Elizabeth L. Bessie Morkin 1890–1985

Elizabeth L. Bessie Morkin, 1890–1985 (aged 94 years)

Name

Elizabeth L. Bessie Morkin

Name: Elizabeth L. "Bessie" /Morkin/
Given names: Elizabeth L.
Surname: Morkin
Nickname: Bessie

Name

Elizabeth M. Houston — married name

Name: Elizabeth M. /Houston/
Type of name: married name
Given names: Elizabeth M.
Surname: Houston

Gender Female

Events of close relatives
Birth	March 20, 1890 29 27 South Dakota, United States Latitude: 44.014397 Longitude: -99.002355 State: South Dakota Country: United States
Birth of a sister	Lulu Z. Morkin March 1892 South Dakota, United States Latitude: 44.014397 Longitude: -99.002355 State: South Dakota Country: United States
Residence	March 26, 1898 North Andover, Glen Haven Township, Grant, Wisconsin, United States Latitude: 42.815 Longitude: -90.967 State: Wisconsin Country: United States
Birth of a sister	Mary Margaret Morkin March 15, 1900 Fennimore Township, Grant, Wisconsin, United States Latitude: 42.984722 Longitude: -90.606111 State: Wisconsin Country: United States
Census	June 1, 1900 (aged 10 years) Age: 10 Glen Haven Township, Grant, Wisconsin, United States Latitude: 42.811111 Longitude: -91.008611 State: Wisconsin Country: United States
Birth of a brother	John Ryan Morkin April 15, 1903 Bloomington Township, Grant, Wisconsin, United States Latitude: 42.900071 Longitude: -90.941628 State: Wisconsin Country: United States
Marriage	James Pierpont Cowperthwaite — View this family November 1, 1920 (aged 30 years) Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Latitude: 39.952778 Longitude: -75.163611 City: Philadelphia State: Pennsylvania Country: United States
Marriage	David Brown Houston — View this family calculated 1929 (aged 38 years)
Census	April 1, 1930 (aged 40 years) Age: 35 7262 Radbourne Rd, Upper Darby Township, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States Latitude: 39.948227 Longitude: -75.263283 State: Pennsylvania Country: United States
Birth of a son	David B. Houston Jr. December 21, 1930 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Latitude: 39.952778 Longitude: -75.163611 City: Philadelphia State: Pennsylvania Country: United States
Residence	October 19, 1935 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Latitude: 39.952778 Longitude: -75.163611 City: Philadelphia State: Pennsylvania Country: United States
Death of a father	James Leonard Morkin October 19, 1935 Fennimore, Fennimore Township, Grant, Wisconsin, United States Latitude: 42.982222 Longitude: -90.653056 City: Fennimore State: Wisconsin Country: United States
Burial of a father	James Leonard Morkin October 21, 1935 Prairie Cemetery, Fennimore Township, Grant, Wisconsin, United States Latitude: 42.989399 Longitude: -90.675301 State: Wisconsin Country: United States
Census	April 1, 1940 (aged 50 years) 6126 Franklin St, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Latitude: 40.045338 Longitude: -75.133245 City: Philadelphia State: Pennsylvania Country: United States
Residence	February 16, 1942 6126 Franklin St, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Latitude: 40.045338 Longitude: -75.133245 City: Philadelphia State: Pennsylvania Country: United States
Residence	June 25, 1942 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Latitude: 39.952778 Longitude: -75.163611 City: Philadelphia State: Pennsylvania Country: United States
Death of a mother	Cora A. Ryan June 25, 1942 Fennimore Township, Grant, Wisconsin, United States Latitude: 42.984722 Longitude: -90.606111 State: Wisconsin Country: United States
Burial of a mother	Cora A. Ryan June 27, 1942 Prairie Cemetery, Fennimore Township, Grant, Wisconsin, United States Latitude: 42.989399 Longitude: -90.675301 State: Wisconsin Country: United States
Residence	February 9, 1949 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Latitude: 39.952778 Longitude: -75.163611 City: Philadelphia State: Pennsylvania Country: United States
Death of a sister	Mary Margaret Morkin February 9, 1949 1223 Oxford Pl, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, United States City: Schenectady State: New York Country: United States
Death of a brother	John Ryan Morkin November 21, 1952 Fennimore Township, Grant, Wisconsin, United States Latitude: 42.984722 Longitude: -90.606111 State: Wisconsin Country: United States
Burial of a brother	John Ryan Morkin November 24, 1952 Saint Mary's Cemetery, Fennimore Township, Grant, Wisconsin, United States Latitude: 42.98955 Longitude: -90.67633 State: Wisconsin Country: United States
Death of a husband	David Brown Houston December 25, 1974
Burial of a husband	David Brown Houston estimated December 1974 Wallkill Cemetery, Wallkill, Orange, New York, United States Latitude: 41.436112 Longitude: -74.363609 State: New York Country: United States
Death of a sister	Lulu Z. Morkin October 30, 1978 Good Samaritan Center, Fennimore, Fennimore Township, Grant, Wisconsin, United States City: Fennimore State: Wisconsin Country: United States
Burial of a sister	Lulu Z. Morkin November 1, 1978 Prairie Cemetery, Fennimore Township, Grant, Wisconsin, United States Latitude: 42.989399 Longitude: -90.675301 State: Wisconsin Country: United States
Death	1985 (aged 94 years)
Burial	estimated 1985 (0 after death) Wallkill Cemetery, Wallkill, Orange, New York, United States Latitude: 41.436112 Longitude: -74.363609 State: New York Country: United States

