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Sophronia Emma MORTON 1820–1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 SEP 1820

Birth Location: Bedford County, TN

Death Date: 1 NOV 1875

Death Location: Bedford County, TN

Father: Jacob MORTON

Mother: Annie FISHER

Spouse(s): Michael SHOFFNER

Children(s): Emma SHOFFNER, Ann SHOFFNER, Jacob SHOFNER, Mary SHOFFNER, John SHOFFNER, Hugh SHOFNER, Finis SHOFNER, Martha SHOFFNER, James SHOFNER, Christina SHOFFNER, Laura SHOFFNER, Jennie SHOFFNER, Cora SHOFFNER, Michael SHOFFNER

The story of Sophronia Emma MORTON began in 1820 in Bedford County, TN. Sophronia Emma MORTON married Michael Shoffner, and had children including Ann E Shoffner, Christina Lee Shoffner, Cora Ann Shoffner, Emma Amelia Shoffner, Finis E Shofner, Hugh L Shofner, Jacob Morton Shofner, James J Shofner, Jennie B Shoffner, John E Shoffner, Laura Elizabeth Shoffner, Martha W Shoffner, Mary Jane Shoffner, Michael F Shoffner. Sophronia Emma MORTON passed away in 1875 in Bedford County, TN.

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Biography

  • The story of Sophronia Emma MORTON began in 1820 in Bedford County, TN.
  • Sophronia Emma MORTON married Michael Shoffner, and had children including Ann E Shoffner, Christina Lee Shoffner, Cora Ann Shoffner, Emma Amelia Shoffner, Finis E Shofner, Hugh L Shofner, Jacob Morton Shofner, James J Shofner, Jennie B Shoffner, John E Shoffner, Laura Elizabeth Shoffner, Martha W Shoffner, Mary Jane Shoffner, Michael F Shoffner.
  • Sophronia Emma MORTON passed away in 1875 in Bedford County, TN.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob MORTON
1787–1855
Birth Location: Caswell Co, NC
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Annie FISHER
1798–1869
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Michael SHOFFNER
1818–1892
Birth Location: Bedford County, TN
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Children(s)

Emma SHOFFNER
1844–1911
Birth Location: Bedford County, TN
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Ann SHOFFNER
1839–
Birth Location: –
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Jacob SHOFNER
1841–
Birth Location: –
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Mary SHOFFNER
1843–
Birth Location: –
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John SHOFFNER
1847–
Birth Location: –
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Hugh SHOFNER
1848–
Birth Location: –
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Finis SHOFNER
1850–
Birth Location: –
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Martha SHOFFNER
1851–
Birth Location: –
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James SHOFNER
1853–
Birth Location: –
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Christina SHOFFNER
1853–
Birth Location: –
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Laura SHOFFNER
1856–
Birth Location: –
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Jennie SHOFFNER
1858–
Birth Location: –
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Cora SHOFFNER
1859–
Birth Location: –
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Michael SHOFFNER
1861–1862
Birth Location: Bedford County, TN
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Sophronia MORTON's Ancestors

Self
Sophronia MORTON
1820–1875
Birth Place: Bedford County, TN
Parents
Jacob MORTON
1787–1855
Caswell Co, NC
Annie FISHER
1798–1869
North Carolina
Grandparents
Mesheck MORTON
–1796
Michael FISHER
1766–1833
Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Christiana EARNHART
1764–1830
Rowan County, NC
Great-Grandparents
Martin FisHER
1745–1781
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sophronia MORTON's Descendants

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Sophronia (Emma) MORTON (19 SEP 1820–1 NOV 1875) m. Michael SHOFFNER (28 JUL 1818–27 MAY 1892)
  1. 1. Emma (Amelia) SHOFFNER 1844–1911 m. John (Fletcher) MOORE 1841–1905
    1. 1. Mary (Suffrona) MOORE 1864–1937 m. Zacariah (Taylor) CANNON 1849–1926
      1. 1. Evelyn CANNON 1903–1985 m. Edgar (Paul) CARROLL 1901–1975 m. Byron (Lee) FOSTER 1891–1956
        1. 1. Douglas (Lee (Doug)) FOSTER 1926–2013 m. Josie TAYLOR 1929–1986
        2. 2. Mildred (Ruth) FOSTER 1923–1991
      2. 2. Everett (Sinclair) CANNON 1888–1956 m. Lucy (Shofner) JONES 1894–
      3. 3. Alberta (Lee) CANNON 1889–1969 m. Waldon SORRELLS 1886–1916 m. Gladys MOORE 1898–1957
        1. 1. Gerald (Ward) SORRELLS 1914–1938
        2. 2. William (Taylor) SORRELLS 1908–1940
        3. 3. Archie (Ray) SORRELLS 1910–1961
      4. 4. Michael (Shoffner) CANNON 1891–1984 m. Myrtle (Annis) REAVES –1981
      5. 5. Wilburn (Hoyte) CANNON 1893–1953
      6. 6. Jennie (Pearl) CANNON 1896–1986 m. Roy (Edwin) ROBERTS 1890–1930 m. George (T.) Burrum 1889–1979
        1. 1. Peggy (Ann) ROBERTS 1928–1999
        2. 2. Mary (Frances) ROBERTS 1920–1992
      7. 7. Eula (Myrtle) CANNON 1898–1927
    2. 2. Archibald (Shofner) MOORE 1862–1947 m. Lucy ASHLEY 1867–1926
      1. 1. William (Ashley) MOORE 1889–1976 m. Ruth (Bonapart) MANKIN –1984
      2. 2. Michael (Shoffner) MOORE 1892–1980
        1. 1. Mary (Selene) MOORE 1916–1926
      3. 3. John (Norman) MOORE 1895–1935
    3. 3. Michael (Shoffner) MOORE 1866–1890
    4. 4. Nancy (Yell) MOORE 1868–
    5. 5. Fredrick (E.) MOORE 1871–
    6. 6. Virginia (A.) MOORE 1873–1896
    7. 7. Andrew (Moses) MOORE 1875–1962
    8. 8. Hugh (Lawson) MOORE 1878–
    9. 9. Myrtle (E.) MOORE 1884–
  2. 2. Ann (E.) SHOFFNER 1839–
  3. 3. Jacob (Morton) SHOFNER 1841–
  4. 4. Mary (Jane) SHOFFNER 1843–
  5. 5. John (E.) SHOFFNER 1847–
  6. 6. Hugh (L.) SHOFNER 1848–
  7. 7. Finis (E.) SHOFNER 1850–
  8. 8. Martha (W.) SHOFFNER 1851–
  9. 9. James (J.) SHOFNER 1853–
  10. 10. Christina (Lee) SHOFFNER 1853–
  11. 11. Laura (Elizabeth) SHOFFNER 1856–
  12. 12. Jennie (B.) SHOFFNER 1858–
  13. 13. Cora (Ann) SHOFFNER 1859–
  14. 14. Michael (F) SHOFFNER 1861–1862

Sophronia MORTON's Timeline

2 Records

1820
19 SEP 1820
Birth of Sophronia Emma MORTON in Bedford County, TN
Bedford County, TN
1875
1 NOV 1875
Age 55
Death of Sophronia Emma MORTON in Bedford County, TN
Bedford County, TN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 SEP 1820
    Event Place: Bedford County, TN
    Record Source: Doug1.ged

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 NOV 1875
    Event Place: Bedford County, TN
    Record Source: Doug1.ged
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