{"id":1372,"date":"2014-04-12T14:42:10","date_gmt":"2014-04-12T19:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/morgantn\/?p=1372"},"modified":"2016-03-21T14:08:09","modified_gmt":"2016-03-21T19:08:09","slug":"1940-clippings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/morgan\/1940-clippings\/","title":{"rendered":"1940 Clippings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>ADKINS, CHARLES,<\/b>\u00a0age 55, died at Ludlow, Ky. Survivors, Blane and Harry Adkins; sisters, Mrs. Fred Young and Mrs. James Back. Burial in Summers Cemetery, Pine Orchard. [Morgan County News dated 12\/26\/1940]<\/p>\n<p><b>ADKINS, ELLEN<\/b>, of Oakdale, and Ludlow, Ky, died in Cincinnati, Ohio. Survivors, husband, Charles Adkins; daughter, Iva Mae Adkins; brothers, W.J. Summers, L.S., C.G., and Fred Summers; sisters, A.J. Thomas, Edith Smith, Mrs. H.F. Young, Mrs. G.W. Mehlhorn. Mrs. C.G. Shadden. Burial in Family Cemetery in Pine Orchard. [Morgan County News dated 5\/23\/1940]<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b>BALDEW, MRS. DAVE<\/b>, died 12\/2\/1940 at Camp Austin, White Oak. Leaves husband and two sons. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n<p><b>BAUGHMAN, PATRICIA MARIE<\/b>, age 4 years was fatally burned when a can of kerosene exploded. [7\/12\/1940]\u00a0 Survivors include four brothers and four sisters. Burial in Piney Cemetery., [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n<p><b>BEATY, EVA JUNE,<\/b>\u00a0age three (3) months died 10\/4\/1940. Survivors: parents, Mr. &amp; Mrs. Jess Beaty;<br \/>\nbrothers, , Donald, Cecil, Von and Billy. grandfathers, Rev. Charley Galloway and J.M. Beaty; grandmother, Mrs. J.M. Beaty. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n<p><b>BRANSTETTER, RICHARD<\/b>, age 78, of Deer Lodge. [Morgan County News dated 8\/1\/1940]<\/p>\n<p><b>BREWER, MRS. W. M.<\/b>\u00a0age 65. Survivors, son, W.L. Brewer; daughters, Mrs. Harry Ashley, Mrs. Jennie Laymance, Mrs. Raymond Summer, Mrs. Frank Schubert, Mrs. Dewey Robinson, Mrs. Marie Kennedy.<br \/>\nBurial in Liberty Cemetery. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n<p><b>BURNS, MARY<\/b>, Lancing. Morgan County News dated 3\/21\/1940]<\/p>\n<p><b>BYRD, HAGGARD<\/b>, age 29 died at Knoxville. Survivors, widow; mother, Mrs. Willie Byrd;<br \/>\nbrothers, Billy Joe and Rexford Byrd; sisters, Mrs. John Rogers. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b>CATES, FRANK C<\/b>., age 59, a veteran of the Spanish American War [5\/10\/1940]. Survivors, widow Annie Jacks Cates; sons, Ben, Robert, William, Richard, Everett, Lee and Grant; brothers, William and Andy; sister, Mrs. M.B. Phillips; daughter-in-law, Myrtle Strutton Cates and grandson, George Cates. He served for 38 years with eight honorable discharges. [Morgan County News dated 5\/16\/1940]<\/p>\n<p><b>COOPER, JOSEPH HENRY<\/b>, of Kentucky, brother of J.W.L. Cooper, died in Chattanooga where he had gone for treatment from his brother. Sons, Randall and William; daughter, Helen; brothers, J.O. and Dave; sister, Mrs. F. W. Hoover. Funeral was at Wartburg. [Morgan County News 8\/1\/1940]<\/p>\n<p><b>CROSS, FLOYD<\/b>, killed in auto accident in Somerset, Ky [10\/12\/1940]. Son of Mr. &amp; Mrs Bill Cross. Burial in Piney Cemetery. [Morgan County News dated 10\/17\/1940]<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b>DAVIS, ALICE HURTT<\/b>, age 31, Sunbright, died 3\/13\/1940. Survivors: husband, Irving Davis; five children; sisters, Mrs. Roy Brown, Mrs. Virgil Northrup, Mrs. Ben Hambright, Mrs. E.R. Bunch; brother, Albert J. Hurtt. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n<p><b>DAVIS, DORA TONY<\/b>, age 59, wife of Charles H. Davis; son, Albert; daughters, Mrs. Lorraine Adkins, Mrs. George Bales and Mrs. Martin Hines. Burial in Wartburg Cemetery. [Morgan County News dated 1\/4\/1940]<\/p>\n<p><b>DAVIS, JOSEPHINE<\/b>, died at Oliver Springs. She leaves her husband, Sam L. Davis; son, Ellis Davis; daughters, Mrs. Walter Jackson, Mrs. Sam Brown, Mrs. Alvin Heidel, Mrs. John Cox Mrs. A. R. Weber. [Morgan County News dated 10\/17\/1940]<\/p>\n<p><b>DEBLIEUX, PAUL J<\/b>., age 81 [12\/01\/1940]. Survivors: niece, Mrs. T.R. Carter and 4 other nieces and nephews. