James Morton

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c1821

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"James Morton" in the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/N00011182, (accessed April 10, 2025).

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Greenup County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Ohio native. Married to C. J. Morton. Father of L. A. Morton, Benjamin Morton, Alvin B. Morton, Lavena Morton, Martha A. Morton, and Nancy Morton. Married to Penelope Morton. Farmer in Greenup County in 1850. Farmer in Greenup County in 1863. Served in the 22nd Kentucky Volunteer Infantry (U.S.A.) as a first lieutenant from January 10, 1862 to February 18, 1863. Resigned on February 18, 1863.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Greenup County, First District, p. 243B. Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Greenup County, Precinct 3, p. 79B. Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865), NARA RG 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records), X County, KY, May 1865, p. 115, (Accessed via ancestry.com). Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 2, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), 112-3. National Archives and Records Administration. U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. T288, 546 rolls. (accessed via Ancestry.com).

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