Thanks, Gramma Lou. I am digging, but so far I have dirt under my nails and nothing to show for it. HAAAAAa Nina

NANA NINA, I have an aunt named Emily Isabelle Morton Arledge, but she was named for my Grandmother Morton's side of the family -- Isabelle Patterson Mershon and Irene Isabelle Mershon. Keep digging! Gramma Lou KAT3946429@aol.com wrote: > > Gramma Lou, it does sound good. David MORTON married a Nancy Catherine and > that name carries on for a couple of generations. Isabelle is also a > frequent name so don't know if that comes from the MORTON side or the JAMES > side (Nancy Catherine's maiden name). However, I thank you so much for all > this information. I'll be going through everything to try and connect. Nina > > ==== MORTON Mailing List ==== > MORTON List Administrator: > <commander@inetone.net> > > ============================== > Search ALL of RootsWeb's mailing lists in real time. > RootsWeb's Personalized Mailing Lists: > http://pml.rootsweb.com/

Gramma Lou, it does sound good. David MORTON married a Nancy Catherine and that name carries on for a couple of generations. Isabelle is also a frequent name so don't know if that comes from the MORTON side or the JAMES side (Nancy Catherine's maiden name). However, I thank you so much for all this information. I'll be going through everything to try and connect. Nina

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [MORTON] James David Morton Hi Nana! John Morton, Jr. b. VA, d. Marshall Co. TN Mary Catherine Odeneal, b. NC, d. Rutherford Co., TN children Nancy Caroline (1806-1850), b. NC, d. Hardeman Co., TN Joseph Tate (1808-1840), b. Bedford (now Marshall) Co., TN Charles Pinkney (1810-1884)b. " " " John Odeneal (1816-1840) b. " " " Gabriel Long (1819-1876) MY LINE " , d. Maury Co., TN Thomas Henry Petway (1821-1884)b. Rutherford Co., TN, d. Marshall Co.,TN If this is sounding good, there is a web site you may want to check: <http://members.tripod.com/~hugh_odneal> He has a lot of my information on there and, of course, a LOT about the Odeneals. Hope this helps. Keep me posted! Gramma Lou

Oh that's great. I'll just check all this out. Do you happen to know where in TN they were from? Mine seem to be centered in the Anderson/Campbell/Claiborne/Knox area of TN, which is Western TN. They migrated from NC. Here's hoping I can find some connection. Nana and loving every minute of it!!!!!! Ha.

Hi Nana! John Morton, Jr. and his wife, Mary Catherine Odeneal's children were: Nancy Caroline (1806-1850) Joseph Tate (1808-1840) Charles Pinkney (1810-1884) John Odeneal (1816-1840) Gabriel Long (1819-1876) MY LINE Thomas Henry Petway (1821-1884) Hope this helps. Let me know if we connect! Gramma Lou