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n<p><b>DOUGHTY, JIM ISAAC<\/b>, age 71, Oakdale; leaves widow, Julia Doughty; sons, D. Doughty and Fred; step-daughters, Laura Wilson and Marie Hide. [Morgan County News dated 8\/8\/1940]<\/p>\n<p><b>EDWARDS, LUTHER<\/b>, age 5. son of Mr. &amp; Mrs. Pearlie Edwards. also leaves a brother and a sister. Burial Wartburg Cemetery. [Morgan County News dated 2\/15\/1940]<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b>FAIRCHILDS, HERBERT<\/b>, died at Harriman. Survivors, wife; mother, Mrs. C.A. Fairchilds; brothers, Albert, Gilbert, Robert, Wesley and Theodore. sisters; Nedra and Mrs. F. Shannon. [Morgan County News dated 2\/15\/1940]<\/p>\n<p><b>FAIRCHILDS, WALTER H.<\/b>\u00a0, died 2\/10\/1940. He was in the 105th Infantry overseas.<br \/>\n[Morgan County News]<\/p>\n<p><b>FORRESTER, JOHN B<\/b>., of Freeport, Ill, died 1\/13\/1940. Survivors; children, Billy and Virginia; , sister, Mrs. J.B. Johnson; brothers, Albert and Daily. Burial in Sunbright. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n<p><b>FRANCIS, MATILDA<\/b>, age 84, died at Johnson City. Formerly of Oakdale. Survivors, daugher, Mrs. W.J. Johnson; sons, Fred, Harry and Walter; brother, Amos Taylor; sister, Sarah Ramsey. [Morgan County News dated 11\/7\/1940]<\/p>\n<p><b>FREELS<\/b>, daughter of Mrs. &amp; Mrs. Benton Freels, Sunbright, was run over by a school bus. [Morgan County News dated 4\/11\/1940]<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b>GALLOWAY, ANNIE LOU,<\/b>\u00a0age 16 months died 3\/16\/1940. She was the daugher of Mr. &amp; Mrs. Heargin Galloway. Also surviving, grandparents, Mrs. Edie Galloway and Mr. &amp; Mrs. Geo. M. York. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n<p><b>GALLOWAY, SAMUEL ADLEY<\/b>, born 1\/17\/1864, died 1\/16\/1940. Married to Mary Elizabeth Peters, Oct. 7, 1886. Children: Mrs. Emma Garrett, Mrs. Charles Hughes, Mrs. T.L. Curry, Mrs. Grover Pemberton, Mrs. William Coen; sons, George, Evans and Samuel Chaffin Galloway and one child deceased; ten grandchildren; four great grandchildren; sisters, Mrs. Dan Young, Mrs. L.D. McCormick; brothers, L. P, Galloway, George C. Galloway, and T.C. Galloway. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n<p><b>GALLOWAY, TIMOTHY C.<\/b>, age 91, died 6\/6\/1940 at Burrville. Survivors: sons, N.C., Ed., W.J. and Ralph; daughters, Mrs. Phenie Jackson, Mrs. John Walt, Mrs. Wm. Schick, Mrs. Edward Schick; brothers, George Galloway, Levy Galloway; sister, Mrs. Hannah Young and Mrs. Orlena Galloway. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n<p><b>GARRETT, BEN<\/b>, age 67, of Deer Lodge, died 2\/7\/1940. Survivors, wife Laura Garrett; sons, Everett, Gier and Ray; daughters, Mae Hedgcoth, Mollie Olmstead and Stella Ellis. Burial in Mt. Hope Cemetery. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n<p><b>GILLIS, ANDY,<\/b>\u00a0age 50, was killed in a car wreck on 1\/29\/1940. Survivors, wife and a brother, William. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n<p><b>GOANS, D. P<\/b>., age 84, Oakdale. Survivors: wife, Martha Jane Betram Goans, formerly of Huntsville; daughters, Mrs. Chas W. Hill, Mrs. Eva Hamm, Mrs. Delcie Gallup, Mrs. Roy Grice, Mrs. Fred Ehme; eleven grandchildren and three great, great-grandchildren. A son, L.C. Goans died 18 years previous. [Morgan County News dated 10\/17\/1940]<\/p>\n<p><b>GRIFFITH, ALEX S<\/b>., age 82, died 10\/17\/1940. He was a pioneer settler of Morgan County. Leaves wife, Isobelle Griffith; daughters, Mrs. Sylvia Haun, Mrs. A. Litton, Mrs. Ruth Wilson, Mrs. E,H. McKeethan, Mrs. Clara Phelps; sons, Thomas and Sam. Burial in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b>HALL, MANDY<\/b>, Lancing. [Morgan County News dated 1\/18\/1940]<\/p>\n<p><b>HAMBY, R. P.,<\/b>\u00a0age 71. Survivors, wife, Etta Overton Hamby; sons, Guy, Ben, Sam, Ray and Rex; daughters; Ella, Cassie, Tempa Nada, Maud, Nometh and Loraine Hamby. [Morgan County News dated 4\/18\/1940]<\/p>\n<p><b>HANNAHAN, LOU VERNIA<\/b>, Flat Rock, died 11\/5\/1940, at age 67 years, 1 month and 1 day. She was born 10\/4\/1873 and married Monroe Hannahan 2\/20\/1897. Survivors, husband; sons, Olin, Clark Radge, Wilbur, Floyd and Stanley; daughters, Myrtle Atkinson; brothers, Allen Hall, Calvin, Burton Hall and Luke Hall; sister, Millie Jones. [Morgan County News dated 11\/14\/1940]<\/p>\n<p><b>HARGROVE, J. F<\/b>., died 4\/17\/1940. Survivors, widow, Bessie Hargrove; 4 brothers and one sister; Services at Barton&#8217;s Chapel and Sweetwater. