Amy Morton

1846 - 1914  (68 years)

• Name	Amy Morton  [1]
  Born	18 Aug 1846	Richland Twp, Grant, IN   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Address	1870	, Barry, MO   [2]
  	"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	27 Dec 1914	Sulphur Springs, Benton, AR   [1]
  Buried	Park Cemetery, Carthage, Jasper, MO   [3]
  Person ID	I291	Allison | Allison
  Last Modified	11 Feb 2023

  
  

  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	Samuel Edmond Oscar Fees,   b. 1 Jun 1845, Des Moines, Polk, IA ,   d. 11 May 1923, Carthage, Jasper, MO  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2019
  Family ID	F500	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

  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.

  
  

• Sources

  [S60] Blackburn Family Association, (https://www.blackburn-tree.org/). [S50] Morton Family records. [S5] Find A Grave. Amy Morton Fees 27 Dec 1914 18 Aug 1846 Park Cemetery, Carthage, Jasper, MO