Flossie Mae Morton1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 14916, (1892 - 1972)
FatherWesley David Morton4,2,5,6 (6 Sep 1867 - 15 Oct 1931)
MotherClara Lamoreaux2,7,6 (Jul 1865 - 1955)

Key Events:

Birth: 13 Jul 1892, Trucksville, Pennsylvania8,9,10
Marriage: 20 Aug 1919, Dallas, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, Charles Josiah Reigle (24 Dec 1893 - 18 Jul 1970)11,12
Death: 30 Jan 1972, Arlington, Arlington Co., Virginia6
Burial: Columbia Gardens Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington Co., Virginia13
ChartsDescendants of Jacob K. and Christiana Ohl Riegel

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Narrative:

     14 Flossie Mae Morton was born on 13 Jul 1892 in Trucksville, Pennsylvania.8,9,10 She appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Dallas Twp., Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, in the household of her parents, Wesley David Morton and Clara Lamoreaux.4 Flossie appeared with her parents on the 1910 Federal Census of Dallas Twp., Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, in the household of Daniel J. Morton and Matilda J. Fairchilds, her father's parents.15
     Flossie married Charles Josiah Reigle, son of John Jacob Reigle and Lois Adeline Martin, on 20 Aug 1919 in Dallas, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, with Rev. Joseph R. Pennell officiating.11,12
     Flossie and Charles appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Dallas Twp., Pennsylvania in the household of her parents Wesley David Morton and Clara Lamoreaux.16
     She was a telephone operator with Bell Telephone in 1930.17
     Flossie and Charles appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Dallas Twp., Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, at State Rd., enumerated 2 Apr 1930, reporting they owned their home, worth $7,500, and did not own a radio. Her parents are listed as living with them.17
     Flossie and Charles appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Dallas Twp., Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, on Fernbrook Rd., enumerated 17 Apr 1940, reporting that they owned a home valued at $2,000. Her mother was listed as living with them. They reported that they had lived in the same house in 1935.18
     Flossie and Charles moved to Arlington, Virginia, at the start of the Second World War.
     Flossie and Charles appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Arlington, Arlington Co., Virginia, at 700 South Glebe Rd., enumerated 6 Apr 1950, reporting they lived in a home that was not on a farm. Her mother was listed as living with them.19
     Her husband died on 18 Jul 1970 in Arlington, Arlington Co., Virginia.20
     Flossie died on 30 Jan 1972 in Arlington, Arlington Co., Virginia, at age 79.6 She was buried in Columbia Gardens Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington Co., Virginia.13

Children:
     There were no children with Charles Josiah Reigle

Citations

  1. [S5246] Wesley Morton household, 1900 U.S. Census, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, shows name as Flossie Morton.
  2. [S5244] Charles J. Reigle and Flossie Mm Morton, Marriage License Docket, Luzerne County.
  3. [S12628] Flossie Mae Reigle, Certificate of Death, shows father's surname as Morton.
  4. [S5246] Wesley Morton household, 1900 U.S. Census, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania.
  5. [S5241] Wesley D. Morgan obituary, Pittston Gazette.
  6. [S12628] Flossie Mae Reigle, Certificate of Death.
  7. [S5246] Wesley Morton household, 1900 U.S. Census, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, shows the girl as daughter of Clara's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  8. [S130] "Social Security Death Index," Rootsweb.com, record for Flossie Reigle, Soc. Sec. No. 189-05-9084, shows date.
  9. [S5246] Wesley Morton household, 1900 U.S. Census, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, shows month, year, age 7, and state.
  10. [S12628] Flossie Mae Reigle, Certificate of Death, shows date, city, and state.
  11. [S5244] Charles J. Reigle and Flossie Mm Morton, Marriage License Docket, Luzerne County, shows date, town, state, and officiant.
  12. [S697] Chas. Reigle household, 1930 U.S. Census, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, shows married, and that he first married at age 25 and she at 26.
  13. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 163425821, Flossie Mae Morton Reigle, includes tombstone photo.
  14. [S693] McWilliams, "Descendants of Jacob Reigle."
  15. [S5247] Daniel J. Morton household, 1910 U.S. Census, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania.
  16. [S1738] W. D. Morton household, 1920 U.S. Census, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania.
  17. [S697] Chas. Reigle household, 1930 U.S. Census, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania.
  18. [S5245] Flossie Reigle household, 1940 U.S. Census, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania.
  19. [S12630] Charles J. Reigle household, 1950 U.S. Census, Arlington Co., Virginia.
  20. [S12627] Charles J Reigle, Certificate of Death.