Lute Charles Morton

1895 - 1980  (85 years)

• Name	Lute Charles Morton  [1]
  Born	31 Jul 1895	Eagle Rock, Barry, MO   [1]
  	He was born in the "Cottage" home at the Eagle Rock Mill. [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1900	Mineral Twp, Jasper, MO   [2]
  Residence	1910	Purcell, Jasper, MO   [3]
  Address	1923	Strathmore, Tulare, CA   [1]
  	He moved from Missouri to Strathmore 54 years ago, per a 1977 newspaper article (see Histories below).
  Occupation	Aft 1923 to 1965	Strathmore, Tulare, CA   [1]
  	Owner and operator of Morton's Feed and Appliance Store.
  Died	30 Sept 1980	Porterville, Tulare, CA
  Person ID	I283	Allison | Allison
  Last Modified	7 Mar 2019

  
  

  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  [4]
  Family ID	F57	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Stella Edna Parrott,   b. 16 Mar 1900, , , MO ,   d. 4 Feb 1972, Lindsay, Tulare, CA  (Age 71 years)
  Married	15 Apr 1917	Bryant, Douglas, MO   [1, 4]
  Children	+ 1. Betty Rose Morton,   b. 8 Mar 1918, Cassville, Barry, MO ,   d. 29 May 1997, , Tulare, CA  (Age 79 years) + 2. Jean Iris Morton,   b. 3 Jan 1920, McDonald Twp, Barry, MO ,   d. 2012  (Age 91 years) + 3. Velta Lois Morton,   b. 5 Mar 1925, Lindsay, Tulare, CA ,   d. 22 Sep 2021  (Age 96 years)
  Last Modified	12 Mar 2019
  Family ID	F409	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents		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.
  		1910 United States Census, Purcell, Jasper, MO John L. Morton listed as head of household, which included wife Martha J, daughters Mattie, May, Bessie, Eva, Nellie and son Lute.

  
  

  Histories » Slide Show		Mortons hold reunion Newspaper article from Aug 1977. Reunion was held Aug 22-23, 1977. The newspaper article most likely appeared in the Porterville Recorder, the paper that served the Strathmore area.
  		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

  
  

• Sources

  [S50] Morton Family records. [S44] 1900 United States Federal Census , Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S60] Blackburn Family Association, (https://www.blackburn-tree.org/).