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     John George Glover was born on 8 May 1821 in Natchez, Adams Co., Mississippi.¹ He married Emily Vick Morse, daughter of Henry A. Morse and Eliza White Vick, on 8 May 1851 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana.¹ He died on 22 April 1883 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, at age 61.¹

     Alexander Gallatin Morse was born on 27 August 1836 in Vicksburg, Warren Co., Mississippi.¹ He married Amanda Fitzallen Dortch, daughter of Nathaniel C. Dortch, on 5 June 1862 in Amite, St. Helena Parish, Louisiana.¹ He died on 17 November 1867 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, at age 31.¹

     Amanda Fitzallen Dortch was born on 5 January 1837 in Vicksburg, Warren Co., Mississippi.¹ She married Alexander Gallatin Morse, son of Henry A. Morse and Eliza White Vick, on 5 June 1862 in Amite, St. Helena Parish, Louisiana.¹ She died on 21 February 1921 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, at age 84.¹

     Henry A. Morse was born on 25 July 1823 (based on his age at death of 12 years, 23 days).¹ He died on 17 August 1835 in Warren Co., Mississippi, at age 12 from "congestive fever."¹
     On 21 October 1830, for natural love and affection, his uncles John A. Vick and William Vick gave slaves Henry, about 26, and Anne, about 22, to him, his brother Henderson, and his sister Eliza. At the time Henry was 7, Henderson was 3, and Eliza was about 3.²

     Malvina J. Matthews married Henderson Anthony Morse, son of Henry A. Morse and Eliza White Vick, on 9 May 1854 at the home of William Matthews on the Bayou Grosse Tete in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana.^1,2 They were later divorced.³
     She is listed in the Eighth Ward, Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, in the 1880 census.³

     Alice Martha Morse was born on 2 December 1872 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana.^4,5,6 She married James Torrance Monroe, son of James T. Monroe and Mary E. Plumb, on 2 October 1919 in Orleans Parish.² She died on 22 April 1951 at home in Orleans Parish at age 78.⁷ She was buried at Masonic Cemetery No. 2 in New Orleans.^4,3
     She and her sister Eliza are listed in the 1900 census living as roomers with the family of John Forsyth in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana,, and she was then working as a dressmaker.⁵ In 1910 she was living as a boarder with Robert F. Harrell and his family in New Orleans.
     She and her husband James are listed in New Orleans in the censuses from 1920 to 1940, along with his children Elizabeth, Neva, and Lorma from his first marriage.^8,9,10 They are again listed in New Orleans in the 1950 census, at 4123 Loyola, the same house as they were living in in 1940, along with their daughter Neva and her husband Joseph Intavia and their family, with Joseph listed as the head of the household.¹¹

     Henry Vick Morse was born on 29 July 1874 in New Iberia, Iberia Parish, Louisiana.^3,1 He married Clara Porteous Cenas, daughter of Richard Brennan Cenas and Clara Frances Ranney, on 17 January 1906 at the home of the bride's father in Orleans Parish, Louisiana.¹ He died on 15 April 1934 in Long Beach, Harrison Co., Mississippi, at age 59 from a heart attack.^4,5 He was buried at Masonic Cemetery No. 1 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana.⁶
     He lived in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, all of his adult life. In 1900 he was one of seven boarders living with the family of John Williams.⁷
     He and his wife Clara, and their son Richard, are listed in New Orleans in the 1910 census. Clara's widowed father Richard, and her widowed sister Pearl Miller, were then living with them.⁸ In 1920 they were living in a rooming house run by Clara's sister May Adams. Clara's sister Pearl, and an uncle Louis Jones, were also living there, along with seven roomers.⁹ They were back to living in their own home by 1930.¹⁰
     He worked for the for the streetcar company in New Orleans¹¹, first as a conductor⁷, and later as a clerk⁸, then as chief clerk in the commissary⁹, and finally as assistant general manager.^10,4
     He and his wife Clara owned "considerable property" in Long Beach, Mississippi, and were visiting there for the weekend when he died from a heart attack while they were out walking.⁴

     Eliza Vick Morse was born on 15 April 1876 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana.^4,5 She married Albert Francis Boteler, son of Benjamin F. Boteler and Fanny Steubinger, on 2 May 1905 in Washington, D.C.^6,2 She died on 14 April 1966 at Laurel General Hospital in Laurel, Prince George's Co., Maryland, at age 89.^3,7 She was buried at Fort Lincoln Cemetery in Brentwood, Prince George's Co.^8,3
     She and her sister Alice are listed in the 1900 census living as roomers with the family of John Forsyth in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana,, and she was then working as a schoolteacher.⁵
     She and her husband Albert are listed in Beltsville, Prince George's Co., Maryland, in the censuses from 1910 to 1950.^{9,10,11,12,13}

