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Silas Lazarus Morton 1801–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1801

Birth Location: , Blount, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 16 Sep 1862

Death Location: Missouri, USA

Father: William Morton

Mother: Margaret Farr

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Children(s): Nancy Merton

Silas Lazarus Morton was born in 1801 in , Blount, Tennessee, USA, the child of William Prescott Morton And Margaret Peggy Farr. Silas Lazarus Morton had children including Nancy Ann Merton. Silas Lazarus Morton passed away in 1862 in Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Silas Lazarus Morton was born in 1801 in , Blount, Tennessee, USA, the child of William Prescott Morton And Margaret Peggy Farr.
  • Silas Lazarus Morton had children including Nancy Ann Merton.
  • Silas Lazarus Morton passed away in 1862 in Missouri, USA.

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Silas Morton's Ancestors

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Silas Morton
1801–1862
Birth Place: , Blount, Tennessee, USA
Parents
William Prescott Morton
1768–1852
York, Pennsylvania, United States
Margaret (Peggy) Farr
1776–1852
Mecklenburg, , North Carolina, USA
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Silas Morton's Descendants

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Silas (Lazarus) Morton (1 Jan 1801–16 Sep 1862)
  1. 1. Nancy (Ann) Merton 1834–1901
    1. 1. John (Perry) Maples 1859–1940
      1. 1. Clarence Maples 1890–1968 m. Gladys Hughs 1888–1925 m. Mamie Rowe 1907–1985
        1. 1. Velma Hughes 1910–
        2. 2. Lucille Maples 1912–1993 m. Clarence (Little) Elder 1911–1975
        3. 3. Marguerite Maples 1913–1935
        4. 4. Harlan (Leroy) Maples 1914–1988 m. Blanche Johnson 1911–1999
        5. 5. Virginia Maples 1917–1999 m. Joseph Pulley 1918–
        6. 6. Clarence (A.) Maples 1944–1996
        7. 7. Mitchell Maples 1935–1993
        8. 8. Edward Shaw 1930–2001
        9. 9. Ulysses Maples 1940–1998
        10. 10. Earl (H) Maples 1947–1975
        11. 11. Ruth (Maples) Henderson 1919–1988 m. Lloyd (Alfred) Henderson 1914–1986

Silas Morton's Timeline

2 Records

1801
1 Jan 1801
Birth of Silas Lazarus Morton in , Blount, Tennessee, USA
, Blount, Tennessee, USA
1862
16 Sep 1862
Age 61
Death of Silas Lazarus Morton in Missouri, USA
Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1801
    Event Place: , Blount, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1862
    Event Place: Missouri, USA

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