Idella J. Morton 
Idella J. was born about January 1864 in , , Alabama.1 Idella J.'s father was John Wesley Morton and her mother was Nancy Caroline Pennington. Her paternal grandparents were James B. Morton and Mary Unknown; her maternal grandparents were George Washington Pennington and Sarah Louisa Lusk. She had three brothers named William C., Thompson R. and Clark. She was the oldest of the four children. She had a half-sister named Mary Liza. She died on May 21st, 1930 in , Pontotoc, Mississippi. She was buried in Pontotoc Cemetery, Pontotoc, Pontotoc, Mississippi.2 General Notes
Edna Dolland believes that Mammy Clain may have been diabetic; she had a 'sweet-sour" smell about her. She may have died shortly after Gray, her son, died, in 1930. Everyone believed she died of a "broken heart." Idella's Death Certificate says that she died of myocarditis, with Bright's Disease a contributor. Her tombstone is apparently in error.
Nita remembers that Idella let the grand children pretty much play anywhere and was a good grandparent. Along with the rest of her family (husband and children), Idella was musically inclined. While the other mostly played the violin or fiddle, Idella played the organ. Edna Earl McLain had such fond memories of Idella playing the organ, that when one just like became available at an auction, she bought it and took it home. It was there that great-grandson, Ross F. Bonny, Jr., played it, to Edna's and his own wife's great delight. (2001)
Idella's brother had a wife named Mattie. After Clark died, Mattie lived in a small shack at the back of the Old Miller Place, where, it was said, she was James McLain's mistress. Mattie was much more formidable looking than Idella and the grandchildren and great-grandchildren remember her coffee-can-spittoon and the snuff drool at the corner of her mouth.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.Feb 1837 in , Fayette, Alabama d.05 Oct 1910 in , Lee, Mississippi
- b.~Jan 1864 in , , Alabama d.21 May 1930 in , Pontotoc, Mississippi
- b.BET. 1712 - 1714 in Guilford or Randolph Co., North Carolina d.BET. 1789 - 1790 in , Randolph, North Carolina
- b.~ 1758 in Guilford or Randolph Co., North Carolina d.~ 1808 in , Spartanburg, South Carolina
- b.17 Jun 1714 in Guilford or Randolph Co., North Carolina d.27 Nov 1800 in , Randolph, North Carolina
- b.1782 in , Randolph, North Carolina d.~15 Sep 1868 in , Sanford, Alabama
- d.~ 1829 in , Spartanburg, South Carolina
- b.~ 1818 in , Spartanburg, South Carolina d.1884
- b.~ 1789 in , , North Carolina d.~ 1868 in , Sanford, Alabama
- b.~ 1840 in , Fayette, Alabama d.BET. 1870 - 1875 in , Fayette, Alabama
- b.~ 1730 in , Ulster, County Derry, Ireland d.~ 1804 in , Critendon, Kentucky
- b.~ 1760 in Union District, South Carolina d.03 Jan 1826 in , Lincoln, Tennessee
- b.~ 1735 in , Augusta, Virginia d.~ 1803
- b.08 Feb 1794 in Union District, South Carolina d.24 Jun 1870 in , Lafayette, Mississippi
- b.25 Nov 1744 in , , Virginia d.06 Aug 1780 in Battle at Hanging Rock, South Carolina
- b.~ 1765 in , , South Carolina d.1810 in , , South Carolina
- b.~ 1743 in , Augusta, Virginia d.05 Dec 1828 in , York, South Carolina
- b.Oct 1821 in , , Tennessee d.1879
- b.02 Feb 1795 in , , South Carolina d.29 Apr 1870 in , Lafayette, Mississippi
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Idella J. and James Erastus were married in a religious ceremony on January 18th, 1888 in , Lamar, Alabama.3 They had four sons and a daughter, named Grover Wesley, Allen Gray, John Lee, James Claude and Daisy.
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Children
Allen Gray McLain
Allen Gray was born on August 18th, 1897 in Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi.4 He died at the age of 32 on February 10th, 1930 in Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi.4
1 MarjorieGreensHankinsPenningtonResearch.FTW
2 Death Certificate
3 EARLY ALABAMA MARRIAGES, Family Adventures, P. O. Box290354, San Antonio, Tx 78280-1754, 1991. @ 232
4 AmyMcLain.FTW
Further source/citation:
Oak Hill Cemetery
2 Death Certificate
3 EARLY ALABAMA MARRIAGES, Family Adventures, P. O. Box290354, San Antonio, Tx 78280-1754, 1991. @ 232
4 AmyMcLain.FTW
Further source/citation:
Oak Hill Cemetery
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