William McKinley Morgan (1896 - 1978)

Born 26 Jan 1896 in Kaufman County, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Montre Bertha (Muffett) Deubler — married 5 Jan 1926 in Florence, Pinal County, Arizona, United States

Died Oct 1978 at age 82 in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States

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Biography

Jack Deubler was born in 1896 in Kaufman County, Texas. (His Find A Grave Memorial says January, but the 1900 Census and the Security Death Index say April.^[1] An edit suggestion has been sent to the creator of his Find A Grave Memorial.) His name at birth was William McKinley Morgan. His mother was Averilla Gilcrease who was married to someone with the last name Morgan. (See Research Notes.) In 1900, according to the United States Census for Kaufman County, Texas, his widowed mother, he, and his sister, Lillie, were living in the household of James Mitchell where his mother was working as the housekeeper,^[2]

in 1910, he was living in the household of his step-father, August Deubler,^[3] At some time, he officially changed his name to Jack Deubler.

He first married Edith G. Meacher before 1920 and is listed with her on the 1920 United States Census for Maricopa County, Arizona. At that time he was employed as a machinist for the railway.^[4]

Child:

1. Edith^[5]

He married Montre Bertha Muffett on January 5, 1926 in Florence, Pinal County, Arizona.^[6]

Children (according to the 1940 United State Census for Maricopa County, Arizona:^[7]

1. Jack R.
2. D. Idell
3. Terry E.

He passed away in 1978. Though there is a memorial page for him at FindAGrave.com, his burial place is said to be unknown.^[8]

An obituary for Jack Deubler appeared in the Arizona Republic, Wednesday, October 18, 1978, on page 41.^[9] The obituary says that Jack Deubler was a Veteran of World War I and that he worked for the Salt River Project, the electrical utility for the Phoenix, Arizona area, for 37 years. According to the obituary, he was a member of the American Legion and was a Freemason. The obituary lists his second wife and all four of his children.

Research Notes

Who was his biological father? There are Ancestry.com Trees with Noah Tipton Morgan and Jackson Morgan recorded as his father and he is linked at FamilySearch.org as the son of Noah Tipton Morgan. Neither are listed in any records so far found for him. The theory that Noah Tipton Morgan is his father seems, to me, to be unlikely. The 1900 United States Census records that his mother, Averilla Morgan, was a widow. According to census records, Noah Tipton Morgan was alive and married to someone else in 1900; he had married Dovie Ray in 1897. Also, the 1910 United States Census Record for Noah Tipton Morgan says that his marriage to Dovie Ray was his first marriage. To see the marriage and census record sources for Noah Tipton Morgan, you can go to his profile at FamilySearch.org. Gilchrist-1197 12:38, 4 June 2020 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V3KZ-S27 : 20 May 2014), Jack Deubler, Oct 1978; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3PQ-QPR : accessed 26 March 2019), Wm Mck Morgan in household of James J Mitchell, Justice Precinct 1 (north & west part), Kaufman, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 68, sheet 9B, family 159, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,650.

   Name	Role	Sex	Age	Birthplace
   James J Mitchell	Head	M	44	Louisiana
   Martha Mitchell	Wife	F	42	Louisiana
   Grover C Mitchell	Son	M	14	Louisiana
   Ida Pauline Mitchell	Daughter	F	12	Louisiana
   Samuel M Mitchell	Son	M	11	Louisiana
   Willie B Mitchell	Son	M	9	Louisiana
   Noma C Mitchell	Daughter	F	5	Texas
   Joseph L Mitchell	Son	M	1	Texas
   Avesilla Morgan	Servant	F	28	Alabama
   Lillie Morgan	Daughter	F	7	Alabama
   Wm Mck Morgan	Son	M	4	Texas

   Transcription by Nelda Gilchrist Spires
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML7T-CLV : accessed 26 March 2019), William Morgan in household of August Duebler, Geary Ward 1, Blaine, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 31, sheet 3B, family 73, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1243; FHL microfilm 1,375,256.

   Name	Role	Sex	Age	Birthplace
   August Duebler	Head	M	52	New York
   Averilla Duebler	Wife	F	38	Alabama
   Lawrence Duebler	Son	M	8	Texas
   John Duebler	Son	M	6	Oklahoma
   Augustine Duebler	Daughter	F	4	Oklahoma
   Orville Duebler	Son	M	0	Oklahoma
   Lillian Morgan	Stepdaughter	F	16	Alabama
   William Morgan	Stepson	M	13	Texas

   Transcription by Nelda Gilchrist Spires
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCRL-PKL : accessed 27 March 2019), Jack Deubler, Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States; citing ED 69, sheet 10B, line 53, family 227, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 49; FHL microfilm 1,820,049.

   Name	Role	Sex	Age	Birthplace
   Jack Deubler	Head	M	23	Texas
   Edith Deubler	Wife	F	25	South Carolina

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5. ↑ Arizona, Birth Records, 1880-1935, Ancestry.com. https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/8703/5c2bf9cbbf63c0cddb7bb9612fc116f5/150023094?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/32599553/person/230056826157/facts/citation/760217211916/edit/record
6. ↑ "Arizona, County Marriages, 1871-1964," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1X-VS4Q : 29 November 2018), Jack Deubler and Montre Muffett, 5 Jan 1926; citing Marriage, Florence, Pinal, Arizona, United States, Arizona Department of Libraries, Archives, and Public Records, Phoenix; FHL microfilm 004252268.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYW1-WQL : 16 March 2018), Jack Deubler, Supervisorial District 2, Maricopa, Arizona, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 7-135A, sheet 24A, line 17, family 586, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 108.

   Name	Role	Sex	Age	Birthplace
   Jack Deubler	Head	M	44	Texas
   Montie B Deubler	Wife	F	34	Kentucky
   Jack R Deubler	Son	M	13	Arizona
   D Idell Deubler	Daughter	F	8	Arizona
   Terry E Deubler	Son	M	2	Arizona

   Transcription by Nelda Gilchrist Spires
8. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 26 March 2019), memorial page for Jack Morgan Deubler (26 Jan 1896–Oct 1978), Find A Grave: Memorial #120403624, ; Maintained by Sebastian (contributor 46550973) Unknown.
9. ↑ "Jack Deubler Obituary," Arizona Republic, 18 Oct 1978, Wed, Page 41. Newspapers.com (online database with images), accessed 27 March 2019.

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZVW-8XP : 13 March 2018), Jack Deubler, 1917-1918; citing Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,522,450.
• "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKC4-9W67 : 14 October 2017), Jack Deubler, 27 Apr 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.).