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: November 1860 20 20 — Patch Grove Township, Grant, Wisconsin, United States Census: June 1, 1880 — Patch Grove Township, Grant, Wisconsin, United States Marriage: February 22, 1888 — Prairie du Chien, Crawford, Wisconsin, United States Census: June 1, 1900 — Glen Haven Township, Grant, Wisconsin, United States Death: October 19, 1935 — Fennimore, Fennimore Township, Grant, Wisconsin, United States Burial: October 21, 1935 — Prairie Cemetery, Fennimore Township, Grant, Wisconsin, United States Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Cora A. Ryan Elizabeth L. Bessie Morkin Lulu Z. Morkin Mary Margaret Morkin John Ryan Morkin James Leonard Morkin 1860–1935 Birth: November 1860 20 20 — Patch Grove Township, Grant, Wisconsin, United States Death: October 19, 1935 — Fennimore, Fennimore Township, Grant, Wisconsin, United States
mother	Links Birth: May 10, 1862 24 19 — North Andover, Glen Haven Township, Grant, Wisconsin, United States Census: June 1, 1870 — Glen Haven Township, Grant, Wisconsin, United States Census: June 1, 1880 — Glen Haven Township, Grant, Wisconsin, United States Marriage: February 22, 1888 — Prairie du Chien, Crawford, Wisconsin, United States Census: June 1, 1900 — Glen Haven Township, Grant, Wisconsin, United States Census: April 1, 1940 — Fennimore Township, Grant, Wisconsin, United States Death: June 25, 1942 — Fennimore Township, Grant, Wisconsin, United States Burial: June 27, 1942 — Prairie Cemetery, Fennimore Township, Grant, Wisconsin, United States Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Leonard Morkin Elizabeth L. Bessie Morkin Lulu Z. Morkin Mary Margaret Morkin John Ryan Morkin Cora A. Ryan 1862–1942 Birth: May 10, 1862 24 19 — North Andover, Glen Haven Township, Grant, Wisconsin, United States Death: June 25, 1942 — Fennimore Township, Grant, Wisconsin, United States
Marriage	Marriage — February 22, 1888 — Prairie du Chien, Crawford, Wisconsin, United States
2 years herself	Links Birth: March 20, 1890 29 27 — South Dakota, United States Census: June 1, 1900 — Glen Haven Township, Grant, Wisconsin, United States Marriage: November 1, 1920 — Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Marriage: calculated 1929 Census: April 1, 1930 — 7262 Radbourne Rd, Upper Darby Township, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States Census: April 1, 1940 — 6126 Franklin St, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Death: 1985 Burial: estimated 1985 — Wallkill Cemetery, Wallkill, Orange, New York, United States Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Pierpont Cowperthwaite Family with spouse David Brown Houston David B. Houston Jr. Elizabeth L. Bessie Morkin 1890–1985 Birth: March 20, 1890 29 27 — South Dakota, United States Death: 1985
2 years younger sister	Links Birth: March 1892 31 29 — South Dakota, United States Census: June 1, 1900 — Glen Haven Township, Grant, Wisconsin, United States Census: January 1, 1920 — Fennimore Township, Grant, Wisconsin, United States Census: April 1, 1940 — Fennimore Township, Grant, Wisconsin, United States Death: October 30, 1978 — Good Samaritan Center, Fennimore, Fennimore Township, Grant, Wisconsin, United States Burial: November 1, 1978 — Prairie Cemetery, Fennimore Township, Grant, Wisconsin, United States Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Ralph Alderson John James Alderson Lulu Z. Morkin 1892–1978 Birth: March 1892 31 29 — South Dakota, United States Death: October 30, 1978 — Good Samaritan Center, Fennimore, Fennimore Township, Grant, Wisconsin, United States
8 years younger sister	Links Birth: March 15, 1900 39 37 — Fennimore Township, Grant, Wisconsin, United States Census: June 1, 1900 — Glen Haven Township, Grant, Wisconsin, United States Marriage: June 24, 1926 — Calvary Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Census: April 1, 1940 — 1223 Oxford Pl, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, United States Death: February 9, 1949 — 1223 Oxford Pl, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, United States Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Theodore Lewi Cohen Theodore Lewi Cohen Jr Mary Margaret Morkin 1900–1949 Birth: March 15, 1900 39 37 — Fennimore Township, Grant, Wisconsin, United States Death: February 9, 1949 — 1223 Oxford Pl, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, United States
3 years younger brother	Links Birth: April 15, 1903 42 40 — Bloomington Township, Grant, Wisconsin, United States Census: April 1, 1940 — Fennimore, Fennimore Township, Grant, Wisconsin, United States Death: November 21, 1952 — Fennimore Township, Grant, Wisconsin, United States Burial: November 24, 1952 — Saint Mary's Cemetery, Fennimore Township, Grant, Wisconsin, United States Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Lucy McLeod James Jim Morkin Mary Ann Morkin John Ryan Morkin 1903–1952 Birth: April 15, 1903 42 40 — Bloomington Township, Grant, Wisconsin, United States Death: November 21, 1952 — Fennimore Township, Grant, Wisconsin, United States

