John F Morton1849–
- Name
- John F Morton
- Given names
- John F
- Surname
- Morton
 Birth | October 1849 22 19 |
 Census | September 10, 1850 (Age 11 months) |
 Birth of a brother | Edwin Morton 1852 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary E Morton 1855 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Adaline Morton 1858 (Age 8 years) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 7 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 10 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | James Joseph Higgerson December 25, 1861 (Age 12 years) Cause: Murdered |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 11 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 17 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 17 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 18 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 19 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 20 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 28 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 48 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 of a brother | James William Morton February 14, 1915 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a father | Samuel F Morton July 19, 1916 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 66 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 67 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 68 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 80 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 92 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 100 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 96 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | unknown |
| 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 elder brother |
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 himself |
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: |
John F 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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