Catherine Morton

1844 - 1932  (88 years)

• Name	Catherine Morton  [1, 2]
  Nickname	Kate
  Born	30 May 1844	Richland Twp, Grant, IN   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Address	1870	, Barry, MO   [3]
  	"In the fall of 1870, the Mortons, with relatives, in an ox team wagon train moved southward from Virginia, crossing the Missouri River and south to the foothills and streams of the Ozark Mountains and settled in Barry county. They carried their money in coined gold." Source: Eva Morton, as told to Betty Morton.
  Died	18 Dec 1932	Guthrie, Logan, OK   [2]
  Buried	Parker Cemetery, Arkansas City, Cowley, KS   [2]
  Person ID	I290	Allison | Allison
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2020

  
  

  Father	John D. Morton,   b. 20 Aug 1815, , Preston, WV ,   d. 1 Apr 1892, Shoal Creek Twp, Barry, MO  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Mary Harader,   b. 4 Nov 1817, , Preston, WV ,   d. 12 Oct 1875, Shoal Creek Twp, Barry, MO  (Age 57 years)
  Married	29 Oct 1835	, Fayette, PA   [1]
  Family ID	F58	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Daniel Harader,   b. 20 Apr 1846, , Preston, WV ,   d. 6 Mar 1929, Arkansas City, Cowley, KS  (Age 82 years)
  Married	26 Aug 1866	, Adams, IA   [4]
  Notes	No children
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2020
  Family ID	F1381	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		1850 US Census, Richland Township, Grant County, Indiana John Morton listed as head of household, which included wife Mary, sons Silas and Moses, and daughters Sarah, Mary, Catherine, Amy, and Phebe. Occupation: farmer. Real estate value: $2500.
  		1856 Iowa State Census, Quincy Township, Adams County John listed as head of household, which included wife Mary, sons Silas, Moses, John L and Isaac, and daughters Sarah, Mary (Margaret) Catherine, Amy, Phebe, and Elizabeth. John's occupation listed as miller.
  		1860 US Census, Washington township, Adams County, Iowa John listed as head of household, which included wife Mary, sons Silas, Moses, John, and Joshua, and daughters, Sarah, Catharine, Amy, Phebe, Elizabeth and Caroline. John's occupation listed as miller. Value of real estate: $6000. Value of personal estate: $1150.

  
  

  Histories » Slide Show		John D. Morton and Mary "Polly" Harader biographical sketch. Contains false family legend information. 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.
  		Silas Morton, obituary The Fresno Morning Republican Fresno, California Sunday, 16 January 1927
  		Silas Morton, funeral notice The Fresno Morning Republican Fresno, California Monday, 17 January 1927

  
  

• Sources

  [S60] Blackburn Family Association, (https://www.blackburn-tree.org/). [S5] Find A Grave. [S50] Morton Family records. [S43] Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).