Verless James Morton

1891 - 1983  (91 years)

• Name	Verless James Morton
  Born	4 Sep 1891	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1910	District 3, Knox County, Tennessee   [1]
  Census	1930	District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	12 Apr 1983  [3]
  Buried	Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I31245	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2013

  
  

  Father	Henry Harvey Morton,   b. 6 Apr 1870, Tennessee ,   d. 11 Mar 1921  (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Martha Jane Yates,   b. Dec 1873, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 22 Jan 2000  (Age ~ 126 years)
  Married	29 Oct 1890	Knox County, Tennessee   [5]
  Family ID	F22918	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Cora Alice Ownby,   b. 20 Oct 1903, Tennessee ,   d. 31 Mar 1996, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 92 years)
  Married	12 Dec 1923	Blount County, Tennessee   [6]
  Children	+ 1. Verless Junior Morton,   b. 2 May 1924, Tennessee ,   d. 31 Dec 1994  (Age 70 years) + 2. James Frits Morton,   b. 28 Nov 1925, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Oct 2013  (Age 87 years) + 3. Billy Robert Morton,   b. 10 Jul 1927, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Dec 1993  (Age 66 years) + 4. Stella Jane Morton,   b. 22 Jun 1929, Tennessee ,   d. 10 May 2006, Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 76 years)   5. Clell Howard Morton,   b. 5 Apr 1931  (Age 93 years) + 6. Betty Lou Ellen Morton,   b. 22 Jun 1932, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 10 Dec 2002  (Age 70 years) + 7. Augusta Bell Morton,   b. 19 Feb 1934  (Age 90 years)   8. Rev. Henry Albert Morton,   b. 10 Jan 1936,   d. 27 Dec 1992  (Age 56 years)   9. Tommy Sherman Morton,   b. 3 Apr 1938  (Age 86 years) + 10. Ada Rosella Morton,   b. 28 Aug 1940, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Sep 1983  (Age 43 years)   11. Hoyd Gary Morton,   b. 14 Aug 1942, Tennessee ,   d. 16 Aug 1942  (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F11505	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 4 Sep 1891 - Tennessee Married - 12 Dec 1923 - Blount County, Tennessee Census - 1930 - District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Cook US Army World War I. ---------- Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 93. "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 278. "The Mountain Press", Cora Alice (Ownby) Morton obituary.

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1910. Name: Verlas Morton Event Place: Civil District 3, Knox, Tennessee Gender: Male Marital Status: Single Race: White Relationship to Head of Household: Son Immigration Year: Birthplace: Tennessee Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Household ID: 370 Page: 19 Household Gender Age Birthplace SELF Henry Morton M 38y Tennessee WIFE Rosa A Morton F 33y Tennessee SON Verlas Morton M 18y Tennessee DAU Francis Morton F 13y Tennessee DAU Willie Morton F 11y Tennessee DAU Ethel Morton F 7y Tennessee Gertrude A Carter F 13y Tennessee Tillman G Carter M 11y Tennessee Melvena Carter F 9y Tennessee [S112] Census, 1930. Name: James V Morton Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Year: 1930 Event Place: District 11, Sevier, Tennessee, United States District: 0014 Gender: Male Age: 38 Marital Status: Married Race: White Race (Original): White Relationship to Head of Household: Head Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Birth Year (Estimated): 1892 Birthplace: Tennessee Immigration Year: Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Sheet Number and Letter: 1A Household ID: 8 Line Number: 25 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T626 Affiliate Film Number: 2271 GS Film number: 2342005 Digital Folder Number: 004547919 Image Number: 00878 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head James V Morton M 38 Tennessee Wife Cora A Morton F 26 Tennessee Son Vislers Morton Jr. M 5 Tennessee Son Frite J Morton M 4 Tennessee Son Billey B Morton M 2 Tennessee Daughter Stella J Morton F 0 Tennessee [S1] U. S. Social Security Death Index, 408-30-3196. Issued in Tennessee, last residing in Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 541. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Henry Morton Titles and Terms: Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 29 Oct 1890 Event Place: Knox, Tennessee, United States Age: Birth Year (Estimated): Father's Name: Father's Titles and Terms: Mother's Name: Mother's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Name: Martha Yates Spouse's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Age: Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Mother's Name: Spouse's Mother's Titles and Terms: Reference ID: 196 GS Film number: 1020952 Digital Folder Number: 004538917 Image Number: 00497 [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: V James Morton Titles and Terms: Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 12 Dec 1923 Event Place: Blount, Tennessee, United States Age: Birth Year (Estimated): Father's Name: Father's Titles and Terms: Mother's Name: Mother's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Name: Cora Ownby Spouse's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Age: Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Mother's Name: Spouse's Mother's Titles and Terms: Reference ID: see next entry GS Film number: 2073868 Digital Folder Number: 004646470 Image Number: 02390