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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

William Raglan Morton was born in 1783 in Virginia, the child of William R. Morton and Elizabeth Hite Smith. William Raglan Morton married Nancy Thomson, Elizabeth James (Eliza) Bradford, and had children including Mary Morton, William Morton, Elizabeth Smith Morton, Sarah Morton, John Bradford Morton, James Morton. William Raglan Morton passed away in 1841 in At home of Marmaduke B. Morton, Russellville, Logan Co., Kentucky.

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Biography

  • William Raglan Morton was born in 1783 in Virginia, the child of William R. Morton and Elizabeth Hite Smith.
  • William Raglan Morton married Nancy Thomson, Elizabeth James (Eliza) Bradford, and had children including Mary Morton, William Morton, Elizabeth Smith Morton, Sarah Morton, John Bradford Morton, James Morton.
  • William Raglan Morton passed away in 1841 in At home of Marmaduke B. Morton, Russellville, Logan Co., Kentucky.

Immediate Family

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
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John Morton
1831 – 1898
Birth Location: Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky
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James Morton
1832 – 1832
Birth Location: Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky
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William Morton's Ancestors

Self
William Morton
1783 – 1841
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
William R. Morton
1754 – 1809
Virginia
Elizabeth (Hite) Smith
1765 – 1810
Berryville, Frederick Co., Virginia
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Morton's Descendants

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William (Raglan) Morton (13 DEC 1783 – 30 JAN 1841) m. Nancy Thomson (21 Jan 1790 – 29 Jun 1820) m. Elizabeth (James (Eliza)) Bradford (Bet. 1800–1810 – 01 AUG 1833)
  1. 1. Mary Morton (1808 – 19 Apr 1861)
  2. 2. William Morton (05 May 1809 – 1809)
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Smith) Morton (Bet. 1811–1817 – Bef. 1850)
  4. 4. Sarah Morton (1812 – Bet. 1878–1879)
  5. 5. John (Bradford) Morton (28 Jan 1831 – 4 Jan 1898) m. Lutitia (Ellen) Burnett (16 Jun 1842 – 24 Mar 1895)
    1. 1. William (Archibald) Morton (1865 – 1871)
    2. 2. Benjamin (Edward) Morton (19 Jul 1869 – 19 Feb 1918)
    3. 3. Gabriella Morton (17 Sep 1872 – 01 Jun 1963) m. William (Francis) Bolinger (16 Oct 1857 – 21 Aug 1936)
      1. 1. William (F.) Bolinger (Abt. 1878 – 1936)
      2. 2. Bertha (Mae) Bolinger (18 Jul 1896 – 02 Mar 1974) m. George (Harvey) Granger (12 Sep 1894 – 10 Mar 1917) m. Joseph ((Buddy)) Thompson (08 Feb 1894 – 01 Jan 1955)
        1. 1. Evelyn (Mae) Granger (03 Mar 1913 – 22 Sep 1979)
        2. 2. Baby (Boy) Thompson ( – 03 Apr 1930)
      3. 3. William (Harley) Bollinger (08 Apr 1899 – 12 Aug 1974) m. Vera (Bernice) Mitchell (14 NOV 1911 – 3 Aug 1988)
        1. 1. William (Ray) Bollinger (06 Jul 1932 – 12 JUL 1982) m. Mary (Ellen) Harper (February 25, 1932 – August 18, 2014) m. Margaret (Ellen) Roberson
      4. 4. Beulah (Marie) Bolinger (21 Apr 1903 – 18 May 1985)
      5. 5. Bernice (Ruth) Bolinger (02 Jan 1906 – 27 May 1969)
      6. 6. Francis (Harold) Bolinger (10 May 1908 – 03 Apr 1965)
    4. 4. Clyde Morton (BET 1873 AND 1879 – BET 1873 AND 1879)
    5. 5. Henry (Clifford) Morton (06 Nov 1876 – 15 Feb 1940) m. Fannie Parker ( – Bef. 1940)
      1. 1. Gladys Morton (18 Aug 1901 – May 1976)
  6. 6. James Morton (ABT 1832 – 14 NOV 1832)

William Morton's Timeline

2 Records

1783
13 DEC 1783
Birth of William Raglan Morton in Virginia
Virginia
1841
30 JAN 1841
Age 58
Death of William Raglan Morton in At home of Marmaduke B. Morton, Russellville, Logan Co., Kentucky
At home of Marmaduke B. Morton, Russellville, Logan Co., Kentucky

Sources

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

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