Martha Belle Morgan (1887 - 1967)

Born 17 Jul 1887 in Baynesville, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 20 Dec 1967 at age 80 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Biography

Martha M Morgan was born to John A. (a farmer in the Washington District) and Alice Morgan on 17 Jul 1887 in the Washington District of Westmoreland County, Virginia.^[1][2]

In 1900 Martha Bell lives in Colonial Beach (according to FamilySearch indexing) in the Washington District of Westmoreland County with her family. Her father John A owns his farm free and clear. Her father and her brothers work it. Everyone was born in Virginia and everyone can read and write. Her 9-year-old cousin Robert Gutridge lives there, too. All five of her mother's children are still living, and they're all at home in this census.^[3]

On December 17, 1907, at the age of 20, Martha Belle Morgan marries Richard Madison Washington, 32, farmer, in Westmoreland County, Virginia. They were both born in and live in Westmoreland county and they are both single. Martha's parents are John A and Alice V Morgan and Richard's parents are George T and Sophia Washington.^[4][5][6]

In 1910 Martha B and Richard M are living on a general farm they own with their first two children Gordon and Nellie and Richard's widowed mother Sophia. ^[7]

In 1920 Bell M is a widow with six children at home and her brother Calvin is listed as a hired man. They're living on the farm she owns.^[8]

In 1930 Belle M is still on the farm with her six children, her niece Virginia Morgan, and her father John A who is a widower. ^[9]

In 1938 her daughter Effie Evelyn marries Turner Eubanks Brown in Culpepper, Virginia.^[10]

In 1940 Belle is still on the farm with three sons, Gordon, Judson, and Ben. ^[11]

In October 1940 Belle Martha Washington is listed as his mother on John Jasper Washington's WWII Draft Registration card.?^[12]

Martha Bell Washington is listed on Benjamin Franklin Washington's WWII Draft Registration Card.^[13]

Belle Martha Washington is listed on Judson Richard Washington's WWII Draft Registration Card.^[14]

Martha Bell Washington is listed on Gordon Washington's WWII Draft Registration Card.^[15]

In 1948 George Gordon dies.^[16]

Belle died on the 20th of December, 1967.

She was buried in Popes Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, in Baynesville, VA.^[17]

Sources

1. ↑ "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6NFD-FC7J : 4 April 2023), Martha M Morgan, 1887.
2. ↑ "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6Z19-TWXH : 2 May 2023), Martha M Morgan, 1887.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMJD-QTM : Fri Aug 04 02:05:03 UTC 2023), Entry for John A Morgan and Alice V Morgan, 1900.
4. ↑ "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6NF7-B6K7 : 4 April 2023), Martha Belle Morgan in entry for Richard Madison Washington, 1907.
5. ↑ "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DMVR-C2N2 : Fri Aug 18 17:17:12 UTC 2023), Entry for Richard Madison Washington and George T Washington, 17 Dec 1907.
6. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR7R-Q6P : 29 January 2020), Martha Belle Morgan in entry for Richard Madison Washington, 1907.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1910", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPPL-PY3 : Wed Jul 19 05:51:18 UTC 2023), Entry for Richard M Washington and Martha B Washington, 1910.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1910", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPPL-PY3 : Wed Jul 19 05:51:18 UTC 2023), Entry for Richard M Washington and Martha B Washington, 1910.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CJN8-ZMM : Wed Aug 02 21:47:18 UTC 2023), Entry for Belle M Washington and Gordon G Washington, 1930.
10. ↑ "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVB1-3TZL : 20 February 2021), Belle Morgan in entry for Turner Eubanks Brown and Effie Evelyn Washington, 22 Oct 1938; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing , Culpeper, Virginia, United States, certificate 23228, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VR1N-Y95 : Sun Jul 30 19:47:20 UTC 2023), Entry for Belle Washington and Gordon Washington, 1940.
12. ↑ "Virginia, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WR-HYF6 : 3 March 2020), Belle Martha Washington in entry for John Jasper Washington, 16 Oct 1940; from Draft "Registration Cards for Virginia, 10/16/1940 – 3/31/1947" citing Draft Registration; Baynesville, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States, "Draft Registration Cards for Virginia, 10/16/1940 – 3/31/1947," NAID 2645537. Record of the Selective Service System, 1926 - 1975, RG 147. National Archives at St. Louis, Missouri.
13. ↑ "Virginia, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WR-HV4R : 3 March 2020), Martha Bell Washington in entry for Benjamin Franklin Washington, 16 Oct 1940; from Draft "Registration Cards for Virginia, 10/16/1940 – 3/31/1947" citing Draft Registration; Baynesville, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States, "Draft Registration Cards for Virginia, 10/16/1940 – 3/31/1947," NAID 2645537. Record of the Selective Service System, 1926 - 1975, RG 147. National Archives at St. Louis, Missouri.
14. ↑ "Virginia, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WR-HJCL : 3 March 2020), Belle Martha Washington in entry for Judson Richard Washington, 16 Oct 1940; from Draft "Registration Cards for Virginia, 10/16/1940 – 3/31/1947" citing Draft Registration; Baynesville, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States, "Draft Registration Cards for Virginia, 10/16/1940 – 3/31/1947," NAID 2645537. Record of the Selective Service System, 1926 - 1975, RG 147. National Archives at St. Louis, Missouri.
15. ↑ "Virginia, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WR-HRQ2 : 3 March 2020), Martha Bell Washington in entry for Gordon Washington, 16 Oct 1940; from Draft "Registration Cards for Virginia, 10/16/1940 – 3/31/1947" citing Draft Registration; Baynesville, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States, "Draft Registration Cards for Virginia, 10/16/1940 – 3/31/1947," NAID 2645537. Record of the Selective Service System, 1926 - 1975, RG 147. National Archives at St. Louis, Missouri.
16. ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRC-QJ44 : 16 August 2019), Martha B Morgan in entry for George Gorden Washington, 27 May 1948; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing , Westmoreland, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
17. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33845537/martha-belle-washington: accessed 16 September 2023), memorial page for Mrs Martha Belle Morgan Washington (17 Jul 1887–20 Dec 1967), Find a Grave Memorial ID 33845537, citing Popes Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Baynesville, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by LACuster (contributor 46927877).

• "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014," database without images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: viewed 27 Jan 2023), Belle Washington, Birth 17 Jul 1887, Issue 1963, District of Columbia, Last Residence 20031, Washington, District of Columbia, Death Dec 1967, citing "Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration."