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Nelson Morton 1835–1884 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1835

Birth Location: Kentucky

Death Date: 1884

Death Location: Pike County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Elijah Morton

Mother: Nancy Stewart

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Mary Moten

The story of Nelson Morton began in 1835 in Kentucky. Nelson Morton married Mary Unknown, and had children including Mary Phoebe Moten. Nelson Morton passed away in 1884 in Pike County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Nelson Morton began in 1835 in Kentucky.
  • Nelson Morton married Mary Unknown, and had children including Mary Phoebe Moten.
  • Nelson Morton passed away in 1884 in Pike County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Nelson Morton's Ancestors

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Nelson Morton
1835–1884
Birth Place: Kentucky
Parents
Elijah Morton
1803–1850
, Mercer, Kentucky, USA
Nancy (W) Stewart
1798–
Barren County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Morton
1780–1855
Virginia, USA
Jemima Harrell
1786–1876
North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Morton
1743–1820
Susannah Watkins
1743–1823
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Watkins
1714–1783
Frances Anderson
1718–1788

Nelson Morton's Descendants

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Nelson Morton (1835–1884)
  1. 1. Mary (Phoebe) Moten 1879–1946 m. James (Preston) Johnson 1880–1934
    1. 1. LaVaughn Johnson 1915–2002 m. Fraser Robinson 1912–1996
      1. 1. Fraser (C III) Robinson 1935–1991 m. Marian (Lois) Shields 1937–2006

Nelson Morton's Timeline

2 Records

1835
1835
Birth of Nelson Morton in Kentucky
Kentucky
1884
1884
Age 49
Death of Nelson Morton in Pike County, Indiana, United States of America
Pike County, Indiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1835
    Event Place: Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1884
    Event Place: Pike County, Indiana, United States of America

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