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Thomas Henry Petway Morton 1821–1884 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 FEB 1821

Birth Location: Rutherford County, Tennessee

Death Date: 11 AUG 1884

Death Location: Swanson Cemetery, near Chapel Hill, Marshall, TN

Father: John Morton

Mother: Nancy Odeneal

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Williams

Children(s): Ida Morton, Nora Morton, Laura Morton, Martha Morton, Frances Morton, Thomas Morton

The story of Thomas Henry Petway Morton began in 1821 in Rutherford County, Tennessee. In 1850, Thomas Henry Petway Morton was recorded in the census in Marshall county, northern division, Marshall, Miss. Thomas Henry Petway Morton married Elizabeth Angeline Williams, and had children including Frances Fannie Morton, Ida Genora Morton, Laura Morton, Martha Matilda E Morton, Nora Morton, Thomas Henry Petway Jr Morton. Thomas Henry Petway Morton passed away in 1884 in Swanson Cemetery, near Chapel Hill, Marshall, TN.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Henry Petway Morton began in 1821 in Rutherford County, Tennessee.
  • In 1850, Thomas Henry Petway Morton was recorded in the census in Marshall county, northern division, Marshall, Miss.
  • Thomas Henry Petway Morton married Elizabeth Angeline Williams, and had children including Frances Fannie Morton, Ida Genora Morton, Laura Morton, Martha Matilda E Morton, Nora Morton, Thomas Henry Petway Jr Morton.
  • Thomas Henry Petway Morton passed away in 1884 in Swanson Cemetery, near Chapel Hill, Marshall, TN.

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Thomas Morton's Ancestors

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Thomas Morton
1821–1884
Birth Place: Rutherford County, Tennessee
Parents
John A. Morton
1782–1873
North Carolina, USA
Nancy (Caroline) Odeneal
1790–1822
Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John Morton
1747–1796
Lunenburg County, Virginia
Nancy (Ann) Smith
1747–1823
Of Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Morton
1711–1764
Ann Moore
1720–1765
John Smith
1715–1768
Mary? Smith
1720–1767
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Morton
1684–1753
Elizabeth Davis
1687–1721

Thomas Morton's Descendants

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Thomas (Henry Petway) Morton (26 FEB 1821–11 AUG 1884) m. Elizabeth (Angeline) Williams (28 FEB 1828–5 MAR 1906)
  1. 1. Ida (Genora) Morton 1861–1899 m. Thomas (Milton) Haynes 1852–1930
    1. 1. Clarence (Heard) Haynes 1884–1927 m. Ola (Vanetta) Parsons 1886–1949
      1. 1. Adrean (Lillian) Haynes 1917–1974 m. Alfred (D) Melton 1922–2005
      2. 2. Clarence (Milton) Haynes 1924–1995
      3. 3. Bobbie (Katherine) Haynes 1918–1990 m. WILLIARD (HUSTON) HIGDON 1917–1999
      4. 4. John (Thomas) Haynes 1908–1968 m. Annie (Ruth) Cherry 1909–1968
        1. 1. Mary (Frances) Haynes 1931–2009
      5. 5. Mary (Genora) Haynes 1909–1931
        1. 1. Mary (Katherine) RAMSEY 1929–2016
      6. 6. NORA HAYNES 1910–1931
    2. 2. Sallie (Angeline) Haynes 1889–1900 m. Tommy (Joe) Prewett 1887–1968
      1. 1. Marion (Angie) Pruitt 1925–1926
      2. 2. Winona (Haynes) Pruitt 1927–2011
      3. 3. Mayburn (Young) Pruitt 1920–1998
    3. 3. Katherine (Bell) Haynes 1885–1957
    4. 4. Walter (Bain) Haynes 1882–1899
  2. 2. Nora Morton 1864–
  3. 3. Laura Morton 1854–1854
  4. 4. Martha (( Matilda) E) Morton 1848–1921 m. Guilford (C.) Laws 1841–1898
    1. 1. Mary (T) Laws 1876–
    2. 2. Elizabeth Laws 1877–
    3. 3. Lottie Laws 1880–
    4. 4. John Laws 1881–
    5. 5. Samuel (Rivers) Laws 1885–
    6. 6. George (Daisey) Laws 1886–1949
    7. 7. Glendon (C) Laws 1889–
    8. 8. Jimmie Laws 1891–
  5. 5. Frances ("Fannie") Morton 1852–1854
  6. 6. Thomas (Henry Petway Jr.) Morton 1859–1887

Thomas Morton's Timeline

3 Records

1821
26 FEB 1821
Birth of Thomas Henry Petway Morton in Rutherford County, Tennessee
Rutherford County, Tennessee
1850
1850
Age 29
Thomas Henry Petway Morton appeared in census in Marshall county, northern division, Marshall, Mississippi, USA
Marshall county, northern division, Marshall, Mississippi, USA
1884
11 AUG 1884
Age 63
Death of Thomas Henry Petway Morton in Chapel Hill, Marshall County, Tennessee
Chapel Hill, Marshall County, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 FEB 1821
    Event Place: Rutherford County, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Marshall county, northern division, Marshall, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: Age:
    28-29

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 AUG 1884
    Event Place: Chapel Hill, Marshall County, Tennessee
    Record Source: Age:
    63

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Swanson Cemetery, near Chapel Hill, Marshall, TN

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