William Marshall Morton (1821 - 1905)

Born 15 Jan 1821 in Blount, Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy Martha Bynum — married [date unknown] in Blount, Alabama, United States

Descendants

Died 15 Apr 1905 at age 84 in Snyder, Scurry, Texas, United States

Biography

According to his gravestone and Find A Grave memorial, William Morten was born on 15 January 1821 in Blount County, Alabama, USA. He was the son of Elizabeth (Durham) Morton and Marshall Morton Jr..

He married Nancy Bynum in Blount County, Alabama, in about 1849. She was the daughter of John Bynum and Rhoda Murphree. She was born 30 Dec 1819 in Blount County, Alabama, USA. The couple had 9 children.

After the US Civil War, which ruined most of Alabama, they moved to Scurry County, Texas. They had a homestead in Snyder, Scurry, Texas, USA.

William Marshall Morten passed away in Scurry County, Texas, USA, on 15 April 1905. He was 84 years old. He was buried at the Snyder Cemetery, Snyder, Scurry County, Texas, USA. His wife survived his passing for just a year. She died at 87 years old on 5 June 1906 in Snyder, Scurry County, Texas, USA and was buried next to her husband.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH5Q-BG2 : accessed 3 November 2015), Wm Morten, Marshall county, Marshall, Alabama, United States; citing family 281, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1860," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHDZ-92L : accessed 3 November 2015), Marshall Morton in household of William Morton, Eastern Subdivision, Blount, Alabama, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 100, household ID 680, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 803,002.

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHK7-8V2 : accessed 3 November 2015), Wm Morton in household of Wm Morton, Alabama, United States; citing p. 80, family 582, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,515.

• Find A Grave: Memorial #27941959

Acknowledgement

This person was created through the import of PittsPenn_2010-09-21.ged on 22 September 2010 by MG Pitts.