Martha Ann Morton^[1]

1841 - 1930  (89 years)

• Name	Martha Ann Morton  [2, 3]
  Birth	13 Jan 1841	Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1880	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [9]
  	229 West Chicago Ave
  Census	1900	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [11]
  	17 Ewing Place
  Census	1910	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [8]
  	1954 Milwaukee Avenue
  Census	1920	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [6]
  Research Notes	Chuck Binzel gives birth date as 13 Jan 1842. 1900 census lists January 1843. According to the 1910 census, Martha was the mother or 15 children, 8 of whom were still living.  [1, 8, 11]
  Death	26 Jan 1930	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [1, 7, 10, 12]
  	3136 Logan Blvd
  Burial	28 Jan 1930	Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA   [7, 10]
  Person ID	I672	Mohr-Whalen
  Last Modified	15 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	Hugh Morton           b. Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
  Family ID	F5509	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Charles Silas Petrie           b. 25 Sep 1840, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. 3 Dec 1900, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	30 Jan 1862	Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA   [1, 11, 13]
  Children	1. Nicholas Petrie             d. Bef Jul 1954   2. Philip Petrie           b. 16 Nov 1862, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. 19 May 1915, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 52 years) + 3. Mary Jane Petrie           b. 1 Aug 1866, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA           d. 14 Sep 1915, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 49 years)   4. James Petrie           b. 28 Sep 1872, Illinois, USA           d. May 1938 (Age 65 years)   5. George A. Petrie           b. 9 Dec 1873, Illinois, USA           d. 13 Aug 1943 (Age 69 years) + 6. Martha A. Petrie           b. 3 Feb 1875, Illinois, USA           d. Jul 1954 (Age 79 years) + 7. Charles M. Petrie           b. 26 Nov 1877, Illinois, USA           d. 14 Nov 1938, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 60 years) > 8. Florence Petrie           b. 3 Jan 1879, Illinois, USA   9. Rosa A. Petrie           b. 10 Jan 1883, Illinois, USA           d. 8 Mar 1908 (Age 25 years)   10. Louis H. Petrie           b. Apr 1888, Illinois, USA
  Family ID	F497	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Apr 2020

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 13 Jan 1841 - Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 30 Jan 1862 - Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA Census - 1880 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Census - 1900 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Census - 1910 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Census - 1920 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Death - 26 Jan 1930 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Burial - 28 Jan 1930 - Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Married during the civil war and came to Chicago in 1865. “While her husband was helping in the battle of the great fire of 1871, Mrs. Petrie erected a field kitchen in her back yard at State street and Walton place, serving food and coffee for the refuges.” [10]

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Chuck Binzel, chuck.binzel@motorola.com, Letter to Bradley Mohr. [S1475] Death Certificate of Mary J. Oestmann. [S6316] Album of Genealogy and Biography - Cook County, Illinois, with Portraits, (La Salle Book Company, Chicago, Illinois, 1900). [S225] 1900 US Census - Household of Jacob L. Oestmann. [S1669] Certificate of Death of Philip Petrie. [S1867] 1920 US Census - Household of Martha Petrie. [S2329] Ancestry.com, Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947. [S2441] 1910 US Census - Household of Martha A. Petrie. [S2443] 1880 US Census - Household of Charles L. Petrie. [S3315] username Debbie B, Find A Grave memorial for Martha Ann Morton Petrie, #118355790. [S2442] 1900 US Census - Household of Chas S. Petrie. [S126] Illinois State Archives & Illinois State Genealogical Society, Database of Illinois Death Certificates, 1916-1950, Certificate # 6002485. [S590] Ancestry.com (Tennessee State Library and Archives), Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002.