Bridget Mary (McGraw) Morton (abt. 1853 - 1936)

Born about 27 May 1853 in Richland Co., Ohio, USA

Ancestors

Wife of George A Morton — married 16 Apr 1879 in Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA

Descendants

Died 7 Oct 1936 at about age 83 in Elyria, Lorain Co., Ohio, USA

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Biography

Mary (Bridget) McGraw was born in May 1853 in Richland Co., Ohio. She was the daughter of Michael McGraw and Catherine Sands.

1860 census -- Shelby, Richland Co., Ohio, USA

Michael McGear, age 35, male, , laborer, born Ireland; Catherine McGear, age 27, female, , born Ireland; Thomas McGear, age 6, male, , born Ohio; Bridget McGear, age 5, female, , born Ohio; Wm McGear, age 3, male, , born Ohio; Margaret McGear, age 1, female, , born Ohio.^[1]

1870 census -- Shelby, Richland County, Ohio, USA

Michael McGraw, age 49, male, white, works on RR, born Ireland, cannot write; Kate McGraw, age 37, female, white, born Ireland, cannot read/write; Thomas McGraw, age 16, male, white, works in brick ford, born Ohio, attended school; Bridget McGraw age 15, female, white, born Ohio, attended school; William McGraw, age 13, male, white, born Ohio, attended school; Margaret McGraw, age 11, female, white, born Ohio, attended school; Kate McGraw, age 9, female, white, born Ohio, attended school; John McGraw, age 7, male, white, born Ohio, attended school; Michael McGraw, age 4, male, white, born Ohio; George McGraw, age 3, male, white, born Ohio.^[2]

She married George Morton 16 April 1879 in Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.^[3]

1880 census -- Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, USA

Erastus Morton, head, white, male, age 50, married, cabinet maker, born Massachusetts, father born Massachusetts, mother born Massachusetts; Mary Morton, wife, white, female, age 45, married, born Connecticut, father born Connecticut, mother born Connecticut; George Morton, son, white, male, age 22, married, cabinet maker, born Ohio, father born Massachusetts, mother born Connecticut; Mary Morton, wife, white, female, age 23, married, born Ohio, father born Ireland, mother born Ireland; Carrie B Morton, daughter, white, female, age 1, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio.^[4]

1900 census -- Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, USA

Mary Morton, head, white, female, born May 1850, age 50, widow, 3 children/2 living, born Ohio, father born Ireland, mother born Ireland, janitress school ast., rent house; Carrie Morton, daughter, white, female, born Nov 1878, age 21, single, born Ohio, father born Ireland, mother born Ohio; Harry Morton, son, white, male, born Oct 1885, age 14, single, born Ohio, father born Ireland, mother born Ohio; William H Hemminges, board, white, male, born Oct 1866, age 33, single, born Ohio, father born Germany, mother born Vermont, music teacher.^[5]

1910 census -- Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, USA

Harry E Morton, head, male, white, age 26, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, bookkeeper butcher shop, rent house; Mary G Morton, mother, female, white, age 52, widow, 5 children/2 living, born Ohio, father born Ireland, mother born Ireland; Carie B Morton, sister, female, white, age 29, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, cashier furniture shop.^[6]

1920 census -- Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, USA

Harry E Morton, head, rent, male, white, age 36, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born New York, office man provision company; Mary G Morton, mother, female, white, age 64, widow, born New York, father born Ireland, mother born Ireland.^[7]

1930 census -- Elyria, Lorain Co., Ohio, USA

Carrie B McKee, head, rent $60, female, white, age 40, widow, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio; Ruth A McKee, daughter, female, white, age 10, single, attended school, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio; Mary G Morton, mother, female, white, age 74, widow, born Ohio, father born Ireland, mother born Ireland; Harry E Morton, brother, male, white, age 43, single, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, auditor misc auditoring work.^[8]

She died 7 October 1936 in Elyria, Ohio. ^[9] She is buried in Woodland Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MCLD-2WC : accessed 24 May 2015), Bridget Mc Gear in household of Michael Mc Gear, Sharon Twp, Richland, Ohio, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 255, household ID 1804, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 805,028.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M6L2-K29 : accessed 24 May 2015), Bridget Mcgraw in household of Micheal Mcgraw, Ohio, United States; citing p. 44, family 359, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,760.
3. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XZ6J-FFF : accessed 24 May 2015), George Morton and Mary Mcgraw, 16 Apr 1879; citing Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, reference Vol 22 pg 236; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 877,920.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MZ11-ZHC : accessed 24 May 2015), Mary Morton in household of Erastus Morton, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MMZV-TGJ : accessed 24 May 2015), Mary Martin, Precinct A Cleveland City Ward 20, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States; citing sheet 17B, family 364, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,255.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MLDT-7GY : accessed 24 May 2015), Mary G Morton in household of Harry E Morton, Cleveland Ward 22, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 330, sheet 5A, family 101, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,188.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MDBH-BB5 : accessed 08 May 2014), Mary G Morton in household of Harry E Morton, Cleveland Ward 25, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States; citing sheet 3A, family 61, NARA microfilm publication T625, FHL microfilm 1821372.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X44Q-NG2 : accessed 08 May 2014), Mary G Morton in household of Carrie B Mckee, Elyria, Lorain, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0077, sheet 6A, family 158, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 1831.
9. ↑ "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XZZQ-13K : accessed 08 May 2014), Mary G Morton, 07 Oct 1936; citing Elyria, Lorain, Ohio, reference fn 64119; FHL microfilm 2022692.
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128834692/bridget-mary-morton : accessed 9 January 2022), memorial page for Bridget Mary “Mary” McGraw Morton (27 May 1853–7 Oct 1936), Find A Grave: Memorial #128834692, citing Woodland Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Woodland Cemetery Foundation (contributor 47091644) .