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James Monroe Morton

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James Monroe Morton

Birth
Madison County, Kentucky, USA
Death
4 May 1923 (aged 88)
Ault, Weld County, Colorado, USA
Burial
Brownington, Henry County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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James Monroe Morton born 26 Apr. 1835 USA; died 4 May 1923 Ault, Weld Co., CO; age 88 yrs 8 da; father unknown b TN; mother unknown, b unknown; farmer ret., buried (blank); W. D. Kirby, undertaker, Ault, CO; length of residence: at place of death 8 yrs; in state 18 yrs.; James R. Morton, Ault, CO informant (CO Death Certificate 5623)
Note: His father and mother were born in KY.

The obituary of James A Morton (middle initial must be a typographical error) is in The Weld County News, May 11, 1923. He suffered a paralytic stroke; lived alone but was found by other tenants of the home; never regained consciousness; spent early childhood in Missouri; married twice; father of one daughter, and two sons; active in the Baptist church, noted for his generosity to the church; body was returned to Missouri for burial.

A record of James Monroe Morton's burial place has not been located. The obituary states that his body was returned to Missouri. His first wife, Paulina, is buried in Brownington Cemetery and he is probably buried next to her. No headstone is in place to mark his grave.
James Monroe Morton born 26 Apr. 1835 USA; died 4 May 1923 Ault, Weld Co., CO; age 88 yrs 8 da; father unknown b TN; mother unknown, b unknown; farmer ret., buried (blank); W. D. Kirby, undertaker, Ault, CO; length of residence: at place of death 8 yrs; in state 18 yrs.; James R. Morton, Ault, CO informant (CO Death Certificate 5623)
Note: His father and mother were born in KY.

The obituary of James A Morton (middle initial must be a typographical error) is in The Weld County News, May 11, 1923. He suffered a paralytic stroke; lived alone but was found by other tenants of the home; never regained consciousness; spent early childhood in Missouri; married twice; father of one daughter, and two sons; active in the Baptist church, noted for his generosity to the church; body was returned to Missouri for burial.

A record of James Monroe Morton's burial place has not been located. The obituary states that his body was returned to Missouri. His first wife, Paulina, is buried in Brownington Cemetery and he is probably buried next to her. No headstone is in place to mark his grave.

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  • Created by: Jay
  • Added: Jul 1, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54365035/james_monroe-morton: accessed ), memorial page for James Monroe Morton (26 Apr 1835–4 May 1923), Find a Grave Memorial ID 54365035, citing Maplewood Cemetery, Brownington, Henry County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Jay (contributor 46914342).