Individual Details
Mary Nora Johnson
(JULY 25, 1876 - JANUARY 17, 1956)
Mary Nora Johnson is mentioned as the child of Andrew Jackson Johnson and his second wife A. E. Johnson in A. J. Johnson's will.
Her Find A Grave Memorial shows her name as Mary Nora Johnson Morton.
Events
| Birth | JULY 25, 1876 | Oglesby, Coryell County, Texas |  |  | |
| Marriage | DECEMBER 4, 1892 | Coryell County, Texas - Charles F. Morton | | | |
| Census | 1900 | Coryell County, Texas | | | |
| Miscellaneous | NOVEMBER 17, 1905 | Land Sale - H.W. Jones Survey, Coryell County, Texas | | | |
| Census | 1920 | Comanche County, Texas | | | |
| Census | 1930 | Brownwood, Brown County, Texas | | | |
| Census | 1940 | Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas | | | |
| Death | JANUARY 17, 1956 | Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas | | | |
| Miscellaneous | JANUARY 17, 1956 | Texas Death Certificate - Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas | | | |
| Burial | Aft JANUARY 17, 1956 | Post Oak Cemetery, Oglesby, Coryell County, Texas | | ||
| Miscellaneous | Aft JANUARY 17, 1956 | Find A Grave Memorial - Post Oak Cemetery, Oglesby, Coryell County, Texas | | |
Families
| Spouse | Charles F. Morton ( - ) |
| Child | Clyde E. Morton (1893 - ) |
| Child | Eunice I. Morton (1895 - ) |
| Child | Fred Ewell Morton (1898 - 1955) |
| Child | Andrew J. Morton (1900 - ) |
| Child | Velma L. Morton (1904 - ) |
| Child | Nona B. Morton (1906 - ) |
| Child | T. L. Morton (1909 - ) |
| Child | Geraldine Morton (1911 - ) |
| Child | Harry Johnson Morton (1914 - 1963) |
| Child | Geneva Morton (1918 - ) |
| Child | Joseph Morton (1922 - ) |
| Father | Andrew Jackson Johnson (1825 - 1891) |
| Mother | Ann Elizabeth "Bettie" Morris (1840 - 1903) |
| Sibling | Mattie Morris Johnson (1874 - 1962) |
| Sibling | Harry "Hal" Johnson (1878 - 1947) |
Notes
Birth
The 1880 Coryell County, Texas, U.S. Federal Census shows Nora Johnson, 3, b. TX.Evelyn Johnson Lawrence's Family History shows that she was born in Oglesby, Texas.
Her Find A Grave Memorial has a tombstone photograph showing her birth date as 7-25-1876.
Marriage
Mary Nora Johnson's married name is Morton and there are links to her sons also with last name of Morton on her Find A Grave Memorial.Texas County Marriages, 1837-1977, Digital Images shows the marriage of Miss M. N. Johnson and C. F. Morton on 12-4-1892 in Coryell County, Texas.
This data was taken from the Coryell County, Texas, Marriage Records, Book 5, page 14.
Census
The 1900 Coryell County, Texas, U.S. Federal Census shows:Chas. F. Morton, 31, b. Dec. 1870 in MS, father and mother b. MS, married 8 yrs.
Nora, wife, 23, b. July 1876 in TX, father b. GA, mother b. TN. married 8 yrs.
Clyde, son, 7, b. Sept. 1893 in TX, father b. GA, mother b. TN
Eunice I., daughter, 4, b. Sept. 1895 in TX, father b. GA, mother b. TN
Frederick J., son, 2, b. June 1898 in TX, father b. GA, mother b. TN
Note:
It appears that the census taker continued the information for Nora's parents' birth places for her children.
Note: Joel H. Bradley, widower of Laura L. Johnson Bradley; Kate Johnson Green; Nora Johnson Morton, ans Elizabeth Morris Johnson are all listed consecutively in the 1900 Coryell County, Texas Census.
Miscellaneous
Vol. 60, page 325-326 Coryell County Deed Records:On 11-17-1905, Harry Johnson, R.L. Compton and wife Mattie A. of Tarrant Co., TX, and C.F. Morton and wife Nora sold 50 acres of the H.W. Jones Survey to J.H. Argabright for a total of $700 ($100 cash, and three notes of $200 each at 10% interest, payable on 11-1-1906, 1907, and 1908.)
