 1894 - 1910 (16 years)
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| Name |
Thomas J. "Tommy" Morton |
| Nickname |
Tommy |
| Born |
31 Aug 1894 |
Missouri  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
25 Nov 1910 |
Saline County, Missouri |
| Buried |
27 Nov 1910 |
Ridge Park Cemetery Marshall, Missouri |
| Person ID |
i1637 |
Treespot |
| Last Modified |
10 Jun 2018 |
| Father |
Thomas Hurton "Harry" Morton, b. 23 Dec 1863, d. 1 Oct 1894, Marshall, Saline County, Missouri (Age 30 years) |
| Mother |
Emma Charlotte Harris, b. 22 Jan 1871, Saline County, Missouri , d. 30 Sep 1959, Marshall, Saline County, Missouri (Age 88 years) |
| Married |
20 Sep 1891 |
Saline County, Missouri |
| Family ID |
F430 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Event Map |
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 | Born - 31 Aug 1894 - Missouri |
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 | Died - 25 Nov 1910 - Saline County, Missouri |
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 | Buried - 27 Nov 1910 - Ridge Park Cemetery Marshall, Missouri |
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| Photos |
 | 1902 Harris Families
Siblings:
Philip Watkins Harris with his 2nd wife Pearla and his 3 daughters from his first marriage, none of his sons, Pearla's 2 daughters from her first marriages, and 2 of their sons together plus 2 grandchildren from P.W.'s oldest daughter, Emma's family.
Josephine Harris Erwin (P.W.'s sister) with her 6 children. Her husband passed away in 1894
Mary Elizabeth Harris Singleton (P.W.'s sister) also widowed, with her 2nd of 8 children, Lizzie Singleton Green's family, Mary's 3 grandchildren |
| Documents
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 | The Marshall Republican Marshall, Saline County, Missouri 29 April 1904 page 1 of 4
"Snapshots of the World's Fair" - nice description of what it was like to visit the St. Louis World's Fair, which was about two hours train ride away from Marshall, Missouri. |
 | The Marshal Republican Page 2 of 4 describing St. Louis World's Fair in 1904
Harris family lived in Marshall, Saline County, Missouri at the time of the St. Louis World's Fair. If any of them went it was about a two-hour train ride.
Philip Watkins Harris - age 62
Pearla Williams King Harris - age 39 (Philip's wife)
Stella Almeda Harris - age 21 (daughter from Philip's 1st wife)
Bertha King - age 20 (Pearla's youngest child from her 1st husband)
Mary Josephine "Mollie" Harris - age 19 (youngest child from Philip's 1st wife)
Thee Harris - age 9
Jack Harris - age 7
Emma Harris Morton Solomon - age 33 (Philip's oldest child)
James Solomon - age 27 (Emma's husband)
Tommy Morton - age 9 (Emma's son from 1st husband)
Myrtle Solomon - age 5 (Emma's daughter from 2nd husband)
Philip's sons from first wife:
Richard Harris - age 32
Philip H. Harris - age 30
Edward Harris - age 28
Giles Harris - age 27
William Holmes Harris - age 23
Lee Watkins Harris - age 24 (newlywed, he and Daisy married Sep 1903)
Daisy M. King Harris - age 22 (Lee's wife and Pearla Williams King Harris' daughter from her 1st marriage) |
 | Marshall Republican Description of St. Louis World's Fair page 3 of 4
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 | The Marshall Republican Description of St. Louis World's Fair in 1904 page 4 of 4
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 | Marshall Republican 2 December 1910, weekly paper on Fridays
"Accidentally Shot" - Tom Morton, age 16, accidentally shot by 14 year old friend while hunting on Thanksgiving day. |
| Archives |
 | 1900 Census Record Missouri, Saline County
Head of Household - John R. Solomon, white, male, born June 1877, age 22, married for 2 years, born in Missouri, farmer
Wife - Emma, white, female, born Jan 1872, age 28, married for 2 years, 2 children, both living, born in Missouri, both parents born in Virginia
Step-son - Thomas Morton, white, male, born Dec 1894, age 5, single, born in Missouri
Daughter - Myrtle Solomon, white, female, born March 1899, age 1, single, born in Missouri
Hired Hand - Claud Millsap, white, male, born June 1881, age 18, single, born in Missouri |
 | 1910 Census Record Missouri, Saline County, Marshall
Head of Household - James R. Solomon, white, male, age 31, 1st marriage, married 12 years, farmer, general farming, born in Missouri, Father born in Tennessee, Mother born in Virginia
Wife - Emma C. Solomon, white, female, age 38, 2nd marriage, married 12 years, 2 children, born in Missouri, both parents born in Virginia
Daughter - Myrtle, white, female, age 11, born in Missouri, both parents born in Missouri
Step-Son - Tommie Morton, male, age 15, born in Missouri, both parents born in Missouri
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