Silas Albert MORGAN^{[1, 2]}

1896 - 1987  (91 years)

• Name	Silas Albert MORGAN
  Birth	27 Jan 1896  [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1930, 1940	Newport News, VA   [3, 4]
  	Silas worked as an iron measurer at the shipyard in 1930, and as a ship fitter in 1940. I checked the Alphabetical Index of Occupations for the 15th US Census and was unable to find 'iron measurer' in job descriptions. From an online marine jobs source: A shipfitter is a person who has the responsibility to make sure that all the necessary repair work in a ship is done properly and efficiently.
  Residence	1930, 1935-1940	Elizabeth City Co, VA   [3, 4]
  	Silas and his wife Bertie with their two daughters in 1930 lived on Briarfiled Road in Wythe District of Elizabeth City County, VA. The family residence in 1940 was given as Route 1, North Hampton, Elizabeth City County, VA. Silas, Bertie and daughters lived near his brothers-in-law, Ira and Herbert's families. Silas owned his home in 1930, valued at $500.00. The family had no radio set. In 1935-1940 Silas owned his home on Route 1 in North Hampton, valued at $2600.00. (Note: Elizabeth City County merged into the Independent City of Hampton in 1952.)
  Death	18 Nov 1987  [1]
  	He was 91 years old at the time of his death.
  Burial	Newport News (Independent City), VA
  	His body was interred in Peninsula Memorial Park.
  Person ID	I65305	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	J. P. MORGAN   d. after 8 Mar 1924
  Mother	Sarah Ann (UNKNOWN)   d. after 8 Mar 1924
  Family ID	F8110	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bertie M. FREEMAN,   b. 20 Jul 1903, North Carolina d. 4 Dec 1993 (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	8 Mar 1924	Spies, Sheffield Township, Moore Co, NC   [2]
  	They were married by Reverend W. J. Edwards, a minister and member of the North Carolina Christian Conference. Witnesses were E. B. Morgan, Ernest Morgan and Haywood Morgan, all of Spies, NC.
  Children	1. Lucille MORGAN   2. Ella M. MORGAN
  Family ID	F8109	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos		1930 US Census / Morgan, Silas A. Briarfield Road, Wythe District, Elizabeth City Co, VA (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
  		1940 US Census / Morgan, Silas A. Route 1, North Hampton, Elizabeth City Co, VA (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)

  
  

• Sources

  [S2084] Find A Grave, online (http://www.findagrave.com), Silas Albert Morgan. Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 August 2018), memorial page for Silas Albert Morgan (27 Jan 1896–18 Nov 1987), Find A Grave Memorial no. 75210679, citing Peninsula Memorial Park, Newport News, Newport News City, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Scott Gordley (contributor 47196229) . accessed 11 Aug 2018. [S5749] S. A. Morgan - Bertie Freeman, North Carolina marriage certificate [unnumbered] (1924). [S5755] 1940 US Census / Morgan, Silas A. [S5756] 1930 US Census / Morgan, Silas A. .