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n<p><b>HEIDEL, ARTHUR<\/b>, age 17. Parents, Mr. &amp; Mrs. Fred Heidel; sisters, Mrs. Albert Leopper, Emma, Mary and Madge Heidel; brothers, Archie, George and Ellis Heidel. Burial in Wartburg Cemetery. [Morgan County News dated 11\/14\/1940]<\/p>\n<p><b>HUMAN, NETTIE,<\/b>\u00a0age 56. Survivors, husband Tom Human; four sons and five daughters; father, J.D. Edwards; three sisters and two brothers. Burial at Grandview. [Morgan County News dated 10\/3\/1940]<\/p>\n<p><b>HOWARD, ROY,<\/b>\u00a0Veteran of WWI, died 2\/21\/1940. He was in the 161st Infantry overseas. Surviors, widow: sons, Raymond, Gaylor and Ross Odell; daughters, Eula Hamilton, Christine, Wanda and Mary Ann Howard; parents, Mrs. &amp; Mrs. G.U. Howard; brothers, Clayton and Ross Howard; sisters, Mrs. J.M. Galloway, Mrs. E.A. LeCoultre, Mrs. D.C. Bonifacius and Mrs. Ray W. Schubert and Mrs. J.H. Escue. Burial in Wartburg Cemetery. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n<p><b>HUTCHISON, MADGE<\/b>, age 30, Sunbright. Wife of Homer Hutchison; daughter, Jacquelyn; mother, Mrs. John Pack; sister, Mrs. H.B. Judd. Burial in Sunbright Cemetery. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b>JONES, MARY VIOLA,<\/b>\u00a0age 19, Burrville, daughter of Vernon and Grace Jones and the wife of Stanley Jones. [Morgan County News dated 7\/11\/1940]<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b>KEETON, MARY<\/b>, age 74. Survivors: daughters, Mrs. H.D. Sitz and Miss Mary Keeton; sons, Scott and James; sisters, Laura, Hennie Carter and Nona Letory; brothers, T. R. Carter and George Carter. Burial in Wartburg Cemetery. [Morgan County News dated 9\/26\/1940]<\/p>\n<p><b>KEETON, SARAH<\/b>, age 88, died at Oneida. Survivors; daugher, Mrs. L. Waldrupe; sons, Henry and Dock Keeton. [Morgan County News dated 11\/14\/1940]<\/p>\n<p><b>KEETON, PATRICK<\/b>, age 40, died 7\/10\/1940 at the Veteran&#8217;s Hospital in North Little Rock, Arkansas. Survivors; father, W.S. Keeton, mother Mary Keeton; brothers, James and Scott; sisters, Mrs. H. D. Sitz and Mary Keeton. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n<p><b>KREIS, C. L.<\/b>\u00a0age 50, Wartburg, died in Knoxville. Survivors; widow, Mrs. Gertrude Kreis; son, Charle H. Kreis; daughter, Miss ??Alice and Mary Margaret Kreis; mother, Cynthia Henry; sisters, Mrs. M. C. Hacker and Mrs. Glenna Ott. Burial in Wartburg Cemetery. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b>JOHNSON, ELLEN ISHAM,<\/b>\u00a0age 51, Piney. Survivors, husband, Walter Johnson; daughters, Lola Honeycutt, Lucille Snyder, Lydia Johnson and Lillian Johnson; sons, Fred, Henry, Riley and Lonnie; brother, Dave Isham. Burial in Piney Cemetery. [Morgan County News dated 6\/27\/1940]<\/p>\n<p><b>JONES, JOHNNY,<\/b>\u00a0age 28, died in Akron, Ohio. The son of Mr. &amp; Mrs. J.C. Jones. Leaves wife, Mary Blake Jones; son, Jimmy age 6, daughter, Betty Joyce age 3; brother, Leo, W.E. and Charlie; sister, Mrs. Sam Brawner, Mrs. Buford Roberts. [Morgan County News dated 1\/11\/1940]<\/p>\n<p><b>JONES, HOUSTON<\/b>, formerly of Flat Rock died in Knoxville. [Morgan County News dated 1\/18\/1940]<\/p>\n<p><b>JONES, JOHN W<\/b>., age 69, Deer Lodge [1870-1940]. Survivors, wife Eliza Jones; son, William; daughters, Mrs. Arvine Payne, Mrs. Ray Howard, Mrs. Alfred England, Mrs. Conway Johnson and Mrs Barton Woolum. Burial in Mt. Hope Cemetery. [Morgan County News dated 7\/4\/1940]<\/p>\n<p><b>JONES, WILLIAM H.<\/b>, age 69, Lancing [5\/18\/1940]. He was a postmaster for 15 years. Survivors, sons, Luther, Theodore, Amos, Kenneth, and William Jr.; sister, Mrs. Luther Clark. Burial in Wartburg Cemetery. [Morgan County News6\/1940]<\/p>\n<p><b>JUSTICE, NANNIE<\/b>, age 69, died 3\/12\/1940. Survivors: sons, Riley, Walter, Lee, Harvey; daughters, Mrs. Joe Anderson, Mrs. Carton Kenton, Mrs. Les Snapp, Mrs. J. J. Roberts, Mrs. Maynard Bishop and Mrs. Willard Rich. Burial at Liberty Cemetery. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b>LEWIS, J. D.<\/b>, age 86, died in Somerset, KY. Leaves daughters, Mrs. J.A. Higgins and Mrs. Chas. Dunn. Burial in Alpine, Ky. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n<p><b>LIVELY, LOUIS A<\/b>., age 43, died 7\/30\/1940 from injuries suffered in a mine accident. Leaves widow Anna Lively and eight children. Burial in Union Baptist Church Cemetery. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b>McCORMICK, MRS. THOMAS<\/b>, died 8\/15\/1940 at the home of her nephew, Lee Galloway. Burial in Union Cemetery. