Individual Details
Allen Morton
(December 16, 1816 - November 25, 1909)
1850 Marshall County, Alabama census, District 22, taken 13 December 1850, Dwelling/Family #276/288: Allen MORTON, 31, male, farmer, real estate $350, South Carolina; Louisa MORTON, 34, female, Alabama, over 20 years - cannot read or write; Nancy E. MORTON, 9, female, Alabama; Mary MORTON, 8, female, Alabama; Winny, 7, female, Alabama; Amanda MORTON, 5, female, Alabama; William M. MORTON, 2, male, Alabama.
1860 Marshall County, Alabama census: Allen MORTON, 40, S.C., farmer; Mary MORTON, 36, S.C., wife; Elizabeth MORTON, 20, Al; Mary MORTON, 18, Al; Winney MORTON, 16, Al; Amanda MORTON, 14, Al; Marshall MORTON, 12, Al; John MORTON, 10, Al; Martha MORTON, 6, Al; James MORTON, 4, Al; Louisa McCLESKEY, 15, Ga; William C. McCLESKEY, 14, Ga; David H. McCLESKEY, 12, Joanna McCLESKEY, 9, Ga.
1870 Eowah County, Alabama census, taken 13 July 1870, Attalla Post Office, Dwelling/Family #544/584: Allen MORTON, 52, male, white, farmer, real estate $1000, personal estate, $800, South Carolina; Sarah MORTON, 38, female, white, keeping house, South Carolina; Jonathan MORTON, 18, male, white, farm laborer, Alabama; James MORTON, 14, male, white, farm laborer, Alabama; Thursey MORTON, 10, female, white, at school, Alabama; Howell MORTON, 7, male, white, Alabama; Ezekiel MORTON, 5, male, white, Alabama; A. C. MORTON, 1, male, white, Alabama; Major? Murphy, 18, male, black, farm laborer, Alabama.
1880 Marshall County, Alabama census, taken 19 June 1800, Beat #16, Dwelling #206: Allen MORTON, white, male, 63?, farmer, South Carolina, South Carolina, South Carolina; Sarah M. MORTON, white, female, 46, wife, housekeeping, South Carolina, South Carolina, South Carolina; Thusday C. MORTON, white, female, 20, daughter, housekeeping, Alabama, South Carolina, South Carolina; Joseph H. MORTON, white, male, 17, son, farmer, Alabama, South Carolina, South Carolina; Ezekal E. MORTON, white, male, 15, Alabama, South Carolina, South Carolina; Joshuay M. MORTON, white, male, 11, son, farmer, Alabama, South Carolina, South Carolina; David A. MORTON, white, male, 9, son, Alabama, South Carolina, South Carolina; Thomas B. MORTON, white, male, 8, son, Alabama, South Carolina, South Carolina; Emley J.? MORTON, white, female, 3, daughter, Alabama, South Carolina, South Carolina
1900 Lee County, Texas census, Justice Precinct #7, taken 1 and 2 June 1900, Dwelling/Family #4/4: Joshua C. MORTON, head, white, male, August 1866, 33, married 0 years, Alabama, South Carolina, South Carolina, farmer; Lula O. MORTON, wife, white, female, November 1874, 25, married 0 years, one child born, one living (NOTE: This child does not appear to be with the family), Texas, Mississippi, Alabama; Myrtice MORTON, daughter, white, female, December 1887, 12, single, Alabama, Alabama, Alabama; Allan MORTON, Jr., son, white, male, September 1891, 8, single, Texas, Alabama, Alabama; Allan MORTON, Sr., father, white, male, May 1819, 80, married 32 years, South Carolina, South Carolina, South Carolina; Sarah MORTON, mother, white, female, February 1839, 61, married 32 years, 7 children born, 4 living, South Carolina, South Carolina, South Carolina.
Allen Morton was living in Lee County, Texas by 1877, but moved further north into Erath County, Texas about 1901." (DESCENDANTS OF JAMES AND JOSEPH McCLESKEY, THE TEXAS GROUP, compiled by Charles S. McCleskey, 1978, page 397.)
Some information was reported in a letter from Dura Robbins to Margie Martin, 5 Oct 1976.
1860 Marshall County, Alabama census: Allen MORTON, 40, S.C., farmer; Mary MORTON, 36, S.C., wife; Elizabeth MORTON, 20, Al; Mary MORTON, 18, Al; Winney MORTON, 16, Al; Amanda MORTON, 14, Al; Marshall MORTON, 12, Al; John MORTON, 10, Al; Martha MORTON, 6, Al; James MORTON, 4, Al; Louisa McCLESKEY, 15, Ga; William C. McCLESKEY, 14, Ga; David H. McCLESKEY, 12, Joanna McCLESKEY, 9, Ga.
