Arthur Morgan (1917 - 1993)

Born 13 Feb 1917 in Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Son of Alfred Edward Morgan and Mary Ann (Sullivan) Morgan

Died 9 Oct 1993 at age 76 in Riverside, California, United States

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Biography

Birth

Name: Morgan
Event Date: 13 Feb 1917
Event Place: Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Sex: Male
Father's Name: Alfred E
Mother's Name: Mary A Sullivan^[1]

Residence 1920

Census of Somerville, Massachusetts. Arthur Morgan, age 2, born in Massachusetts, was living in the household of his father Alfred Morgan and mother Mary, with several siblings.^[2]

Residence 1930

Census of Arlington, Massachusetts. Arthur Morgan, age 13, born in Massachusetts, was living in the household of his father Alfred E Morgan and mother Mary, with a number of siblings.^[3]

Death

Name: Arthur Francis Morgan
Event Date: 09 Oct 1993
Event Place: Los Angeles, California, United States
Birth Date: 13 Feb 1917
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Sex: Male
Mother's Name: Sullivan^[4]

Burial

Arthur Francis Morgan 1Lt US Army, WWII, Feb 13 1917 - Oct 9 1993, Silver Star, Purple Heart, Loving Father and Grampa.^[5] Buried in Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside California.

DNA

Father is confirmed by a 23andMe test match between Arthur's daughter C Morgan and his first cousin twice removed, Brian Foley, son of Reginald Brenton Foley (1920-2006). The MRCAs between Brian and C Morgan are James William Morgan (1832-1918) and Sarah (Barrett) Morgan (1834-), the great-great grandparents of Brian and the great grandparents of C Morgan. Estimated relation between Brian and C is third cousin, based on sharing 1.15% DNA.

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:23YG-BYR : 1 September 2021), Morgan, 1917.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX1F-MHT : 1 February 2021), Arthur Morgan in entry for Alfred Morgan, 1920.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQGG-97X : accessed 4 December 2021), Arthur Morgan in household of Alfred E Morgan, Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 159, sheet 20B, line 57, family 454, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 913; FHL microfilm 2,340,648.
4. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPS8-ZZY : 26 November 2014), Arthur Francis Morgan, 09 Oct 1993; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82521900/arthur-francis-morgan : accessed 04 December 2021), memorial page for Arthur Francis Morgan (13 Feb 1917–9 Oct 1993), Find a Grave Memorial ID 82521900, citing Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA ; Maintained by Marvin & Samme Templin (contributor 426307) .