Morris Dudley Dulaney (1886 - 1946)

Born 7 Jun 1886 in Hazelhurst, Copiah County, Mississippi, United States

Died 6 Jun 1946 at age 59 in Addis, West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

Morris Dudley Dulaney was born on 7 June 1886 in Hazelhurst, Copiah County, Mississippi, United States.^[1][2] His parents were Charles Dulaney and Annie Core.^[3]

He registered for the draft as Morris "Douglas" Dulaney during The Great War on 5 June 1917, in Slidell, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. He was described as tall and of medium build, with brown eyes and hair. He claimed to have prior military service for three years, serving the Mississippi state militia as a Private.^[1]

Morris was inducted in the U.S. Army at Covington, Louisiana, on 18 September 1917. He was assigned to Ambulance Company No. 155 in the 7th Corps, Sanitary Train, 39th Division, on 14 November 1917, and was promoted to Sergeant on 30 January 1918. Morris was shipped overseas on 21 August 1918, achieving the rank of Sergeant 1st class on 15 May 1919. He returned to the United States on 30 June 1919 and was honorably discharged on 11 July 1919.^[4][5][6]

He married Mary Mable Nora Rivet, daughter of Joseph Augustin Rivet and Coralie Dupont, on 21 May 1921.^[7][3]

Morris and Mabel were enumerated during the 1930 census, living in Roseland, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. Also living with them was his 17-year-old nephew, Howard Cannon. Morris worked as a machinist for a box factory, and rented their home for $20 per month.^[8]

By 1940 they had moved to Alexandria, Rapides Parish, where they were enumerated during the census at 1104 Fifth Street. Their nephew Howard and his family lived nearby.^[9]

He registered for the fourth draft (the "old man's draft") for World War II on 26 April 1942. He and his wife were living at 3200 Lee in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana. He was employed with the State Department of Agriculture and Immigration. Morris was described as 5 feet 11 1/2 inches tall, 158 pounds, with brown eyes and hair and ruddy complexion.^[2]

Morris died at age 59 on 6 June 1946 in Addis, West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.^[3] He was buried at Roselawn Cemetery in Baton Rouge. According to the cemetery office, his grave is located in section I, plot 180, but no marker shows his name [?].^[7][10][11]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : 24 Dec 2021), Morris Douglas Dulaney, 5 Jun 1917, St. Tammany Parish.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : 24 Nov 2020), Morris Dudley Dulaney, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). See also Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 1002 #11149103
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960," database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : 4 March 2021), Morris Dudley Dulaney, 06 Jun 1946; citing Addis, West Baton Rouge, Louisiana, certificate number 7550, State Archives, Baton Rouge; FHL microfilm 1,221,810.
4. ↑ "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : 3 Sep 2021), Maurice Dudley or Morris Dudley Dulaney, sn 1,606,847, bn 7 Jun 1886, enl 18 Sep 1917, dis 11 Jul 1919; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), roll 61A. See also this card image which includes death date of 6 Jun 1946.
5. ↑ "Louisiana World War I Service Records, 1917-1920," database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : 23 Feb 2021), Morris D Dulaney, 18 Sep 1917, Covington, St. Tammany, Louisiana, United States; citing The Louisiana State Archives, Baton Rouge; FamilySearch digital folder 004115331.
6. ↑ "Louisiana, Military Discharge Records, ca.1890 - ca.1951", database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : 29 July 2022), Morris D Dulaney, 11 Jul 1919, St. Tammany.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Find a Grave, database and images (findagrave.com: accessed 07 June 2023), memorial page for Morris Dudley Dulaney (7 Jun 1886–6 Jun 1946), Find A Grave: Memorial #65734270, citing Roselawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA, maintained by Jason W. Graham (contributor 47310957); includes headstone and other photos. Inscription: "Louisiana, Sgt 1 Cl 155 Amb Co, World War I"
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : accessed 7 June 2023), household of Morris Dulaney, Ward 3, Roseland, Tangipahoa, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 53-7, sheet 2A, family 23, line 1, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 822; FHL microfilm 2,340,557.

   - Morris Dulaney M 43 Married Head Mississippi

   - Mabel Dulaney F 39 Married Wife Louisiana

   - Howard Cannon M 17 Single Nephew Louisiana

9. ↑ "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : 4 Apr 2023), household of Maurice Delaney, Ward One, Rapides, Louisiana, United States; citing Enumeration District 40-7A, sheet 3A, family "T" (between 57-58), line 23, 1104 Fifth Street, NARA publication T627; FamilySearch digital folder 005454559 image 260.

   1104 Fifth Street:

   - Maurice Delaney M 54 Married Head Mississippi

   - Mabel Delaney F 44 Married Wife Louisiana

   1105 Fifth Street:

   - Howard Cannon M 27 Married Head Louisiana

   - Ruth Cannon F 22 Married Wife Louisiana

   - Wayne Cannon M 7/12 Single Son Louisiana

10. ↑ "United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949", database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : 26 April 2021), Morris D Dulaney, d. 6 Jun 1946, bur. Roselawn Memorial Park, Baton Rouge; NARA microfilm publication M1916 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 68 (old roll 202).
11. ↑ Stephen Comeaux, Comeaux Family Tree, Media for Maurice Dudley Dulaney, image of cemetery map showing location of grave.

See also for review:

• (possible marriage #1?) "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRHP-YNMM : 8 February 2020), Morris Dulaney, 4 Nov 1906; citing Marriage, Copiah, Mississippi, United States, 00084, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.

• (census with wife#1 +child?) "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MP8W-TQM : accessed 7 June 2023), Morris Dulaney, East Hazlehurst, Copiah, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 42, sheet 23A, family 426, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 737; FHL microfilm 1,374,750.

• (possible marriage #2?) "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:417Q-ZH3Z : 5 January 2020), M D Dulaney, 31 May 1913; citing Marriage, Copiah, Mississippi, United States, 00125, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.