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n<p><b>McCOY, JULIA ANN<\/b>,\u00a0 [1858-1940] leaves husband, A.J. McCoy; brother, Paul Daniel; daughter, Rose Hood and Mrs. Othena Webb; step-son, J.E. McCoy; grandchildren, Sibyl Hood, Earl and Rose Webb. Burial in Lane Cemetery. [Morgan County News dated 1\/18\/1940]<\/p>\n<p><b>MOORE, CAROLINE [AUGUSTA]<\/b>, Wartburg, died 7\/23\/1940. Survivors, husband, Javis E. Moore whom she married 5\/14\/1905. She was born in Morgan County 7\/14\/1885, the daughter of Fred and Margaret Mehlhorn. There were nine children; sons, John, Frederick, William Robert and Edward; daughters, Rubina, Thelma, Ida, Edith, Margaret and Mary Jane; brother, C.H. Mehlhorn. [Morgan County News]<br \/>\n[ed note-cemetery books shows dated of death as 6\/28\/1940]<\/p>\n<p><b>MOORE, MARY<\/b>, age 88, died in Chattanooga. She was the daughter of Mrs. J.W.L. Cooper. Leaves daughters; Mrs. J. S. Goldston, Mrs. Lark Goldston, Mrs. Mollie Dietz, Mrs. Ella Aikers, Mrs. Bertha Cooper, Mrs. Sarah Queener, Mrs. Flora Creekmore and Mrs. H.D. Delius; sons, Andy and Robert Moore. [Morgan County News dated 9\/19\/1940]<\/p>\n<p><b>MORGAN, ALEX LOUIS<\/b>, six month old infant son of Mr. &amp; Mrs. Otto Morgan. Survivors, parents; sisters, Lucy Mae and Pauline; grandparents, Mr. &amp; Mrs. William Bingham. Burial in Montgomery Cemetery. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n<p><b>MORGAN, JULIA STRINGFIELD<\/b>, age 59, leaves husband Sherman Morgan; sons, Jasper, Emmett and Lonnie; daugher, Mrs. Hatheran Howard. Burial in Elizabeth Cemetery. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n<p><b>MORGAN, NANCY JANE,<\/b>\u00a0age 88, mother of 15 children, 4 surviving: Lee, Ruben, Mrs. Mary Burritt and Mrs. Frank Hall. Burial in Liberty Cemetery. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b>NANCE<\/b>, Six month old daughter of Mrs. &amp; Mrs. Virgil Nance. Burned in a fire. Besides parents she leaves a brother, William, age 3. [Morgan County News dated 1\/4\/1940]<\/p>\n<p><b>NANCE, BILL<\/b>, Lancing. [Morgan County News dated 3\/14\/1940]<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b>PHILLIPS, AMANDA,<\/b>\u00a0age 86, died 2\/6\/1940. Survivors, son, Louis and Sherman. Brothers, James S. Stephens and Jasper Stevens. Burial in Wartburg Cemetery. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b>RHODES, MRS. I. J<\/b>., of Middlesboro, Ky died of burn injuries received at the home of her parents, Mrs. &amp; Mrs. Sam L. Davis of Coalfield. Survivors, parents; sisters, Mrs. Albert Wilbur, Mrs. Alvin Heidel, Mrs. John Cox, Mrs. Sam Brown, Mrs. B.W. Jackson; brother, Ellis Davis. [Morgan County News dated 2\/1\/1940]<\/p>\n<p><b>RICHARDSON, J. R.\u00a0<\/b>, Lancing. [Morgan County News dated 4\/11\/1940]<\/p>\n<p><b>RUPPE, RUDOLPH<\/b>, died at Royalton, Ky. Burial in Deermont. [Morgan County News dated 12\/26\/1940]<\/p>\n<p><b>RUSSELL, WILLIAM H<\/b>., age 47, a WW veteran, died in Sandusky, Ohio 6\/27\/1940. Leaves wife, Nelle Alley Russell; adopted son, Jack Russell and his mother and brother and sister. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b>SHANNON, W. M.,<\/b>\u00a0age 45, formerly of Oakdale, died 4\/12\/1940. Survivors, wife, Irene Shannon; daughter, Geneva; sons, Betty, James, and Donald; parents, Mrs. &amp; Mrs. H. C. Shannon; brothers, R.H., Clifford, Elmer and Glenn; sisters, Louise Heidel, Georgia DeBoard and Maggie Shannon. Burial in Liberty Cemetery. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n<p><b>SLOAN, HALL,<\/b>\u00a0age 48, died in Chattanooga. wife, Cleta Williams Sloan; sister, Flonnie Sloan; brother, Jim Sloan. Burial in Rockwood. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n<p><b>SLOAN, SHERMAN,<\/b>\u00a0formerly of Morgan County, died in Tateville, Ky. (He served as a postmaster at Rose. [Morgan County News dated 11\/28\/1940]<\/p>\n<p><b>SMITH, MRS. JOHN,<\/b>\u00a0age 69, died 2\/7\/1940. Survivors, husband; daughters,Alice Randolph and Nellie Blair; sons, Clarence, Leonard and Raymond. Burial in Piney Cemetery. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n<p><b>SMITH, LOLA I<\/b>., Rugby, died 3\/29\/1940<\/p>\n<p><b>STAPLES, JAMES H<\/b>., died 12\/9\/1940 in Harriman. He was born in Wartburg 12\/5\/1875, the son of Samuel and Eliza Childress Staples. sisters; Mrs. W.C. Thompson and Mrs. Gertrude Lenoir. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n<p><b>STEPHENS, JAMES S.