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Old Occupations Resent-Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2000 10:32:13 -0700 (PDT) Resent-From: LINDSAY-L@rootsweb.com Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2000 13:00:27 -0400 From: Endy1@aol.com (by way of Josephine Lindsay Bass <jbass@digital.net>) Reply-To: LINDSAY-L@rootsweb.com To: LINDSAY-L@rootsweb.com Just passing this along in case it might be helpful. -- Endy Old Occupations Accomptant Accountant Almoner Giver of charity to the needy Amanuensis Secretary or stenographer Artificer A soldier mechanic who does repairs Bailie Bailiff Baxter Baker Bluestocking Female writer Boniface Keeper of an inn Brazier One who works with brass Brewster Beer manufacturer Brightsmith Metal Worker Burgonmaster Mayor Caulker One who filled up cracks (in ships or windows or seems to make them watertight by using tar or oakum-hem fiber produced by taking old ropes apart Chaisemaker Carriage maker Chandler Dealer or trader; one who makes or sells candles; retailer of groceries, ship supplier Chiffonnier Wig maker Clark Clerk Clerk Clergyman, cleric Clicker The servant of a salesman who stood at the door to invite customers; one who received the matter in the galley from the compositors and arranged it in due form ready for printing; one who makes eyelet holes in boots using a machine which clicked. Cohen Priest Collier Coal miner Colporteur Peddler of books Cooper One who makes or repairs vessels made of staves & hoops, such as casks, barrels, tubs, etc. Cordwainer Shoemaker, originally any leather worker using leather from Cordova/Cordoba in Spain Costermonger Peddler of fruits and vegetables Crocker Potter Crowner Coroner Currier One who dresses the coat of a horse with a currycomb; one who tanned leather by incorporating oil or grease Docker Stevedore, dock worker who loads and unloads cargo Dowser One who finds water using a rod or witching stick Draper A dealer in dry goods Drayman One who drives a long strong cart without fixed sides for carrying heavy loads Dresser A surgeon's assistant in a hospital Drover One who drives cattle, sheep, etc. to market; a dealer in cattle Duffer Peddler Factor Agent, commission merchant; one who acts or transacts business for another; Scottish steward or bailiff of an estate Farrier A blacksmith, one who shoes horses Faulkner Falconer Fell monger One who removes hair or wool from hides in preparation for leather making Fletcher One who made bows and arrows Fuller One who fulls cloth; one who shrinks and thickens woolen cloth by moistening, heating, and pressing; one who cleans and finishes cloth Gaoler A keeper of the goal, a jailer Glazier Window glassman Hacker Maker of hoes Hatcheler One who combed out or carded flax Haymonger Dealer in hay Hayward Keeper of fences Higgler Itinerant peddler Hillier Roof tiler Hind A farm laborer Holster A groom who took care of horses, often at an inn Hooker Reaper Hooper One who made hoops for casks and barrels Huckster Sells small wares Husbandman A farmer who cultivated the land Jagger Fish peddler Journeyman One who had served his apprenticeship and mastered his craft, not bound to serve a master, but hired by the day Joyner / Joiner A skilled carpenter Keeler Bargeman Kempster Wool comber Lardner Keeper of the cupboard Lavender Washer woman Lederer Leather maker Leech Physician Longshoreman Stevedore Lormer Maker of horse gear Malender Farmer Maltster Brewer Manciple A steward Mason Bricklayer Mintmaster One who issued local currency Monger Seller of goods (ale, fish) Muleskinner Teamster Neatherder Herds cows Ordinary Keeper Innkeeper with fixed prices Pattern Maker A maker of a clog shod with an iron ring. A clog was a wooden pole with a pattern cut into the end Peregrinator Itinerant wanderer Peruker A wig maker Pettifogger A shyster lawyer Pigman Crockery dealer Plumber One who applied sheet lead for roofing and set lead frames for plain or stained glass windows. Porter Door keeper Puddler Wrought iron worker Quarrier Quarry worker Rigger Hoist tackle worker Ripper Seller of fish Roper Maker of rope or nets Saddler One who makes, repairs or sells saddles or other furnishings for horses Sawbones Physician Sawyer One who saws; carpenter Schumacker Shoemaker Scribler A minor or worthless author Scrivener Professional or public copyist or writer; notary public Scrutiner Election judge Shrieve Sheriff Slater Roofer Slopseller Seller of ready-made clothes in a slop shop Snobscat / Snob One who repaired shoes Sorter Tailor Spinster A woman who spins or an unmarried woman Spurrer Maker of spurs Squire Country gentleman; farm owner; justice of peace Stuff gown Junior barrister Stuff gownsman Junior barrister Supercargo Officer on merchant ship who is in charge of cargo and the commercial concerns of the ship. Tanner One who tans (cures) animal hides into leather Tapley One who puts the tap in an ale cask Tasker Reaper Teamster One who drives a team for hauling Thatcher Roofer Tide waiter Customs inspector Tinker An itinerant tin pot and pan seller and repairman Tipstaff Policeman Travers Toll bridge collection Tucker Cleaner of cloth goods Turner A person who turns wood on a lathe into spindles Victualer A tavern keeper, or one who provides an army, navy, or ship with food Vulcan Blacksmith Wagoner Teamster not for hire Wainwright Wagon maker Waiter Customs officer or tide waiter; one who waited on the tide to collect duty on goods brought in. Waterman Boatman who plies for hire Webster Operator of looms Wharfinger Owner of a wharf Wheelwright One who made or repaired wheels; wheeled carriages, etc. Whitesmith Tinsmith; worker of iron who finishes or polishes the work Whitewing Street sweeper Whitster Bleach of cloth Wright Workman, especially a construction worker Yeoman Farmer who owns his own land compiled by Dan Burrows "I put these 130 items together from many sources and used it as a handout for our local Orange County (NY) Genealogical Society. I was asked by many recipients if the CHART could be forwarded to other lists or used in local newsletters. The answer is yes -- please share this information." Dan Burrows - dburrows1@juno.com ==== LINDSAY Mailing List ==== Search Rootsweb Archives for your Lindsay (All spellings). http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=Lindsay

