Clarence Dexter Morgan

Brief Life History of Clarence Dexter

Clarence Dexter Morgan was born on 14 August 1899, in Boone, Arkansas, United States as the son of Willie Morgan. He married Christeen Vardell on 8 August 1919, in Sharp, Arkansas, United States. He lived in Jackson Township, Sharp, Arkansas, United States for about 20 years. He died on 10 January 1980, in Williford, Sharp, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Williford, Sharp, Arkansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Clarence Dexter Morgan
1899–1980
Myrtle Mae Gann
1903–1992
Marriage: 5 August 1922
Carlton Dexter Morgan
1924–2002
Clara Mae Morgan
1931–2014
Clarence Dexter Morgan JR
1935–2005

Sources (9)

  • Clarence D Morgan, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Clarence Morgan, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"
  • Clarence Morgan, "United States Social Security Death Index"

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World Events (8)

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

1904 · William H. Fuller Grows 70 Acres of Rice

Rice is one Arkansas leading crops, in 1904 William H. Fuller planted 70 acres of rice, this act is what started the making rice the leading crop in Arkansas.

1922 · The First Radio Station WOK Begins Broadcasting

In 1922, Harvey C. Couch Sr. started WOK the first radio station in Arkansas. After a trip to Pittsburgh and the KDKA radio he came up with the idea for Workers of Killowatts (WOK). WOK had no commercials which was nice for the listeners.

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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