Thordsen, James Thordsen, Jennie Thordsen Miller, John Thordsen, Mary Mayme Thordsen, Maud Thordsen, Minnie Thordsen, Nellie Thordsen, Paul Thordsen, William Thordsen, Willie Thordsen.
  • Jane Eliza Morton passed away in 1914 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Jane Morton's Ancestors

Self
Jane Morton
1855–1914
Birth Place: Detroit, Michigan
Parents
George Morton
1815–1889
Alnwick, Northumberland, England
Elizabeth Bryson
1818–1869
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
Grandparents
Andrew Morton
1789–1866
Ellingham, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England
Ann Stewart
1793–1857
Chillingham, Northumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
Arthur Morton
1733–
Mary Cuthbertson
1745–
Elizabeth Cuthbertson
1759–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Morton
1703–
Anne Dunlapp
1702–1741
William 6xGGF
1724–
Agnes Anderson
1729–1803

Jane Morton's Descendants

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Jane (Eliza) Morton (30 Aug 1855–7 Feb 1914) m. Paul (E) Thordsen (14 September 1845–6 September 1906)
  1. 1. Jennie (Thordsen) Miller 1883–1967 m. S. (Clyde) Miller 1884–1964
    1. 1. Genevieve (L) Miller 1922–1967 m. George (Harvey) Dorsett 1923–1996 m. George Miller 1919–1996
      1. 1. Andrew (C) Miller 1948–1995
    2. 2. Paul (Edward) Miller 1921–1999
    3. 3. Clyde Miller 1926–
    4. 4. Betty (Louise) Miller 1924–2016
      1. 1. Robert (D) Miller 1945–2023
  2. 2. John Thordsen 1872–1943
  3. 3. Nellie Thordsen 1878–1957
  4. 4. William Thordsen 1880–1938
  5. 5. James Thordsen 1885–1941
  6. 6. Carrie Thordsen 1887–1981
  7. 7. Maud Thordsen 1891–1966
  8. 8. Bessie Thordsen 1893–1962
  9. 9. Emma Thordsen 1896–1965
  10. 10. Minnie Thordsen 1897–1980
  11. 11. Paul Thordsen 1900–1977
  12. 12. Mary (Mayme) Thordsen 1876–1957
  13. 13. Willie Thordsen 1881–

Jane Morton's Timeline

3 Records

1855
30 Aug 1855
Birth of Jane Eliza Morton in Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
1900
1900
Age 45
Jane Eliza Morton resided here in Garner, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
Garner, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
1914
7 Feb 1914
Age 59
Death of Jane Eliza Morton in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1855
    Event Place: Detroit, Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Garner, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1914
    Event Place: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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