Florence Esther Oakes and Willis Edward Morgan

WILLIS EDWARD MORGAN, son of JESSIE MAE TOWNE and HERBERT BROOKS MORGAN, was born June 3, 1905 in Phillips County, Kansas,^{843, 7377} and died July 18, 1976 in Gainesville, Cooke, Texas.⁸⁴³ He is buried in Fairview Cemetery, Gainesville, Cooke, Texas.⁸⁴³

He married FLORENCE ESTHER OAKES. She was born July 25, 1907 in New Mexico,⁵⁶ and died October 19, 1993.⁵⁶

Personal Information
Education
Newspaper Articles
Obituaries

Census Records

- Samuel Houston Descendant Report (Ancestor of Willis E. Morgan)

Children of FLORENCE ESTHER OAKES and WILLIS EDWARD MORGAN:

Personal Information

Florence E. Oakes

was a music teacher at Artesia High School (New Mexico)⁶⁸⁵¹

Willis E. Morgan

was Vice President in charge of marketing for Burroughs Corp.⁸⁰¹⁵
was a member of the Rotary Club, Dallas, Dallas, Texas⁴⁴⁶⁹

Education

Willis E. Morgan

graduated from Artesia High School, New Mexico, 1921⁶⁸⁵¹
- Activities:
  Class President; "The Jazz Beau"
- Yearbook Inscription:
  "Oh, what a Big Boy am I!"
graduated from University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico in 1925⁸⁰¹⁶

Florence E. Oakes

attended Denver College of Music, Denver, Denver, Colorado⁶⁸⁵¹
attended Colorado State Teachers College⁶⁸⁵¹
attended New Mexico Normal University, Las Vegas, San Miguel, New Mexico⁶⁸⁵¹

Newspaper Articles

Las Vegas Daily Optic, July 14, 1952⁴⁴⁶⁸

Dinner Party Sunday Honors Two Visitors

Mrs. Esther Oakes and her mother, Mrs. J. P. Geyer, entertained with a dinner party at Springer on Sunday.

The dinner was in honor of her daughter, Mrs. Willis Morgan and her youngest son, Joe, who are visiting from Detroit, Mich.

Those invited included Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wertz, Mr. and Mrs. Charles O'Malley, Mr. and Mrs. William Stapp, Mrs. Ida Mae taupert, Miss Margaret Taupert, Mrs. Buelah Whitmore, and her daughter, Mrs. W. T. Bookout. Mr. and Mrs. Stapp were unable to attend.

Mrs. Morgan played several violin solos accompanied by her former teacher, Mrs. O'Malley. She is well known in Las Vegas as this was her former home.

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Charlotte Observer, May 10, 1953⁸⁰¹⁵

Willis E. Morgan Elected By Firm

Willis E. Morgan, formerly of Charlotte, has been elected vice president in charge of marketing of the Burroughs Corporation, Charlotte officials of the company were informed yesterday.

Marvin Wynn, manager of the Charlotte branch at 409-11 South Tryon St., said he had also received information that the name of the company has been changed to the Burroughs Corporation from that of the Burroughs Adding Machine Co.

Mr. Morgan joined the company in 1934. He was made manager of the Charlotte branch in 1941 and held that position until 1944 when he was transferred to Detroit as a division manager. He was appointed general sales manager in 1948 and continued in this office until his election as vice president.

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Albuquerque Jounral, August 13, 1956⁸⁰¹⁶

Vice President Of Burroughs Firm to Return

Formal opening of the new Albuquerque sales and service branch of the Burroughs Corp. will be highlighted by the return of a vice president of the firm who made his start here in 1935.

He is Willis E. Morgan, Burroughs vice president in charge of marketing. A 1925 graduate of the University of New Mexico, Morgan started his selling career here after completing his sales training in the firm's El Paso branch.

Two years later, because of a distinctive sales record, he was transferred to the company's home office in Detroit, and in 1953 he was promoted to vice president.

The new branch, a one-story building located at 420 Lead SW, was designed by Burwinkle and Milner, architects, and constructed by Burnett Construction Co. It provides a total of 2744 square feet of operational space.

In opening ceremonies Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. Jack Wentworth, president of the Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce, will cut the ribbon. An open house for special guests and the public will follow.

Obituaries

Dallas Morning News, July 20, 1976⁴⁴⁶⁹

Willis E. Morgan

LAKE KIOWA, Texas — Funeral services for Willis Edward Morgan, 71, of Lake Kiowa, Cooke County, a former division manager for Burroughs Corp. in Dallas, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in Whaley United Methodist Church in Gainesville. Burial will be in Gainesville.

A Dallas resident from 1960 to 1972, he died Sunday at his home.

He was listed in Who's Who in the Midwest and was a past member of the Dallas Rotary Club.

Survivors include two sons, Willis Morgan Jr. and Joseph K. Morgan; two sisters, Miss Ester Morgan and Mrs. John Overpeck, and five grandchildren.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
April 26, 1910³⁴⁷⁵	Phillipsburg, Phillips, Kansas	Herbert Brooks Morgan Jessie Mae Towne Esther Morgan Ruth Morgan Willis Edward Morgan
February 9, 1920⁴⁴⁶⁵	Artesia, Eddy, New Mexico	Jessie Mae Towne Esther Morgan Ruth Morgan Willis Edward Morgan
April 2, 1930⁴⁴⁶⁶	Artesia, Eddy, New Mexico	Jessie Mae Towne Ruth Morgan Willis Edward Morgan
April 15, 1940²⁷⁵⁵	Pleasant Ridge, Oakland, Michigan	Willis Edward Morgan Florence Esther Oakes Son Son