Morton, James Lee 1a

Birth Name Morton, James Lee
Birth Name Morton, James Levi

    Alternate middle name found in some records

Gender male
Age at Death 74 years, 9 months, 29 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 13 Oct 1857 Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States of America    
Census 1 Jun 1900 Shawnee, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States of America James L. Morton Household, 1900 Census 2a
  State (or Territory) of: Missouri 2a
  County of: Cape Girardeau 2a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 12 2a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 33 2a
  Sheet No.: 12B 2a
  Division of County: Shawnee township 2a
  Enumeration Date: 19 June 1900 2a
  Name: Morton, James L. 2a
  Relation to head: head 2a
  Color: W 2a
  Sex: M 2a
  Month of birth: Oct 2a
  Year of birth: 1857 2a
  Age: 43 2a
  Single, married, widowed or divorced: M 2a
  Years of present marriage: 19 2a
  Place of birth: Missouri 2a
  Place of birth of father: Missouri 2a
  Place of birth of mother: Missouri 2a
  Months not employed: 0 2a
  Can read: no 2a
  Can write: no 2a
  Can speak English: yes 2a
  Home owned or rented: R 2a
  Farm or house: F 2a
  Number of farm schedule: 188 2a
Census 15 Apr 1910 Shawnee, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States of America J. Levi Morton Household, 1910 Census 3a
  State (or Territory) of: Missouri 3a
  County of: Cape Girardeau 3a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 12 3a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 31 3a
  Sheet No.: 13A 3a
  Division of County: Shawnee township 3a
  Enumeration Date: 6 May 1910 3a
  Name: Morton, J. Levi 3a
  Relationship to head: head 3a
  Sex: M 3a
  Color: W 3a
  Age: 52 3a
  Single, married, widowed or divorced: M 3a
  Years of present marriage: 29 3a
  Place of birth: Missouri 3a
  Place of birth of father: United States 3a
  Place of birth of mother: Missouri 3a
  Able to speak English; if not, language spoken: English 3a
  Occupation: Farmer 3a
  Nature of industry: General Farm 3a
  Employer, employee or working on own account: Emp 3a
  Able to read: yes 3a
  Able to write: yes 3a
  Home owned or rented: R 3a
  Farm or house: F 3a
  Number of farm schedule: 150 3a
Census 1 Jan 1920 Shawnee, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States of America James L. Morton Household, 1920 Census 4a
  State (or Territory) of: Missouri 4a
  County of: Cape Girardeau 4a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 12 4a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 34 4a
  Page No.: 4B 4a
  Division of County: Shawnee township 4a
  Enumeration Date: 9 January 1920 4a
  Name: Morton, James L. 4a
  Relationship to head: head 4a
  Home owned or rented: O 4a
  If owned, free or mortgaged: M 4a
  Sex: M 4a
  Color: W 4a
  Age: 62 4a
  Single, married, widowed or divorced: M 4a
  Able to read: no 4a
  Able to write: no 4a
  Place of birth: Missouri 4a
  Place of birth of father: United States 4a
  Place of birth of mother: Missouri 4a
  Able to speak English: yes 4a
  Industry: Farmer 4a
  Employer, worker or working on own account: Em 4a
  Number of farm schedule: 57 4a
Census 1 Apr 1930 Shawnee, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States of America Lee J. Morton Household, 1930 Census 5a
  State of: Missouri 5a
  County of: Cape Girardeau 5a
  Division of County: Shawnee township 5a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 17 5a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 16-31 5a
  Sheet No.: 5A 5a
  Enumeration Date: 11 April 1930 5a
  Name: Morton, Lee J. 5a
  Relationship to head: head 5a
  Home owned or rented: R 5a
  Farm?: yes 5a
  Sex: M 5a
  Color: W 5a
  Age: 72 5a
  Marital condition: M 5a
  Age at first marriage: 23 5a
  Attended school since Sept. 1, 1929: no 5a
  Able to read and write: no 5a
  Place of birth: Missouri 5a
  Place of birth of father: California 5a
  Place of birth of mother: Missouri 5a
  Able to speak English: yes 5a
  Occupation: Farmer 5a
  Industry: General farm 5a
  Class of worker: O 5a
  Employed: yes 5a
  Veteran: no 5a
  Number of farm schedule: 89 5a
Death 11 Aug 1932 Shawnee, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States of America   6a
Burial 11 Aug 1932 Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States of America    

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Morton, James C.about 1825about 1877
Mother Masterson, Sarah Jane21 Dec 182813 Jan 1878
         Morton, James Lee 13 Oct 1857 11 Aug 1932

Families

Family of Morton, James Lee and Powell, Amanda Louise
Married Wife Powell, Amanda Louise ( * 8 Oct 1863 + 23 Feb 1956 )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 13 Jan 1881 Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States of America    
Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Morton, Silas Lee11 Mar 188414 May 1964
Morton, Mollie9 Feb 188618 Aug 1972
Morton, Jess Monroe3 Oct 188710 Feb 1975
Morton, Cora Ella22 Apr 188921 Jan 1979
Morton, Benjamin B.25 May 18914 Jun 1972
Morton, Lou M.6 Aug 189324 Feb 1973
Morton, Nellie Irene28 Sep 189515 Nov 1987
Morton, Effie Mae16 Jan 189828 Nov 1991
Morton, John Robert21 Jul 190221 Jul 1919
Morton, Glenn20 May 190426 Sep 1906
Morton, Charles Edward16 Oct 19066 May 1976

Family Map

Source References

  1. Find A Grave
      • Page: Memorial ID 38758624
  2. U.S. 1900 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Jun 1900
      • Page: Missouri, Supervisor's District 12, Enumeration District 33, Sheet 12B, Lines 54-63
      • 1900 Census, Shawnee township, Cape Girardeau county, Missouri
  3. U.S. 1910 Federal Census
      • Date: 15 Apr 1910
      • Page: Missouri, Supervisor's District 12, Enumeration District 31, Sheet 13A, Lines 21-32
      • 1910 Census, Shawnee township, Cape Girardeau county, Missouri
  4. U.S. 1920 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Jan 1920
      • Page: Missouri, Supervisor's District 12, Enumeration District 34, Sheet 4B, Lines 97-100
      • 1920 Census, Shawnee township, Cape Girardeau county, Missouri
  5. U.S. 1930 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Apr 1930
      • Page: Missouri, Enumeration District 16-31, Supervisor's District 17, Sheet 5A, Lines 5-7
      • 1930 Census, Shawnee township, Cape Girardeau county, Missouri
  6. Missouri State Archives: Missouri Digital Heritage : Death Records Certificates
      • Page: 1932-25603
      • Death Certificate, James Lee Morton

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