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Joy Morton

Joy Morton

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  • Name Joy Morton 
    Born 27 Sep 1855  Nebraska City, Otoe, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Founder of the Morton Salt Company. 
    Morton Salt    		 Morton Salt
    Morton Salt
    Philanthropy Lisle, DuPage, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Joy founded the Morton Arboretum. 
    Morton Arboretum.    		 Morton Arboretum.
    Morton Arboretum.
    Died 10 May 1934  Lisle, DuPage, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Joy Morton Will And Report On Estate Made Public    		 Joy Morton Will And Report On Estate Made Public
    The Daily Herald (Chicago, Illinois), 11 Jul 1941, Fri, Page 20
    Joy Morton Dies    		 Joy Morton Dies
    The Evansville Journal (Evansville, Indiana), 10 May 1934, Thursday, Page 3
    Buried 11 May 1934  Morton Family Cemetery, Lisle, DuPage, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Joy Morton Headstone.    		 Joy Morton Headstone.
    Joy Morton Headstone.
    Siblings 3 siblings 
    Person ID I24525  Nagel
    Last Modified 27 Sep 2021 

    Father Julius Sterling Morton,   b. 22 Apr 1832, Adams, Jefferson, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Apr 1902, Lake Forest, Lake, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Caroline Joy,   b. 9 Aug 1833, Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jun 1881, Nebraska City, Otoe, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Married 30 Oct 1854  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F7941  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Carrie Jane Lake,   b. May 1857, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Dec 1915, Chicago, Cook, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 58 years) 
    Married 23 Sep 1880  Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Morton-Lake Wedding.    		 Morton-Lake Wedding.
    The Leavenworth (Kansas) Times, Friday, September 17, 1880 page 4.
    Morton-Lake.    		 Morton-Lake.
    Omaha Daily Bee, Friday, September 24, 1880 page 4.
    Children 
     1. Jean Morton,   b. 26 Apr 1883,   d. 7 Apr 1953, Palm Beach County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)  [Birth]
    +2. Sterling Morton,   b. 25 Aug 1885, Chicago, Cook, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Feb 1961, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)  [Birth]
    Last Modified 7 Dec 2015 
    Family ID F7942  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Margaret Gray,   b. 14 Apr 1876,   d. 27 Apr 1940  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 16 Jan 1917 
    Joy Morton and Bride.    		 Joy Morton and Bride.
    Chicago Tribune, Wednesday, January 17, 1917, page 5.
    Last Modified 6 Dec 2015 
    Family ID F7943  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart


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