John Allen Morton

1878 - 1933  (55 years)

• Name	John Allen Morton  [1, 2]
  Born	28 Mar 1878	Pioneer, Barry, MO   [1, 2, 3]
  	Born at Shoal Creek Mills. [1]
  Gender	Male
  Address	1880	Rock Creek, Cowley, KS   [4]
  Address	1900	Mineral Twp, Jasper, MO   [5]
  Address	1910	Twin Falls, Twin Falls, ID   [2]
  Address	1930	Los Gatos, Santa Clara, CA   [2]
  Died	15 May 1933	Los Gatos, Santa Clara, CA   [1, 2]
  Buried	San Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA   [2, 6]
  Notes	He followed his father's footsteps and worked as a miller. [5]
  Person ID	I276	Allison | Allison
  Last Modified	22 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	John Lawsha Morton,   b. 28 May 1853, Richland Twp, Grant, IN ,   d. 7 May 1930, Seneca, Newton, MO  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Martha Jane Skinner,   b. 23 Mar 1853, El Paso, McLean, IL ,   d. 12 Dec 1933, Florence, Fremont, CO  (Age 80 years)
  Married	21 Apr 1872  [2]
  Family ID	F57	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Clara Holl,   b. 31 Jul 1880, Canaan Twp, Wayne, OH ,   d. 29 Dec 1948, Los Gatos, Santa Clara, CA  (Age 68 years)
  Married	23 May 1905	Monett, Barry, MO   [2]
  Children	1. ---- Morton   2. Berniece Marguerite Morton,   b. 9 May 1907, Carthage, Jasper, MO ,   d. 1 Sep 1923, Central Point, Jackson, OR  (Age 16 years) + 3. Harold Lee Morton,   b. 29 Jan 1909, Twin Falls, Twin Falls, ID ,   d. 25 Sep 1993, , Sonoma, CA  (Age 84 years) + 4. Frances Dona Morton,   b. 24 Feb 1911, Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, ID ,   d. 22 Aug 1990, , Lane, OR  (Age 79 years) + 5. Paul Woodrow Morton,   b. 2 Jul 1914, Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, ID ,   d. 12 May 2003, Campbell, Santa Clara, CA  (Age 88 years) + 6. Jackson Leonard Morton,   b. 24 Jul 1919, , , AR ,   d. 27 Sep 2001, Edmonds, Snohomish, WA  (Age 82 years) + 7. Louis Vernon Morton,   b. 2 Jun 1923, , , OR ,   d. 20 Oct 1966, , San Mateo, CA  (Age 43 years)
  Last Modified	11 Mar 2019
  Family ID	F345	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents		1880 United States Census, Rock Creek Twp, Cowley, KS John L. Morton listed as head of household, which included wife Martha J., son Ami O, son John A., and newborn daughter Rosa.
  		1900 United States Census, Mineral, Jasper, MO John L. Morton listed as head of household, which included wife Martha J., sons Ami, John and Lute, daughters Rosa, Mattie, Mary, Bessie, Eva, and Nellie.

  
  

  Headstones

  John Allen Morton Plot: Section C Site 424

  
  

  Histories » Slide Show		John Lawsha Morton, biography Compiled by Dona Morton Adams, Betty Morton Baird,Mary Klock Silverthorn and Betty Allison Moore in 1977, from Eva Morton Woods' notes from "The Tribe of John" in 1943, and gathered from Bibles in the homes of Silas Lute Morton of Fresno, California and Joshua Morton of Grants Pass, Oregon in 1922.
  		John Lawsha Morton, obituary Cassville Republican Cassville, Missouri Thursday, 15 May 1930
  		Tracking down our ancestors: Mary Eleanor Allen
  		Morton's Mills

  
  

• Sources

  [S50] Morton Family records. [S60] Blackburn Family Association, (https://www.blackburn-tree.org/). [S15] U.S. Draft Registration, WWI, National Archives, Washington, D.C. [S22] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S44] 1900 United States Federal Census , Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S5] Find A Grave.