Florence Belle (Banks) Morgan (1881 - 1957)

Born 12 Apr 1881 in Madison County, North Carolina, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Benjamin Thomas Morgan — married 11 Dec 1900 in Greene County, Tennessee, USA

Descendants

Died 9 May 1957 at age 76 in Greenville, Greene County, Tennessee, USA

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Biography

Florence Belle Banks was born 12 April 1881 at Madison County, North Carolina, United States. Her twin sister only lived 13 weeks. She had one daughter Ethel Banks prior to her marriage to Benjamin Thomas Morgan (1878-1963) on 11 December 1900 at Greene County, Tennessee.^[1] Florence had 13 children including twin girls who died at birth (one was named Lucille; the other's name is not known). They had the following identified children:

• Joseph Anderson Morgan (1902-1967) m. Nellie Mae Foster
• Clarinda (Morgan) Riddle (1903-2000) m. Champ Harrison Riddle
• General Duckett Morgan (1906-1969) m1. Ora Genevieve Thompson, m2. Fannie Lynn Whittaker
• Susie (Morgan) Cutshall (1907-1969) m. Erskin L Cutshall
• Cornell Morgan (1910-1996) m. Myrtle Tittle
• Maynard Starky Morgan (1912-1998) m. Ellen Metcalf
• Dennis Ambrose Morgan (1915-2007) m. Eliza Cutshall
• Martha Ellen (Morgan) Reeves (1917-2005) m. Gerald Robert Reeves
• Mason Thomas Morgan (1920-1991) m. Edna Mae Gillaand
• Nellie Mae (Morgan) Cutshaw (1924-2008) m. Marvin Ulysses Cutshaw

Florence passed away 9 May 1957 at Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee, United States.^[2] She is buried at the Shelton Mission Cemetery, Greystone, Greene County, Tennessee.

Residences

1900 US Census: Florence Banks, age 19, Granddaughter in household of Andrew and Ealy Banks, Shelton Laurel Township, Madison, North Carolina, page 3B, Dwelling 46.^[3]

• Andrew J Banks, Head, White male, 74, Mar 1826, married 50 yrs, North Carolina, married, Farmer, cannot read/write, speaks English, owns farm, farm schedule 41.
• Ealy, Wife, White female, 60, Jan 1840, North Carolina, married 50 yrs, 4 children 4 living, can read, cannot write, speaks English.
• Florence Banks, Granddaughter, White female, 19, Jan 1881, North Carolina, Single, 1 child 1 living, Farm laborer, cannot read/write, speaks English.
• Ethell Banks, Daughter (of Florence), 2/12, Mar 1900, North Carolina.
• Living near: Dwelling 45 Mathys Franklin, Dwelling 54 Margaret Banks

1910 US Census, Civil District 10, Greene, Tennessee.^[4]

• Ben Morgan, Head, White male, 32, Tennessee, Married 10 yrs, Farmer
• Florence, wife, White female, 29, North Carolina, married 10 years, 4 children all living.
• Anderson, son, White male, 8, Tennessee
• Generald, son, White male, 4, Tennessee
• Clarinda, daughter, White female, 5, Tennessee
• Susie, daughter, White female, 2, Tennessee

1918 WWI Draft Registration, Rt 15, Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee.^[5]

1920 US Census, Civil District 22, Greene, Tennessee, page 15A, house FM279.^[6]

• Benjman Morgan, 41, Tennessee, Head, Own, Mortgaged, White male, married, cannot read/write, speaks English, Farmer, General Farm, farm schedule 211.
• Florence, wife, White female, 37, North Carolina, married, cannot read/write, speaks English.
• Anderson, son, White male, 17, Tennessee, single, school, s/r/w English, Laborer, Logging
• Clera, daughter, White female, 16, Tennessee, single, school, s/r/w English
• General, son, white male, 14, Tennessee, single, school, s/r/w English
• Susie, daughter, white female, 11, Tennessee, school, s/r/w English
• Cornell, son, white male, 9, Tennessee, school, speaks English
• Maynard, son, white male, 7, Tennessee, school, speaks English
• Dentis, son, white male, 4-2/12, Tennessee
• Helen, daughter, white female, 1-0/12, Tennessee

1930 US Census: District 1, Greene, Tennessee, United States^[7]

• Ben Morgan, Head, Own, White male, 53, Tennessee, married at age 23, cannot read/write, Farmer, General Farm, not veteran, farm schedule 4.
• Florence, wife, White female, age 49, North Carolina, married at age 19, cannot read/write.
• Clarinda, daughter, White female, age 25, single, reads/writes
• Carnial, son, white male, age 19, single, reads/writes, Farm labor
• Maynard, son, white male, age 17, single, reads/writes, Farm labor
• Dentis, son, white male, age 15, single, reads/writes, Farm labor
• Ella, daughter, white female, age 12, reads/writes
• Mason, son, white male, age 8, reads/writes
• Nellie, daughter, white female, age 5
• Junior, grandson, white male, age 4-8/12
• Hubert, grandson, white male, age 1/12

1940 US Census, Civil District 22, Greene, Tennessee.^[8]

• Ben T Morgan, Head, Owns farm value $600, White male, 63, Tennessee, cannot read/write, no schooling, Farmer,
• Florence, wife, White female, 59, North Carolina, cannot read/write, no schooling.
• Nellie, daughter, white female, age 15, Tennessee, single, 7th grade.
• Jauniah, grandson, white male, age 14 Tennessee, single, reads/writes, grade 6.
• Mason, son, white male, age 20, Tennessee, married, reads/writes.
• Ednamae, daughter in law, white female,15, Tennessee, married, grade 8.

Sources

1. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZWQ-YYQ : accessed 18 August 2015), Benjamin Morgan and Florence Banks, 11 Dec 1900; citing Greene, Tennessee, United States, county courthouses, Tennessee; FHL microfilm .
2. ↑ "Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958 for Florence Banks Morgan." Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958 for Florence Banks Morgan. N.p., n.d. Web. 5 Mar. 2017.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSB9-JN3 : accessed 15 April 2017), Florence Banks in household of Andrew Banks, Shelton Laurel Township, Madison, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 74, sheet 3B, family 46, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,205.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MGFR-GVL : accessed 1 January 2018), Ben Morgan, Civil District 10, Greene, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 77, sheet 2A, family 27, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1501; FHL microfilm 1,375,514.
5. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KZ6C-1XB : 12 December 2014), Benjamin T Morgan, 1917-1918; citing Greene County, Tennessee, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,852,987.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNPC-114 : 3 February 2021), Benjiman Morgan, 1920.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SP4M-4D7 : accessed 10 February 2021), Ben Morgan, District 01, Greene, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 2, sheet 1A, line 22, family 4, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2249; FHL microfilm 2,341,983.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4HS-LM9 : 11 January 2021), Ben T Morgan, Civil District 22, Greene, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 30-31, sheet 7B, line 62, family 111, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3896.

Also see

• FamilySearch profile of Florence Banks[1]
• Find A Grave: Memorial #96061676