In the early 1870s the Morts relocated to Kansas, then returned to Hancock County about 10 years later.  Tobe is said to have married Myrtle Nelson and had one son.  Apparently this marriage took place after the Morts returned from Kansas, since the 1900 census recorded Franklin Mort, single, and the 1910 census reported he was divorced.

The 1900 census includes confusing entries.  Listed in Frank's household were two individuals misidentified as his sister and brother, Mattie and Clyde Brownell.

Jacob Franklin Mort died at Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois, January 18, 1919.  His burial location is undetermined.

Mort, Jacob, 52, male, white, farmer, value of personal estate 1000, born PA, male citizen of the U.S. aged 21 or more
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Mort Jane, 45, female, white, keeping house, born PA, mother foreign born
John, 24, male, white, farm laborer, born PA, male citizen of the U.S. aged 21 or more
Bigler, 17, male, white, farm laborer, born PA
Charles, 15, male, white, born PA, attended school within the year
Oliver, 13, male, white, born IL, attended school within the year
Susan, 11, female, white, born IL, attended school within the year
Frances, 9, female, white, born IL, attended school within the year
Thomas, 7, male, white, born IL, attended school within the year
Julia, 5, female, white, born IL
Jennie, 3, female, white, born IL
Jacob, 10/12, male, white, born IL, born Aug

Mort, Jacob, white, male, 60, married, farmer, born PA, both parents born PA
Jane, white, female, 53, wife, married, keeping house, born PA, father born CT, mother born England
Julieta, white, female, 15, daughter, single, unoccupied, born IL, both parents born PA
Harriet, white, female, 12, daughter, single, attended school within the year, born IL, both parents born PA
Jacob F, white, male, 10, son, single, attended school within the year, born IL, both parents born PA

Mort, Franklin, head, white, male, July 1870, 29, single, born IL, both parents born IL, [no occupation entry], could read, write and speak English, rented his farm home

Brownell, Mattie, sister, white, female, Mar 1881, 19, married for 3 years; mother of 1 child, deceased; born IL, both parents born IL, could read, write and speak English

[Brownell], Clyde, brother, white, male, Sept 1879, 20, married for 3 years, born IA, both parents born IA, farm laborer, months not employed - 2, could read, write and speak English

Ruggels, Nesbert, head, male, white, 63, married (1st) for 33 years, born KY, both parents born KY, spoke English, farmer, general farm, working on own account, could read and write, paying on a mortgage on his farm home, farm schedule 92

Ida C, wife, female, white, 52, married (1st) for 33 years; mother of 7 children, 6 living; born IL, father born KY, mother born IN, spoke English, could read and write

Lellman L, son, male, white, 21, single, born IL, father born KY, mother born IL, spoke English, farm laborer, home farm, employee, whether out of work on April 15, 1910 - no, number of weeks out of work during 1909 - 0, could read and write

Forest D, daughter, female, white, 19, single, born IL, father born KY, mother born IL, spoke English, teacher, public schools, employee, whether out of work on April 15, 1910 - no, number of weeks out of work during 1909 - 0, could read and write

Lovonia, daughter, female, white, 17, single, born KS, father born KY, mother born IL, spoke English, could read and write, attended school after Sept. 1, 1909

Bryan J, son, male, white, 13, single, born IL, father born KY, mother born IL, spoke English, could read and write, attended school after Sept. 1, 1909

Mort, Frank, boarder, male, white, 41, divorced, born IL, both parents born PA, spoke English, carpenter, house, employee, whether out of work on April 15, 1910 - no, number of weeks out of work during 1909 - 20, could read and write