Family with James Pierpont Cowperthwaite
husband	Links Birth: June 7, 1891 — Berkeley, Alameda, California, United States Marriage: November 1, 1920 — Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth L. Bessie Morkin James Pierpont Cowperthwaite 1891– Birth: June 7, 1891 — Berkeley, Alameda, California, United States Death:
herself	Links Birth: March 20, 1890 29 27 — South Dakota, United States Census: June 1, 1900 — Glen Haven Township, Grant, Wisconsin, United States Marriage: November 1, 1920 — Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Marriage: calculated 1929 Census: April 1, 1930 — 7262 Radbourne Rd, Upper Darby Township, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States Census: April 1, 1940 — 6126 Franklin St, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Death: 1985 Burial: estimated 1985 — Wallkill Cemetery, Wallkill, Orange, New York, United States Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Pierpont Cowperthwaite Family with spouse David Brown Houston David B. Houston Jr. Elizabeth L. Bessie Morkin 1890–1985 Birth: March 20, 1890 29 27 — South Dakota, United States Death: 1985
Marriage	Marriage — November 1, 1920 — Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Family with David Brown Houston
husband	Links Birth: May 26, 1899 — Orange, New York, United States Marriage: calculated 1929 Census: April 1, 1930 — 7262 Radbourne Rd, Upper Darby Township, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States Census: April 1, 1940 — 6126 Franklin St, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Death: December 25, 1974 Burial: estimated December 1974 — Wallkill Cemetery, Wallkill, Orange, New York, United States Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth L. Bessie Morkin David B. Houston Jr. David Brown Houston 1899–1974 Birth: May 26, 1899 — Orange, New York, United States Death: December 25, 1974
herself	Links Birth: March 20, 1890 29 27 — South Dakota, United States Census: June 1, 1900 — Glen Haven Township, Grant, Wisconsin, United States Marriage: November 1, 1920 — Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Marriage: calculated 1929 Census: April 1, 1930 — 7262 Radbourne Rd, Upper Darby Township, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States Census: April 1, 1940 — 6126 Franklin St, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Death: 1985 Burial: estimated 1985 — Wallkill Cemetery, Wallkill, Orange, New York, United States Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Pierpont Cowperthwaite Family with spouse David Brown Houston David B. Houston Jr. Elizabeth L. Bessie Morkin 1890–1985 Birth: March 20, 1890 29 27 — South Dakota, United States Death: 1985
Marriage	Marriage — calculated 1929 —
2 years son	Links Birth: December 21, 1930 31 40 — Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Census: April 1, 1940 — 6126 Franklin St, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Death: April 4, 2008 — Churchill, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Penelope Helen Vrachopoulos Family with spouse David B. Houston Jr. 1930–2008 Birth: December 21, 1930 31 40 — Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Death: April 4, 2008 — Churchill, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

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Family with parents
father Parents Patrick Morkin Mary Parker	James Leonard Morkin 1860–1935
mother Parents John Ryan Catherine Lewis	Cora A. Ryan 1862–1942
herself	Elizabeth L. Bessie Morkin 1890–1985
younger sister Family Ralph Alderson John James Alderson Private	Lulu Z. Morkin 1892–1978
younger sister Family Theodore Lewi Cohen Theodore Lewi Cohen Jr	Mary Margaret Morkin 1900–1949
younger brother Family Lucy McLeod James Jim Morkin Private Mary Ann Morkin	John Ryan Morkin 1903–1952

Family with James Pierpont Cowperthwaite
husband	James Pierpont Cowperthwaite 1891–
herself	Elizabeth L. Bessie Morkin 1890–1985

Family with David Brown Houston
husband	David Brown Houston 1899–1974
herself	Elizabeth L. Bessie Morkin 1890–1985
son Family Penelope Helen Vrachopoulos Private Private Private Family Private	David B. Houston Jr. 1930–2008

Descendants

Elizabeth L. Bessie Morkin(1890–1985)
- James Pierpont Cowperthwaite1920
  - No children
- David Brown Houston1929
  - David B. Houston Jr.(1930–2008)