Columbia-Berks-Luzerne County PA Archives Biographies.....MORTON, Joel 1839 - living in 1899
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  JOEL MORTON is the genial proprietor of the Berwick House at Berwick, Pa., which
  is a large brick structure, partially surrounded by long, broad verandas,
  overlooking the Susquehanna Valley with its beautiful mountain scenery in the
  background, and one of the best and most popular hotels in this section of the
  state. He is a son of Benjamin and Bessie (Morgan) Morton, and was born in
  Yorkshire, England, December 6, 1839.
  
    Benjamin Morton, the father of our subject, was born in Yorkshire, England,
  where he lived his entire life. He was a filemaker by trade and, in connection
  with farming, made that his occupation. He formed a matrimonial alliance with
  Bessie Morgan and they reared a family of children, one of whom was Joel, our
  subject.
  
     Joel Morton was engaged in agricultural pursuits in England until 1863, when,
  with the good judgment and foresight that has since characterized his every
  action, he decided that America afforded better opportunities for a successful
  career. In that year he came to this country and located in Monocacy, Pa., where
  he conducted a hostelry for seven years. He then moved to Rock Glen, where he
  was the proprietor of a hotel for ten years. July 24, 1890, he came to Berwick
  and purchased the Berwick House on the corner of Market and Front streets, to
  which he added one story, making three in all. Large verandas were built, the
  rooms, forty-two in number, were equipped with steam heat, gas and many other
  conveniences, which added greatly to the comfort of the traveling public. Two
  bathrooms are at the disposal of the guests, and by no means the least pleasant
  feature of the place is the spacious and attractive dining hall. The table,
  under the careful supervision of the landlord's hospitable wife, is all that
  could be desired to satisfy the wants of the inner man. He has two fine barns,
  one of which he rents to W. F. Ruch, and the other is occupied as a livery which
  he conducts in connection with the hotel. He has some handsome turn-outs and his
  horses are as fine roadsters as are to be found in the community. Mr. Morton is
  a jovial and good-natured landlord, and the manner in which he caters to the
  wants of his guests has made him so extremely popular that the patronage of his
  hotel is constantly on the increase. He is elated and encouraged by the success
  with which he is meeting and never tires of doing all in his power to increase
  the pleasure and comfort of those stopping beneath his roof. He is well known
  throughout his section of Columbia County and has an enviable reputation as an
  honest and straightforward business man.
  
     In 1862 our subject was united in matrimonial bonds to Mary Fisher, a native
  of England, and they are the proud parents of the following children: Sarah, who
  married William Ungsinger of Sunbury, and who have one son, Robert; Frank, the
  proprietor of the Nescopeck Hotel, who married Lizzie Oss; William, a fireman on
  the D., L. & W. R. R., married to Emma Krall; Mary, wife of John Tress of
  Riverside, Pa.; Lizzie, who resides at home; Benjamin D., a hotelkeeper who
  wedded Bessie Wright; George, who holds a clerical position; Thomas, a clerk and
  assistant to our subject; and Flossie, who is attending school. Politically Mr.
  Morton affiliates with the Republican party.
  
  
  Additional Comments:
  Extracted from:
  
  Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District
  Published by 
  Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY (1899)
  
  
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