Benjamin
Morton
Born in Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Samuel Morton
and Minerva Wright (Gordon) Morton
Brother of
John Gordon Morton I, Elizabeth (Morton) Rash, Nancy Childs (Morton) Walker, Thomas Henry Morton, Sarah W (Morton) Sisk, Samuel Morton, James Morton and Jennie Chiles (Morton) Schollars
Husband of
Sarah Ellen (Harris) Morton
— married
11 Apr 1867 in Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Minerva Agnes (Morton) Young and
Samuel F Morton
Died about
at about age 32
in Hopkins, Kentucky, United States [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 28 Jan 2022
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Biography
Benjamin was born in 1840, the son of Samuel Morton and Minerva Gordon.[1][2]
He married Sarah Ellen Harris 11 Apr 1867 in Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky.[3]
They had two children:[4]
- Minerva Morton, born about 1868 in Kentucky
- Samuel F Morton, born about 1870 in Kentucky
He passed away in 1872 at the age of 32.[5]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHVC-C2Q : 19 December 2020), Benjamin Morton in household of Saml Morton, Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZB7-1DT : 18 February 2021), Ben Morton in entry for Samuel Morton, 1860.
- ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q288-3MRX : 22 July 2021), B D Morton and S E Harris, 11 Apr 1867; citing Marriage, Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 554,925.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXWC-6Q2 : 29 May 2021), Benjaman O Morton, 1870.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111100421/benjamin-morton : accessed 28 January 2022), memorial page for Benjamin Morton (Feb 1840–8 Jul 1872), Find a Grave Memorial ID 111100421, citing Odd Fellows Cemetery, Madisonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Linda Y (contributor 47158925) .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Frank Morton
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test, FTDNA kit #B3751
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Mary (Schollars) Blincoe :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A180048 [compare], Ancestry member Maryblincoe56
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~6.25%
John Schollars :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A485266 [compare], Ancestry member Maryblincoe56
-
~3.12%
~6.25%
Cindy (Ortgies) Anderson :
23andMe, GEDmatch M512763 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A434343 [compare]
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T605098 [compare]
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Karen (Freeman) Freeman-Smith :
23andMe, GEDmatch JY1384788 [compare], yourDNAportal KARb7fd064d
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member karenfreemansmith97267
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B822635
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.39%
~3.12%
Peggy Jones :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member chip504
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~0.39%
Harold Jones :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch LF9059980 [compare], Ancestry member htjones518
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