Cleopatra Morgan

Brief Life History of Cleopatra

When Cleopatra Morgan was born on 18 February 1885, in Hilham, Overton, Tennessee, United States, her father, Dr Granville Dawson Morgan, was 28 and her mother, Martha Emma Maxwell, was 26. She had at least 1 son and 2 daughters with John Wesley Wells. She lived in Justice Precinct 2, Montague, Texas, United States in 1910 and Wichita, Texas, United States in 1920. She died on 9 February 1960, in Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Rosemont Cemetery, Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Wesley Wells
1882–1956
Cleopatra Morgan
1885–1960
Hortense Wells
1902–1980
Ray T Wells
1903–1928
Maerena Wells
1907–1996

Sources (11)

  • Cleopatra Wells, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Cleopatra Morgan, "Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981"
  • Cleopatra Sansbury, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

World Events (8)

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1897

Oldest grave seen in the memorials list

1905 · Construction of the Praetorian Building

Texas completed the construction of the Praetorian Building (Stone Plane Tower) in 1909. It was the first skyscraper in Texas and the Southwestern United States. The building had 15 stories and was 190 ft tall.

Name Meaning

Welsh (especially Glamorgan): from the medieval Welsh personal name Morgan, Morgant (Old Welsh Morcant, of uncertain etymology).

Irish: importation of the Welsh surname (see 1 above), to which has been assimilated more than one Gaelic surname, notably Ó Muireagáin (see Merrigan ).

Scottish: probably from a Gaelic personal name cognate with Welsh Morcant.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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