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Elise Croft discusses the Morton family's work at Grassmere, specifically Frank Morton who "taught me, really all I know," and Frank's son and daughter Albert and Maude. Also heard on the tape are Joe Thompson, Jr. and Mary Hamilton Thompson Orr.Frank Morton (1874-1962) came to work at Grassmere in 1919. He married Agnes Smith (app. 1874-1930) around 1895, and they raised their nine children together while they lived in a cabin on the property. Frank worked as a farm laborer on the site until his death. Albert Morton (1913-1973) was the fifth child of Frank and Agnes Morton. He lived on the property and worked for the Croft sisters after his father passed away.
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