George Lester Morton (1912 - 1980)

Born 13 Sep 1912 in Lamar County, Texas, USA

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 14 Aug 1980 at age 67 in Paris, Lamar, Texas, USA

Biography

George was born in 1912. He was the son of George Morton and Mary Gibson. He passed away in 1980.

Name

Name: George Lester /MORTON/^[1][2][3][4]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 13 SEP 1912

Place: Lamar County, Texas, USA^[5][6][7]

Death

Death:

Date: 14 AUG 1980

Place: Paris, Lamar, Texas, USA^[8]

Event

Event:

Type: SSN issued

Place: Texas, USA^[9]

Event: Woodland Cemetery

Type: Cemetery

Place: Red River County, Texas, USA

Event: Find A Grave Memorial# 47337274

Type: Find A Grave Memorial #

Burial

Burial: Woodland Cemetery

Place: Red River County, Texas, USA

Residence

Residence: Age: 7; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son

Date: 1920

Place: Red River County, Texas, USA^[10]

Residence:

Date: 1940

Place: Red River County, Texas, USA

Note

Note: #N1771

Marriage

Husband: George Washington Morton

Wife: Mary Florence Gibson

Child: Samuel Tapleton Morton

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Josie Mae Morton

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: James Phillip Morton

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Oscar Morton

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Hestor Louise Morton

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: George Lester Morton

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 18 AUG 1901

Place: Lamar County, Texas, USA^[11][12]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S60 Page: Number: 452-18-9498; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951. Data: Text: Birth date: 13 Sep 1912Birth place: Death date: Aug 1980Death place: Paris, Lamar, Texas, United States of America
2. ↑ Source: #S161 Page: Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 5, Red River, Texas; Roll: T625_1841; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 154; Image: 493. Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1913Birth place: TexasResidence date: 1920Residence place: Justice Precinct 5, Red River, Texas
3. ↑ Source: #S27 Page: Number: 452-18-9498; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951. Data: Text: Birth date: 13 Sep 1912Birth place: Death date: Aug 1980Death place: Paris, Lamar, Texas, United States of America
4. ↑ Source: #S161 Page: Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 5, Red River, Texas; Roll: T625_1841; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 154; Image: 493. Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1913Birth place: TexasResidence date: 1920Residence place: Justice Precinct 5, Red River, Texas
5. ↑ Source: #S161 Page: Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 5, Red River, Texas; Roll: T625_1841; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 154; Image: 493. Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1913Birth place: TexasResidence date: 1920Residence place: Justice Precinct 5, Red River, Texas
6. ↑ Source: #S27 Page: Number: 452-18-9498; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951. Data: Text: Birth date: 13 Sep 1912Birth place: Death date: Aug 1980Death place: Paris, Lamar, Texas, United States of America
7. ↑ Source: #S161 Page: Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 5, Red River, Texas; Roll: T625_1841; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 154; Image: 493. Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1913Birth place: TexasResidence date: 1920Residence place: Justice Precinct 5, Red River, Texas
8. ↑ Source: #S27 Page: Number: 452-18-9498; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951. Data: Text: Birth date: 13 Sep 1912Birth place: Death date: Aug 1980Death place: Paris, Lamar, Texas, United States of America
9. ↑ Source: #S44 Page: Database online. Number: 452-18-9498; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951. Data: Text: Record for George Morton
10. ↑ Source: #S161 Page: Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 5, Red River, Texas; Roll: T625_1841; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 154; Image: 493. Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1913Birth place: TexasResidence date: 1920Residence place: Justice Precinct 5, Red River, Texas
11. ↑ Source: #S118 Data: Text: Marriage date: 1901Marriage place: Lamar, TX
12. ↑ Source: #S287 Page: GIBSON, Mary Florence Data: Text: Death County: Red River Given Name: Mary Surname: Morton Death Date: 4 A ug 1953 Certificate: 47942

• Source: S161 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1920 United States Federal Census - WORKING Publication: Name: Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;;;; Repository: www.ancestry.com
• Source: S27 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Social Security Death Index Publication: Name: Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.Original data - Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.Original data: Social Security Administration. Socia; Repository: www.ancestry.com
• Source: S44 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Social Security Death Index Publication: Name: Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;;;; Repository: www.ancestry.com NOTESocial Security Administration, Social Security Death Index, Master File, : Social Security Administration
• Source: S60 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Social Security Death Index Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.Original data - Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security D; Repository: www.ancestry.com

Notes

Note N1771OBITUARY GEORGE LESTER MORTON, 67, of 924 Cedar, died Aug. 14 in an area hospital. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon in Fry & Gibbs Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. James Haggard and the Rev. Harold Smith officiating. Burial was in Woodland Cemetery. Mr. Morton was born in Minter on Sept. 13, 1912, son of George Washington Morton and Florence Gibson Morton. He attended Ward Chapel School. He married Myrtle Ova Stailey on Dec. 24, 1938; she preceded him in death on Nov. 10, 1970. He married Mrs. May Wright on July 12, 1971. Mr. Morton moved to Paris from Woodland in 1959 and was a longtime employee of Babcock and Wilcox, retiring in 1973. He was a member of the North Paris Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife; six children, George P. Morton, James Morton and Gary Morton, all of Paris, Mrs. Virginia Brackeen of Irving, Mrs. Myrtle Faye Sneed of Commerce and Ronnie Morton of Powderly; two brothers, Samuel T. Morton of Paris and Jim Morton of Lamar Point; a sister, Mrs Josie Little of Hutchins, step-children, Mrs. Marsha Keeling of Hugo, and Mrs. Grace Stoneburner and Lee Johnson both of Des Moines, Iowa; 19 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Keith Howard, Jerry Cox, Gilbert Graum, Gary Reed, Lonnie Spencer and Doug Lane.

Acknowledgements

• Morton-3334 was created by Jason W. Crews through the import of jeremiaj morton.ged on Apr 4, 2014.