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Decendants ofJames Morford

26. JOHN3 MORFORD (CATHERINE2VANDRUFF,HENRY1) was born Abt. 1816 in Greene County, Pennsylvania283,and died December 18, 1860 in Johnson County, Iowa283. HemarriedMARY CROSS January 28, 1845 in Unknown283. She was born Abt.1820 in Unknown, Ohio284, and diedUnknown in Unknown.

Notes for JOHN MORFORD:
Extraction from the 1860 Federal Census
Pleasant Valley Township, Johnson County, Iowa
Series: M653 Roll: 327 Page: 602
Line 14, Dwelling 807, Family 745
June 20, 1860
John Morford, age 42, farmer, b. PA
Mary Morford, age 30, b. OH
Martha Wetz, age 15, b. OH
Elizabeth Hupp, age 14, b. OH
Jackson Morford, age 14, b. IA
John Morford, age 12, b. IA
Sarah Hupp, age 12, b. IA
Joseph Morford, age 21, farm laborer, b. OH
Wilson Morford, age 22, farm laborer, b. OH
(7/3/2004)

Extraction from the 1870 Federal Census
Pleasant Valley, Johnson County, Iowa
Series: M593 Roll: 400 Page: 492
Line 36, Dwelling 18, Family 18
June 17, 1870
Morford, John, age 53, farmer. b. PA
Morford, Mary, age 50, b. OH
Morford, Mary J., age 4, b. IA
Morford, Wm. H., age 2, b. IA
(7/10/2003)

Extraction from the 1880 Federal Census
Online at www.familysearch.com
Pleasant Valley, Johnson, Iowa
Family History Library Film 1254348
NA Film Number T9-0348
Page Number 225C
John MORFORD Self M Male W 63 PA Farmer VA NJ
Mary MORFORD Wife M Female W 60 OH Keeping House --- ---
Lorenzo CROSS BroL S Male W 35 OH Farm Laborer --- ---
(6/26/2004)

Extraction from Johnson County, Iowa
Place Names
Online at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iajohnso/
MORFORDSVILLE -- This village in the southwestern part of Section 24,Pleasant Valley Township was platted in Feb 1855 by John Morford. Itspost office was established 3 Apr1856, was discontinued 16 Feb 1857, was reestablished 9 Mar 1876, andwas finally discontinued 3 Mar 1894.
(6/26/2004)

More About JOHN MORFORD:
Burial: December 1860, Unknown
Note 1: 1880 Census shows John still alive284

Children of JOHN MORFORD and MARY CROSS are:

116. i. WILSON4 MORFORD, b. Abt. 1838,Unknown, Pennsylvania; d.Unknown, Unknown.
ii. JOSEPH MORFORD, b. Abt. 1839, Unknown,Iowa285; d. Unknown,Unknown.

Notes forJOSEPH MORFORD:
Possible listing
Extraction from the 1870 Federal Census
Newport Township, Johnson County, Iowa
Series: M593 Roll: 400 Page: 459
Line 25, Dwelling 22, Family 23
June 17, 1870
Morford, Joseph, age 33, farmer, b. PA
Morford, Martha E., age 25, b. OH
Morford, Joseph W., age 5, b. IA
Morford, Mary E., age 3, b. IA
Morford, John T., age 5/12, b. IA
Extraction from the 1880 Federal Census
Online at www.familysearch.com
Washington, Adair, Iowa
Family History Library Film 1254325
NA Film Number T9-0325
Page Number 39D
Joseph MORFORD Self M Male W 43 PA Farm Laborer PA PA
Martha E. MORFORD Wife M Female W 34 OH Keeping House MD PA
Joseph W. MORFORD Son S Male W 15 IA At Home PA OH
Mary E. MORFORD Dau S Female W 13 IA At School PA OH
John T. MORFORD Son S Male W 10 IA At School PA OH
William A. MORFORD Son S Male W 4 IA At Home PA OH
Daniel U. MORFORD Son S Male W 1 IA At Home PA OH
Extraction from the 1900 Federal Census
DeWitt Township, Saline County, Nebraska
Series: T623 Roll: 938 Page: 94
Supv. Dist. 4, ED 109, Sheet 5-B
Line 84, Dwelling 114, Family 117
June 5, 1900
Morford, Joseph, b. Feb. 1838, age 62, marr. 38 yrs., b. PA, father b.UNK, mother b. UNK, borading house keeper
Morford, Martha E., b. Dec. 1844, age 55, marr. 38 yrs., 10 children, 4living, b. OH, father b. MD, mother b. PA
Morford, Dan, son, b. Sept. 1878, age 21, single, b. IA, father b. PA,mother b. OH, day laborer
Morford, C. Pearl, dau., b. June 1881, age 18, single, b. IA, father b.PA, mother b. OH, school teacher.
(10/29/2004)