Thank you so very much. Except for the names George and John, nothing else fits and I say that loosely -- YET is more like it. Since the James I'm searching for is 60+ years old in the 1830 Anderson County, TN census, chances are he was not living by the 1840 census. The only problem for me is that in the 1830 census listing, no one was named except for James. I have no way of finding out the names of the children living with him. But, I would suspect that he MUST be related to my David because he's living on a farm down the road from my gg-grandfather. Then there is a Tilda MORTON who is also up in years next door to James and she is a complete mystery. If she was married, I'd need to know her maiden name which again is next to impossible. No one else has been named Mathilda or Matilda down the line, but our family thinks she is caring for the younger George and Mary Ann MORTON. George ends up marrying into the TURNER family and they also live close by. So, I will keep your info and hope that something turns up soon. Thanks again and Happy Monday. Nina

Nina, I am not too sure where my Jim/James Morton was born, but I believe Kentucky. On the 1880 Arkansas Census, Crawford Co., Alma Twp. I found the following; Name Age Occupation Born MORTEN, James 45 Farmer KY Jane 26 House Keeper AR John 17 Farm Laborer AR George 8 AR Cornealus 6 AR Lilly 1 AR I believe this is my family, but I can find no proof. I am sure that John and George are from a previous marriage. Jane would have been too young to have a 17 year old son. My grandmother had a brother named Neal and a sister named Lilly, but there was never a mention of any half-brothers. If what I have been told is true - they moved to Oklahoma around 1885 or 1886. My grandmother was born in 1887 in Indian Territory. From some papers I have I believe both Jim and Jane were dead by 1900. If any of this sound familiar to anyone I sure would appreciate hearing from them. Ms. Cecil V. Boyd At 03:27 PM 03/28/2000 EST, you wrote: ><< I am very interested in you posting. My great-grandparents were JAMES and > JANE MORTON. >> > >Hi Cecil. Do you by chance know where James MORTON originated from prior to >Arkansas? Thanks so much. Nina > > >==== MORTON Mailing List ==== >MORTON List Administrator: > <commander@inetone.net> > >============================== >Search ALL of RootsWeb's mailing lists in real time. >RootsWeb's Personalized Mailing Lists: >http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > >

OOPS, I apologize to everyone for that email. I was typing a reply to my sister and how it ended up on this site, I'll never know, but I'm EXTREMELY embarrassed to say the least. Hope it gave someone a good laugh. Nina

Anyway, I piped up and said, "Yeh, and I'll be that other girl who did nothing got a big raise and a promotion. Nell said, "you have been around the block, haven't you?" So, I just cracked up. Well, that's it. I slept until you called and when I came downstairs, Mike had fixed his own dinner and the QM had potato salad and MORE of my strawberry bread. Real healthy, don't you think? Mike said she had eaten a ton of that strawberry bread off and on all afternoon. I guess she wants to go tomorrow and have a high sugar count. HAAAAAAAAAA But, I won't let her get away with it. I fixed some left over lamb from our dinner out last night and she thought it was for her. She said, "Don't fix anything for me -- I'm not eating anything else." So, I told her it wasn't for her and it was lamb -- my favorite and I can only get it when we go to really nice restaurants and it's on the menu and that I had no intention of sharing that with her. She laughed. Well tomorrow another day -- more rain, I guess and it will be turning colder on Tuesday. Shit. Bring on summer. Love ya, Nina

Hey, Gramma. I'm a "Nana" myself -- 4 little precious grandsons. I am one of three girls and I had three girls, so having little boys is so much fun. I always said if I had sons, they would be gay since I'm such a fanatic about my house, yada, yada. Ha. Just thought you might enjoy that. I am searching for the father of David, George, Thomas and Mary Ann MORTON. All were born in NC circa 1800-1807. David and Geo. named their first born sons, "James," and then Thomas lived in Union/Anderson Co, TN until about 1850 and moved to KY. He named his first-born son, "John." Have been trying forever to connect these family members to parents with no such luck. So, I'd be interested to know the names of John MORTON, Jr. and Mary Caroline's children. My David also named a son, John, and of course, there's the sister, Mary Ann MORTON who married a NORTON in Union County. She named her son Hiram, so that's a name we find hard to interpret in the naming patterns also. Thanks so very much for any help you can provide. If you find a connection, I can give you much information on the descendants. Again, many, many thanks. Nina

I notice that NC and TN are being mentioned quite a bit with connections. My grandfather, Thomas Henry Morton, was the son of Alexander Morton and Katie Lucas. he was born 1898 in central NC, died in Salisbury, NC and was buried in Lexington, NC. I do not know where his parents were born yet. My grandparents divorced in the 1930s. I am told Thomas did not remarry. My oldest sister does recall that he had relatives in TN and would go visit them. So, I know this is a total shot in the dark, but should you come across any clues, please let me know.

