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William Wallace Morton

William Wallace Morton

Male 1868 - 1932  (64 years)


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  • Name William Wallace Morton 
    Birth 23 May 1868  Richland Twp., Oswego County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 25 Nov 1932  Pulaski, Oswego, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 10 Oct 1950  Richland, Oswego, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Daysville Cemetery Section #5 - Row #14
    Person ID I66154  Stewartsny
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

    Father William H Morton,   b. 9 May 1837, Richland Twp., Oswego County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Nov 1932, Richland Twp., Oswego County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Arvilla J. Wright,   b. 30 Jan 1841, Mendon, Rutland, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Oct 1932, Richland Twp., Oswego County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 28 Nov 1855  Port Ontario, Richland Township, Oswego, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F22040  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Park,   b. 11 May 1867, Finch, Stormont, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Apr 1942, Richland Twp., Oswego County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1890  New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Ethel May Morton,   b. 3 Aug 1891, Richland Twp., Oswego County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F22001  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

  • Notes 
    • William W. Morton - May 23, 1868 - October 10, 1950. Son of William and Arvilla Wright Morton. Section 5, Row 14.
      Newspaper Obituary - Wednesday, October 11, 1950 Oswego Palladium Times - Oswego, New York - Pulaski - William M. Morton, 82, well known guide and commercial fisherman in the Port Ontario-Selkirk basin area, died Tuesday at the Austin nursing home, Lacona, after a short illness. He suffered a stroke last Friday night and failed to rally. Except for service with the old Life Saving Service at Charlotte, he had always made his home in the vicinity of Port Ontario. He was born May 23, 1868, at Port Ontario near the intersection of the Scenic Highway and the Lake street road. He was the son of William and Elvira Morton, members of pioneer families in the area. The family had always lived near Lake Ontario and had done much commercial fishing in days when fish were really numerous in Mexico Bay. It was a family tradition to serve as a life saver and then turn to fishing. Mr. Morton and his brother, "Lonny" were experts in sturgeon fishing and had their set lines in Mexico Bay from Stony Point to Nine Mile Point, catching and shipping many of these huge fish to the New York market. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Hugh Allen and Mrs. Ernest Stafford, Pulaski; his brother, Alonzo Morton, Port Ontario, and several grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Foster funeral home, Pulaski, with burial in Daysville cemetery.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;;), Database online.
      Record for William Morton Jr

    2. [S2] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;;), Database online.
      Record for Arvilla Wright
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=44196145110&indiv=try