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Octavius
"Octavus, Octavious"
Morton
Sr
Born about in Governor's Harbour, Eleuthera, Bahamas
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Zenobia (Roberts) Morton
— married
20 Nov 1862 (to before 31 Dec 1872) in Monroe County, Florida, United States
Husband of
Elizabeth Amanda (Starling) Lowe
— married
31 Dec 1872 (to before 3 Nov 1889) in Levy County, Florida, United States
Descendants 
Died before
before about age 54
in Florida, USA
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Octavius Morton Sr is part of a Bahamian family.
Biography
Octavius (aka Octavus) Morton was born in February 1842 in Tarpum Bay, Eleuthera, Bahamas. He was baptized 26 June 1842 at the Methodist Church there.
There is some disagreement among genealogy researchers over who his parents were. They may have been Ezekiel Morton and Sarah Merrell. Some believe it was Benjamin Morton and Ann (Culmer) Morton because Octavius named several of his children after names of their children (Edward and Adillia) who would have been his siblings.
On the other hand, Octavius may be the brother of Bethia Morton (b. abt 1830) who was the daughter of Ezekiel Morton and Sarah Merrell and who married Judson Carey (b. 1825). Octavius was residing with Judson and Bethia in Key West, Florida - a 17-year-old mariner in the 1860 US Federal Census. His name was misspelled as Octonis.[1]
Octavius married Zenobia Roberts on 20 Nov 1862 in Monroe County, Florida. The marriage records misspelled her first name. They were married at the dwelling of W. H. Von Pfister. He was also the Justice of the Peace who married them.[2][3] A daughter, Margaret Morton, was born to the couple in Nov 1869. The family was living in the household of Abram and Mary Ann Roberts in 1870. They were most likely Zenobia's parents. [4]
Octavius married a second time to an Elizabeth Starling on 31 Dec 1872 in Levy County, Florida.[5]
He and Zenobia must have divorced as Zenobia did not pass away until 1925.
Octavius and Elizabeth had at least three children: Adilla, Edward and Octavius. They apparently divorced as well as Elizabeth married William Lowe on 3 Nov 1889 in Levy County, Florida, years before Octavius passed away.
Octavius Sr. passed away 1896 in Florida. The probate court in Hillsborough County, Florida in August, 1896, appointed S. A. Jeffords as administrator of the estate.[6]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6C9-NQX : 30 December 2015), Octonis Morton in entry for Judson Carey, 1860.
- ↑ "Florida Marriages, 1837-1974," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW4J-MJB : 12 December 2014), Octavius Morton and Tenobia Roberts, 20 Nov 1862; citing Monroe, Florida; FHL microfilm 945,902.
- ↑ Florida, County Marriages, 1830-1957, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWW7-B6B : accessed 25 October 2016), Octavus Morton and Lenobia Roberts, 20 Nov 1862; citing , Monroe, Florida, United States, State Archive, Tallahassee and clerk of courts, various counties; FHL microfilm 946,962.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNZF-BZR : 17 October 2014), Octavious Morton in household of Abram Roberts, Florida, United States; citing p. 37, family 240, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,631.
- ↑ "Florida Marriages, 1837-1974," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5ZS-VDG : 12 December 2014), Octavus Morton and Elizabeth Starling, 31 Dec 1872; citing Levy,Florida; FHL microfilm 956,583.
- ↑ Ancestry.com. Florida, Wills and Probate Records, 1810-1974 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Florida County, District and Probate Courts.(https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8993/images/005888366_00278?treeid=&personid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=gfZ763&_phstart=successSource&pId=299209)
See also:
- Methodist Records, Tarpum Bay, 1835 -
- Ancestral Charts[1]
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Octavius by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Octavius:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Octavius by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Octavius:
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1860 US Census, Monroe County, population schedule, Key West, page 10, Line 1 Octavius Morton (continued from page 9, dwelling 78, family 76, Judson Carey household); database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-25166-1912-6 : accessed 5 June 2016), Florida > Monroe > Kez West > image 10 of 61; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 108.