Ruth (Oakes) Morton (1812 - 1897)

Born 4 Jul 1812 in Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

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Biography

This profile is part of the Oaks Name Study.

This profile is part of the Morton Name Study.

Ruth Oakes was born on July 4, 1812 in Pennsylvania, United States.

Ruth (47) married John Morton (60) (born in January, 1800 in Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA; son of John Morton and Mary (Bell) Morton) in 1860. Their children were:

• Margaret Amanda Morton (1846–1943)
• Emily Emma Morton (1849– )
• Rebecca Morton (1851– )
• John Morton (1856– )
• Alice Morton (1859– )

In 1860, Ruth was living in Indiana, Pennsylvania. ^[1]

Ruth died in November, 1897, aged 85.

Research Notes

Ancestry Profile

Removed Jane Oaks (1838-) and John G Oaks (1833-) from her children. They did live with them in the 1850 census^[2], but there was another Oaks family nearby, and I don't think Jane and John were Ruth's children. They may have been niblings, further research required.

Confused if the children linked here are hers, and she and their father married later, or if they're someone else's and she's their stepmom. Then maybe John and Jane were her children. I also think the marriage date could be incorrect, because ten years earlier they used the same last name.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXPB-ZQC : accessed 22 Aug 2014), Ruth Morton in household of John Morton, Burrell Township, Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States; citing "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," Fold3.com; p. 38, household ID 283, NARA microfilm publication M653; FHL microfilm 805116.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Ancestry Record 8054 #64372

See also:

• "United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MZPZ-6D1 : accessed 22 Aug 2014), Ruth Morton in household of John Morton, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 21, family 146, NARA microfilm publication M593, FHL microfilm 000552849.
• "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MWFJ-1RH : accessed 22 Aug 2014), Ruth Morton, Burrell, Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 133D, NARA microfilm publication T9.