<\/b>, age 82, Montgomery. Survivors. sons, Vard, Leomer, Maynard, Harrison, Oscar, Thurman; daughters, Mrs. Anna Fairchilds and Mrs. Theodore Cooper; brother, Jasper Stephens. Burial in Liberty Cemetery. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n<p><b>STONE, W. T<\/b>., age 77, Pine Orchard. Survivors, widow, Margaret Powell Stone; sons, Ray, Roy, Harley and Walter Stone; daughters, Mrs. H.A. Sackrider and Miss Libbie Stone. [Morgan County News dated 6\/29\/1940]<\/p>\n<p><b>SUMMERS, DAVID, SR<\/b>., age 91, Sunbright,. Survivors, widow; sons, David Jr., J.C., Charles T. and H.W. Summer; daughters, Mrs. Gertrude Brown, Addie Muth, Effie Ring and Alice Greer; 29 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren. Burial in Wartburg Cemetery. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b>TAYLOR, MRS. AMOS D<\/b>. age 66 died 4\/24\/1940. Survivors, husband; children, Mrs. D.J. Rogers, Miss Goldie Taylor, Hebert R., Earl and Bobbie Taylor; brothers, John and Mart Bradshaw; sister, Mrs. Malovie Cofer. Burial in Piney Cemetery. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n<p><b>TAYLOR, GOLDIE MARY<\/b>, age 34, Piney Community; [1904-1940]\u00a0 daughter of A.D. Taylor and the late Mrs. Taylor. Survivors, father, brogher, Herbert, Earl and Robert; sister, Mrs. Dan Rogers. Burial in Piney Cemetery. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b>UNDERWOOD, JAMES<\/b>, age 69. Burial in Lane Cemetery,. [Morgan County News 6\/1940]<\/p>\n<p><b>UNDERWOOD, JOHN F. (CHARLEY)<\/b>, died 3\/8\/1940, age 64 years, 11 months and 23 days. Survivors, borhter James; 3 half sisters, Carrie, Dell and Stella. Burial in Lane Cemetery. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n<p><b>WARD, MARCUM<\/b>, Petros, killed in a mine accident. Survivors, wife, mother, two sisters and three brothers.<br \/>\n[12\/1940]-[Morgan County News]<\/p>\n<p><b>WATSON, JAMES<\/b>, age 49, Oakdale. Widow, Cornelia McGill Watson; daughters Mrs. Ben Snow, Mrs. James Keylon, Joan and Josephine Watson; son, Orlando Watson. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n<p><b>WHITE, ELIZA<\/b>, Oneida, died 1\/6\/1940. Sister of Mrs. Cal Headrick. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n<p><b>WILLIAMS, MRS. J. B<\/b>., age 82, Wartburg, die in Rockwood. Survivors, daughters, Mrs. J.E. Tanner,<br \/>\nMisses Eliza and Amanda Williams; son, E.R. Williams; brothers, Col., J.M. Davis, William and<br \/>\nCharles H. Davis. Burial in Wartburg Cemetery. [Morgan County News 5\/1940]<\/p>\n<p><b>WILLIAMS, SEVITS E<\/b>., Lancing, died 6\/26\/1940. He was born 3\/16\/1928, the son of Mrs. &amp; Mrs. Alva S. Williams; sister, June Williams; grandmother, Mrs. Mary Morgan; 10 aunts and 9 uncles. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n<p><b>WISE, MABEL MINNIE FAIRCHILDS<\/b>, 43 years, 3 months and 11 days died in Flint, Michigan. Born in Mill Creek 6\/17\/1897 the daughter of John and Savannah Fairchilds. She married Joseph F. Wise 10\/21\/1939 at Wartburg; sisters, Mrs. Ellen Brown, Mrs. Berth Wilhoit, Mrs. Artie Brown and Mrs. Esther Taubert; brother, John C. Fairchilds. [Morgan County News dated 10\/17\/1940]<\/p>\n<p><b>WRIGHT, NANCY ELLEN<\/b>, age 69 died at Glen Mary; sons, Clyol, Fred, William, Veo and Leo; daughters, Mrs. Millie Simpson and Mrs. W.M. Fairchilds. Burial in Glen Mary. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b>YOUNG, HILLARY S<\/b>., age 62, Nydeck Community. Survivors: widow, Mrs. Ollie Pittman Young; sons, Truman, Arlin, Trilby and Delmar; daughters, Mrs. Larry Misch; mother, Mrs. D.C. Young; sisters, Mrs. W.H. Mathews, Mrs. J.H. Albertson and Mrs. Charles Todd; brothers, J.D. , T.B. and T.C. Burial in Albertson Cemetery, [Morgan County News dated 4\/18\/1940]<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b>ZUMSTEIN, MARY HAEDRICK<\/b>\u00a0, (<b>Mrs. C. A.)<\/b>\u00a0age 75, was born Dec. 23, 1864 in the Deermont Community. She married C.A. Zumstein at age 18. There were seven childen, six still living: Edward Zumstein, Mrs. M.L. Monroe, Mrs. J.C. McGuffey, Mrs. T.E. Byrum and Mrs. R.E. Malte; 14 grandchildren.<br \/>\n[Morgan County News dated 2\/22\/1940]<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-size: small\">MARRIAGES AND MARRIAGE LICENSES<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-size: small\">1940<\/span><\/b><br \/>\nDates are mostly dates of the newspaper, a few show actual marriage dates as stated in the paper.