Joe Tom Morton (and family)
Family set:
Joe Tom Morton, Father Laura Dale Hines Morton, Mother Edna Nance (2nd wife with no kids) (1) Ramo Lorie Morton - son (2) Orville Johnson Morton - son (3) Andrew Thomas Morton - son (4) Salo Foster Morton - son (5) Cecil Clem Morton - son (6) Rozella Morton - daughter ****************************************************************** Note: Name varies joe/joseph and tom/thomas. Name Jo Tom on census (age 6) (Morrow co birth 1896-1908 - orville bc gives name as Joe T. Morton) (Morrow Co birth 1896-1908 - Salo BC gives name as Joseph F Morton) (Morrow co birth 1896-1908 - Andrew Thomas BC gives name as J.T. Morton) ********************************************************************** My great-grandfather, was born 23 Aug 1873 in Canaan, Morrow County, Ohio. Laura was born on 6 May 1878 in Canaan, Morrow, Ohio and died on 4 Feb 1932 in Morrow Co, Ohio. She is buried in Caledonia Ohio Cemetery. Cause of death was probably pneumonia. ** 1880 census - Canaan, Morrow, Ohio1880 census - Canaan, Morrow, Ohio -Thomas D. Morton, self, married, male, white, 42yo, born Ohio, farmer, parents b. PA; -Mary Jane Morton, wife, married, female, white 42yo, born Ohio, housekeeper, parents b. Ohio; -William C Morton, son, single, male, white, 18yo, born Ohio, farmer, parents b. Ohio; -Adam A Morton, son, single, male, white, 16yo, born Ohio, at home, parents b. Ohio; -James I Morton, son, single, male, white, 14yo, born Ohio, at home, parents b. Ohio; -Mary M Morton, dau, single, female, white, 10yo, born Ohio, at home, parents b. Ohio; -Joe Tom Morton, son, single, male, white, 6yo, born Ohio, parents b. Ohio; -Sarah R Morton, dau, single, female, white, 5mo, born Ohio, parents b. Ohio; -John S. Morton, brother, single, male, white 47yo, born Ohio, farm laborer, parents b. Ohio; [personal note: Thomas lists parents b. PA and brother John lists parents b. Ohio] ** 1890 census is the missing census ** 1898 Sept 14 "Ohio, Marriages, 1800-1958", groom's name: Joe T. Morton, bride's name: Laura D. Hines, bride's birth date: 1878, bride's age: 20, marriage date: 14 Sep 1898, marriage place: Marion, Ohio ** 1899 birth of Ramo, a son ** 1900 census - Canaan, Morrow, Ohio ** 1900 birth of Orville, a son ** 1902 birth of Andrew, a son ** 1905 birth of Salo, a son ** 1908 birth of Cecil, a son ** Ohio 1910 census notes Joe T. as 36, White, Birth place of Ohio, County of Morrow, Head of Household, and lists other residents as wife, Laura 31, born in Ohio; son Rama, 11, born in Ohio; son, Orvile, 9, born in Ohio; son Thomas, 7, born in Ohio; son Salo, 4, born in Ohio; and son Cesil, 2, born in Ohio. ** 1913 birth of Rozella, a daughter ** 1918 Military draft Card Joe Tom Morton of RDF #2 of Edison, Morrow, Ohio, born 23 Aug 1873, signed by Joe Tom Morton ** 1920 United States Federal Census about Joseph T Morton, Name: Joseph T Morton, [Joseph T Marton] , Age: 46, Birth Year: abt 1874, Birthplace: Ohio Home in 1920: Canaan, Morrow, Ohio, Race: White, Gender: Male, Relation to Head of House: Head, Marital Status: Married, Spouse's Name: Lora E Morton Father's Birthplace: Ohio, Mother's Birthplace: Ohio, Home Owned: Own, Able to Read: Yes, Able to Write: Yes, Household Members: Name Age, Joseph T Morton 46, Lora E Morton 41, Rama L Morton 20, Orvillie J Morton 19, Thomas A Morton 17, Salo F Morton 14, Cecil C Morton 11, Rozella Morton 6 ** 1930 United States Federal Census about Joe Morton, Name: Joe Morton, Gender: Male, Birth Year: abt 1874, Birthplace: Ohio, Race: White, Home in 1930: Canaan, Morrow, Ohio, Marital Status: Married, Relation to Head of House: Head, Spouse's Name: Lora Morton, Father's Birthplace: Ohio, Mother's Birthplace: Ohio, Household Members: Name Age, Joe Morton 56, Lora Morton 51, Orval Morton 29, Salo Morton 25, Rozzella Morton 16 **1931 Newspaper Article (mentioned in) - Marion Star Mrs. Ramo Morton