{"id":85,"date":"2023-06-03T13:11:09","date_gmt":"2023-06-03T18:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tngenweb.org\/lincoln\/?p=85"},"modified":"2023-06-03T13:11:09","modified_gmt":"2023-06-03T18:11:09","slug":"family-bible-of-morton-gilbert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tngenweb.org\/lincoln\/family-bible-of-morton-gilbert\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Bible of Morton-Gilbert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TRANSCRIPTION of MORTON &#8211; GILBERT BIBLE<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><em>Entries Dated from 1806 to 1914<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><em>Bible of William C. Morton (1829-1911) <\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><em>and Sarah M. (Gilbert) Morton (1834-1901) <\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><em>of Lincoln Co., TN.&nbsp; <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Transcriber: Patricia A. West, St. Louis, Missouri; email: <a href=\"javascript:secureDecryptAndNavigate('yUrF2eummY2MtOQt6b+h\/08+PzxpX\/1HgvX4co6sMxgYjoZt4UkHO4l0gqJa+Ltl1ILNq9bDQOZbXHzr7VXhmwCFSYOQ3LS3Rw==', '25841885d3a84f90740d081a623d3dd214135ff144a23093fe8a282514a129c4')\">wiz [at] websitewiz [dot] com<\/a>; http:\/\/ www.websitewiz.com.&nbsp; Current location: Bible in possession of Christina Lee West Ramey, Ozark, Missouri, niece of the transcriber.<\/p>\n<p>Provenance: The Bible was given to Alice Eugenia (Kirkland) West by her mother, Gertie B.<br \/>\n(Morton) Kirkland, b 1892, d\/o Alice Eugenia (Gilbert) Morton, b 1867, and Thomas Roberts<br \/>\nMorton, b 1865. Alice West, b 1920, gave the Bible to her son, Lucian W. West, Jr., and he<br \/>\npassed it on to his daughter, Christina West Branstetter.<\/p>\n<p>Transcribed from the original Bible register.<\/p>\n<p>Surnames in this Bible record:<br \/>\nMorton<br \/>\nGilbert<br \/>\nBledsoe<br \/>\nSorrells<br \/>\nCrane<br \/>\nKirkland<br \/>\nDavenport<br \/>\nReese<br \/>\nRoberts<\/p>\n<p>I. Verbatim Bible Transcription<br \/>\n[ ] Transcriber&#8217;s comments<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Births<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Wm Morton was born May 27th 1829<br \/>\nSarah M. Gilbert was born April 21st 1834<br \/>\n[The following are the seven children of William C. and Sarah Morton:]<br \/>\nJohn C. Morton was born May 13th 1851<br \/>\nBuenavista Morton was born Sep. 17th 1854<br \/>\nTalitha Cami Morton was born Dec 13 1857<br \/>\nBarachias Morton was born Jan 21st 1859<br \/>\nZacharias Morton was born May 15 1861<br \/>\nThomas R.[oberts] Morton was born Dec 15th 1865<br \/>\nMary Ann Morton was born Feb 23 1869 [last of chn. of Wm &amp; Sarah]<br \/>\nVelva T. Morton was born March 6, 1902 [d\/o T.R. Morton]<br \/>\nZacharias Morton &amp; Martha Mortons first son William C.<br \/>\nMorton March 10th 1884<\/p>\n<p>Thomas R. Morton. and. A. E. Mortons first daughter Arty Lera was born September the 20th<br \/>\n1888 [A.E. Morton was Alice Eugenia (Gilbert) Morton]<br \/>\nMorton-Gilbert Bible, 1806-1914 Transcribed by Patricia A. West 8\/15\/2015 Page 2 of 3<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Marriages<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Zacharias Morton and Martha Bledsoe were married Dec 7th 1882<br \/>\nT.R. Morton and A.E. Gilbert was married nov 20th 1887<br \/>\nB.C. Morton &amp; Mary Sorrells was maried Oct 7th 1890<br \/>\nS.A. Crane &amp; B.V. Morton was maried Dec 26th 1889<br \/>\nE.E. Reece and Mary Crane was maried july th 22 1906<br \/>\nB.D. Morton [Bessie D.] was born Nov. 6th 1903 [g\/c of Wm &amp; Sarah]<br \/>\nGertie B. Morton &amp; Patrick G. Kirkland were married April 7, 1919<br \/>\nMarchie M. Morton &amp; James Howell Davenport were married November 16, 1919<br \/>\n[Gertie and Marchie Morton are d\/o Thomas Roberts Morton]<br \/>\nMemoranda<br \/>\nSusanah Morton (was born) [parentheses in original] June 23d 1807. [nee Roberts;<br \/>\nmother of Wm C. Morton and wife of John Morton]<br \/>\nRachel Gilbert March 7th 1812 [mother of Sarah M. Gilbert Morton and wife of John C.