<br \/>\nIf you know any of the marriage dates for these folks,\u00a0<a href=\"javascript:secureDecryptAndNavigate('ctqS0Q+iaLZS4Dqh4kW7Wk2wIykWi5\/EY3zL7eQCRBDkxhm4gx\/sVlRXIh9F4GU5FHAIm8POVUSById7lqa6tyf+c\/\/EF3eW2+tFJ0eDkH0=', '24d0bc206e6bc705bf9bba536adceceaa345ee79cb37928608812956b7ccea73')\">EMAIL\u00a0<\/a>them to me and I will add them to the page.<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Week of\u00a0 1\/4\/1940<\/span><\/b><br \/>\nHenry Johnson to Imogene Eble<\/p>\n<p>Tom Adkins to Dora Mike<\/p>\n<p>Lloyd Miller to Ethel Lucille Justes<\/p>\n<p>Ralph Weaver to Gertie Conaster<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b>Week of 1\/11\/1940<\/b><br \/>\nJohnnie Williams to Maxine Stringfield<\/p>\n<p>Johnnie Hamby to Edith McCann<\/p>\n<p>Ted Fairchild to Lou Hamby, m in Kingston, 1\/12\/1940<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b>Week of 1\/25\/1940<\/b><br \/>\nDewey Lee Curtain to Muriel Catherine Moore<\/p>\n<p>Frank Walker to Ann Blair<\/p>\n<p>B.O. Shirks to Rosella Bunch<\/p>\n<p>Lee Burgess, Jr to Vestie Armes<\/p>\n<p>Clifford Phillips to Rachael Norris<\/p>\n<p>Omer Williams to Lydia Stringfield<\/p>\n<p>Layne McCoy to Ruby Taylor<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Week of 2\/22\/1940<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>R.A. Nunley to Eva Trail<\/p>\n<p>Tom Lyles to Jane Metcalf<\/p>\n<p>Kenneth Basinger to Mary Froelich<\/p>\n<p>Earl Cox to Enith Howard<\/p>\n<p>William Kyer to Milldred Terry<\/p>\n<p>Mike Solock Jr., to Madgalene West<\/p>\n<p>Grover Portwood to Flora Bray<\/p>\n<p>Dewey Lee Curtain to Murial Catherine Moore<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Week of 3\/7\/1940<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Edgar Parker to Robbie Asberry<\/p>\n<p>Arnold Hall to Aliene Phipps<\/p>\n<p>R.A. Nunley to Eva Trail<\/p>\n<p>Walter Layne to Delia Smith<\/p>\n<p>Tom Lyles to Jane Metcalf<\/p>\n<p>Wilbur Leete Hopper to Iva Elizabeth Babcock &#8211; m-6\/1\/1940 ??<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b>3\/14\/1940<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Jesse Willard Jones to Hazel Pearl Ray<\/p>\n<p>Roy Webb to Lucille Taylor<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b>3\/21\/1940<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Hovbert Peters to Madeline L. Kesterson<\/p>\n<p>Frankie Watters to Pauline Sexton<\/p>\n<p>Archie Tinch to Gladys Burchell<\/p>\n<p>Leslie Laymance to Edith Bright<\/p>\n<p>Millard Stooksbury to Jessie Adkins<\/p>\n<p>Emmit Davis to Shirley Aytes<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b>3\/28\/1940<\/b><\/p>\n<p>George Willett to Clara Shannon<\/p>\n<p>B.G. Smith to Pauline Tilson, m &#8211; Easter Sunday, 1940<\/p>\n<p>Averyt Farmer to Esteen Jennings<\/p>\n<p>Alex Jeffers to Nina Stonecipher<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b>4\/4\/1940<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Wilbur Brooks to Ruth Miller<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b>4\/11\/1940<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Paul Arp to Noami Taylor &#8211; m 4\/2\/1940<\/p>\n<p>W.E. Watson to Lena Chitwood<\/p>\n<p>Rowe C. Parker to Flonnie Marie Crabtree<\/p>\n<p>Charles Sampsel to Helen Wall &#8211; m &#8211; 4\/6\/1940<\/p>\n<p>Glenn Powell to Janet Mee &#8211; m &#8211; 4\/23\/1940 in Cookeville, Tn.<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b>4\/25\/1940<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Robert R. Spurling to Amy Irene Jones<\/p>\n<p>Junior Armes to Gusta Armes<\/p>\n<p>Clyde Hollingsworth to Leota Redmon<\/p>\n<p>Theodore Bishop to Grace Lee<\/p>\n<p>Gillum Garrett to Thelma Jacks<\/p>\n<p>Irving Davis to Loma Brown<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b>5\/2\/1940<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Edward Irish to Naomi True<\/p>\n<p>Jimmie Burgess to Bessie Miller &#8211; m-4\/1940<\/p>\n<p>Luther Brown to Reba Joyce Bertram &#8211; m &#8211; 4\/25\/1940<\/p>\n<p>A.J. Ewan to Annie Shannon &#8211; m- 5\/4\/1940<\/p>\n<p>Rev. Fred Copeland to Myrtle Clark &#8211; m 4\/27\/1940 in Harriman<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b>5\/23\/1940<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Freddie C. Seiber to Agnes Liles<\/p>\n<p>Arthur C. Miller to Edna M. Hicks<\/p>\n<p>James A. Davis to Nancy Jennings<\/p>\n<p>A.J. Ewan to Winifred Brown<\/p>\n<p>Arrthur McCormick to Emily Melton<\/p>\n<p>Carlos W. Brown to Glendean Leach<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b>5\/30\/1940<\/b><\/p>\n<p>William Hollars to Beatrice Durham<\/p>\n<p>L.A. Newport to Ruth Williams<\/p>\n<p>D.R. Blakely to Katherine Cable<\/p>\n<p>Mouzon Peters to Mary Alice Webb &#8211; m &#8211; 6\/4\/1940 in Jackson, Miss.