Silas Morton

1836 - 1927  (91 years)

• Name	Silas Morton  [1]
  Born	6 Aut 1836	, Preston, WV   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Address	1850	Richland Twp, Grant, IN   [1]
  Address	1856	Washington Twp, Adams, IA   [1]
  Address	1860	Washington Twp, Adams, IA   [1]
  Address	1863/4	Douglas Twp, Montgomery, IA   [2]
  	He built a mill in Douglas Township in 1863-64. The area, known as Morton's Mills, was plotted and incorporated September 23, 1912.
  Census	1900	Washington Twp, Adams, IA   [3]
  	Relation to head of house: Father-in-law. Occupation: Landlord
  Address	Aft Oct 1911	Fresno, Fresno, CA   [4]
  	He moved to Fresno to be near his daughter Martha Ann after his wife Rosanna died.
  Occupation	Millwright
  Died	15 Jan 1927	Fresno, Fresno, CA   [1]
  Buried	Belmont Memorial Park, Fresno, Fresno, CA   [1]
  Person ID	I286	Allison | Allison
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2019

  
  

  Father	John D. Morton,   b. 20 Aug 1815, , Preston, WV ,   d. 1 Apr 1892, Shoal Creek Twp, Barry, MO  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Mary Harader,   b. 4 Nov 1817, , Preston, WV ,   d. 12 Oct 1875, Shoal Creek Twp, Barry, MO  (Age 57 years)
  Married	29 Oct 1835	, Fayette, PA   [1]
  Family ID	F58	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rosanna Knoyer,   b. 7 May 1836, Grantsville, Garrett, MD ,   d. 27 Oct 1911, Washington Twp, Adams, IA  (Age 75 years)
  Married	17 Oct 1861  [1]
  Children	1. Martha Ann Morton,   b. 8 Dec 1865, Douglas Twp, Montgomery, IA ,   d. 22 Dec 1940, Fresno, Fresno, CA  (Age 75 years)
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2019
  Family ID	F502	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		1900 US Census, Washington Twp, Adams, Iowa Albert Simpson listed as head of household, which included wife Martha Morton, sons Cloyd, Morton (Glen), daughters Beulah, Ethel, father-in-law Silas Morton and mother-in-law Rosannah. Albert Simpson's occupation listed as farmer. Silas Morton's occupation listed as landlord.
  		1840 US Census, Preston County, Virginia (became Preston County, West Virginia in 1863) Two households listed: John (Jno) Morton listed as head of household, which included 1 male under 5 (Silas), 1 male 20-29 (self), 2 females under 5 (Sarah, Margaret) and 1 female 20-29 (wife Mary) William Morton listed as head of household, which included 1 male 60-69 (self), 1 female 10-14 (Elizabeth), 1 female 15-19 (Sarah), 1 female 20-29 (Susannah), 1 female 50-59 (wife Elizabeth)
  		1850 US Census, Richland Township, Grant County, Indiana John Morton listed as head of household, which included wife Mary, sons Silas and Moses, and daughters Sarah, Mary, Catherine, Amy, and Phebe. Occupation: farmer. Real estate value: $2500.
  		1856 Iowa State Census, Quincy Township, Adams County John listed as head of household, which included wife Mary, sons Silas, Moses, John L and Isaac, and daughters Sarah, Mary (Margaret) Catherine, Amy, Phebe, and Elizabeth. John's occupation listed as miller.
  		1860 US Census, Washington township, Adams County, Iowa John listed as head of household, which included wife Mary, sons Silas, Moses, John, and Joshua, and daughters, Sarah, Catharine, Amy, Phebe, Elizabeth and Caroline. John's occupation listed as miller. Value of real estate: $6000. Value of personal estate: $1150.

  
  

  Histories » Slide Show		John D. Morton and Mary "Polly" Harader biographical sketch. Contains false family legend information. Compiled by Dona Morton Adams, Betty Morton Baird, Mary Klock Silverthorn and Betty Allison Moore in 1977, from Eva Morton Woods' notes from "The Tribe of John" in 1943, and gathered from Bibles in the homes of Silas Lute Morton of Fresno, California and Joshua Morton of Grants Pass, Oregon in 1922.
  		Albert Pearson Simpson biographical sketch The History of Fresno County, Paul E Vandor, 1919, page 1456-1457.
  		Morton's Mills A brief history of the mill Silas Morton built. Supposedly, the town was named for him but I haven't been able to verify that yet. Lisa Allison Albert
  		Silas Morton, obituary The Fresno Morning Republican Fresno, California Sunday, 16 January 1927
  		Silas Morton, funeral notice The Fresno Morning Republican Fresno, California Monday, 17 January 1927
  		Morton's Mills

  
  

• Sources

  [S60] Blackburn Family Association, (https://www.blackburn-tree.org/). [S88] History of Montgomery County, Iowa, (Des Moines; Iowa Historical and Biographical Co., 1881). [S44] 1900 United States Federal Census , Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S89] Villisca Historical Society, (http://villiscahistory.org/).