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Family HistoryFamily History - Charlotte Annabelle Morfoot


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This family history features Charlotte Annabelle Morfoot and her immediate family.



First Generation
1. Charlotte Annabelle Morfoot,1 born 17 August 1878 in Perry, Spring Valley Township, Dallas County, Iowa, the daughter of Frederick Webster Morfoot and Clara Holmes;1, 2, 3 died 19 December 1966.1 Charlotte married, first, 17 August 1902 in Valley Junction, Polk County, Iowa, Charles Albert ‘Bert’ Ashworth2, 7 (born 7 March 1869 in Ashawa, Polk County, Iowa, the son of Abraham Ashworth and Mary Ellen Mott;3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Bert died 11 December 1929 in Polk County, Iowa4). Charlotte married, second, 1933, Andrew Stewart1 (born 15 March 1872 in Newton, Jasper County, Iowa, the son of Andrew Stewart and Mary Brown;8 Andrew died 22 April 1956 in Woodland, Yolo County, California8). Charlotte is buried in Woodland Cemetery, Woodland, Yolo County, California.1 Bert is buried in Jordan Cemetery, West Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa.4 Andrew is buried in Woodland Cemetery, Woodland, Yolo County, California.8

  1. Find a Grave (website). Woodland Cemetery, Woodland, Yolo County, California, Charlotte Annabelle Stewart, born: 17 August 1878; died: 19 December 1966 (from record, which provides the names and links for her husband). Her father, Frederick Webster Morfoot, is buried in the same cemetery.
  2. Iowa County Marriages, 1838-1934; Charles A. Ashworth, 34, born in Ashawa, Ia., farmer, second marriage, father: Abraham Ashworth; mother: Mary E. Mott; Charlotte A. Morfoot, 25, born in Perry, Ia., first marriage, father: Fred Morfoot; mother: Clara Holmes; married on 17 August 1902 in Valley Jct.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Iowa, Polk County, Walnut Township, E.D. 185, Sheet No. 5B, Charles A. Ashworth, 50, Iowa, farmer, general farm; wife Sharlott A. Ashworth, 41, Iowa; son in law Burr L. Stewart, 25, Iowa, laborer, general farm; daughter Mildred H. Stewart, 23, Iowa; grandson Jack R. Stewart, 1 11/12, Iowa; servant Robert H. Beechoft, 30, Nebraska, farm laborer, general farm.
  4. Find a Grave (website). Jordan Cemetery, West Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, Charles Albert “Bert” Ashworth, born: 7 March 1869 in Polk County, Iowa; died: 11 December 1929 in Polk County, Iowa (from record, which includes a copy of his obituary; and provides the names and links for his parents, one wife, and one sibling).
  5. Iowa State Census, 1885, Polk County, Walnut Township, Image 29 of 49, Abraham Ashworth, 49, Eng., farmer; Mary E. Ashworth, 48, N.Y.; Charles A. Ashworth, 15; Maggie M. Ashworth, 13.
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Iowa, Polk County, Walnut Township, E.D. 110, Sheet No. 19A, Abe Ashworth, 64, England, Dec. 1835, land lord; wife of 32 years Mary E. Ashworth, 64, New York, April 1835; son Charles A. Ashworth, 31, Iowa, March 1869, widow, farmer; daughter Dora Miller, 41, Iowa, Nov. 1858, widow, 3 children, 2 living, dress maker; g daughter Genevia Miller, 20, Iowa, Nov. 1879, servant; g daughter Mildred Miller [sic, her last name is Ashworth, she is the daughter of Charles A. Ashworth and his wife Minta, who had died before this census], 3, Iowa, Oct. 1896.
  7. Des Moines: The Pioneer of Municipal Progress and Reform of the Middle West, Together with the History of Polk County, Iowa. Volume II. Chicago, The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1911. Page 259-260, biographical sketch of C. A. Ashworth. A few dates are incorrect, such as the dates of death for his parents.
  8. Find a Grave (website). Woodland Cemetery, Woodland, Yolo County, California, Andrew Stewart, born: 15 March 1872 in Newton, Jasper County, Iowa; died: 22 April 1956 in Woodland, Yolo County, California (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, siblings, two wives, and one child).