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Continued: On 7 Oct 1896, Edgar was arraigned for carrying a concealed weapon andassault and wounding with intent to kill along with his brother Ford.Both were brought to trial on 16 Dec 1896 in the Circuit Court ofMississippi County Missouri. Edgar was acquitted of both crimes. Thevictim was not identified in the court proceedings.
On 12 Dec 1894, Edgar and Clara Allen were married by A. J. Ross,Police Magistrate, which was witnessed by Sidney B. Miller, CountyClerk, Alexander County, IL. Edgar's father, Frank Robert Morton,gave his consent by virtue of his "X", as Edgar was not quite 18 yearsof age.
A son, Albert Morton, was born of this union on 27 May 1895. In the1900 Federal Census, Albert and his mother Clara were living withClara's parents in Pulaski County, IL. Clara was registered under hermaiden name, Allen; son Albert was listed as a Morton. There is norecord of a divorce between Clara and Edgar to date.
In the 1900 Federal Census taken on 1 Jun, 7th Ward, Cairo, AlexanderCo., IL, Edgar was
listed as single, literate, working as a day laborer, living at 2908Commercial Street. Edgar listed his age as 24, born Feb 1876 inMissouri as were his parents. He was renting his property and listedas the head. An aunt, Cynthy (Cynthia) Stanley, aged 55, widowed,born Jun 1845 in Missouri, was living with Edgar. Cynthy indicatedshe had two children who were living. She was listed as unable toread or write, could speak English, but had no occupation listed.Cynthy listed her parents' places of birth as Virginia. I believethis Cynthy is the niece of great-grandmother, Rebecca, of whomgreat-grandfather Frank Robert Morton became the legal guardian on 25Dec 1880 along with Radford and Eliza A. The names of her two livingchildren and the identity of their father requires additionalresearch. They probably appeared in the 1890 Census which wasdestroyed by fire.
In the 1910 Federal Census taken on 25 May in Cairo, Alexander Co.,IL, Edgar and Della were living at 209 Commercial Avenue. Edgar was34 and Della was 30. Both were listed as Mulattoes and literate.Della listed her and her parent's places of birth as Tennessee. Thecouple had been married for six years. Edgar was renting the propertyon Commercial. Edgar said his marriage to Della was his second andDella's first. No records have been located to date documentingEdgar's two marriages.
Edgar's estate, Box M6, entered probate on 25 Jan 1916 in Cairo,Alexander County, IL. His estate was settled on 22 May 1922. WifeDella Moton was named Administrator. The value and contents ofEdgar's Estate were not available in the courthouse records.
Edgar died of Bright's Disease of the kidneys (kidney inflammation);Chronic Nephritis (inflammation of the kidney caused by infectionand/or vascular heart disease); hypertrophy of the heart, eccentriccongestion of lungs and exhaustion at 6:40 PM. He was a patient inYates Memorial Hospital and was attended by James M. Gassaway, MD, 319Halliday Estate Building, Cairo, IL.
The funeral records published by the Mississippi County GenealogySociety, Charleston, MO, indicated that the Alec Rouse Company ofCairo, IL would pay Edgar's funeral expenses. The name, M.A. Rousealso appears on Edgar's funeral bill. The payment of his funeralexpenses was confirmed in the publication "Nunnelee Funeral HomeRecords", provided to the Mississippi County Genealogy Society andpublished in 1998. (Nunnelee Funeral Home acquired the former Lair andTaylor funeral records).
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