James William MortonAge: 66 years1848–1915
- Name
- James William Morton
- Given names
- James William
- Surname
- Morton
 Birth | December 1, 1848 21 18 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
 Birth of a brother | John F Morton October 1849 (Age 10 months) |
 Census | September 10, 1850 (Age 21 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Edwin Morton 1852 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary E Morton 1855 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Adaline Morton 1858 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 8 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | August 23, 1860 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | James Joseph Higgerson December 25, 1861 (Age 13 years) Cause: Murdered |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 12 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 18 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 18 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Nancy I Zachary 1868 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 20 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Death of a mother | Angeline Higgerson before 1870 (Age 21 years) |
| Census | July 25, 1870 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 29 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 49 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Death | February 14, 1915 (Age 66 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Samuel F Morton Birth: 1827 — Kentucky, United States Death: July 19, 1916 — Boone, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Angeline Higgerson Birth: 1830 37 35 — Virginia, United States Death: before 1870 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: October 28, 1847 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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13 months himself |
James William Morton Birth: December 1, 1848 21 18 — Missouri, United States Death: February 14, 1915 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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11 months younger brother |
John F Morton Birth: October 1849 22 19 — Missouri, United States Death: |
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3 years younger brother |
Edwin Morton Birth: 1852 25 22 — Missouri, United States Death: |
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4 years younger sister |
Mary E Morton Birth: 1855 28 25 — Missouri, United States Death: |
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4 years younger sister |
Adaline Morton Birth: 1858 31 28 — Missouri, United States Death: |
James William Morton has 21 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (21)
Parents Henry Clay Turley + Jane Theresa Higgerson
Parents Nicholas W Smith + Lucy Frances Higgerson
Parents Col. Christopher Columbus Higgerson + Mary Frances Herndon
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Samuel F Morton - Household
Cooper, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Samuel F Morton - Household
Cooper, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Col. Christopher Columbus Higgerson - Household
Lamine, Cooper, Missouri
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