Lawrence Morgan

1923 - 2001  (78 years)

• Name	Lawrence Morgan  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	28 Jan 1923	Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Aug 2001	Rio Grande, Cape May, New Jersey, USA   [2, 4]
  Burial	7 Aug 2001	Cape May Court House, Cape May, New Jersey, USA   [2, 4]
  	Cape May County Veteran's Cemetery
  Person ID	I15327	Branches and Roots
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Rae Perry Morgan,   b. 21 Oct 1894, Olmsted, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA d. 23 Dec 1947 (Age 53 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Reilly,   b. 22 Aug 1895, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA d. 15 Aug 1966, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	25 Jul 1917	Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA   [5]
  Family ID	F5619	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth R Bailey,   b. 11 Dec 1920, New Jersey, USA d. 14 Aug 1973 (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	1947	New Jersey, USA
  Children	+ 1. Nancy Morgan  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 2. Lawrence Morgan  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 3. Living
  Family ID	F5620	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S217] National Archive, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: National Archive; Location: Washington, D.C.; Date: 18APR1930;), Morgan, Rae & Mary [Reilly] and Family. Year: 1930; Census Place: East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0603; FHL microfilm: 2341519. Description: EAST CLEVELAND CITY, WARD 4 (PART), BOUNDED BY (N) CITY LIMITS; (E) CITY LIMITS; (S) CITY LIMITS; (W) BURNETTE AVE., EUCLID AVE. [S619] Press of Atlantic City, Morgan, Lawrence Sr. MORGAN SR., LAWRENCE, of Rio Grande, passed away August 4, 2001 at his residence in Chapin House, Rio Grande. Larry was born in 1923 in Cleveland, Ohio, to Rae and Mary (Reilly) Morgan. He led a varied and colorful life. He served in the USCG Merchant Marines from 1943 to 1945. Larry was a Korean War Veteran, serving the USMC from 1948 until 1950. After serving his country, Larry working in a variety of settings from Club Steward to Travel Agent to sheetrocker to Butler. He was a man of many talents and made friends easily wherever he went. Larry lived in Norman, Oklahoma for 18 years before returning to Cape May County in 1995 to be near his children and grandchildren. He was predeceased in 1973 by his wife, Elizabeth Baily Morgan. Larry was a member of the VFW Post in Norman Oklahoma, and the Airport Senior Center in Erma. Surviving are his children, Candy (George) Moleff, of Estell Manor, Nancy (Kerry) Thompson of Petersburg, and Lawrence Jr. (Joyce) Morgan of Dennisville and four grandsons, Christopher Endicott of Corbin City, Brian Thomson of Wilmington, DE, Jeff Thomson of Voorhees and Shaun Thomson of Petersburg. Larry will be sadly missed by his friends and caregivers at Chapin House, who he cared for very much, including Patty, Debbie, Dorothy, Adlena, Evelyn, Beth, Sandy, Norma, Moe, and Vivian. Graveside services will be held at the Cape May County Veteran's Cemetery in Cap May Court House on Tuesday, August 7, 2001 at 11:00 a.m. Arrangements are made by Langley Loveland Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, donations in Larry's memory may be sent to the Chapin House activity Fund c/o Chapin House, 1042 Rt. 47 South, Rio Grande, NJ 08242, the Middle Township Rescue Squad, or the charity of one's choice. Press of Atlantic City: 06AUG2001 Accessed: 23JAN2026 [S494] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), Morgan, Lawrence & Bette R and Family. National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: 2104; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 92-773. [S1] Plain Dealer, The, Cleveland, Ohio (print edition), Morgan, Lawrence. [S397] Cuyahoga County Marriage Records, Morgan, Rae P & Reilly, Mary J.