Morgan was a graduate of Murphy High School, Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama.
He was married several times and was the father of several children. Some of his wives and children are still living so, because of privacy concerns, will not be discussed in detail here. One daughter, Cheryl Lynnette Hildreth, died very young.[3]
One of Morgan Edward's sisters said of him, "Morgan was a true 50's teenager from beginning to end! Dancing, Cool Cars & Duck Tails." He was an avid Elvis Presley fan. He owned a juke box which was in his living room that played 45's. He collected old "milk shake" glasses from the 1950s.
He worked for Scott Paper Company in Mobile, Alabama for a while. He drove for the Greyhound Bus. He owned entertainment venues in New Orleans Louisiana, including a bar. Then, for many years, he drove a limousine. Among his celebrity clients was Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis, who he drove to the 1999 Super Bowl.[4]
Morgan Edward Hildreth passed away on 26 October 2000 in Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida.[5][6] He was buried at Pine Crest Cemetery in Mobile County, Alabama.[7]
His obituary, which appeared in the Mobile Press Register, named his parents, his siblings, his children and his grandchildren.
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Sources
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1940 U.S. Census, Mobile County, Alabama, population schedule, Enumeration District 49-14, Election Precinct 10, Toulminville, p. 15A & B (handwritten), family 293, Morgan E. Hildreth in the household of Morgan Hildreth; image, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9MT-S9F2?i=29&cc=2000219 : accessed 18 Apr 2022; citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 62.
Name
Relation
Sex
Status
Age
Birth Place
Occupation
Morgan B HIldreth
Head
Male
Married
29
Alabama
Manager and Salesman - Advertising Co.
Lucile HIldreth
Wife
Female
Married
29
North Carolina
Donna C HIldreth
Daughter
Female
Single
10
Alabama
Armorita HIldreth
Daughter
Female
Single
6
Alabama
Morgan E HIldreth
Son
Male
Single
2
Alabama
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1950 U.S. Census, Mobile County, Alabama, population schedule, Enumeration District 69-6, p. 8 (handwritten), dwelling serial number 60, Morgan E. Hildreth in the household of Morgan B. Hildreth; image, https://1950census.archives.gov/search/?ed=69-6&page=1 : accessed 01 April 2022; United States National Archives, online.
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E.A. Torriero, Scott Gold and Karla Schuster, et. al., "One Super Party,", South Florida Sun Sentinel, 1 Feb 1999, date accessed 30 Apr 2019.
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"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V34J-WMN : 20 May 2014), Morgan E Hildreth, 26 Oct 2000; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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"United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK2K-ZJKL : accessed 5 February 2019), Morgan Hildreth, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, 29 Oct 2000; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing South Florida Sun-Sentinel, born-digital text.
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Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 05 February 2019), memorial page for Morgan Edward Hildreth (12 Sep 1938–26 Oct 2000), Find A Grave: Memorial #5457307, citing Pine Crest Cemetery, Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, USA ; Maintained by Nelda GS (contributor 46482429).
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Mobile Press Register, Mr. Morgan E. Hildreth obituary (October 29, 2000).
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