Census
The 1920 Comanche County, Texas, U.S. Federal Census shows:Chas. F. Morton, 52, b. MS, father b. MS, mother b. TN, farmer
Nora M., wife, 43, b. TX, father b. GA, mother b. TN
Velma L., daughter, 16, b. TX, father b. MS, mother b. TX
Nona B., daughter, 14, b. TX, father b. MS, mother b. TX
T. L., son, 11, b. TX, father b. MS, mother b. TX
Geraldine, daughter, 9, b. TX, father b. MS, mother b. TX
Harry, son, 5, b. TX, father b. MS, mother b. TX
Geneva, daughter, 2 yr. and 1 mo.,b. TX, father b. MS, mother b. TX
Census
The 1930 Brownwood, Brown County, Texas, U.S. Federal Census shows:Nora Morton, head, 53, married, married age 18, b. TX, father b. GA, mother b. TN, occupation: seamstress works at home
Geneva, daughter, 12, b. TX, father b. MS, mother b. TX
Joseph, son, 8, b. TX, father b. MS, mother b. TX
A. J. Morton, son, 30, married, married at age 23, b. TX, father b. MS, mother b. TX, occupation: pipe fitter (plumbing)
Adaline, daughter-in-law, 27, married, married at age 20, b. TX, father and mother b. TX
Wynell, daughter, 6, b. TX, father b. TX, mother b. TX
Glenn, son, 3 yrs. and 11 mos., b. TX, father b. TX, mother b. TX
Note:
Wynell and Glenn are the grandchildren of Nora Morton, children of her son A. J. and his wife Adaline.
Census
The 1940 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, U.S. Federal Census shows:Mattie Compton, 65, head, b, TX, lived in same house in 1935
Nora Morton, sister, 63, b. TX, lived in same house in 1935
Billie Morton, nephew, 18, b. TX, lived in same house in 1935, occupation: tobacco salesman
Note:
The 1930 census shows a son, Joseph, age 8, but no son named Billy as shown in the 1940 census, age 18.
These are probably the same son, named Joseph William or William Joseph.
No further records found.
Death
Her Find A Grave Memorial has a tombstone photograph showing her death date as 1-17-1956.Her Texas Death Certificate shows her death date as 1-17-1956 in Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Tx.
Miscellaneous
Mary Nora Morton's Texas Death Certificate shows:Birth: 7-25-1876 in TX
Death: 1-17-1956 in Forth Worth, Tarrant County, TX
Father: Andrew Jackson Johnson b. TN
Mother: Elizabeth Morris b. TN
Burial: Post Oak, Oglesby, TX
Widow at time of death
Informant: J. E. Morton
Miscellaneous
Her Find A Grave Memorial is #66620242.The memorial has a tombstone photograph showing the dates 7-25-1876 and 1-17-1956.
The memorial has links to her sons Fred Ewell Morton and Harry Johnson Morton.
Endnotes
1. Evelyn Johnson Lawrence, Family History, Recipient: Sherry Lawrence, Author Address: Gatesville, TX, Recipient Address: Gatesville, TX (2002), Family History Compiled by Evelyn Lawrence from personal communications, family bibles,etc..
2. 1880 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
3. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.
4. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.
5. "Texas County Marriage Records, 1837-1965, Digital Images," Family Search, Family Search (www.familysearch.org : Accessed July 2015), Digital Images of Original Records, "Texas County Marriage Records, 1837-1977, Digital Images," .
6. Coryell County, Texas Marriage Records, Gatesville, Texas., Book 5, page 14.
7. 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
8. Coryell County, Texas, Deed Records (Coryell County, Texas, Gatesville, Texas, 1854-present).
9. 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
10. 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
11. 1940 U.S. Federal Census, microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
12. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.
13. Texas Deaths 1890-1976, FamilySearch Website, Digital images of original record, www.familysearch.org.
14. Texas Deaths 1890-1976, FamilySearch Website, Digital images of original record, www.familysearch.org.
15. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.
16. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.