<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b>6\/5\/1940<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Robert H. Stovall to Matilda Simpson<\/p>\n<p>Melvin Patterson to Beulah Moore<\/p>\n<p>Carl McLaughlin to Mary Miller<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b>6\/13\/1940<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Kenneth William Hill to Kathleen Stonecipher &#8211; m &#8211; 6\/1940<\/p>\n<p>Edwin R. Heidle to Lorraine Huling &#8211; m &#8211; 6\/14\/1940<\/p>\n<p>Martin Heidel to Florine Eastman &#8211; m &#8211; 6\/14\/1940 (double wedding, 2 brothers)<\/p>\n<p>Herman Chaney to Macel Cromwell &#8211; m &#8211; 6\/15\/1940<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b>6\/20\/1940<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Durward S. O&#8217;Dell to Mildred Streitenberger<\/p>\n<p>William Marshall to Bessie Belle Beard<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b>6\/27\/1940<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Bill Rice to Ruby McCoy<\/p>\n<p>Arnold Clark to Aline Brooks &#8211; m &#8211; 5\\6\/23\/1940, in Harriman. Tn.<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b>7\/4\/1940<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Virgil Helton to Vadna Heidel<\/p>\n<p>Lemuel Potter to Edna Bingham, m &#8211; 6\/26\/1940 in Rockwood, Tn.<\/p>\n<p>J.L. Freels to Ruby Brown &#8211; &#8211; m 7\/4\/1940<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b>7\/11\/1940<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Richard Bingham to Myrtle Norris<\/p>\n<p>Samuel Dodd to Victoria White<\/p>\n<p>Arthur Voyles to Pearl Covington<\/p>\n<p>Claude Dean Langley to Odessa South<\/p>\n<p>Alfred Anderson to Flonnie Beach &#8211; m &#8211; 8\/1\/1940<\/p>\n<p>Frank Ploch to Albina Susack &#8211; m &#8211; 8\/3\/1940<\/p>\n<p>Edmund C. Armstrong to Josie Mae Powell &#8211; m &#8211; 8\/3\/1940<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b>7\/25\/1940<\/b><\/p>\n<p>L.H. Duncan to Mozell Ford<\/p>\n<p>John H. Futrell to Mary Smith&#8217;Raymond Clark to Verlin Patterson<\/p>\n<p>Harold Honeycutt to Betty Jane Mains &#8211; m &#8211; 7\/1940<\/p>\n<p>Clayton Wilson to Juanita Langley &#8211; m &#8211; 8\/30\/1940<\/p>\n<p>John Ownbey to Nellie Broyles &#8211; m &#8211; 8\/27\/1940<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b>8\/5\/1940<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Benjamin B. Smith to Julia A. Pelc<\/p>\n<p>George Lyons to Dixie Black<\/p>\n<p>William Ashley to Iva Joe Blakely &#8211; m &#8211; 8\/1940 at Glades<br \/>\n(Note: correction courtesy of Roy Ashley &#8211; William Ashley to Iva Jae Blakley at Cox Farm, Burrville.)<\/p>\n<p>Robert James England to Violet Stringfield<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b>8\/8\/1940<\/b><\/p>\n<p>E.G. Hammick to Matilda Williams<\/p>\n<p>Melvin H. Ooten to Willie Mae Norris<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b>8\/29\/1940<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Steve Holod to Mae Morgan<\/p>\n<p>Thurman Haskel to Maxine Zeigler &#8211; m &#8211; 8\/18\/1940 in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b>8\/22\/1940<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Willard M. Lowe to Ophie Barnett<\/p>\n<p>Lloyd Boyd to Lula Dean Marlow<\/p>\n<p>Oliver Cooper to Lillian James<\/p>\n<p>Albert Armes to Ava Snoderly<\/p>\n<p>Arthur J. Willia to Ruby Laymance<\/p>\n<p>Stevon Crouch to Lois Henry<\/p>\n<p>C.H. Saffell to Mary Ella Collins<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b>9\/12\/1940<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Ross M. Weaver to Allie Edna Turner<\/p>\n<p>William Stringfield to Clara Mae Ooten<\/p>\n<p>Gordon S. Reynolds to Irene Francis Trout<\/p>\n<p>Ocia Cole to Pauline Kesterson &#8211; m &#8211; 9\/1940<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b>9\/19\/1940<\/b><\/p>\n<p>H.B. McCullough to Selena Cash<\/p>\n<p>Claude Bunch to Linnie Cox<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b>9\/26\/1940<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Glenn H. Cooper to Esther Blair<\/p>\n<p>William O. Lavender to Margie Melton<\/p>\n<p>Pless Seiber to