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Martha Elizabeth 'Maggie' Morton Harper 1847–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Nov 1847

Birth Location: Marion County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 2 Feb 1923

Death Location: Bluff, Fayette County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Senator Morton

Mother: Mary Morton

Spouse(s): George Harper

Children(s): Mary Harper, Rosa Harper, Nancy Harper, Martin Harper, Charley Harper, Thomas Harper, Bessie Harper

Martha Elizabeth 'Maggie' Morton Harper was born in 1847 in Marion County, Alabama, USA, the child of Senator Sgt James Franklin Morton And Mary Elizabeth Jane Whitehead Morton. In 1850, Martha Elizabeth 'Maggie' Morton Harper resided in Beat 6, Marion, Alabama, USA. In 1860, Martha Elizabeth 'Maggie' Morton Harper resided in Eastern District, Marion, Alabama, USA. Martha Elizabeth 'Maggie' Morton Harper married George Washington Harper, and had children including Bessie Lee Harper, Charley E Harper, Martin Emmett Harper, Mary A Harper, Nancy Harper, Rosa E Harper, Thomas B Harper. Martha Elizabeth 'Maggie' Morton Harper passed away in 1923 in Bluff, Fayette County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Martha Elizabeth 'Maggie' Morton Harper was born in 1847 in Marion County, Alabama, USA, the child of Senator Sgt James Franklin Morton And Mary Elizabeth Jane Whitehead Morton.
  • In 1850, Martha Elizabeth 'Maggie' Morton Harper resided in Beat 6, Marion, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1860, Martha Elizabeth 'Maggie' Morton Harper resided in Eastern District, Marion, Alabama, USA.
  • Martha Elizabeth 'Maggie' Morton Harper married George Washington Harper, and had children including Bessie Lee Harper, Charley E Harper, Martin Emmett Harper, Mary A Harper, Nancy Harper, Rosa E Harper, Thomas B Harper.
  • Martha Elizabeth 'Maggie' Morton Harper passed away in 1923 in Bluff, Fayette County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Senator Morton
1824–1871
Birth Location: Marion County, Alabama, USA
SM
Mary Morton
1829–1906
Birth Location: Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States of America
MM

Spouses(s)

George Harper
1848–1901
Birth Location: Alabama
GH

Children(s)

Mary Harper
1868–
Birth Location: Alabama
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Rosa Harper
1870–
Birth Location: Alabama
RH
Nancy Harper
1872–
Birth Location: Alabama
NH
Martin Harper
1885–1966
Birth Location: Vernon, Lamar County, Alabama, USA
MH
Charley Harper
1888–
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
CH
Thomas Harper
1879–1910
Birth Location: Alabama
TH
Bessie Harper
1881–1958
Birth Location: Alabama
BH

Martha Harper's Ancestors

Self
Martha Harper
1847–1923
Birth Place: Marion County, Alabama, USA
Parents
Senator Sgt. James Franklin Morton
1824–1871
Marion County, Alabama, USA
Mary (Elizabeth Jane Whitehead) Morton
1829–1906
Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States of America
Grandparents
Thomas Morton
1799–1860
, , South Carolina, United States
Florence Malloy
1793–1870
Jura Island, Argyll, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Morton
1778–1852
Mary Stanford
1788–1878
John Sr
1757–1838
Nancy Faulkner
1773–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Morton
1762–1841
Margaret Alexander
1765–1837
Thomas Stanford
1756–1843
Elizabeth Brown
1760–1821
John O'Malloy
1730–1800
Marion Smith
1722–1822
James Faulkner
1743–1803
FNU Faulkner
1753–

Martha Harper's Descendants

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Martha (Elizabeth 'Maggie' Morton) Harper (11 Nov 1847–2 Feb 1923) m. George (Washington) Harper (Abt 1848–Feb 4, 1901)
  1. 1. Mary (A) Harper 1868–
  2. 2. Rosa (E) Harper 1870–
  3. 3. Nancy Harper 1872–
  4. 4. Martin (Emmett) Harper 1885–1966
  5. 5. Charley (E) Harper 1888–
  6. 6. Thomas (B) Harper 1879–1910
  7. 7. Bessie (Lee) Harper 1881–1958

Martha Harper's Timeline

9 Records

1847
11 Nov 1847
Birth of Martha Elizabeth 'Maggie' Morton Harper in Marion County, Alabama, USA
Marion County, Alabama, USA
1850
1850
Age 3
Martha Elizabeth 'Maggie' Morton Harper resided here in Beat 6, Marion, Alabama, USA
Beat 6, Marion, Alabama, USA
1860
1860
Age 13
Martha Elizabeth 'Maggie' Morton Harper resided here in Eastern District, Marion, Alabama, USA
Eastern District, Marion, Alabama, USA
1870
1870
Age 23
Martha Elizabeth 'Maggie' Morton Harper resided here in Precinct 1, Sanford, Alabama, USA
Precinct 1, Sanford, Alabama, USA
1880
1880
Age 33
Martha Elizabeth 'Maggie' Morton Harper resided here in Lamar, Alabama, USA
Lamar, Alabama, USA
1900
1900
Age 53
Martha Elizabeth 'Maggie' Morton Harper resided here in Vernon, Lamar, Alabama, USA
Vernon, Lamar, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 63
Martha Elizabeth 'Maggie' Morton Harper resided here in Vernon, Lamar, Alabama, USA
Vernon, Lamar, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 73
Martha Elizabeth 'Maggie' Morton Harper resided here in Vernon, Lamar, Alabama, USA
Vernon, Lamar, Alabama, USA
1923
2 Feb 1923
Age 76
Death of Martha Elizabeth 'Maggie' Morton Harper in Vernon, Lamar, Alabama, USA
Vernon, Lamar, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1847
    Event Place: Marion County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Vernon, Lamar, Alabama; Roll: T625_26; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 38
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lamar, Alabama; Roll: 17; Page: 599B; Enumeration District: 132
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 1, Sanford, Alabama; Roll: M593_39; Page: 280A; Family History Library Film: 545538
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Vernon, Lamar, Alabama; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0043; FHL microfilm: 1240023
    [5] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Eastern District, Marion, Alabama; Page: 619; Family History Library Film: 803016
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Vernon, Lamar, Alabama; Roll: T624_20; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0057; FHL microfilm: 1374033
    [7] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Beat 6, Marion, Alabama; Roll: 10; Page: 115a
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Beat 6, Marion, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Beat 6, Marion, Alabama; Roll: 10; Page: 115a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Eastern District, Marion, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Eastern District, Marion, Alabama; Page: 619; Family History Library Film: 803016

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Precinct 1, Sanford, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 1, Sanford, Alabama; Roll: M593_39; Page: 280A; Family History Library Film: 545538

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Lamar, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lamar, Alabama; Roll: 17; Page: 599B; Enumeration District: 132

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Vernon, Lamar, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Vernon, Lamar, Alabama; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0043; FHL microfilm: 1240023

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Vernon, Lamar, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Vernon, Lamar, Alabama; Roll: T624_20; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0057; FHL microfilm: 1374033

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Vernon, Lamar, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Vernon, Lamar, Alabama; Roll: T625_26; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 38

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1923
    Event Place: Vernon, Lamar, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bluff, Fayette County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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