Emma Rose Morgan

1897–1986 (Age 88)
Grantsburg, Johnson, Illinois, United States

The Life Summary of Emma Rose

When Emma Rose Morgan was born on 2 May 1897, in Grantsburg, Johnson, Illinois, United States, her father, Isaac Lindsey Morgan, was 24 and her mother, Lillie Malinda Rose, was 22. She married James Willard Elliott on 21 June 1919, in Metropolis, Massac, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Vienna Township, Johnson, Illinois, United States in 1900 and Vienna, Johnson, Illinois, United States in 1910. She died in January 1986, in Metropolis, Massac, Illinois, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Masonic Cemetery, New Columbia, Massac, Illinois, United States.

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James Willard Elliott
1897–1988
Emma Rose Morgan
1897–1986
Marriage: 21 June 1919
Robert James Elliott
1921–2006

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World Events (8)

1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 1
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1910 · Boy Scouts of America
Age 13
When W. D. Boyce was visiting London, he encountered a boy that helped him find his destination. The boy refused the tip that Boyce offered to him and told him that he was just doing his daily good turn. Being inspired, Boyce incorporated the Boy Scouts of America to help teach young men how to have an attitude of service always. Since its foundation, The Boy Scouts of America has become one of the largest Scouting organizations in the United States. Around 110 million people have been participants at some time in their life. The BSA was established to help young people make better choices in life and showing selflessness by serving the community.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Age 26
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

Name Meaning

1 Welsh: from the Old Welsh personal name Morcant, which is of uncertain but ancient etymology.2 Irish: importation of the Welsh surname, to which has been assimilated more than one Gaelic surname, notably Ó Muireagáin ( see Merrigan ).3 Scottish: of uncertain origin; probably from a Gaelic personal name cognate with Welsh Morcant.

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

Possible Related Names

Merrigan
Morgans

Sources (5)

  • Emma R Morgan in household of Ike L Morgan, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Emma O Morgan in household of Isaac Morgan, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Emma R. Morgan, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"

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