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Thomas Benton Morton 1851–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 May 1851

Birth Location: Marion County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 22 May 1917

Death Location: Fayette, Fayette County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Senator Morton

Mother: Mary Morton

Spouse(s): Eudora Morton

Children(s): Martha Wade, Cora Morton, Mary Morton, Lorra Morton, Laura Morton, John Morton, Garfield Morton, George Morton, Elsa Morton, Claude Morton, Ruby Morton, Thomas Morton

Thomas Benton Morton was born in 1851 in Marion County, Alabama, USA, the child of Senator Sgt James Franklin Morton And Mary Elizabeth Jane Whitehead Morton. In 1860, Thomas Benton Morton resided in Eastern District, Marion, Alabama, USA. In 1870, Thomas Benton Morton resided in Township 13 Range 12, Fayette, Alabama, USA. Thomas Benton Morton married Eudora Jane Mccaleb Morton, and had children including Claude Morton, Cora W Morton, Elsa Morton, Garfield Morton, George Morton, John Morton, Laura Morton, Lorra E Morton, Martha Elizabeth Morton Wade, Mary I Morton, Ruby Morton, Thomas Morton. Thomas Benton Morton passed away in 1917 in Fayette, Fayette County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Thomas Benton Morton was born in 1851 in Marion County, Alabama, USA, the child of Senator Sgt James Franklin Morton And Mary Elizabeth Jane Whitehead Morton.
  • In 1860, Thomas Benton Morton resided in Eastern District, Marion, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1870, Thomas Benton Morton resided in Township 13 Range 12, Fayette, Alabama, USA.
  • Thomas Benton Morton married Eudora Jane Mccaleb Morton, and had children including Claude Morton, Cora W Morton, Elsa Morton, Garfield Morton, George Morton, John Morton, Laura Morton, Lorra E Morton, Martha Elizabeth Morton Wade, Mary I Morton, Ruby Morton, Thomas Morton.
  • Thomas Benton Morton passed away in 1917 in Fayette, Fayette County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Morton's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Morton
1851–1917
Birth Place: Marion County, Alabama, USA
Parents
Senator Sgt. James Franklin Morton
1824–1871
Marion County, Alabama, USA
Mary (Elizabeth Jane Whitehead) Morton
1829–1906
Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States of America
Grandparents
Thomas Morton
1799–1860
, , South Carolina, United States
Florence Malloy
1793–1870
Jura Island, Argyll, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Morton
1778–1852
Mary Stanford
1788–1878
John Sr
1757–1838
Nancy Faulkner
1773–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Morton
1762–1841
Margaret Alexander
1765–1837
Thomas Stanford
1756–1843
Elizabeth Brown
1760–1821
John O'Malloy
1730–1800
Marion Smith
1722–1822
James Faulkner
1743–1803
FNU Faulkner
1753–

Thomas Morton's Descendants

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Thomas (Benton) Morton (3 May 1851–22 May 1917) m. Eudora (Jane McCaleb) Morton (15 January 1855–1 September 1933)
  1. 1. Martha (Elizabeth Morton) Wade 1872–1951
  2. 2. Cora (W.) Morton 1874–
  3. 3. Mary (I) Morton 1876–
    1. 1. Frank (Hubert) Jeffries 1905–1981
  4. 4. Lorra (E) Morton 1879–
  5. 5. Laura Morton 1877–
  6. 6. John Morton 1880–
  7. 7. Garfield Morton 1883–
  8. 8. George Morton 1885–
  9. 9. Elsa Morton 1887–
  10. 10. Claude Morton 1889–
  11. 11. Ruby Morton 1891–
  12. 12. Thomas Morton 1893–

Thomas Morton's Timeline

7 Records

1851
3 May 1851
Birth of Thomas Benton Morton in Marion County, Alabama, USA
Marion County, Alabama, USA
1860
1860
Age 9
Thomas Benton Morton resided here in Eastern District, Marion, Alabama, USA
Eastern District, Marion, Alabama, USA
1870
1870
Age 19
Thomas Benton Morton resided here in Township 13 Range 12, Fayette, Alabama, USA
Township 13 Range 12, Fayette, Alabama, USA
1880
1880
Age 29
Thomas Benton Morton resided here in Fayette, Alabama, USA
Fayette, Alabama, USA
1900
1900
Age 49
Thomas Benton Morton resided here in Fayette, Fayette, Alabama, USA
Fayette, Fayette, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 59
Thomas Benton Morton resided here in Birmingham Ward 12, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham Ward 12, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1917
22 May 1917
Age 66
Death of Thomas Benton Morton in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 May 1851
    Event Place: Marion County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Fayette, Alabama; Roll: 13; Page: 437A; Enumeration District: 075
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 13 Range 12, Fayette, Alabama; Roll: M593_16; Page: 370B; Family History Library Film: 545515
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Fayette, Fayette, Alabama; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 1240016
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Eastern District, Marion, Alabama; Page: 619; Family History Library Film: 803016
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Birmingham Ward 12, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: T624_19; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0083; FHL microfilm: 1374032
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Eastern District, Marion, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Eastern District, Marion, Alabama; Page: 619; Family History Library Film: 803016

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Township 13 Range 12, Fayette, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 13 Range 12, Fayette, Alabama; Roll: M593_16; Page: 370B; Family History Library Film: 545515

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Fayette, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Fayette, Alabama; Roll: 13; Page: 437A; Enumeration District: 075

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Fayette, Fayette, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Fayette, Fayette, Alabama; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 1240016

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Birmingham Ward 12, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Birmingham Ward 12, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: T624_19; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0083; FHL microfilm: 1374032

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1917
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fayette, Fayette County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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