Sally Ann Hamby<\/p>\n<p>Ollie James Reynolds to Mary Marie Langley &#8211; m &#8211; 9\/1940<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b>10\/3\/1940<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Van Thomas Letner to Jean Phillips<\/p>\n<p>Dillard Berry to Dora Ella Barnett<\/p>\n<p>Herman Liles to Thelma Josephine Turner<\/p>\n<p>Charlie Russell to Rhoda Lee Turner<\/p>\n<p>Ledford Cochran to Minnie Irene Olmstead &#8211; m &#8211; 10\/1940<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b>10\/17\/1940<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Billy F. Sanderson to Evelyn Long<\/p>\n<p>Ralph Duncan to Delvenia Laymance<\/p>\n<p>Edward W. Leach to Marion Brown<\/p>\n<p>V.E. Davis to Loreene Flowers<br \/>\nCharles Langley to Virginia Vance &#8211; m &#8211; 10\/26\/1940 in Jamestown, Tn.<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b>10\/31\/1940<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Four-Don&#8217;t Publish<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b>11\/7\/1940<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Leonard Henry to Mary Edna Goad<\/p>\n<p>Red Nelson to Dorothy Walker<\/p>\n<p>W.H. Steelman to Mary Phillips<\/p>\n<p>Archie Hughett to Ruth Mae Grant<br \/>\nE.M. Shelley to Edda W. Stone &#8211; m &#8211; 10\/26\/1940 in Kingston, Tn.<\/p>\n<p>Walter Matney to Evialee Griffith<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b>11\/21\/1940<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Irville Mishe to Willmena Cockram<\/p>\n<p>C.R. Reynolds to Golda Tackett<\/p>\n<p>Herbert Norris to Lillie Pearson &#8211; m &#8211; 10\/10\/1940 in Spring City, Tn.<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b>12\/5\/1940<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Delius Goad to Imogene Russell<\/p>\n<p>Horace Crabtree to Elma Beatty<\/p>\n<p>G.S. Allen to Mildred Morris<\/p>\n<p>Ben Payne to Gladys A. Higgins &#8211; m &#8211; 12\/1940<\/p>\n<p>Milton R. Whaley to Laura Pauline Rogers &#8211; m &#8211; 11\/28\/1940<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b>12\/12\/1940<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Lester Hill to Jewell Carter<\/p>\n<p>James Carl Comer to Helen Scott<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b>12\/19\/1940<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Samuel Pete Kesterson to Hazel Goad<\/p>\n<p>Ralph T. Robbins to Phyllis Walker<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p><b>12\/26\/1940<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Joe W. Plemons to Imogene Duncan<\/p>\n<p>Carr Bingham to Helen K. Helton<\/p>\n<p>Ben Payne to Gladys Higgins, m 12\/24\/1940<\/p>\n<p>Fletcher Sweet to Hazel Langley, m 12\/25\/1940<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; ADKINS, CHARLES,\u00a0age 55, died at Ludlow, Ky. Survivors, Blane and Harry Adkins; sisters, Mrs. Fred Young and Mrs. James Back. Burial in Summers Cemetery, Pine Orchard. [Morgan County News dated 12\/26\/1940] ADKINS, ELLEN, of Oakdale, and Ludlow, Ky, died in Cincinnati, Ohio. Survivors, husband, Charles Adkins; daughter, Iva Mae Adkins; brothers, W.J. Summers, L.S.,&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/morgan\/1940-clippings\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">1940 Clippings<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[843,14,844,83],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-death-records","category-history","category-marriage-records","category-misc-records","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/morgan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1372","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/morgan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/morgan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/morgan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/morgan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1372"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/morgan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1372\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3481,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/morgan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1372\/revisions\/3481"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/morgan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/morgan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/morgan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}