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Benjamin Franklin Morley

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Birth	:	14 Dec 1866 Delaware County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	12 Dec 1952 Guttenberg, Clayton County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Guttenberg Cemetery, Guttenberg, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.7691994, -91.1035995
Description	:	Dubuque Telegraph-Herald, IA, Monday, December 15, 1952, pg. 14, col. 1 Ben. F. Morley GUTTENBERG, Ia. -- Services for Ben. F. Morley, of Osterdock, who would have been 86 years old Sunday, were at 2 p.m. Monday at the Tuecke Funeral Home here. The Rev. E. W. Kraemer officiated and burial was in the Guttenberg city cemetery. Mr. Morley died Saturday at Riverview Hospital here. He was born Dec. 14, 1866 near Osterdock. Survivors include his wife, Anna; three sons, Del and Sam, of Guttenberg, and Arthur, of Dubuque; two daughters, Mrs. Fred (May) Schaal, of Guttenberg, and Miss Opal Morley,... Read More	Dubuque Telegraph-Herald, IA, Monday, December 15, 1952, pg. 14, col. 1 Ben. F. Morley GUTTENBERG, Ia. -- Services for Ben. F. Morley, of Osterdock, who would have been 86 years old Sunday, were at 2 p.m. Monday at the Tuecke Funeral Home here. The Rev. E. W. Kraemer officiated and burial was in the Guttenberg city cemetery. Mr. Morley died Saturday at Riverview Hospital here. He was born Dec. 14, 1866 near Osterdock. Survivors include his wife, Anna; three sons, Del and Sam, of Guttenberg, and Arthur, of Dubuque; two daughters, Mrs. Fred (May) Schaal, of Guttenberg, and Miss Opal Morley, of Dubuque; six grandchildren and three great grandchildren; a half brother, Henry Berger, of Sherrill, and a half sister, Mrs. Ruth Willham, of Elkport. He was preceded by his first wife, a son and two sisters. +++ 1984 History of Clayton County, Iowa, pg. 527 Benjamin and Mary Noack Morley Benjamin (Ben) Franklin Morley b. Dec. 14, 1866, to Brooks and Margaret Hyde Morley. Ben m. Mary Catherine Noack Sept. 11, 1888, in Guttenberg. Mary C. Noack b. Sept. 14, 1866, in Mallory Twp., the second child of Peter S. and Emiline Bowman Noack (see article). Ben and Mary lived in Osterdock a few years and then moved on a farm northwest of Osterdock. They were the parents of six children: Delbert, Samuel H., Arthur G. Mae E. m. Fred E. Schaal, Opal E., and Harold. (See each of their articles.) Mary d. Aug. 28, 1924. Ben m.#2 Lizzie Voss and later was divorced. Ben m.#3 to Frona McSperrin Penhollow, widow of Ernest Penhollow. Fronie b. Jan. 4, 1872, daughter of Wm. McSperrm. She d. March 25, 1943, and buried in the Bethel Cemetery. Ben m.#4 Dec. 21, 1946 to Anna M. Horstman, widow of Fred Horstman (see article). Ben drove a model-T Ford car, loved to fish the creeks and also play cards. Ben d. Dec. 12, 1952, two days before his 86th birthday. Ben and Mary are buried in the Guttenberg City Cemetery. Arthur Garrison Morley b. Dec. 29, 1896, in Jefferson Twp. He never married. Arthur and his sister, Opal, made their home together all their life. Opal Carrie Morley b. Jan. 10, 1901, in Jefferson Twp., never married. They operated a Standard Service Station in Guttenberg from 1925 to 1932. They Arthur helped build the Lock & Dam No. 10 in Guttenberg in 1932. Opal ran a small cafe to help feed the men. Arthur and Opal moved to Dubuque, Ia., in 1936. Arthur was employed at the John Deere plant until his death. Opal was cashier at the Diamond Cafeteria for 15 years. Arthur d. Sept. 17, 1959; Opal d. Feb. 23, 1979. Are buried in the Morley family lot at Guttenberg City Cemetery.

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Benjamin Franklin Morley death on 12 Dec 1952 in Guttenberg, Clayton County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.7691994
Longitude: -91.1035995

Family Members:

Parent

Dennis Morley

(1804 - 1887)

Rachel Ewart Morley

(1825 - 1915)

Spouse

Mary Catherine Noack Morley

(1866 - 1924)

Siblings

Brooks Morley

(1840 - 1873)

Martha Matilda Morley Barnhart

(1860 - 1893)

Cephas Walter Morley

(1862 - 1950)

Children

(1889 - 1970)

(1894 - 1974)

(1896 - 1959)

(1899 - 1992)

(1901 - 1979)

(1903 - 1943)

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