Jennie Abby (Morton) Fenton (1901 - 1939)

Born 8 Sep 1901 in Richland Center, Richland, Wisconsin, United States

Wife of Lawrence McGee Fenton — married 20 Aug 1937 (to 1939) in Richland Center, Richland, Wisconsin, United States

Died 16 Jul 1939 at age 37 in Madison, Dane, Wisconsin, United States

Biography

The daughter of William Bismarck Morton (1869-1933) and Arminda Mae Waggoner (1872-1948), Jennie was born in Richland Center in 1901.^[1][2] Her siblings included:

1. Eno Morton (1895-)

Mildred A. (Morton) Renick (1897-1991)

1. Fred J Morton (1899-1973)
2. Earl R. Morton (1904-)
3. Floyd Irvin Morton (1908-1992)

Jennie married Lawrence Fenton, with whom she had one child, Horace Lawrence Fenton. Jennie passed away at the age of 37,in 1939, and their son, Horace, went to live with his paternal grandparents. She is buried at Richland Center Cemetery.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Year: 1910; Census Place: Center, Dade, Missouri; Roll: T624_777; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0064; FHL microfilm: 1374790. Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Ancestry Record 7884 #189418141 with attached Image
2. ↑ :Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Year: 1920; Census Place: Richland Center, Richland, Wisconsin; Roll: T625_2013; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 205: Richland Center City, Wards 1, 2, and 3 including Richland County Jail. Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Ancestry Record 6061 #28326061 with attached Image
3. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #96793391