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Elvira Sands (Kemp) Morton (1877 - abt. 1969)

Elvira Sands Morton formerly Kemp
Born in Pear Cay, Eleuthera, Bahamasmap
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Daughter of and
Sister of and
Wife of — married 4 Nov 1890 in Palmetto Point, Eleuthera, Bahamasmap
Mother of , , , , , and
Died about at about age 92 in Florida, United Statesmap
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Elvira (Kemp) Morton is part of a Bahamian family.

Biography

Elvira (Sands?) Kemp married Benjamin Edward Morton. She was his second spouse and the mother of most of his children.. It is not certain whether Sands was Elvira's middle name or a mistake made in the birth record of one of her children.


Arrived Miami 30 Mar 1917 MORTON Elvira 39y from Governors Harbour where her nearest relative was Elizabeth INGRAHAM to husband, Benjamin Edward MORTON 720 7th St. Miami Roy 14y Benjamin C. 12y John B. 3y Oren 1y

On 6 Jan 1920, the family was living in Miami, Dade, Florida.

The household included:

Ida Jane Griffin ( the record erroneously says Ida was Benjamin's daughter in law (immigrated 1910) but it fits his daughter Ida Jane who married Urbane Griffin , labeled below Ida as son in law. Urbane immigrated in 1917.)

and

Minerva Irene 22y

Hannah Beatrice 20

Roy Rudolph 17y

Benjamin Cyril.- 16y

John Bernard 6y

Oren Edward 3 yr 6 mo

(Middle names are taken from other records)


By 1930, the family was living in Miami, Dade, Florida. Hanna, John and Oren were the children still living at home.[1]

In 1954 FL Naturalization Application, Elvira states she was born Pear Cay, Eleuthera 7 Feb 1877 and married B.E. Morton at Palmetto Point, Eleuthera 4 Nov 1890

Sources

  1. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:S57K-RMM : accessed 2 March 2018), Elvira Morton in household of Benjamin Morton, Miami, Dade, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 14, sheet 9A, line 42, family 198, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records
  • LDS Family Search & Bahamas Genealogy Group (Richard Rounds)


Source Citation Year: 1920; Census Place: Miami, Dade, Florida; Roll: T625_216; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 34





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