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William Raglan Morton 1783 – 1841 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 DEC 1783

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 30 JAN 1841

Death Location: At home of Marmaduke B. Morton, Russellville, Logan Co., Kentucky

Father: William Morton

Mother: Elizabeth Smith

Spouse(s): Nancy Thomson, Elizabeth Bradford

Children(s): Mary Morton, William Morton, Elizabeth Morton, Sarah Morton, John Morton, James Morton

1783 marked the beginning of William Raglan Morton's life in Virginia, to parents William R. Morton and Elizabeth Hite Smith. Eventually, William Raglan Morton married Nancy Thomson and Elizabeth James (Eliza) Bradford, and they welcomed Mary Morton, William Morton, Elizabeth Smith Morton, Sarah Morton, John Bradford Morton and James Morton. William Raglan Morton passed in 1841 at At home of Marmaduke B. Morton, Russellville, Logan Co., Kentucky.

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Parents

William Morton
1754 – 1809
Birth Location: Virginia
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Elizabeth Smith
1765 – 1810
Birth Location: Berryville, Frederick Co., Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Thomson
1790 – 1820
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Bradford
1800 – 1833
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Children(s)

Mary Morton
1808 – 1861
Birth Location: Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky
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William Morton
1809 – 1809
Birth Location: Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky
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Elizabeth Morton
1811 – 1850
Birth Location: Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky
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Sarah Morton
1812 – 1878
Birth Location: Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky
SM
John Morton
1831 – 1898
Birth Location: Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky
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James Morton
1832 – 1832
Birth Location: Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky
JM

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 13 DEC 1783
    Event Place: Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 30 JAN 1841
    Event Place: At home of Marmaduke B. Morton, Russellville, Logan Co., Kentucky

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