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Family History & Genealogy

The Morley Family

72 documented Morley ancestors — traced through census, vital, cemetery, and newspaper records. Every name below is a real person in the public record.

72Documented ancestors
1852Earliest record
7Generations
The name

Origin & meaning of Morley

A documented family surname appearing throughout the public record, traced here through census, vital, and cemetery records.

Documented across the American record; part of a growing network of family histories.

The documented line

Morley ancestors in the record

Deceased Morley ancestors, earliest first. Living family members are deliberately omitted.

This line reaches back to Ada McPherson Morley, about 1852 in Winterset. Who came before? The documented build follows the branches you can't see yet. Trace this line →
Ada McPherson Morley
1852 – 1917
Winterset
Margaret Warner Morley
1858 – 1923
Montrose
Clarence Morley
1869 – 1948
Dyersville
John Morley
1876 – 1963
Iowa
Marie Morley
1878 – 1967
Iowa
Artie Morley
1882 – 1972
Iowa
Mable Morley
1882 – 1966
Iowa
Powel Morley
1885 – 1974
Iowa
Delbert Morley
1889 – 1970
Iowa
Emilie Morley
1889 – 1987
Iowa
Thomas F Morley
1891 – 1988
Iowa
Elmer C Morley
1891 – 1978
Iowa
Edwin Morley
1894 – 1984
Iowa
Sam Morley
1894 – 1974
Iowa
Edith Morley
1897 – 1987
Iowa
Helen Morley
1898 – 1985
Iowa
Frank L Morley
1898 – 1996
Iowa
Willard Morley
1899 – 1985
Iowa
Ross Morley
1900 – 1981
Iowa
Opal Morley
1901 – 1979
Iowa
Marcelle Morley
1901 – 1985
Iowa
Mary L Morley
1901 – 1996
Iowa
Adine Morley
1902 – 1972
Iowa
Beryl Morley
1902 – 1986
Iowa
Keith F Morley
1903 – 1990
Iowa
Carl E Morley
1903 – 1990
Iowa
Minnie L Morley
1904 – 1995
Iowa
Viola Morley
1904 – 1986
Iowa
Lewis Morley
1905 – 1970
Iowa
Elizabeth A Morley
1905 – 2000
Iowa
Gilbert S Morley
1906 – 1998
Iowa
Marguerite Morley
1906 – 1978
Iowa
Ocie S Morley
1907 – 1998
Iowa
Earl W Morley
1907 – 1998
Iowa
Nina M Morley
1909 – 1993
Iowa
Louise G Morley
1909 – 1992
Iowa
Karen Morley
1909 – 2003
Ottumwa
Edith Morley
1910 – 1975
Iowa
Rodney Morley
1911 – 1987
Iowa
Harley V Morley
1911 – 1989
Iowa
Doris Morley
1912 – 1985
Iowa
Keith A Morley
1913 – 2001
Iowa
Edmund Morley
1915 – 1963
Iowa
Robert F Morley
1915 – 2004
Iowa
Esther Y Morley
1917 – 1995
Iowa
Lucille Morley
1917 – 1996
Iowa
Robert W Morley
1918 – 2004
Iowa
Irene Morley
1921 – 2000
Iowa
Mary C Morley
1921 – 2002
Iowa
Robert Morley
1921 – 1986
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Bob Morley
1922 – 1978
Iowa
Lucien A Morley
1922 – 1997
Iowa
Donald W Morley
1922 – 2003
Iowa
Eugene W Morley
1923 – 1990
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Joy L Morley
1923 – 2000
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Rosalind Morley
1924 – 1977
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Roselean Morley
1924 – 2004
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Donald W Morley
1925 – 1990
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Harriett A Morley
1925 – 2003
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Shirley Morley
1926 – 1996
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Mardelle M Morley
1926 – 1991
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Maurice Morley
1927 – 1981
Iowa
Dorothy Morley
1927 – 2005
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Robert P Morley
1929 – 2010
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Gerald B Morley
1929 – 2012
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Floyd C Morley
1933 – 1997
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Donald W Morley
1946 – 2012
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Robert A Morley
1948 – 2004
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Kathleen Y Morley
1949 – 2002
Iowa
Willard Morley
1950 – 1974
Iowa
Julie A Morley
1964 – 2012
Iowa
Kelly R Morley
1977 – 2007
Iowa
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Common questions

Morley genealogy — FAQ

Where does the Morley surname come from?

A documented family surname appearing throughout the public record, traced here through census, vital, and cemetery records.

How far back does the Morley family tree go?

The documented line here reaches back to 1852. Most Morley lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.

Are living Morley family members listed here?

No. Deceased ancestors only, from public records. Living people are excluded for privacy.

Is this my Morley family?

If a name here matches your family, it may well be. A full documented build confirms exactly how your line connects.

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