Agnes Morton

1898 - 1977  (79 years)

• Name	Agnes Morton
  Birth	18 Mar 1898	Wallacetown, Ayr, Scotland
  Gender	Female
  Death	Aug 1977	Nevada, Vernon Co., MO; burial: Moore Cem., south of Nevada, MO
  Person ID	I7038	forneyclark
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	John Morton,   b. 2 Mar 1865, Back St., Loudoun, Newmilns Ayrshire , Scotland d. 1948, Prestwick, Scotland, UK (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Gemmell,   b. 1867   d. 1926 (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	1890	Wallacetown, Ayr, Scotland, UK
  Family ID	F2824	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Paul Griffith,   b. 10 Nov 1891, Nevada, Vernon Co., MO d. 30 Nov 1949, Calistoga, Napa Co., CA; Evergreen Cem., Kellogg, Sonoma Co., CA (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	18 Jun 1918	Wallacetown, Ayr, Scotland
  Children	1. Mary Minerva "Merva" Griffith,   b. 1 Feb 1919, Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland d. 7 May 2002, Nevada, Vernon Co., MO; burial: Moore Cem., Nevada, Vernon Co., MO (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F2794	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Glendowner Phillip "Glenn" Crout,   b. 15 Sep 1892, Dolores, Montezuma Co., CO d. Jan 1977, Nevada, Vernon Co., MO; burial: Moore Cem., south of Nevada, MO (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	29 Nov 1951	San Jose, CA
  Family ID	F2806	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2025

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Morton, Agnes (1898-1977) Individual photo of Agnes Morton Griffith Crout was taken in Ayr, Scotland, about 1918, and came from the Eador Collection by John M. Eador.
  		Griffith, Paul (1891-1949) & Agnes Morton (1898-1977) & Mary Minerva "Merva" Griffith (1919-2002) & Bennie Byron Griffith Group photo was taken about 1923 and came from the Eador Collection by John M. Eador. Included (L-R, standing) are Mary Minerva "Merva" Griffith Eador Hollenberg & Paul Griffith. Sitting (L-R) are Bennie Byron Griffith & Agnes Morton Griffith Crout.
  		Morton, Agnes (1898-1977) Individual photo of Agnes Morton Griffith Crout was taken in the 1920's and came from the Eador Collection by John M. Eador.
  		Morton, Agnes (1898-1977) & Paul Griffith (1891-1949) 2-Persons photo of (L-R) Agnes Morton Griffith Crout & Paul Griffith was taken in the 1930’s and came from the Eador Collection by John M. Eador.
  		Morton, Agnes (1898-1977) Individual photo of Agnes Morton Griffith Crout was taken in Nevada, Vernon Co., MO, in 1948, and came from the Eador Collection by John M. Eador.
  		Morton, Agnes (1898-1977) & Mary Minerva "Merva" Griffith (1919-2002) 2-Persons photo of (L-R) Agnes Morton Griffith Crout & Mary Minerva "Merva" Griffith Eador Hollenberg was probably taken on the Noyes Ranch, Middletown, CA, in the 1950’s, and came from the Eador Collection by John M. Eador.
  		Morton, Agnes (1898-1977) Individual photo of Agnes Morton Griffith Crout was taken in Middletown, CA, in the 1960’s, and came from the Eador Collection by John M. Eador.
  		Morton, Agnes (1898-1977) Individual photo of Agnes Morton Griffith Crout was taken in Middletown, CA, in the 1960’s, and came from the Eador Collection by John M. Eador.
  		Morton, Agnes (1898-1977) Individual photo of Agnes Morton Griffith Crout was taken in either MO or Middletown, Lake Co., CA, probably in the 1960’s, and came from the Eador Collection by John M. Eador.
  		Morton, Agnes (1898-1977) Individual photo of Agnes Morton Griffith Crout was taken in Nevada, Vernon Co., MO, about 1971, and came from the Eador Collection by John M. Eador.

  
  

• Notes

  Source: John M. Eador: How Paul Griffith & Agnes Morton Met My Grandfather, Paul Griffith, born November 10,1891 in Nevada, Missouri, was a cook in the Army in World War 1 and was deployed with the 213 Aero Squadron on the S.S. TUSCANIA. The TUSCANIA was a Luxury Liner that was converted to a troop carrier. It had a British Registry and was owned by CUNARD Steamship Co. and was managed by the ANCHOR LINE. It was travelling in a Convoy from New York Harbor enroute to France. On the night of February 5th 1918, the Tuscania was Torpedoed by the German U-Boat, U 77(Submarine), sending her to the bottom of the North Channel Sea off the Northern coast of Ireland and only seven miles off the coast of Islay, Scotland. Two hundred sixty six American soldiers died that night and a large portion of those were killed on the coast of Islay when the Rocks tore their life boats apart and drowned them. My Grandfather was among the survivors of that tragic night. Several of the survivors were placed on Burial detail, and a photo of those men appears on the Tuscania web page. My Grandfather is the fourth one from the right on the back row. While in Scotland, my Grandfather had the opportunity to meet Agnes Morton, a young Scottish girl of eighteen years of age. On June 18, 1918 they were married in Wallacetown, Ayr, Scotland. It is believed Agnes came to the States in 1918 and made a trip back to Scotland, whereon February 1st 1919 my Mother, Mary Minerva Griffith, was born. On December 3rd 1921 my Grandfather brought my Mother to the States by way of Ellis Island in New York, and they came to Nevada, Missouri. In 1922 my Grandmother came to Ellis Island New York with their Son Bennie Byron Griffith. They went to Kansas City, Mo. and to Nevada later. Paul and Agnes lived on the Griffith Family farm South of Nevada. After living there for a number of years, they sold the farm and moved to California. They lived several places in California including Bakersfield and were living in Calistoga, where Grandfather died on November 30 1949. He was buried in Sonoma Valley. Grandma re-married Glen Philip Crout on November 29 1951 in San Jose where they then moved to Middletown, California. In later years they moved to Nevada, Missouri where they both passed away just months apart in February 1977. Both are buried in Moore Cemetery South of Nevada. Source: John M. Eador: Name, dates, places, & the following information: "Agnes Morton's mother was Mary Ann Gemmell and her father was John Morton. He was born in 1865, and Mary was born in 1866-1867 in Scotland. Mary Ann's mother's name was Helen." Source: SEE GREGORY OSBORNE'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=roryosborne&id=I1158 Gregory Osborne: ID: I1158 Name: Agnes Crout Sex: F Birth: 18 MAR 1898 Death: AUG 1977 in Nevada, Vernon, MO _FA1: SSN issued in CA Marriage 1 Glendower (Glenn) Crout b: 15 SEP 1892 in Dolores, Montezuma, CO Source: SSDI: AGNES CROUT 18 Mar 1898 Aug 1977 (Nevada, Vernon, MO) (TEXT OMITTED) (from SSDI: SSN issued in CA)