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William Powell Morton 1883–1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 FEB 1883

Birth Location: Coffee, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 02 NOV 1953

Death Location: Farrar Hill, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Thomas Morton

Mother: Frances Garrett

Spouse(s): Josie Wiser

Children(s): Beatrice Morton, Lora Morton, Billie Morton, Margaret Morton

William Powell Morton was born in 1883 in Coffee, Tennessee, USA, the child of Thomas Powell Morton And Frances Fannie Caroline Garrett. In 1910, William Powell Morton resided in Civil District 3, Coffee, Tennessee, USA. William Powell Morton married Josie Maude Wiser, and had children including Beatrice Tommie Morton, Billie King Morton, Lora Francis Morton, Margaret Joy Morton. William Powell Morton passed away in 1953 in Farrar Hill, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Powell Morton was born in 1883 in Coffee, Tennessee, USA, the child of Thomas Powell Morton And Frances Fannie Caroline Garrett.
  • In 1910, William Powell Morton resided in Civil District 3, Coffee, Tennessee, USA.
  • William Powell Morton married Josie Maude Wiser, and had children including Beatrice Tommie Morton, Billie King Morton, Lora Francis Morton, Margaret Joy Morton.
  • William Powell Morton passed away in 1953 in Farrar Hill, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Morton's Ancestors

Self
William Morton
1883–1953
Birth Place: Coffee, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Thomas Powell Morton
1851–1930
Normandy, TN (Coffee Co.)
Frances ("Fannie" Caroline) Garrett
1857–1947
Oakhill, TN (Coffee Co)
Grandparents
Daniel (M.) Morton
1826–1891
Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Ann) Powell
1833–1908
Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States
George (William) Garrett
1828–1909
Coffee, Tennessee, United States
Mary (Ann) Shelton
1830–1907
Fairfield, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Morton
1787–1855
Ann Fisher
1798–1869
Thomas Powell
1802–1853
Jane Rowland
1804–1841
JOHNSON GARRETT
1803–1846
BELINDA WILSON
1809–1882
Jesse Shelton
1799–1865
Nancy Montgomery
1803–1876
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Shelton
1760–1828
Rhoda Green
1763–1857
John Montgomery
1780–1863
Nancy Johnson
1777–1855

William Morton's Descendants

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William (Powell) Morton (14 FEB 1883–02 NOV 1953) m. Josie (Maude) Wiser (25 Feb 1884–26 Feb 1964)
  1. 1. Beatrice (Tommie) Morton 1903–1996 m. Freelan Anderson 1895–1953
    1. 1. Samuel (Powell) Anderson 1922–1992 m. Margaret (Lillian Adean) Green 1924–2017
      1. 1. Sammy (Powell Anderson) Jr 1950–2019
    2. 2. Laura (Mildred) Anderson 1918–1919
    3. 3. Lillian (Maude) Anderson 1920–2001 m. Cecil (Clay) Milburn 1917–1999
      1. 1. Ricky (Powell) Milburn 1945–2012
    4. 4. Sagley (Vernon) Anderson 1925–2006
    5. 5. Austin (Daniel) Anderson 1927–2013
    6. 6. Fred (Austin) Anderson 1928–1995
  2. 2. Lora (Francis) Morton 1913–2009 m. Herschel (Newton Pollard) Sr 1913–1994
    1. 1. Charles (William) Pollard 1936–1965
  3. 3. Billie (King) Morton 1915–1994 m. Avis Carden 1915–2002
  4. 4. Margaret (Joy) Morton 1928–2000 m. Lee (Harold) Munsey 1917–1996
    1. 1. Beverly (Ann) Munsey 1910–
    2. 2. Margaret (Lee) Munsey 1947–2015 m. Michael (James) Kelly 1943–2019

William Morton's Timeline

5 Records

1883
14 February 1883
Birth of William Powell Morton in Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America
Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America
1883
14 FEB 1883
Birth of William Powell Morton in Coffee, Tennessee, USA
Coffee, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 27
William Powell Morton resided here in Civil District 3, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 3, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
1953
2 November 1953
Age 70
Death of William Powell Morton in Manchester, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America
Manchester, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America
1953
02 NOV 1953
Age 70
Death of William Powell Morton in Buried in Farrah Hill Cemrntary
Buried in Farrah Hill Cemrntary

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 February 1883
    Event Place: Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 FEB 1883
    Event Place: Coffee, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 3, Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1494; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0039; FHL microfilm: 1375507

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 3, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 3, Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1494; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0039; FHL microfilm: 1375507

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 November 1953
    Event Place: Manchester, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 NOV 1953
    Event Place: Buried in Farrah Hill Cemrntary

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Farrar Hill, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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