Morgan Edward Hildreth (1938 - 2000)

Born 12 Sep 1938 in Pensacola, Escambia, Florida, United States

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Died 26 Oct 2000 at age 62 in Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Hildreth Name Study.

Morgan Edward Hildreth was born on 12 September 1938 in Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida. He was the son of Morgan Bascom Hildreth (1910-1991) and Lucile (Raynor) Hildreth (1910-2004). He was enumerated in the household of his parents on the 1940 and 1950 United States Censuses.^[1][2]

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. ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ 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

2. ↑ 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.

   Name	Relation	Sex	Status	Age	Birth Place	Occupation
   Morgan B Hildreth	Head	Male	Married	40	Alabama	Staff Supervisor Insurance – Life Insurance Co
   Lucile Hildreth	Wife	Female	Married	39	North Carolina	Home
   Armorita N Hildreth	Daughter	Female	Never Married	16	Florida	Other
   Morgan E Hildreth	Son	Male	Never Married	11	Florida
   (Living) Hildreth	Son	Male	Never Married	8	Alabama
   (Living) Hildreth	Daughter	Female	Never Married	4	Alabama

3. ↑ "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J64Q-BYR : 11 August 2020), Morgan Edward Hildreth in entry for Cheryl Lynette Hildreth, 1960.
4. ↑ 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.
5. ↑ "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).
6. ↑ "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.
7. ↑ 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).
8. ↑ Mobile Press Register, Mr. Morgan E. Hildreth obituary (October 29, 2000).