Morton, Silas Lee 1a

Birth Name Morton, Silas Lee
Gender male
Age at Death 80 years, 2 months, 3 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 11 Mar 1884 Fruitland, Shawnee, 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, Sylas 2a
  Relation to head: son 2a
  Color: W 2a
  Sex: M 2a
  Month of birth: March 2a
  Year of birth: 1884 2a
  Age: 16 2a
  Single, married, widowed or divorced: S 2a
  Place of birth: Missouri 2a
  Place of birth of father: Missouri 2a
  Place of birth of mother: Missouri 2a
  Occupation: Farm Laborer 2a
  Can read: yes 2a
  Can write: no 2a
  Can speak English: yes 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, Silas 3a
  Relationship to head: son 3a
  Sex: M 3a
  Color: W 3a
  Age: 26 3a
  Single, married, widowed or divorced: S 3a
  Place of birth: Missouri 3a
  Place of birth of father: Missouri 3a
  Place of birth of mother: Missouri 3a
  Able to speak English; if not, language spoken: English 3a
  Occupation: Farm Labor 3a
  Nature of industry: Home Farm 3a
  Employer, employee or working on own account: W 3a
  Out of work: no 3a
  Weeks out of work in 1909: 0 3a
  Able to read: yes 3a
  Able to write: yes 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, Silas L. 4a
  Relationship to head: son 4a
  Sex: M 4a
  Color: W 4a
  Age: 35 4a
  Single, married, widowed or divorced: S 4a
  Able to read: yes 4a
  Able to write: yes 4a
  Place of birth: Missouri 4a
  Place of birth of father: Missouri 4a
  Place of birth of mother: Missouri 4a
  Able to speak English: yes 4a
  Occupation: Laborer 4a
  Industry: Sawmill 4a
  Employer, worker or working on own account: OA 4a
Census 1 Apr 1940 Shawnee, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States of America Silas Morton Household, 1940 Census 5a
  State of: Missouri 5a
  County of: Cape Girardeau 5a
  Division of County: Shawnee township 5a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 10 5a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 16-32 5a
  Sheet No.: 4B 5a
  Enumeration Date: 12 April 1940 5a
  Name: Morton, Silas 5a
  Home Owned/Rented: O 5a
  Home value/monthly rental: 500 5a
  Farm?: yes 5a
  Relationship: head 5a
  Sex: M 5a
  Color/Race: W 5a
  Age at Last Birthday: 56 5a
  Marital Status: M 5a
  Attended school/college since March 1, 1940: no 5a
  Highest grade completed: 4 5a
  Place of birth: Missouri 5a
  City (April 1, 1935): same place 5a
  At Work during week March 24-30: yes 5a
  # hours worked during week March 24-30, 1940: 60 5a
  Occupation: Farmer 5a
  Industry: Farming 5a
  Class of worker: OA 5a
  # weeks worked in 1939: 52 5a
  Amount of money, wages, salary in 1939: 0 5a
  Income of more than $50 from other sources?: yes 5a
  Number of Farm Schedule: 34 5a
Death 14 May 1964 Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States of America    
Burial   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 Lee13 Oct 185711 Aug 1932
Mother Powell, Amanda Louise8 Oct 186323 Feb 1956
         Morton, Silas Lee 11 Mar 1884 14 May 1964
    Sister     Morton, Mollie 9 Feb 1886 18 Aug 1972
    Brother     Morton, Jess Monroe 3 Oct 1887 10 Feb 1975
    Sister     Morton, Cora Ella 22 Apr 1889 21 Jan 1979
    Brother     Morton, Benjamin B. 25 May 1891 4 Jun 1972
    Sister     Morton, Lou M. 6 Aug 1893 24 Feb 1973
    Sister     Morton, Nellie Irene 28 Sep 1895 15 Nov 1987
    Sister     Morton, Effie Mae 16 Jan 1898 28 Nov 1991
    Brother     Morton, John Robert 21 Jul 1902 21 Jul 1919
    Brother     Morton, Glenn 20 May 1904 26 Sep 1906
    Brother     Morton, Charles Edward 16 Oct 1906 6 May 1976

Families

Family of Morton, Silas Lee and Turner, Minnie Mae
Married Wife Turner, Minnie Mae ( * 6 Nov 1901 + 17 Jan 1968 )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 6 Aug 1920      

Family Map

Source References

  1. Find A Grave
      • Page: Memorial ID 38758630
  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. 1940 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Apr 1940
      • Page: Missouri, S.D. 10, E.D. 16-32, Sheet 4B, Lines 54-56
      • 1940 Census, Shawnee township, Cape Girardeau county, Missouri
      • 1940 Enumeration District Map, Cape Girardeau county, Missouri
      • 1940 Enumeration District Map, Cape Girardeau county, Missouri

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