Margaret CUNNINGHAM (P11) married John MORTON. Their daughter, Mary, married John SHELTON. Margaret is my gg-grandmother.
Margaret CUNNINGHAM was born on 19 Sep 1815 in Campsie, Baldernock Paris, Sterlingshire, Scotland. Her parents are Allen CUNNINGHAM & Elizabeth MARSHALL. Margaret married John MORTON on 31 Dec 1840 at Motherwell, Dalziel Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland. John MORTON & Margaret CUNNINGHAM came to America on the vessel Tuscarora in 1857. With them were their children Allen, Mary & John Jr. The family settled in Provo Valley (Midway, Utah) in 1863. Margaret made yeast which she would exchange for flour and sugar. In this manner she helped provide for the needs of her family. People came from all over Midway to get her yeast. Margaret was known for her spotless home and pleasant personality.
In 1883, Margaret's daughter-in-law, Fanny Lucretia WARDLE (wife of her son, John MORTON Jr.) died, leaving two small children. John Jr. was then called on a mission to the southern states and his mother, Margaret, kept the children during his absence. Margaret died 27 Jan 1896 in Midway, Utah. (HOWB)
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