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Lewis Wesley Morton 1893–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jul 1893

Birth Location: Cantwell, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 12 Oct 1965

Death Location: Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA

Father: Morgan Morton

Mother: Ida *

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Lewis Wesley Morton was born in 1893 in Cantwell, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA, the child of Morgan Martin Morton And Ida Dell Harden. In 1900, Lewis Wesley Morton resided in Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA. Lewis Wesley Morton passed away in 1965 in Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Lewis Wesley Morton was born in 1893 in Cantwell, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA, the child of Morgan Martin Morton And Ida Dell Harden.
  • In 1900, Lewis Wesley Morton resided in Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA.
  • Lewis Wesley Morton passed away in 1965 in Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA.

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Lewis Morton's Ancestors

Self
Lewis Morton
1893–1965
Birth Place: Cantwell, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Morgan Martin Morton
1866–1941
Fair Chance, Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA
Ida (Dell Harden) *
1872–1927
Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
George (William Harden) *
1839–1899
Randolph County, VA (now Barbour Coounty, WV)
Mary (Elizabeth) Six
1847–1891
Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Absalom Harden
1815–1866
Elizabeth *
1821–1859
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George *
1799–1845
Sarah *
1800–1834

Lewis Morton's Timeline

3 Records

1893
20 Jul 1893
Birth of Lewis Wesley Morton in Cantwell, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA
Cantwell, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 7
Lewis Wesley Morton resided here in Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
1965
12 Oct 1965
Age 72
Death of Lewis Wesley Morton in Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA
Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1893
    Event Place: Cantwell, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1965
    Event Place: Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA

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