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Family HistoryFamily History - Marjorie Phillips Morrish


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Marjorie Phillips Morrish and eight of her descendants down to the fourth generation.


First Generation
1. Marjorie Phillips Morrish,1 born 24 March 1919 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, the daughter of Roy Allen Morrish, Sr. and Ethel May Phillips;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 died 9 October 1992.1, 2 Marjorie married Harold Francis Arthur, Jr. (born 19 January 1922 in Louisiana, parents not determined;6, 7, 8 Harold died 14 November 19717, 8). Marjorie is buried in Toomer Memorial Cemetery, Lacombe, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana.1 Harold is buried in Lafayette Cemetery Number 1, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana.7

Children of Marjorie Phillips Morrish and Harold Francis Arthur, Jr.:

 2i. Roger Harold Arthur, born 26 March 1944 in Rhode Island;6, 9, 10 died 1 October 2013.9
 3ii. Michael David Arthur, born 13 June 1949 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island;6, 11 died 10 December 2005.11
+4iii. Alan Lawrence Arthur, born 11 February 1953 in Mandeville, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana; died 31 December 2015 in Lacombe, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. Married (1) Sallie Kathryn Morgan Married (2) Loretta Pevey.

  1. Find a Grave (website). Toomer Memorial Cemetery, Lacombe, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, Marjorie Phillips Arthur, born: 24 March 1919; died: 9 October 1992 (from record).
  2. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Social Program Correspondence/Document, Marjorie Phillips Morrish, alias: Marjorie Morrish Arthur; died: 9 October 1992; born: 24 March 1919 in Providence, Rhode Island; father: Roy A. Morrish; mother: Ethel M. Phillips; previous residence: Mandeville, St. Tammany, Louisiana.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Rhode Island, Providence County, Providence City, E.D. 261, Sheet No. 12A, Roy A. Morrish, 33, Canada, supt., tool factory; wife Ethel M. Morrish, 31, Rhode Island; daughter Dorothy J. Morrish, 7, Rhode Island; son Roy A. Morrish (Jr.), 4, Rhode Island; daughter Marjorie P. Morrish, 8/12, Rhode Island.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Rhode Island, Providence County, Providence, E.D. 4-75, Sheet Nos. 25A-B, Roy A. Morrish, 43, New Brunswick, Canada, first married age 23, toolmaker, jewelry; wife Ethel Morrish, 42, Rhode Island, first married age 21; daughter Dorothy Morrish, 18, Rhode Island; son Roy A. Morrish, Jr., 14, Rhode Island; daughter Marjorie Morrish, 11, Rhode Island; daughter Elizabeth Morrish, 2/12, Rhode Island.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Rhode Island, Providence County, Providence, E.D. 152, Sheet No. 10A, Roy Morrish [indexed as Monast], 53, Canada, toolmaker, tool shop; wife Ethel Morrish, 51, Rhode Island; son Roy Morrish, Jr., 24, Rhode Island, laborer, jewelry; daughter Marjorie Morrish, 21, Rhode Island, cashier, department store; daughter Elizabeth Morrish, 10, Rhode Island.
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Rhode Island, Providence County, Foster, E.D. 4-189, Sheet No. 7, Harold F. Arthur, 28, LA [Louisiana], leader navy aircraft mechanic; wife Marjorie M. Arthur, 31, Rhode Island; son Roger H. Arthur, 6, Rhode Island; son Michael D. Arthur, June [1949], Rhode Island.
  7. Find a Grave (website). Lafayette Cemetery Number 1, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, Harold F. Arthur, Jr., born: 1922; died: 1972 [sic, he died in 1971] (from record).
  8. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Social Program Correspondence/Document, Harold F. Arthur, died: November 1971; born: 19 January 1922.
  9. Obituary, Beckman-Williamson Funeral Homes & Crematory (website: beckman-williamson.com), Roger H. Arthur, died: 1 October 2013; born: 1944.
  10. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  11. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Social Program Correspondence/Document, Michael David Arthur, died: 10 December 2005; born: 13 June 1949 in Providence, Providence [County], Rhode Island; father: Harold F. Arthur; mother: Marjorie P. Morrish.
Second Generation
4. Alan Lawrence Arthur2 (Marjorie1), born 11 February 1953 in Mandeville, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana;1 died 31 December 2015 in Lacombe, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana.1 Alan married, first, 18 April 1972 in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, Sallie Kathryn Morgan2 (born ca. 1954, the daughter of Lawrence David Morgan and Eleanor Dowling2). Alan married, second, ca. 1974, Loretta Pevey1 (born 16 October 1955, parents not determined3).

Children of Alan Lawrence Arthur and Loretta Pevey:

 5i. Jeremiah Alan Arthur, born December 1972.3
 6ii. Christy Ann Arthur, born 13 December 1976.3
 7iii. Suzanne Marie Arthur, born 11 October 1979.3
+8iv. Abigail Arthur, born 20 September 1981. Married Peter Samuel ‘Sihala’ Iron Rope.

  1. Find a Grave (website). (No cemetery indicated); Alan Lawrence Arthur, born: 11 February 1953 in Mandeville, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana; died: 31 December 2015 in Lacombe, St. Tammany Parish. Louisiana (from record, which includes the text from his obituary).
  2. Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950, Alan Lawrence Arthur, 19, father: Harold F. Arthur; mother: Marjorie Phillips [sic, Phillips is her middle name]; Sallie Kathryn Morgan, 18, father: Lawrence David Morgan; mother: Eleanor Dowling; married on 18 April 1972 in Montgomery, Alabama.
  3. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
Third and Fourth Generations
8. Abigail Arthur3 (Alan,2 Marjorie1), born 20 September 1981.1 Abigail married, ca. 2005, Peter Samuel ‘Sihala’ Iron Rope3 (born 15 April 1969 in Alliance, Box Butte County, Nebraska, the son of Abel Iron Rope, Sr. and Vera High Hawk;2, 3 Sihala died 9 October 2018 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana2, 3). Sihala is buried in Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota.2

Child of Abigail Arthur and Peter Samuel ‘Sihala’ Iron Rope:

 9i. Gabriel Edwin Iron Rope, born 20 September 2007;4 died 18 February 2008.4

  1. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  2. Find a Grave (website). Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota, PFC Peter Samuel “Sihala” Iron Rope, born: 15 April 1969 in Alliance, Box Butte County, Nebraska; died: 9 October 2018 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parrish, Louisiana (from record, which provides the names and links for his father and one sibling).
  3. Obituary, The Advocate (website: obits/theadvocate.com), Peter Iron Rope, died; 9 October 2018 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; born: 15 April 1969 in Alliance, Nebraska. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of his survivors and those who predeceased him.
  4. Obituary, The Advocate (website: obits/theadvocate.com), Gabriel Edwin Iron Rope, died: 18 February 2008; born: 20 September 2007. The article provides the names of his parents and two siblings.