Gracey Morton

1810 - 1897  (86 years)

• Name	Gracey Morton  [1]
  Born	16 Nov 1810	Bruceton Mills, Preston, WV   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Address	1840	, Clinton, IN   [2]
  Address	1850	Green Twp, Howard, IN   [3]
  Address	1856	Quincy Twp, Adams, IA   [4]
  Address	1860	Rock Creek Twp, Nemaha, KS   [5]
  Address	1870	Washington Twp, Adams, IA   [6]
  Address	1880	Naches, Yakima, WA   [7]
  	Was Lower Natchez when census taken.
  Died	24 Feb 1897	Tillamook, Tillamook, OR   [1, 8]
  Buried	Fairview Pioneer Cemetery, Tillamook, Tillamook, OR   [8]
  Person ID	I303	Allison | Allison
  Last Modified	12 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	Jacob Turney,   b. 22 Nov 1808, , , PA ,   d. Bef 1870  (Age 61 years)
  Children	1. Lydia M Turney,   b. 27 Jun 1830, , , WV   2. Lucinda Turney,   b. 17 Mar 1833   3. William Musgrave Turney,   b. 14 Mar 1835, , , OH   4. Job Jeffers Turney,   b. 7 Mar 1838, , , OH ,   d. 2 Jun 1865, Washington, District of Columbia  (Age 27 years)   5. Mary Elizabeth Turney,   b. 19 May 1840, , , IN ,   d. 10 Feb 1921, , Yakima, WA  (Age 80 years)   6. Thornton Burly Turney,   b. 2 Oct 1842, , , IN ,   d. 6 Nov 1925, Tillamook, Tillamook, OR  (Age 83 years) + 7. Sarah Jane Turney,   b. 17 Feb 1845, Tepton, Tepton, IN ,   d. 10 Feb 1924, Missoula, Missoula, MT  (Age 78 years)   8. Curtis Turney,   b. 31 Mar 1848, , , IN ,   d. 1 Apr 1848, , , IN  (Age 0 years)   9. Morton Turney,   b. 14 Nov 1849, Green Twp, Howard, IN ,   d. 16 Nov 1929, Agnes, Santa Clara, CA  (Age 80 years)   10. Massa Turney,   b. 7 Nov 1851
  Last Modified	11 Jul 2020
  Family ID	F504	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		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, Clinton County, Indiana Jacob Turney listed as head of household, which included 1 male under 5 (Job), 1 male 5-9 (William), 1 male 30-39 (self), 1 female under 5 (Mary Elizabeth), 2 females 5-9 (Lucinda, Lydia), and 1 female 30-39 (wife Gracey)
  		1850 US Census, Green Township, Howard County, Indiana Jacob Turney listed as head of household, which included wife Gracey, daughters Lydia, Mary E, and Sarah, and sons William, Job, Thornton and Morton. Jacob's occupation: Farmer.
  		1856 Iowa State Census, Quincy Township, Adams, Iowa Jacob Turney listed as head of household, which included wife Gracey, sons William, Job, Thornton and Morton, and daughters Mary and Sarah
  		1860 US Census, Rock Creek Township, Nemaha, Kansas Territory Jacob Turney listed as head of household, which included Gracey, sons Job, Thornton and Morton and daughters Mary E and Sarah.
  		1870 US Census, Washington Township, Adams, Iowa Thornton Turney listed as head of household, which included mother Gracey Morton Turney and brother Morton Turney. Thornton's real estate value $200, personal property value $500. Gracey's real estate value $1300, personal property value $100.
  		1880 US Census, Lower Natchez (Naches), Yakima County, Washington Territory Thornon Turney listed as head of household, which included mother Gracey. Thornton's occupation: farmer
  		1889 Washington Territory Census, Klickitat County Thornton Burly (TB) Turney listed as head of household, which included mother Gracey (G), brother Morton (M), Lydia (Liddy), Minnie, Emma, John, Grace, Berta, ?, ?
  		Sarah Jane Turney Tracey and James Knowles, marriage record Missoula County, Montana 15 Oct 1902 James, widower Sarah, divorcee
  		Sarah Jane Turney Tracey Knowles, death certificate State of Montana Bureau of Vital Statistics Certificate of Death 10 Feb 1924

  
  

  Headstones

  Gracey Morton Turney Fairview Pioneer Cemetery Birth year on headstone incorrect. She was born in 1810, not 1801. Census records confirm this. Plot: Row 12, Lot 4, Grave 2

  
  

• Sources

  [S60] Blackburn Family Association, (https://www.blackburn-tree.org/). [S111] 1840 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1840 ). [S27] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S289] Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925, State Historical Society of Iowa. [S95] 1860 US Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S21] 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S22] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S5] Find A Grave.