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Oliver Morton
Chapter, NSDAR |
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Gray, Georgia |
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CHAPTER HISTORY |
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Morton-Johnson
Home in Gray, GA Organizing
Regent Mrs. Addie Kate Morton Johnson Organized February 22, 1922 Chapter Number: 3-073 GA Charter
Members Mrs. Addie Kate Morton Johnson Mrs. Mary Blount Andrews Mrs. Annie Morton Bullard Mrs. Minnie B. Henderson Finney Miss Mary Burney Jordan Mrs. Nora Morton Lancaster Miss Fannie E. Moore Miss Fleta
White Person Mrs. Lula Kennon Roberts Mrs. Lottie Thompson Williams Mrs. Leola Conner Ivey Mrs. Sara Marie Roberts Pursley |
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The Oliver
Morton Chapter, NSDAR, was organized by Mrs. Addie Kate Morton Johnson in her
home in Gray, Jones County, Georgia, on February 22, 1922. The chapter
was named for Oliver Morton, the Revolutionary ancestor of Mrs. Johnson and
several other charter members of the chapter. Mrs. Addie Kate Johnson
became the first Regent. There were 12 charter members. The organizing
Regent left a "Morton Johnson Scholarship Fund," and asked the
chapter to name the recipients of this fund each year. |
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Our Founder Addie Kate Morton Johnson |
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Addie Kate
Morton was born on March 3, 1873. She was
the daughter of Edmund T. and Adeline Moore Morton. Her paternal grandparents were Oliver H.
and Catherine Harris Morton. Addie Kate
eventually married Judge F. Holmes Johnson, and they resided in a charming
house in the heart of Gray. That home is still standing today on Highway 22,
just north of the railroad tracks.
Addie Kate and Judge Johnson had one child, Richard Morton
Johnson. While in his young teens,
Richard was killed in a tragic train accident. A niece of
Mrs. Johnson and Oliver Morton Chapter, NSDAR, member remembers visiting in
the Johnson home as a child. There she
enjoyed the beloved black and white terrier, Peter Pan, and a very colorful
parrot who resided in a cage in the living room during chilly weather. The backyard was home to a flock of
pigeons. She remembers that Mrs.
Johnson was a true Southern lady who hosted high school proms in her spacious
yard. |
Courtesy of Johnson Family Addie
Kate Morton Johnson 1873-1953 |
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Upon her death in 1953, Mrs. Johnson directed that a portion of her
estate be used to establish a scholarship in memory of her son. It was called the Morton Johnson
Scholarship Fund and was to be used for the higher education of deserving
boys and girls of Jones County. In the
beginning, there was only one scholarship awarded each year. Those first scholarships were considerably
less than the $1000 awarded to recipients today. For the 2020-2021 school year, nine $1000
scholarships were given to deserving students. Addie Kate Morton Johnson’s generosity in setting up the Morton Johnson
Scholarship Fund has touched the lives of many students and promises to help
many more in the future. |
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