<br \/>\nGilbert; sister to Susannah Roberts Morton]<br \/>\nRachel Gilbert Died Aug the 1 1898<br \/>\nArtamacy Robberts [misspelled in original] was born Oct. 18th 1814<br \/>\nArtamacy Roberts died april the 3th 1882<br \/>\nJohn Morton Was born Oct 9th 1806 [father of Wm C. Morton]<br \/>\nJohn Morton died May 23th 1879<br \/>\nSusanah Morton died Sep 30th 1891 [nee Roberts; mother of Wm C. Morton]<br \/>\n[The six following are grandchildren of Wm C. &amp; Sarah Morton:]<br \/>\nMary Crane was born Nov 16 1890 [d\/o Buenavista Morton Crane]<br \/>\nCordie L. Crane was born Oct 16 1891 [d\/o Buenavista Morton Crane]<br \/>\nEddie Crane was borne Mar 4 1893 [d\/o Buenavista Morton Crane]<br \/>\nArty Lera Morton was born Sept. 20 1888 [d\/o T.R. Morton]<br \/>\nMarchie M. Morton was born March 13 1890 [d\/o T.R. Morton]<br \/>\nGertie B. Morton was born Jan 9, 1892 [d\/o T.R. Morton]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Deaths<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>T.R. Morton died March the 13th 1907 [in Huntsville, AL]<br \/>\nZ.S. Morton died March the 16th 1907 [in Tennessee]<br \/>\nJohn C. Morton died Feb 19th 1855 [s\/o Wm. C. &amp; Sarah Morton]:<br \/>\nB.V. Crane died Jan 11th 1909 [d\/o Wm. C. &amp; Sarah Morton]:<br \/>\nTalitha Cami Morton died Jan 26th 1858 [d\/o Wm. C. &amp; Sarah Morton]<br \/>\nEdgar Crane died Oct. 4, 1893<br \/>\nMary Reese died Feb. 4th 1910<br \/>\nVelva T. Morton died Feb. 10, 1911 [d\/o T.R. Morton]<br \/>\nWilliam Morton died July 24, 1911 [husband of Sarah M. Gilbert Morton]<br \/>\nM.R. Morton died June 19th 1898<br \/>\nWilliam C. Morton died July 30th 1884<br \/>\nSarah M. Morton died May 5, 1901 [wife of William C. Morton]<br \/>\nJohn Morton died March 26 1914<br \/>\n&#8212;End of Bible Transcription&#8212;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>About the Morton \u2013 Gilbert Family<br \/>\nMorton-Gilbert Bible, 1806-1914 Transcribed by Patricia A. West 8\/15\/2015 Page 3 of 3<br \/>\nThis is the family Bible of William C. Morton and Sarah M. Gilbert who were married on<br \/>\nJuly 18, 1850, at the home of her parents, John C. Gilbert Sr. and Rachael (Roberts)<br \/>\nGilbert in Lincoln Co., Tennessee. William and Sarah (Gilbert) Morton were first cousins.<br \/>\nWilliam C. Morton was the s\/o John Morton and Susannah (Roberts) Morton. Their mothers were sisters.<\/p>\n<p>Rachel (Roberts) Gilbert and Susannah (Roberts) Morton were the d\/o John and Sarah (Smith)<br \/>\nRoberts. A third Roberts daughter, Lucretia, married D.A. Gilbert, brother of John C. Gilbert.<br \/>\nThese families lived near the Lincoln Co.\/Bedford Co. line around Chestnut Ridge or Petersburg<br \/>\nand were living in Middle Tennessee before 1820. They emigrated from North and South<br \/>\nCarolina. Numerous descendants still live in the Nashville and Bedford\/Lincoln Co., Tennessee<br \/>\narea.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">To wit:<br \/>\nJohn Roberts \u2013 Sarah Smith Robert had three daughters:<br \/>\n1. Susannah Roberts, b 1807, married John C. Morton and had a son, William C. Morton<br \/>\n2. Rachel Roberts, b 1812, married John C. Gilbert, and had a daughter, Sarah (Gilbert) Morton<br \/>\n3. Lucretia Roberts, b 1820, married D.A. Gilbert, brother of John C. Gilbert<br \/>\nI descend from all three of the daughters.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Sources<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">1. Family Bible of John Roberts and Sarah (Smith) Roberts, dated 1792 to 1898.<br \/>\n2. Birth, death, marriage records, deeds, newspaper clippings, census records, cemetery<br \/>\nand probate records, primarily from Lincoln Co. and Bedford Co., TN and Lawrence Co.<br \/>\nand Morgan Co., Alabama. Additional obituaries found in family scrapbook of Patrick G.<br \/>\nKirkland, husband of Gertie B. Morton (d\/o Thomas R. Morton and Alice Eugenia Gilbert)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TRANSCRIPTION of MORTON &#8211; GILBERT BIBLE Entries Dated from 1806 to 1914 Bible of William C. Morton (1829-1911) and Sarah M. (Gilbert) Morton (1834-1901) of Lincoln Co., TN.&nbsp; Transcriber: Patricia A. West, St. Louis, Missouri; email: wiz [at] websitewiz [dot] com; http:\/\/ www.websitewiz.com.&nbsp; Current location: Bible in possession of Christina Lee West Ramey, Ozark, Missouri, niece of the transcriber. Provenance: The Bible was given to Alice Eugenia (Kirkland) West by her mother, Gertie B. 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