Brief Life History of Charles Wilton
When Charles Wilton Morrison was born on 6 July 1913, in Nicholas, West Virginia, United States, his father, Henry Daniel Morrison, was 24 and his mother, Deborah Harriett Fitzwater, was 19. He married Iva Cogar in 1947, in Webster, West Virginia, United States. He lived in Kanawha Falls, Fayette, West Virginia, United States in 1920 and Wilderness District, Nicholas, West Virginia, United States for about 10 years. He died on 1 January 1982, in Smithers, Fayette, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Webster, West Virginia, United States.
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Sources (5)
- Chas W Morison in household of Henry D Morison, "United States Census, 1920"
- Charles Morrison, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
- Charles Wilton Morrison, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1913–1982 Male
1928–1989 Female
Parents and Siblings
1889–1972 Male
1894–1991 Female
Siblings (6)
1913–1982 Male
1916–1982 Female
1920– Female
1924–1984 Female
1928–1990 Male
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World Events (8)
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Age 3
1917
Age 4
1932
Age 19
Name Meaning
Irish: from Ó Muirgheasáin ‘descendant of Muirgheasán’, a diminutive of Muirgheas, a personal name meaning ‘sea valor’.
Scottish: from Gaelic Mac Moireasdain ‘son of Moireasdan’, a personal name cognate with Irish Muirgheasán’ (see 1 above).
Scottish and English: patronymic from the personal name Morris .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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