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John Morton 1937 – 2008 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 JUL 1937

Birth Location: Merit

Death Date: 28 DEC 2008

Death Location: Presbyterian Hospital Denton

Father: Eddie Morton

Mother: Tedia Standifer

Spouse(s): Martha Foley

Children(s): Christie Morton

John Morton was born in 1937 in Merit, the child of Eddie Shafner Morton and Tedia Frances Standifer. John Morton married Martha A Foley, and had children including Christie Morton. John Morton passed away in 2008 in Presbyterian Hospital Denton.

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Biography

  • John Morton was born in 1937 in Merit, the child of Eddie Shafner Morton and Tedia Frances Standifer.
  • John Morton married Martha A Foley, and had children including Christie Morton.
  • John Morton passed away in 2008 in Presbyterian Hospital Denton.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Morton's Ancestors

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John Morton
1937 – 2008
Birth Place: Merit
Parents
Eddie Shafner Morton
1898 – 1956
Merit, Hunt County, TX
Tedia (Frances) Standifer
1904 – 1977
Red Oak School, Collin County, Texas, US
Grandparents
John (Wesley) Morton
1853 – 1910
Alabama
Nancy (Elvira) Campbell
1857 – 1942
Alabama
Emmitt (Jackson "Papa") Standifer
1879 – 1959
Farmersville, Collin County, Texas
Clifford (Augusta "Vic") Robinson
1884 – 1960
Farmersville, Collin County, TX
Great-Grandparents
William Morton
1830 – 1898
Amanda Crump
1834 – 1906
George Campbell
Susan Campbell
Andrew Standifer
1846 – 1923
Rebecca Branham
1844 – 1912
Walter Robinson
1855 –
Laura Hooks
1857 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jenothan Morton
1786 – 1862
Lucy Durham
1791 – 1890
Wesley Crump
1813 – 1891
Rachel Battles
1833 – 1848
James Standifer
1797 – 1880
Sarah Blevins
1803 – 1893
Emanuel Branham
Nancy Jones

John Morton's Descendants

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John Morton (19 JUL 1937 – 28 DEC 2008) m. Martha (A) Foley
  1. 1. Christie Morton
    1. 1. Casey Murphy
      1. 1. Reagan Murphy
    2. 2. Mitchell Murphy m. Holland Caraway
      1. 1. Truitt Murphy
    3. 3. Ashley Murphy
    4. 4. Rachel Murphy

John Morton's Timeline

3 Records

1937
19 JUL 1937
Birth of John Morton in Merit
Merit
2008
28 DEC 2008
Age 71
Death of John Morton in Presbyterian Hospital Denton
Presbyterian Hospital Denton
2008
29 DEC 2008
Age 71
Burial of John Morton in McWright Cemetery
McWright Cemetery

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 JUL 1937
    Event Place: Merit

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 DEC 2008
    Event Place: Presbyterian Hospital Denton

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 29 DEC 2008
    Event Place: McWright Cemetery

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