James Morton

1807 - 1849  (41 years)

• Name	James Morton  [1]
  Born	5 Oct 1807	Bruceton Mills, Preston, WV   [1]
  	At the time of his birth, the area was Monongalia County, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Census	6 Aug 1810	, Monongalia, WV   [2]
  	Wm Morton 2 males under 10 (Samuel, James) 1 male 26-44 (self) 1 female under 10 (Jane) 1 female 10-15 1 female 16-25 1 female 26-44 (Elizabeth)
  Died	11 Jul 1849	Jackson Twp, Howard, IN   [1, 3]
  	Cause of death: fungus [3]
  Person ID	I301	Allison | Allison
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2020

  
  

  Father	William Morton,   b. 11 Mar 1770, , Chester, PA ,   d. 30 Dec 1864, , Jefferson, IA  (Age 94 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Harry,   b. 14 Mar 1784, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA ,   d. 24 Apr 1854, , Jefferson, IA  (Age 70 years)
  Married	Bef 28 Dec 1804  [1]
  Family ID	F59	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jane Connor,   b. 14 Jun 1806, , , VA ,   d. 23 Oct 1886, Flora Twp, Carroll, IN  (Age 80 years)
  Children	1. William C Morton,   b. 10 May 1831, , Preston, WV ,   d. 5 Dec 1910, Bay City, Tillamook, OR  (Age 79 years)   2. Joseph Addison Morton,   b. 5 Jan 1834, , Preston, WV ,   d. 27 Jun 1915, , Malheur, OR  (Age 81 years)   3. Virgil Morton,   b. Abt 1837, , Preston, WV + 4. Harrison P Morton,   b. May 1839, , Preston, WV ,   d. 17 May 1905, , Malheur, OR  (Age ~ 66 years)   5. James D Morton,   b. 31 Oct 1841, , Preston, WV ,   d. 6 Oct 1915, Ockley, Carroll, IN  (Age 73 years)   6. John Harvey Morton,   b. 15 Feb 1846, Jackson Twp, Howard, IN ,   d. 12 Oct 1927, Ridgefield, Clark, WA  (Age 81 years)
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2020
  Family ID	F1397	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		1810 US Census, Monongalia County, Virginia (became Preston Co, Virgina in 1818, then Preston County, West Virginia in 1863) William Morton listed as head of household, which included 2 males under 10 (Samuel, James), 1 male 26-44 (self), 1 female under 10 (Jane), 1 female 10-15 (?), 1 female 16-25 (?), 1 female 26-44 (wife Elizabeth)
  		1820 US Census, Preston County, Virginia (became Preston County, West Virginia in 1863) William Morton listed as head of household, which included 3 males under 10 (William, John, Musgrave), 2 males 10-15 (Samuel, James), 1 male 45 and over (self), 2 females under 10 (Susannah, Gracie), 1 female 10-15 (Jane), 1 female 16-25 (?), 1 female 26-44 (wife Elizabeth)
  		1830 US Census, Preston County, Virginia (Preston County, West Virginia in 1863) Two households listed: William Morton listed as head of household, which included 1 male 10-14 (Musgrave), 1 male 15-19 (John), 1 male 20-29 (William), 1 male 60-69 (self), 1 female under 5 (Elizabeth), 1 female 5-9 (Sarah), 2 females 10-14 (Susannah, ?), 1 female 15-19 (Gracey), 1 female 30-39 (wife Elizabeth, incorrect age bracket, s/b 40-49). Thamer accidentally left off the census tally for the 5-9 age bracket. James Morton listed as head of household, which included 1 male 20-29 (self), 1 female under 5 (?), 1 female 20-29 (wife Jane)
  		1840 US Census, Preston County, Virginia (became Preston County, West Virginia in 1863) James Morton listed as head of household, which included 3 males under 5 (Joseph, Virgil, Harrison), 1 male 5-9 (William), 1 male 10-14 (?), 1 male 30-39 (self), 1 female 5-9 (?), 1 female 30-39 (wife Jane)
  		U.S. Federal Land Patent, Fort Wayne land office, Document #26878 James Morton 1 May 1849 Land description: "An act to grant the right of pre-emption to actual settlers on the land acquired by treaty from the Miami Indians in Indiana, for the South West Quarter of Section thirty four, in township twentyfour North of Range five East, in the district of Lands Subjects Sale at Fort Wayne, Indiana, containing one hundred and sixty acres."
  		James Morton, last will and testament Howard County, Indiana Written 28 June 1849 Proved 15 August 1849

  
  

  Histories

  Joseph Addison Morton, biographical sketch Excerpt from An Illustrated History of Baker, Grant, Malheur and Harney Counties, pg 628-629. [Chicago?] Western Historical Publishing Company, 1902.

  
  

• Sources

  [S60] Blackburn Family Association, (https://www.blackburn-tree.org/). [S186] 1810 United States Federal Census , National Archives and Records Administration, (United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Third Census of the United States, 1820. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1810 ). [S208] U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).