1870 Eowah County, Alabama census, taken 13 July 1870, Attalla Post Office, Dwelling/Family #544/584: Allen MORTON, 52, male, white, farmer, real estate $1000, personal estate, $800, South Carolina; Sarah MORTON, 38, female, white, keeping house, South Carolina; Jonathan MORTON, 18, male, white, farm laborer, Alabama; James MORTON, 14, male, white, farm laborer, Alabama; Thursey MORTON, 10, female, white, at school, Alabama; Howell MORTON, 7, male, white, Alabama; Ezekiel MORTON, 5, male, white, Alabama; A. C. MORTON, 1, male, white, Alabama; Major? Murphy, 18, male, black, farm laborer, Alabama.
1880 Marshall County, Alabama census, taken 19 June 1800, Beat #16, Dwelling #206: Allen MORTON, white, male, 63?, farmer, South Carolina, South Carolina, South Carolina; Sarah M. MORTON, white, female, 46, wife, housekeeping, South Carolina, South Carolina, South Carolina; Thusday C. MORTON, white, female, 20, daughter, housekeeping, Alabama, South Carolina, South Carolina; Joseph H. MORTON, white, male, 17, son, farmer, Alabama, South Carolina, South Carolina; Ezekal E. MORTON, white, male, 15, Alabama, South Carolina, South Carolina; Joshuay M. MORTON, white, male, 11, son, farmer, Alabama, South Carolina, South Carolina; David A. MORTON, white, male, 9, son, Alabama, South Carolina, South Carolina; Thomas B. MORTON, white, male, 8, son, Alabama, South Carolina, South Carolina; Emley J.? MORTON, white, female, 3, daughter, Alabama, South Carolina, South Carolina
1900 Lee County, Texas census, Justice Precinct #7, taken 1 and 2 June 1900, Dwelling/Family #4/4: Joshua C. MORTON, head, white, male, August 1866, 33, married 0 years, Alabama, South Carolina, South Carolina, farmer; Lula O. MORTON, wife, white, female, November 1874, 25, married 0 years, one child born, one living (NOTE: This child does not appear to be with the family), Texas, Mississippi, Alabama; Myrtice MORTON, daughter, white, female, December 1887, 12, single, Alabama, Alabama, Alabama; Allan MORTON, Jr., son, white, male, September 1891, 8, single, Texas, Alabama, Alabama; Allan MORTON, Sr., father, white, male, May 1819, 80, married 32 years, South Carolina, South Carolina, South Carolina; Sarah MORTON, mother, white, female, February 1839, 61, married 32 years, 7 children born, 4 living, South Carolina, South Carolina, South Carolina.
Allen Morton was living in Lee County, Texas by 1877, but moved further north into Erath County, Texas about 1901." (DESCENDANTS OF JAMES AND JOSEPH McCLESKEY, THE TEXAS GROUP, compiled by Charles S. McCleskey, 1978, page 397.)
Some information was reported in a letter from Dura Robbins to Margie Martin, 5 Oct 1976.
Events
| Birth | December 16, 1816 | Pendleton District, South Carolina | |||
| Marriage | November 13, 1838 | Marshall County, Alabama - Louisa Yielding | |||
| Marriage | September 4, 1859 | Mary Thirza "Polly" Ulmer | |||
| Marriage | Abt, 1868 | Sarah Parrish | |||
| Death | November 25, 1909 | Erath County, Texas | |||
| Burial | Lower Green's Creek Cemetery, near Dublin, Erath County, Texas |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Thirza "Polly" Ulmer (1825 - 1868) |
| Child | Thirza "Thursey" "Thusday" C. Morton (1860 - ) |
| Child | Joseph Howell Morton (1863 - 1885) |
| Child | Ezekiel Turk E. Morton (1862 - 1887) |
| Spouse | Louisa Yielding (1816 - ) |
| Child | Nancy Elizabeth Morton (1841 - ) |
| Child | Mary Morton (1842 - ) |
| Child | Winny Emaline Morton (1843 - 1936) |
| Child | Amanda Morton (1845 - ) |
| Child | William Marshall Morton (1848 - 1930) |
| Child | Jonathan "John" T. Morton (1850 - 1918) |
| Child | Martha Morton (1854 - ) |
| Child | James Morton (1856 - ) |
| Spouse | Sarah Parrish (1834 - 1900) |
| Child | Joshua Cummings "J. C." "Cummie" Morton (1869 - ) |
| Child | David Allen Morton (1870 - ) |
| Child | Thomas B. Morton (1872 - ) |
| Child | Emily Joann Morton (1876 - 1962) |
| Father | Marshall Morton (1792 - 1883) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Durham (1796 - 1884) |
| Sibling | Jonathan Morton (1814 - ) |
| Sibling | Marshall John Morton (1818 - ) |
| Sibling | Joshua Nathaniel Morton (1820 - 1894) |
| Sibling | William M. Morton (1823 - 1905) |
| Sibling | Sarah Morton (1825 - ) |
| Sibling | Polley Ann Morton (1826 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary Morton (1829 - ) |
| Sibling | Winney Morton (1829 - 1903) |
| Sibling | James Morton (1831 - 1913) |
| Sibling | Joel Morton (1837 - 1928) |