was given a pleasant surprise at her home south of Caledonia Sunday when several relatives arrived with well-filled baskets and reminded her of her birthday anniversary. Following the dinner at noon the time was spent with games and social chat. Preston were Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Morton, Mr. and Mrs. John Iden. Mr and Mrs. William Caskey and two children, Miss Rozella Morton, Cecil, Orville and Andrew Morton. ** 1937 Marriage (2nd) to Edna Nance **1951 (Oct 29) He died 29 Oct 1951 in Caledonia, Marion, Ohio and is buried on the 31st in the Caledonia Ohio Cemetery. Thomas Morton in entry for Joseph Thomas Morton, "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953" lists name: Joseph Thomas Morton, event: Death, event date: 28 Oct 1951, gender: Male, death age: 78y, race: White. birth date: 23 Aug 1873, birthplace: Ohio, estimated birth year: 1873, father: Thomas Morton, mother: Mary Flueksy 29 Oct 1951 - Marion Star (newspaper) in Marion, Ohio - obit Joseph T. Morton Caledonia - Joseph Thomas Morton, 78, farmer of six miles east of Caledonia, died at 5 a.m. sunday in his home. In failing health a year and a half, he was bedfast 10 months, suffering from a heart ailment. Born Aug 23, 1873 in Canaan Township, Morrow County, he was a son of Thomas and Mary Fluckey Morton. Sept 14 1898, he was married at Caledonia to Laura Hines who died Feb 4, 1932. March 28, 1937, he married Enda Scott. He was a member of Denmark Grange. Surviving are his widow, and children, Ramo Morton of near Edison, Orville and Cecil Morton, both of Edison, Andrew Morton of near Galion, and Mrs. Rozella Smith of Marion, and a sister, Mrs. Sarah Long of Cardington. A son and five brothers and a sister preceded him in death. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Timson Allen Funeral Home in Caledonia. Rev. Woodrow Bell of the Evangelical United Brethren Church at Westerville will officiate. Burial will be at Caledonia. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7:30 tonight. Ohio Death Certificate Place of death - Morrow Co, Usual residence - Morrow Co, Ohio in rural Edison on Rt. 1, Joseph Thomas Morton, Date of death - 10-28-1951, male, white, married, born 23 Aug 1873, age 78 years, farmer, born in Ohio, Citizen - USA, father - Thomas Morton, mother - Mary Fluckey, informant - Mrs. Edna Morton, Cause of death - Coronary Thrombosis for 2 years and arterio Sclerosis for 20 years, Doctor attended from 2-6-1950 to 2-27-1951 and death occurred at 5 a.m., Joseph Ingman MD of Mt. Gilead Ohio. Burial 10-31-1951 in Caledonia Cemetery in Caledonia Ohio. Embalmer Robert H Allen Cemetery information Joe, Laura and Edna are all buried in Section 1, Lot 24, Row 22 They had 6 children. Ramo L Morton. Orville Johnson Morton. Thomas Andrew Morton. Salo Foster Morton. Cecil Clem Morton. Rozella Morton. Jo Tom used to take my mother and the other children on rides back into the woods they owned. He had a couple of dogs, and he really loved his gravy. 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Picture above in header.. Joe Tom Morton and Laura Dale (Hines) Morton and family. See Orville Johnson Morton pages for full description. Note: Laura is Joe's first wife and mother of the children.
Above is a PDF of the index log showing the location of Joe and Laura's marriage record.
Above is a PDF of the actual marriage record for Joe and Laura.
Newspaper Article - Marion Star - Marion, Ohio - 03 Apr 1936 page 19 column 4
Link to original source - Thank you Newspapers.com
https://www.newspapers.com/image/299895897/?terms=Joe%2BMorton Joe Tom Morton with 2nd wife, Edna (Nance) Morton
Caledonia Cemetery - Caledonia Ohio
Scan of bible marked TD and Mary Jane Morton which was brought to the 2014 Morton reunion
Obit - Marion Star - Marion, Ohio - 29 Oct 1951
Death Certificate
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