Henry Clay Morton (1863 - 1952)

Born 29 Jan 1863 in Osage County, Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Son of Allen Morton and Martha Elizabeth (Coffelt) Morton

Husband of Georgia Ann (Brumble) Morton — married 30 Apr 1893 in Osage County, Missouri, United States

Descendants

Died 11 Jun 1952 at age 89 in Linn, Osage County, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Henry Morton was a lifelong resident of Osage County.

Henry was born in 1863 in Osage County, Missouri. He is the son of Allen Morton and Martha Coffelt.^[1][2][3]

He received a patent for his design for a railroad car coupling. He had a portable sawmill. He travelled to jobs and cut the lumber for many barns and homes that were to be built in the area. He was also a threshing machine operator. His son, Clyde, would say that if the family had had to depend on his farming for their living, they would have all starved to death.

He was married 30 APR 1893 in Osage County, Missouri to Georgia Ann Brumble^[4][5] and they had ten children: Clyde, Earl, Otis, Herbert, Theodore, Goldie, Sylvia, twins, Jewell and Buell (Jack), and Ina^{[6] [7] [8] [9] [10]} They raised their children on a farm near Mint Hill, Missouri. When they were older, they moved into Linn. Their old farm house was eventually burned by their children. A grandson told that the attic still contained many of Georgie Ann's keepsakes, photos and family letters she had saved. Nobody at the time was interested in that "old stuff".

Henry died in 1952 at his home in Linn, from cardio vascular disease. He was 89 years old.^[11] He is buried at Shirley Cemetery in Mint Hill, Missouri with his wife, parents and maternal grandparents.^[12]

DNA

Larry Morton has been tested with Family Tree DNA Kit #904254 for Y chromosome matching. He matched to PGM, his 5C, at a genetic distance of 2 on 37 markers. FtDNA probability that they share a relationship within 6 generations is 77.88%. He also matched LBM, his 4C1R, at a genetic distance of 0 on 37 markers. FtDNA predicted probability that they share a relationship within 6 generations is 93.29%. Paternal lineage confirmed through MRCA Marshall Morton.

Autosomal testing has been done and results need added.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M46B-X5Z : 29 May 2021), Henry C Morton in entry for Allen Morton, 1870. Benton twp, Osage Co., Missouri
2. ↑ "Missouri State and Territorial Census Records, 1732-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:8DVQ-JJW2 : 16 May 2022), Henry C Morton, Missouri, United States; citing 1876, p. 10, line , Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City; FHL microfilm .
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6FM-49W : 14 January 2022), Henry C. Morton in household of Alen Morton, Benton Township, Osage, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
4. ↑ "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XHH-1X7G : 21 April 2022), H C Morton, 30 Apr 1893; citing Marriage, Osage, Missouri, United States, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City; FHL microfilm 007513952.
5. ↑ Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M38S-MZS : accessed 5 January 2022), Geogie Morton in household of Henry Morton, Crawford Township (west half) Linn village, Osage, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 74, sheet 4A, family 60, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,879.

   Henry Morton Head Male 37 Missouri

   Geogie Morton Wife Female 29 Missouri

   Clyde Morton Son Male 6 Michigan

   Irl Morton Son Male 4 Missouri

   Ottis Morton Son Male 2 Missouri

   Albert Goodman Hired hand Male 30 Missouri

7. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2BV-4CM : accessed 5 January 2022), Georgia Morton in household of Henry C Morton, Crawford, Osage, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 120, sheet 24B, family 352, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 803; FHL microfilm 1,374,816.

   Henry C Morton Head Male 48 Missouri

   Georgia Morton Wife Female 38 Missouri

   Clyde Morton Son Male 15 Missouri

   Earl Morton Son Male 13 Missouri

   Otis Morton Son Male 11 Missouri

   Goldine Morton Daughter Female 9 Missouri

   Edward Morton Son Male 7 Missouri

   Herbert Morton Son Male 5 Missouri

   Joe Morton Son Male [Jewell, dau.] 2 Missouri

   Burl Morton Son Male [Buell aka Jack] 2 Missouri

8. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8CF-7FJ : 2 February 2021), Georgia Morton in entry for H C Morton, 1920. Osage, Missouri.

   H C Morton Head Male 56 Missouri

   Georgia Morton Wife Female 48 Missouri

   Ted Morton Son Male 17 Missouri

   Herbert Morton Son Male 15 Missouri

   Buell Morton Son Male 12 Missouri

   Jewel Morton Daughter Female 12 Missouri

   Sylvia Morton Daughter Female 9 Missouri

   Ina Morton Daughter Female 5 Missouri

9. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHNZ-4T4 : accessed 5 January 2022), Georgia A Morton in household of Henry C Morton, Crawford, Osage, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 5, sheet 3A, line 24, family 49, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1215; FHL microfilm 2,340,950.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K77J-114 : 31 May 2020), Georgia A Morton in household of Henry C Morton, Crawford Township, Osage, Osage, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 76-5, sheet 8B, line 70, family 168, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2135.
11. ↑ Missouri Death Certificate #21363, https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1952/1952_00021362.PDF
12. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55835893/henry-clay-morton: accessed 06 November 2022), memorial page for Henry Clay Morton (29 Jan 1863–10 Jun 1952), Find a Grave Memorial ID 55835893, citing Shirley Cemetery, Mint Hill, Osage County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by LaMyra Morton (contributor 49696282) .Find A Grave: Memorial #55835893

Acknowledgements

Biography written and sourced by great-granddaughter, LaMyra Morton. It is ok to take and use for personal use so long as proper credit is given, but please do not copy to other websites, or print without permission. Some details came to me from stories told on outings taken with grandparents and parents in Osage County to see the old home place, as well as buildings my grandfather had helped his father work on. My grandparents used to have Henry's patent in a box at their home. It was shown to me when my grandparents were still living, though I'm not sure the family's copy still exits anywhere.