Ada Emily Morse

Female5 May 1888–11 February 1939

Brief Life History of Ada Emily

When Ada Emily Morse was born on 5 May 1888, in Hyde Park, Cache, Utah, United States, her father, John Lewis Morse, was 21 and her mother, Emily Kirby, was 18. She married Doud Byron Napper on 24 December 1909, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died on 11 February 1939, in San Francisco, California, United States, at the age of 50, and was buried in Colma, San Mateo, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Doud Byron Napper
1878–1965
Ada Emily Morse
1888–1939
Marriage: 24 December 1909
Ghreta Betty Napper
1910–1939

Sources (11)

  • Ada E Morse in household of John L Morse, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Ada Daly, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
  • Ada Emily Morse Littig, "Find A Grave Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    24 December 1909Logan, Cache, Utah, United States
  • Children (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (7)

    +2 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

    Age 2

    This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

    1891 · Angel Island Serves as Quarantine Station

    Age 3

    Angel Island served as a quarantine station for those diagnosed with bubonic plague beginning in 1891. A quarantine station was built on the island which was funded by the federal government at the cost of $98,000. The disease spread to port cities around the world, including the San Francisco Bay Area, during the third bubonic plague pandemic, which lasted through 1909.

    1902 · So Much Farm Land

    Age 14

    A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.

    Name Meaning

    Welsh and English: variant of Morris .

    Americanized form of various like-sounding Jewish surnames, especially Moses . Compare Morris .

    History: Samuel Morse (1791–1872), inventor of the electric telegraph andof Morse code, was a direct descendant of Anthony Morse of Wiltshire,England, who had emigrated to MA in 1635.

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

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    Story Highlight

    Ada Morse Littig information from find a grave website

    Her third husband was Milton Littig who died 19 Dec 1960 and buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, San Mateo, CA.

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