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| Dewey Franklin Morton with parents |
The second child and first daughter of Sam and Minnie Morton was Mary Elizabeth Morton. Mary Elizabeth was born on December 15, 1901, and died as a child on July 21, 1906, from eating green fruit. She is buried in the churchyard of the Antioch Baptist Church.
The third child born to Sam and Minnie was my mother, Monnie Louise Morton. She was born on November 28, 1903 and died on March 9, 1978, She is buried in the Masonic Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant, Titus County, Texas.
The fourth child born into the Morton family was Martha May (Mattie) Morton on November 29, 1905, at home in Banner, Calhoun County, Mississippi. Her nieces and nephews all called her "Auntie". Auntie died on October 19, 1974, in Mt. Pleasant, Titus County, Texas. She is buried in the Greenhill Cemetery in Titus County. She was married to Morris Keith (Jack) Rudd. They had three girls: Martha Jean Rudd, Betty Rudd, and Jackie Rudd
The fifth child born to the Morton's was Dewel Abner Morton July 7, 1907, and died December 23, 1966. Uncle Dewel was married several times but only had children by his first wife, Georgia. The children were Sam Morton, Mary Helen Morton, and Ott Morton. The name of his second wife was Inez and his third was Sue.
The sixth and last child born to the Morton's was Dero Hezekiah Morton. He was born on April 27, 1910, on the Morton farm on Clifton Road near Savannah, Hardin County, Tennessee and died in 1983. He married Georgia Lawrence on June 11, 1932. They had 3 children: Billy Joe Morton, Juanice Morton, & Linda Morton. I called him Uncle D. He was a very sweet and kind man. He worked in the oil industry as a roughneck. He was a very good man.
