Lapeer County MI Archives Biographies.....Morton, Charles 1795 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher [email protected] April 22, 2007, 4:15 pm Author: Chapman Bros. (1892) CHARLES MORTON is a retired miller living in Almont. He was born in Kincardineshire, Scotland, March 1, 1818, and is a son of James and Margaret (Murray) Morton, both of whom lived and died in Scotland. The father was a miller, so that it was perfectly natural that the son should be brought up to the same work. He used to work at the mills nights and mornings while attending school. He received a common-school education in his native land, and came to America when about twenty-one years of age. Our subject was first employed on coming to this country in a mill in Elba Township, Genesee County, N. Y., where he remained from September, 1843, until July, 1844, when he went to Livingston County, N. Y., and there remained until 1857. He was there employed as a miller, and purchased a one-half interest in a mill with money which he had saved, having always been prudent and industrious and not, addicted to extravagant habits. Our subject was married May 13, 1847, to Isabel McHardy, a daughter of Findlay and Isabel (McDonald) McHardy. By this marriage there were the following children: John Arthur, Findlay, Morris, Minnie and Donald S. John lives in Hartley; Find lay lives in Almont and is a carpenter; Morris is engaged as a miller at Marlette; Minnie is the wife of Samuel C. Palmer, and lives at East Tawas; Donald is the proprietor of an hotel at Marlette. In 1857 our subject removed to Almont and assumed charge of the saw and grist mill, owning an interest therein in a few years. He conducted the mill until 1881. In 1859 Mrs. Isabel Morton died. She is interred in the cemetery at Almont. Mr. Morton was again married, May 2, 1863, to Mrs. Isabel McKinnon, a daughter of William and Jane (Robertson) Moffet. She was born in Scotland, July 25, 1824. This marriage has been fruitless, but Mrs. Morton has one child by her former marriage. Frank McKinnon lives in Almont and is a painter. Our subject is a Republican in his political preference, his first vote being cast for John C. Fremont. He was an Abolitionist of pronounced type, and was always an advocate of progressive measures. He has served with signal success upon the Board of Trustees. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties, Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of the Presidents of the United States Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1892 File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/lapeer/bios/morton97nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 3.1 Kb