William Frank Morton (1888 - 1954)

Born 22 Aug 1888 in Richland, Stewart, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Frances Mourning (Macon) Morton — married 24 Feb 1907 in Muscogee, Georgia, United States

Died 1 Oct 1954 at age 66 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States

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Biography

Frank was born on 22 August 1888 in Richland, Stewart County, Georgia, United States to William Morton and Mary Dupree. In 1900 he is living in the home of his parents in Militia District 1092 Weston town, Webster, Georgia, United States ^[1]

Frank Morton and Frances Macon married on 24 Feb 1907 in Muscogee, Georgia, United States. ^[2] They had three known children during their marriage.

1. Carl Wesley Morton (1903–1960)
2. John Frank Morton (1908–1937) ^[3]
3. William Paul Morton Sr (1910–1976)

The young family is living in 1910 in Langdale, Shawmut and River View, Chambers, Alabama, United States ^[4] In 1920 they are living in Tarrant, Jefferson, Alabama, United States ^[5] In 1930 they are living in Tarrant, Jefferson, Alabama, United States ^[6] In 1940 they are living in Ward 1, Tarrant City, Election Precinct 11, Jefferson, Alabama, United States ^[7]

He died on 4 October 1953 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States^[8] and was buried in Marvins Chapel Cemetery, Pinson, Jefferson, Alabama, United States ^[9] View Headstone

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3VK-788 : accessed 20 March 2019), Frank Morton in household of William Morton, Militia District 1092 Weston town, Webster, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 84, sheet 14B, family 293, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,227.
2. ↑ Ancesrty.com. Georgia, Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: County Marriage Records, 1828–1978. The Georgia Archives, Morrow, Georgia. [1] Frank Morton and Frances Macon married on 24 Feb 1907 in Muscogee, Georgia, USA
3. ↑ "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDRX-R9H : 15 February 2018), W. F. Morton in entry for Frank Morton, 01 Feb 1937; citing reference 3378, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,908,551.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK3Y-66R : accessed 20 March 2019), Frank Morton, Langdale, Shawmut and River View, Chambers, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 34, sheet 2B, family 33, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 5; FHL microfilm 1,374,018.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX8S-KNS : accessed 20 March 2019), William F Mortons, Tarrant, Jefferson, Alabama, United States; citing ED 115, sheet 1A, line 11, family 3, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 20; FHL microfilm 1,820,020.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3NX3-YMM : accessed 20 March 2019), William F Morton, Tarrant, Jefferson, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 138, sheet 20B, line 51, family 410, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 31; FHL microfilm 2,339,766.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1GL-GQL : 14 March 2018), William F Morton, Ward 1, Tarrant City, Election Precinct 11, Jefferson, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 37-49, sheet 7B, line 59, family 139, 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 43.
8. ↑ "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J68Y-V8W : 15 February 2018), William Franklin Morton, 04 Oct 1953; citing reference 20435, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,908,883.
9. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 March 2019), memorial page for William Frank Morton (22 Aug 1888–1 Oct 1954), Find A Grave Memorial no. 58619394, citing Marvins Chapel Cemetery, Pinson, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA ; Maintained by Tony & Cindy Lloyd (contributor 47320243) .[2]

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 19 March 2019, 03:33), entry for William Frank Morton(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L1B7-BZT); contributed by various users.