Urcey Morris Luton

Male13 October 1893–13 May 1981

Brief Life History of Urcey Morris

When Urcey Morris Luton was born on 13 October 1893, in Nixonton, Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States, his father, John Anderson Luton, was 25 and his mother, Mary Eliza Morris, was 17. He married Rena Bell White on 29 September 1912, in Nixonton, Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 7 daughters. He lived in Salem Township, Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States for about 40 years and Redding, Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States in 1950. He died on 13 May 1981, in Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Urcey Morris Luton
1893–1981
Rena Bell White
1896–1927
Marriage: 29 September 1912
Lessie Mae Luton
1914–
Mildred Luton
1915–2000
Mary A Luton
1918–
Delia White Luton
1919–2012
Evelyn Louise Luton
1922–2013
Fuga Lee Luton
1924–
Fazer L Luton
1925–
Cecil Talmage Luton
1927–1993

Sources (56)

  • Ercie Luton in entry for Mildred Luton, "North Carolina, Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records Unit, County Birth Records, 1913-1922"
  • Ercey Luton in household of John Luton, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Ursey M Luton in entry for Eugene R Richardson, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    29 September 1912Nixonton, Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States
  • Children (8)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (13)

    +8 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 3

    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

    1897 · First Bill for Women Suffrage

    Age 4

    In 1897, Senator J.L. Hyatt introduced the woman suffrage bill in North Carolina. The bill did not make it past the committee.

    1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

    Age 23

    Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

    Name Meaning

    English: habitational name, chiefly from Litton in Somerset, and occasionally from Luton in Bishopsteignton, Devon.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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