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Peter Morton 1818–1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1818

Birth Location: Smithville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: Aft. 1900

Death Location: Smithville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA

Father: Moses Morton

Mother: Bertha Morton

Spouse(s): Hannah Morton

Children(s): Sloan Morton

The story of Peter Morton began in 1818 in Smithville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA. Peter Morton married Hannah Morton, and had children including Sloan Morton. Peter Morton passed away in 1900 in Smithville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Peter Morton began in 1818 in Smithville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA.
  • Peter Morton married Hannah Morton, and had children including Sloan Morton.
  • Peter Morton passed away in 1900 in Smithville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Moses Morton
1795–1870
Birth Location: Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
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Bertha Morton
1800–1881
Birth Location: Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Morton
1825–1900
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Children(s)

Sloan Morton
1866–1944
Birth Location: Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA ?
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Peter Morton's Ancestors

Self
Peter Morton
1818–1900
Birth Place: Smithville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Moses Morton
1795–1870
Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Bertha (L. "Betsey") Morton
1800–1881
Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Peter Morton's Descendants

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Peter Morton (Abt 1818–Aft. 1900) m. Hannah Morton (abt 1825–Bef. 1900)
  1. 1. Sloan Morton 1866–1944 m. Laucinda ("Lottie") Ellington 1870–
    1. 1. Pressley (Morton) Sr 1885–1955 m. Julia Wardlaw 1888–1949
      1. 1. Charlie (Morton) Sr 1906–1958 m. Isabell (Williams) Morton 1908–1990
        1. 1. Charles (Morton) Jr 1929–2004 m. Eula (Mae) Morton 1933–
        2. 2. James (Sherman) Morton 1924–1971 m. Eva Morton 1924–2003
        3. 3. Eula (Bell) Morton 1930–1965 m. James (M Settles) Sr 1926–2006
        4. 4. Iola Morton 1933–2008 m. Archibald (D) Perrin 1928–2011
        5. 5. Idell (Morton) Louden 1928–2004 m. James (Louden) Jr. 1926–
      2. 2. Willie Morton 1907–1953 m. Lossie Warren 1909–1980
        1. 1. Mary (Dorothy) Morton 1930–2007
        2. 2. Earnest Morton 1935–1941
        3. 3. Curtis Morton 1943–1994
        4. 4. Julia (Ann) Morton 1946–2022
        5. 5. Louise Morton –2025
      3. 3. Sloan (Timothy) Morton 1915–1969 m. Cotella Williams 1918–1994
        1. 1. Sloan (Morton) Jr 1940–1963
      4. 4. Louise Morton 1909–1995
      5. 5. Verdia (Lee) Morton 1914–1981 m. Charlie (Edward) Brewer 1910–1970
      6. 6. Ernest Morton 1918–1984
      7. 7. Robert Morton 1920–1997
      8. 8. Pressley (Morton) Jr 1928–1955

Peter Morton's Timeline

2 Records

1818
Abt 1818
Birth of Peter Morton in Smithville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Smithville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
1900
Aft. 1900
Age 82
Death of Peter Morton in Smithville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Smithville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1818
    Event Place: Smithville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 1900
    Event Place: Smithville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
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