George Allen Morgan Jr (1905 - 1997)

Born 2 Dec 1905 in Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Francesca Copley (Greene) Morgan — married 23 Dec 1932 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Died 24 Jun 1997 at age 91 in Alachua County, Florida, USA

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Biography

Pvt George Morgan Jr served in the United States Army in World War II
Service started: 10 Jun 1942
Unit(s): Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Service ended:

George Allen Morgan, Jr. was born on the 2nd of December 1905 in Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee. He was the son of George A. Morgan and Effie V. Kennedy.

• 1910 US Federal Census for Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee shows George A. Morgan (age 4) as the son of George A. Morgan (age 43) and his wife Effiie V. Morgan (age 38). ^[1]

• 1920 US Federal Census for Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee shows Geo. A. Morgan, Jr. (age 14) as the son of Geo A Morgan (age 53) and his wife Verna Kennedy Morgan (age 49). ^[2]

• Dr. George A. Morgan, Jr and Francesca Green were married on the 3 Dec 1932 in Cambridge, Massachussets. ^{[3] [4]}

• George Allen Morgan (age 33) and his wife Francesca Morgan (age 31) departed La Havre, France aboard the SS "Ile de France" on the 2nd of September 1939. ^[5]

• George Morgan and his wife Francesca arrive in New York City, New York aboard the board SS "Ile de France" on the 9th of April 1939.

• 1940 US Federal Census for Durham, Durham County, North Carolina shows George Morgan (age 34) Married, Head of House and his wife Francesca Morgan (age 32) with a daughter Evelyn (age 5) and a son Jack (age1). ^[6]

• George A. Morgan, Jr. enlisted as a Private in the US Army on the 10th of June 1942 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. ^{[7] [8]}

• George died on the 24th of June 1997 in Alachua County, Florida.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGFG-R5L : accessed 29 November 2015), George A Morgan Jr. in household of George A Morgan, Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 22, sheet 16A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,513.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNGK-P5C : accessed 29 November 2015), Geo A Morgan Jr. in household of Geo A Morgan, Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee, United States; citing sheet 12A, family 305, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,740.
3. ↑ "Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999" Name: Dr. Georgs A. Morgan Jr., Gender: Male, Occupation: Instructor, Marriage Date: 23 Dec 1932, Father: George A. Morgan, Spouse: Francesca Green.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970" Name: George Allen Morgan Jr, Marriage Year: 1932, Marriage Place: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, Index Volume Number: 111, Reference Number: F63.M36 v.111
5. ↑ "New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957" Name: George Allen Morgan, Gender: Male, Marital Status: Married, Age: 33, Birth Date: 1906, Birth Place: Tennessee, Other Birth Place: Murfresboro, Departure Port: Le Havre, France, Arrival Date: 9 Sep 1939, Arrival Port: New York, New York, USA, Ship Name: Ile de France.
6. ↑ Source Information: "1940 United States Federal Census" [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls. - Source Citation: 1920 United States Federal Census for Geo A Morgan, Tennessee, Giles, Pulaski, District 0029.
7. ↑ "U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946" Name: George A Morgan Jr, Race: White: Marital Status: Divorced, without dependents (Divorced), Rank: Private, Birth Year: 1905, Nativity State: Tennessee, Citizenship: Citizen, Residence: Durham, North Carolina, Education: 4 years of college, Civil Occupation: College presidents, professors, and instructors, Enlistment Date: 10 Jun 1942, Enlistment Place: Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Height: 74, Height: 149.
8. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8TR-28T : accessed 29 November 2015), George A Jr Morgan, enlisted 10 Jun 1942, Ft Bragg, North Carolina, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

• "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24LZ-L24 : accessed 29 November 2015), George Allen Morgan, 1939; citing Immigration, New York, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).