Individual Details
Marmaduke Beckwith Morton
(13 Sep 1796 - 11 Mar 1887)
M. B. Morton was from one family of Mortons; his wives, Nancy & Elizabeth Caldwell, sisters, possibly descended from a different family of Mortons via their mother's family. However, the two families of Mortons may have had a common Virginia ancestor.
1850 Census. Logan Co KY. Marmaduke B. Morton, age 54, Clerk, born in VA. Elizabeth, age 40, Daniel A. K. age 21, Deputy Clerk, William N. 19, David L. M. 17, and Nancy age 11. Also living with the family was Frances T. Caldwell, Elizabeth's mother, age 65, born in VA, and Margaret Morton, age 60, born VA, Marmaduke's sister.
Events
| Birth | 13 Sep 1796 | Louisa County, Virginia |  | ||
| Marriage | 6 Sep 1827 | Logan County, Kentucky - Nancy Caldwell | | ||
| Marriage | 17 Jan 1838 | Logan County, Kentucky - Elizabeth Smith Morton Caldwell | | ||
| Death | 11 Mar 1887 | Logan County, Kentucky | |
Families
| Spouse | Nancy Caldwell (1809 - 1834) |
| Child | Daniel A. C. Morton (1829 - ) |
| Child | William N. Morton (1831 - ) |
| Child | David L. M. Morton (1833 - ) |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Smith Morton Caldwell (1811 - 1880) |
| Child | Nancy Morton (1839 - ) |
| Father | William Jordan Morton Sr. (1754 - 1825) |
| Mother | Martha Pryor (1761 - 1800) |
| Sibling | Peter Morton (1779 - 1854) |
| Sibling | Sarah Morton (1781 - 1824) |
| Sibling | Rebecca Morton (1783 - 1838) |
| Sibling | Frances Hubard "Fannie" Morton (1785 - 1834) |
| Sibling | William Jordan Morton Jr. (1786 - 1860) |
| Sibling | Margaret Beckwith Morton (1788 - 1875) |
| Sibling | Joseph Morton (1790 - 1846) |
| Sibling | John Morton (1792 - 1835) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Morton (1794 - 1876) |
| Sibling | Henry Pryor Morton (1798 - 1870) |
| Sibling | Martha Morton (1800 - 1830) |
Endnotes
1. Daniel, Morton, M.D., Morton Data; 22 page book of the two Morton families of Daniel Morton. A note says this data has been continued in the Virginia Magazine of History & Biography. (Self-Published; St. Joseph, MO; Jan 1901), p.8-9.
2. Logan County Genealogical Society,Inc., Logan County Kentucky Marriages 1790-1865 (c.1981; Additions and Corrections 1985), p.63; Book 1, p.67.
3. Logan County Genealogical Society,Inc., Logan County Kentucky Marriages 1790-1865 (c.1981; Additions and Corrections 1985), p.63; Book 1, p.141.
4. Daniel, Morton, M.D., Morton Data; 22 page book of the two Morton families of Daniel Morton. A note says this data has been continued in the Virginia Magazine of History & Biography. (Self-Published; St. Joseph, MO; Jan 1901), p.8-9.
5. Daniel, Morton, M.D., Morton Data; 22 page book of the two Morton families of Daniel Morton. A note says this data has been continued in the Virginia Magazine of History & Biography. (Self-Published; St. Joseph, MO; Jan 1901), p.8-9.