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Margaret Joy Morton 1928–2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 January 1928

Birth Location: Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 30 January 2000

Death Location: Farrar Hill, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: William Morton

Mother: Josie Wiser

Spouse(s): Lee Munsey

Children(s): Beverly Munsey, Margaret Munsey

The story of Margaret Joy Morton began in 1928 in Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America. In 1950, Margaret Joy Morton resided in Coffee, Tennessee, USA. Margaret Joy Morton married Lee Harold Munsey, and had children including Beverly Ann Munsey, Margaret Lee Munsey. Margaret Joy Morton passed away in 2000 in Farrar Hill, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Joy Morton began in 1928 in Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America.
  • In 1950, Margaret Joy Morton resided in Coffee, Tennessee, USA.
  • Margaret Joy Morton married Lee Harold Munsey, and had children including Beverly Ann Munsey, Margaret Lee Munsey.
  • Margaret Joy Morton passed away in 2000 in Farrar Hill, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Morton's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Morton
1928–2000
Birth Place: Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
William Powell Morton
1883–1953
Coffee, Tennessee, USA
Josie (Maude) Wiser
1884–1964
Bluff City, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Powell) Morton
1851–1930
Normandy, TN (Coffee Co.)
Frances ("Fannie" Caroline) Garrett
1857–1947
Oakhill, TN (Coffee Co)
N (D) Wiser
1834–1903
Tennessee
Margaret Darnell
1852–1895
Coffee, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Morton
1826–1891
Mary Powell
1833–1908
George Garrett
1828–1909
Mary Shelton
1830–1907
Daniel Wiser
1797–1857
Peter Darnell
1814–1904
Judith Banks
1816–1889
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Morton
1787–1855
Ann Fisher
1798–1869
Thomas Powell
1802–1853
Jane Rowland
1804–1841
JOHNSON GARRETT
1803–1846
BELINDA WILSON
1809–1882
Jesse Shelton
1799–1865
Nancy Montgomery
1803–1876
James Darnell
1777–1849
Patsy
1775–1884

Margaret Morton's Descendants

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Margaret (Joy) Morton (9 January 1928–30 January 2000) m. Lee (Harold) Munsey (23 May 1917–27 December 1996)
  1. 1. Beverly (Ann) Munsey 1910–
  2. 2. Margaret (Lee) Munsey 1947–2015 m. Michael (James) Kelly 1943–2019

Margaret Morton's Timeline

3 Records

1928
9 January 1928
Birth of Margaret Joy Morton in Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America
Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America
1950
1950
Age 22
Margaret Joy Morton resided here in Coffee, Tennessee, USA
Coffee, Tennessee, USA
2000
30 January 2000
Age 72
Death of Margaret Joy Morton in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 January 1928
    Event Place: Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Coffee, Tennessee; R

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Coffee, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Coffee, Tennessee; R

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 January 2000
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Farrar Hill, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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