Brief Life History of Merritt Elisha
When Merritt Elisha Morgan was born on 8 June 1907, in Missouri, United States, his father, Charles L Morgan, was 49 and his mother, Virginia L. Merritt, was 33. He married Helen Frances Williams on 27 July 1929, in Carter, Oklahoma, United States. He lived in Okmulgee, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States in 1920. He died in November 1981, at the age of 74.
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Sources (3)
- Merritt Morgan in household of Charles Morgan, "United States Census, 1920"
- M E Morgan, "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995"
- Merritt Elisha Morgan, "Oklahoma, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
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World Events (8)
1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
1910 · State Capital Moves to Oklahoma City
The state capital of Oklahoma moved from Guthrie to Oklahoma City on June 10, 1910.
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
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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