Lou, No connection known at this time. But we may yet cross the Morton/Flemming families later, since they all have lines in Ark. Thanks much. Jean

Nina: My James David Morton's parents were: William Smith Morton, Sr. (1864-1943) and Nancy Emaline Hardison (1868-1956). They had 10 children. His parents were: James Hardison Morton (1842-1927) and Margaret Elizabeth Hardison (1844-1895). They had 12 children. His parents were: Gabriel Long Morton (1819-1876) and Emily Jane Iva Hardison (1822-1874). They had 8 children. His parents were: John Morton, Jr. and Mary Caroline Odneal. They had 6 children. If we click I have more information for you if you want it. Gramma Lou KAT3946429@aol.com wrote: > > Lou: Do you happen to have the parents of James David MORTON? Thanks so > much, Nina > > ==== MORTON Mailing List ==== > MORTON List Administrator: > <commander@inetone.net> > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi

Hi Jean, I do not have a location for Ace Fleming, but his wife Malinda Leggett Lindsey Fleming was from Lafayette, MS. Miranda Coles Fleming Died 9-4-1903 in Hatfield, AR. She married Anderson Dover in Morgan, GA. He was born in South Carolina but also died in Hatfield, AR. Polly Fleming m. Israel Wilcoxson in Clark Co., KY. He was born in NC and died in MO. My Flemings were indeed scattered in my Family Tree. Lindsey is my Mother's maiden name -- Dover was her mother's maiden name -- the Wilcoxson comes from my Father's side (Morton)along with Cutbirth, Boone, Anderson, Kennedy, Cross, Crowell, Mershon, etc. There is probably no connection especially since my Flemings are not even connected -- not really. Who knows though? Maybe our Mortons could be connected someplace. My Lindsey's were all in Arkansas. Thanks for responding. Gramma Lou Jean Holt wrote: > > Lou, > I do not know if the names you listed are connected to > James David Morton b 1855 in TN. James and wife, > Mary Jane Flemming, did not have a Junior, named after > James, however. > You didnt say where the Flemings lived that you listed. > I only have data of those who moved to Lonoke Co, Ark. > Thanks much for checking. It is appreciated. > > Jean > > ==== MORTON Mailing List ==== > MORTON List Administrator: > <commander@inetone.net> > > ============================== > Search ALL of RootsWeb's mailing lists in real time. > RootsWeb's Personalized Mailing Lists: > http://pml.rootsweb.com/

Lou, I do not know if the names you listed are connected to James David Morton b 1855 in TN. James and wife, Mary Jane Flemming, did not have a Junior, named after James, however. You didnt say where the Flemings lived that you listed. I only have data of those who moved to Lonoke Co, Ark. Thanks much for checking. It is appreciated. Jean

Lou: Do you happen to have the parents of James David MORTON? Thanks so much, Nina

Sorry, that was MIRANDA Fleming! Lou Morton Ellis wrote: > > Hi Jean and Cecil, > > I have a James David Morton (1902-1972) b. in TN m. a Dorothy > As for Flemings: I have Ace Fleming m. Malinda Leggett Lindsey > b. 1869 > Mirands Coles Fleming (1829-1903) m. Anderson Dover 1st and a > Caylor/Kaylor 2nd. and Polly Fleming b. bet. 1780-1815 m. Israel > Wilcoxson. > > I know these are not the ones you are looking for, but could they > be in the same family somewhere? Lou > > ==== MORTON Mailing List ==== > MORTON List Administrator: > <commander@inetone.net> > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/

Hi Jean and Cecil, I have a James David Morton (1902-1972) b. in TN m. a Dorothy As for Flemings: I have Ace Fleming m. Malinda Leggett Lindsey b. 1869 Mirands Coles Fleming (1829-1903) m. Anderson Dover 1st and a Caylor/Kaylor 2nd. and Polly Fleming b. bet. 1780-1815 m. Israel Wilcoxson. I know these are not the ones you are looking for, but could they be in the same family somewhere? Lou