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John R Morton b.June 27 1904 Fredericksburg Texas
Posted by: Jay Scott Spencer (ID *****3846) Date: September 26, 2008 at 11:03:55
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Greetings,
I am searching for family connections and history for;

MORTON, JOHN ROBERT, 1904-1981(?)

Educator. Born: Fredericksburg, Tex., June 27, 1904. Parents: John R. and Frances (McKinnon) Morton.
Married: June Sweetman, August 1, 1928.
Children: Three.
Education: B.S., South West Texas State College,1925;
M.A.,University of Texas, 1929;
Ed.D., Columbia University, 1939;
Ohio State University.
Employed as a teacher, schools of Texas, 1925-1936;

Public Works Agency, 1936-1937;

director of extension teaching and professor of adult education,
Mississippi State College, 1939-1944;

director of continuing education,
University of Alabama, 1944;
dean of extension,
University of Alabama, 1954.

Source: Who's Who in Alabama, Vol. II.

Director of Study: University Extension in the United States: a Study ....
University, Ala.: University of Alabama Press, 1953.

Joint Editor: Alabama's Resources and the Schools .... University, Ala.:
Bureau of Educational Research, College of Education, University of Alabama, 1946.

I am most interested in his parents. The elder John R. is my ggf Mortons brother. Frances McKinnon was a poet and writer of children's stories. They also lived in San Marcos Texas.

Thank You

Jay S. Spencer
Cardiff by the Sea Ca
jaysspencer@juno.com



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