1860's Welthy Seely Morton signed CDV photo, Chenango County NY

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On reverse: "Welthy J. Morton" name is handwritten in beautiful calligraphy, in old period turquoise blue dip pen ink. Photo Type: CDV Carte de Visite Album filler Photo, circa 1860's.

Found in Public Genealogy Records:
Welthy J Seeley Morton 1847–1921 born in Brookfield, Tioga County, Pennsylvania and died in Coventry, Chenango County, New York.
Father: Luman Dwight Seeley 1822–1903 (Luman Seeley, Luman Seely)
Mother: Emily Olga Abbott Seeley 1827–1884
Her siblings:
Lewis C. Seely born 1849
David Wilmot Seely 1850–1912
Nathaniel Seely 1851–1929
Truman Seely born 1857
Dwight Seely born 1862
Archibald Seely born 1869

Husband: Albert Wendell Morton 1847–1911 also seen as Albert Warren Morton
Their Children:
Claud Morton 1870–1932
Olga E. Morton 1873–1952
Mary M. Morton 1874–1960
Ray Lewis Morton 1882–1950
Albert Cass Morton 1892–1972

Welthy Morton in the 1900 United States Federal Census
Age: 53
Birth Date: Feb 1847
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Home in 1900: Woodhull, Steuben County, New York
Street: 2 Paints
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Albert Morton
Marriage Year: 1868
Years Married: 32
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother: number of living children: 5
Household Members: Name Age
Albert Morton 52
Welthy Morton 53
Ray Morton 17
Carr Morton 7 (Cass Morton)

US Census 1920
Name: Welthy J Morton
(Note: also seen as Welthy T. Morton and Weltha J Morton in census records)
Age: 72
Birth Year: abt 1848
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Home in 1920: Coventry, Chenango County, New York
Relation to Head of House: Mother
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Household Members: Name, Age
Claude Morton 49
Mamie E Morton 39
Thelma E Morton 17
Albert W Morton 15
Lottie E Morton 13
Ralph B Morton 11
L Dwight Morton 10
Neil R Morton 8
Ruth W Morton 5
Grace J Morton 1
Welthy J Morton 72

This CDV scene card is usually known as an "album filler". (See our ancestorville article on CDV photographs here) The beautiful CDV depicts a painting of a young Victorian girl reading to a young child. This would have been placed in the album where there was no picture, and where highly collected much like baseball cards are today!

Found in NYS near Chenango, in Madison County NY. Alternative spellings of Welthy are Weltha and Welthea. A beautiful old piece, clearly signed as her own personal 19th century possession and one of a kind.

Size: 2.5 x 4 inches
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