John Martin Morley (1890 - 1951)

Born 25 Jun 1890 in Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Died 27 Jan 1951 at age 60 in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

John was born to Joseph Morley and Johanna Quinlisk on June 25th, 1890 in Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts ^{[1] [2]}.

He worked as a jeweler in a watch factory and as a car repairman ^{[3] [4]}.

John married Elizabeth Farquharson or Farguhamon on September 23rd, 1908 and moved in with her family ^{[5] [6] [7]}. They had two children together, Robert Joseph and Margaret Elizabeth.

He married Eva Flint before 1920 and it seems that they had no children together.

According to his WWI draft card, he was a brunette and working as a machinist ^[8]. His WWII draft registration card stated that John worked for the Watertown Arsenal, was about 5'7", weighed 167 lbs, had grey hair with blue eyes, had a dark complexion, and had a severed tendon on the middle finger of his left hand ^[9].

John passed away on January 27th, 1951 and was buried in Mt. Feake Cemetery in Waltham ^{[10] [11]}.

Notes

• Eva's sister, Stella, lived with the couple for decades.
• Obituary: John M. Morley GARDNER, Jan. 29- John M. Morley, 60, of Waltham, native and former resident of this city, died in Waltham hospital Saturday night. He was born in Gardner, a son of Joseph and Johanna Morley, and lived here most of his life. He was a member of the Foresters. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Eva (Flint) Morley or Waltham, a brother, Lawrence of Gardner, and three sisters, Mrs. Laura Learned of Los Angeles, Mrs. Mary Brennan of Woburn and Mrs. Catherine Malloy of Waltham. Services will be held at 3.30 in the Wentworth funeral home in Waltham. Burial will be in Mt. Feake cemetery in that city.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9B3-M6R : accessed 9 April 2020), Lawrence H Morley in household of Joseph M Morley, Precinct 3 Gardner town (south part), Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1631, sheet 10B, family 229, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,692.
2. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. Massachusetts, Birth Records, 1840-1915. Year: 25 Jun 1890; Place: Gardner, Massachusetts, USA. Found via Ancestry.com
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX1V-23Y : accessed 14 May 2020), John W Morley, Waltham Ward 6, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing ED 502, sheet 8A, line 36, family 183, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 719; FHL microfilm 1,820,719.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQPT-PZM : accessed 14 May 2020), John M Morley, Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 499, sheet 8B, line 75, family 232, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 930; FHL microfilm 2,340,665.
5. ↑ New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915. Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915. Year: 1908; Place: Boston. Found via Ancestry.com.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M22W-KN3 : accessed 14 May 2020), John Morley in household of Robert Farguhamon, Boston Ward 22, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1595, sheet 19A, family 346, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 623; FHL microfilm 1,374,636.
7. ↑ Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts Vital Records Index to Marriages [1916–1970]. Volumes 76–166, 192– 207. Facsimile edition. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. Year: 1908; Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Index Volume Number: 62; Reference Number: F63.M36 v.62; Found via Ancestry.com
8. ↑ United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm. Registration State: Massachusetts; Registration County: Worcester; Roll: 1684565; Draft Board: 13. Found via Ancestry.com.
9. ↑ The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Massachusetts; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M2090
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 14 May 2020), memorial page for John Martin Morley (25 Jun 1890–27 Jan 1951), Find a Grave Memorial no. 99439948, citing Mount Feake Cemetery, Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Lulabell (contributor 46557236). Found at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99439948
11. ↑ Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts Vital Records Index to Deaths [1916–1970]. Volumes 66–145. Facsimile edition. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. Year: 1951; Volume Number: 95; Page Number: 284; Index Volume Number: 115; Reference Number: F63.M363 v.115. Found via Ancestry.com

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4F1-5ZP : 29 February 2020), John M Morley, Ward 4, Waltham, Waltham City, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 9-552, sheet 9B, line 75, family 197, 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 1619.