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Helen Ruth Morgan

Female 1926 - 2015  (89 years)


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  • Name Helen Ruth Morgan  [1, 2
    Born 6 Aug 1926  Bronson, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Died 19 Aug 2015  West Point, Fayette County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • Helen Ruth Morgan

      Helen Ruth Morgan was born to Winnie Ora Davidson Morgan (USPS Post Master in Bronson, TX) and Jesse Monroe Morgan (owner of the only Texaco gas station in Bronson) on August 6 1926 in Bronson, Texas and passed away in West Point, Texas on August 19. 2015. She was their only child.

      Ms. Morgan attended Bronson High School, there, she met Milton Carroll Johnson and in 1946 they married. Helen was married two other times but passed away a happy single woman. She spent her last 16 years in companionship with her dearest friend and roommate, Mary Jo Brown. They had become known around West Point as "Thelma and Louise." They were always ready to go dancing or to watch their favorite football teams (Cowboys and Longhorns). Laughter was their trademark.

      Ms. Morgan received her Registered Nurse (RN) degree in the Army Corp during the final days of World War II. She was on the front lines during the tragic 1947 Texas City explosions and fires that devasted their community.

      Her children are Carroll Monroe Johnson (deceased), with the surviving children being Dwayne (Butch) Edward Johnson of San Antonio, Tx, Ronald (Pete) Anthony Johnson of West Point, TX, and her only daughter Sydna Johnson of West Point, TX, along with 8 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren.

      May she rest in peace with a smile on her lips, laughter in her heart, and dances in her step.

      (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, September 2015)

      The Sabine County Reporter
      August 26, 2015, Page 10
    Person ID I15353  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 10 Sep 2015 

    Father Jesse James Morgan, Jr.,   b. 16 Dec 1902, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 May 1985  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Winnie Ora Davidson,   b. 21 Dec 1904,   d. 15 May 1971  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 26 Sep 1925  [1
    Family ID F5346  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Living 
    Children 
     1. Carroll Monroe Johnson,   b. 24 Jan 1947, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Living
     3. Living
     4. Living
    Last Modified 10 Sep 2015 
    Family ID F5945  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 Aug 1926 - Bronson, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S444] Unknown Compiler "Davidson, Richard and White, Ruth Benina Descendancy Chart" 61 pages, handwritten by one of their children., Courtesy of Bettye Bragg Wagstaff of Sabine County Genealogical Society.

    2. [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), August 26, 2015, Page 10 (Reliability: 3).