Brief Life History of Alta J
When Alta J Morrison was born on 24 September 1897, in Orange, California, United States, her father, John Wilson Morrison, was 28 and her mother, Polly Ann Bastian, was 29. She married Charles Eaton Phillips on 8 October 1927, in Cook, Illinois, United States. She lived in Westminster, Orange, California, United States in 1920 and Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States for about 20 years. In 1920, at the age of 23, her occupation is listed as student nurse. She died on 27 July 1994, in Palm Springs, Riverside, California, United States, at the age of 96.
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Family Time Line
Sources (17)
- Alta M Phillips in entry for Charles Eaton Phillips, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Alta J Morrison in household of Bessie L Davis, "United States Census, 1920"
- Alta M Phillips in household of Charles E Phillips, "United States Census, 1940"
Spouse and Children
1894–1973 Male
1897–1994 Female
Parents and Siblings
1869–1952 Male
1868–1950 Female
Siblings (5)
1890–1955 Female
1895–1996 Female
1897–1994 Female
1905–1976 Male
1907–1996 Female
World Events (8)
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 1
1910 · Boy Scouts of America
Age 13
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Age 26
Name Meaning
Irish: from Ó Muirgheasáin ‘descendant of Muirgheasán’, a diminutive of Muirgheas, a personal name meaning ‘sea valor’.
Scottish: from Gaelic Mac Moireasdain ‘son of Moireasdan’, a personal name cognate with Irish Muirgheasán’ (see 1 above).
Scottish and English: patronymic from the personal name Morris .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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