Joy Morton

1855 - 1934  (78 years)

• Name	Joy Morton
  Birth	27 Sep 1855	Nebraska City, Otoe, Nebraska
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Founder of the Morton Salt Company.
  		Morton Salt Morton Salt
  Philanthropy	Lisle, DuPage, Illinois
  	Joy founded the Morton Arboretum.
  		Morton Arboretum. Morton Arboretum.
  Death	10 May 1934	Lisle, DuPage, Illinois
  		Joy Morton Will And Report On Estate Made Public The Daily Herald (Chicago, Illinois), 11 Jul 1941, Fri, Page 20
  		Joy Morton Dies The Evansville Journal (Evansville, Indiana), 10 May 1934, Thursday, Page 3
  Burial	11 May 1934	Morton Family Cemetery, Lisle, DuPage, Illinois, United States
  		Joy Morton Headstone. Joy Morton Headstone.
  Siblings	3 siblings
  1. Paul Morton,   b. 22 May 1857, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan d. 19 Feb 1911, New York, New York, New York
  2. Mark Morton,   b. 2 Nov 1858   d. 24 Jun 1951
  3. Carl Morton,   b. 18 Feb 1865   d. 7 Jan 1901
  Person ID	I24525	Nagel
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2021

  
  

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

  
  

  Family 1	Carrie Jane Lake,   b. May 1857, Ohio d. 9 Dec 1915, Chicago, Cook, Illinois (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	23 Sep 1880	Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska
  		Morton-Lake Wedding. The Leavenworth (Kansas) Times, Friday, September 17, 1880 page 4.
  		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 (Age 69 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 2. Sterling Morton,   b. 25 Aug 1885, Chicago, Cook, Illinois d. 24 Feb 1961, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California (Age 75 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F7942	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2015

  
  

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

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 27 Sep 1855 - Nebraska City, Otoe, Nebraska Philanthropy - Joy founded the Morton Arboretum. - - Lisle, DuPage, Illinois Marriage - 23 Sep 1880 - Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska Death - 10 May 1934 - Lisle, DuPage, Illinois Burial - 11 May 1934 - Morton Family Cemetery, Lisle, DuPage, Illinois, United States  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Joy Morton. Joy Morton.
  		Joy Morton Joy Morton - Industrialist - Founder of the Morton salt company, founder of the Morton Arboretum. My 7th cousin 4 times removed.
  		Joy Morton Foreman Grand Jury. Chicago Tribune, Tuesday, September 17, 1901 page 1.

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		A Man Worth His Salt A Man Worth His Salt, Daily Herald Suburban Chicago, Section 5, November 9, 2009
  		A Man Worth His Salt A Man Worth His Salt, Daily Herald Suburban Chicago, Page 4, November 9, 2009
  		Joy Morton Injured. Chicago Tribune, Thusday, December 28, 1905 page 3.