"Molly" Brown Morrison was born 27 September 1885 in Ringgold County, Iowa, United States to Robert E Brown (1849-1918) and Maggie Moran (c1850-1918) and died 17 March 1970 Orange County, California, United States of unspecified causes. She married Clyde Leonard Morrison (1884-1937) 20 September 1906 in Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa, United States. She married Sydney D Preen (1885-) 1906 .
Biography
Mary Alberta ("Molly") Brown Morrison was a relative of serial inventor, Robert Ross Rees, Jr. [L2FN-VPJ] - inventor of the Bubble-Worm®.
John Wayne (1907-1979) was born Marion Robert Morrison on May 26, 1907 at 224 South Second Street in Winterset, Iowa.[9] The local paper, Winterset Madisonian, reported on page 4 of the edition of May 30, 1907 that Wayne weighed 13 pounds at birth. His middle name was soon changed from Robert to Mitchell when his parents decided to name their next son Robert. Wayne's father, Clyde Leonard Morrison (1884–1937), was the son of American Civil War veteran Marion Mitchell Morrison (1845–1915). Wayne's mother, the former Mary "Molly" Alberta Brown (1885–1970), was from Lancaster County, Nebraska. Wayne's ancestry included Scottish, Irish, Scots-Irish, and English.[13] He was raised Presbyterian.
Wayne's family moved to Palmdale, California, and then in 1916 to Glendale, California, where his father worked as a pharmacist. A local fireman at the station on his route to school in Glendale started calling him "Little Duke" because he never went anywhere without his huge Airedale Terrier, Duke.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| John Wayne (1907-1979) | 26 May 1907 224 South Second Street, Winterset, Madison County, Iowa, United States | 11 June 1979 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States | Josephine Alicia Saenz (1908-2003) Esperanza Diaz Ceballos (1926-1961) Pilar Pallete (1928) |
| Robert Emmett Morrison (1911-1970) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Mary Alberta Brown (1886-1970) | 27 September 1885 Ringgold County, Iowa, United States | 17 March 1970 Orange County, California, United States | Clyde Leonard Morrison (1884-1937) Sydney D Preen (1885-) |
References
- Molly Brown at Find A Grave #7979461