     Ella May Morse was born on 31 May 1869 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana.¹ She died on 6 July 1874 at age 5.²

     Ezron Morse was born on 5 July 1870 (based on his age at death of 1 month, 17 days).¹ He died on 22 August 1870 at the home of William Frith in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, from marasmus (malnutrition).¹

     James Torrance Monroe was born on 2 October 1873 in Louisiana.^2,3 He married first Mattie Davis.^4,5 He married second Alice Martha Morse, daughter of Henderson Anthony Morse and Mary Josephine Stubinger, on 2 October 1919 in Orleans Parish, Louisiana.¹ He died on 19 January 1957 in Orleans Parish at age 83.^6,7 He was buried at Masonic Cemetery No. 2 in New Orleans.^2,7
     He and his second wife Alice are listed in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, in the censuses from 1920 to 1940, along with his children Elizabeth, Neva, and Lorma from his first marriage.^3,8,9 They are again listed in New Orleans in the 1950 census, at 4123 Loyola, the same house as they were living in in 1940, along with their daughter Neva and her husband Joseph Intavia and their family, with Joseph listed as the head of the household.¹⁰
     He worked as an inspector in a lumber mill.^3,8

     Clara Porteous Cenas was born on 25 April 1879 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana.^2,1 She married Henry Vick Morse, son of Henderson Anthony Morse and Mary Josephine Stubinger, on 17 January 1906 at the home of the bride's father in Orleans Parish.¹ She died on 30 September 1963 in Orleans Parish at age 84^3,4, and was buried at Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 in New Orleans.⁴
     She and her husband Henry, and their son Richard, are listed in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, in the 1910 census. Clara's widowed father Richard, and her widowed sister Pearl Miller, were then living with them.⁵ In 1920 they were living in a rooming house run by Clara's sister May Adams. Clara's sister Pearl, and an uncle Louis Jones, were also living there, along with seven roomers.⁶ They were back to living in their own home by 1930.⁷
     In 1940, after her husband's death, she was living in New Orleans with her son Richard and his wife Emily.⁸ She's listed in the 1950 census in New Orleans living as a boarder with Nora Reardon and her daughter Amie.⁹

     Richard Cenas Morse was born on 1 November 1906 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana.^1,2 He married Emily Frances Mounicou, daughter of Louis Mounicou and Floretta Madere, on 19 October 1938 in Orleans Parish.³ He died on 29 April 1959 at Baptist Hospital in New Orleans at age 52, after suffering a heart attack six days earlier.² He was buried at Metairie Mausoleum in New Orleans.⁴
     He graduated from Warren Easton High School in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana,, and later took night classes at Tulane University in New Orleans. He also took courses from the American Institute of Banking, and from the Graduate School of Banking of the South at Louisiana State University.²
     He joined the Canal Bank and Trust Co. (later the National Bank of Commerce) in New Orleans in 1925. He worked in the commercial and savings departments, and was assistant cashier in charge of the investment department at time of his death.^2,5
     He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.²

     Emily Frances Mounicou was born on 16 August 1908 in Orleans Parish, Louisiana.¹ She married Richard Cenas Morse, son of Henry Vick Morse and Clara Porteous Cenas, on 19 October 1938 in Orleans Parish.² She died on 11 January 1991 at age 82.³ She was buried at the Metairie Mausoleum in New Orleans.⁴

     Albert Francis Boteler was born on 15 August 1878 in Beltsville, Prince George's Co., Maryland.^3,2 He married Eliza Vick Morse, daughter of Henderson Anthony Morse and Mary Josephine Stubinger, on 2 May 1905 in Washington, D.C.^1,4 He died on 3 June 1963 at the Eleven Cedars Rest Home in Beltsville at age 84 from a stroke suffered a week earlier.³ He was buried at Fort Lincoln Cemetery in Brentwood, Prince George's Co.^5,3
     He sometimes went by the name Frank.⁴
     He and his wife Eliza are listed in Beltsville, Prince George's Co., Maryland, in the censuses from 1910 to 1950.^6,7,8,9,10
     He was listed as a farmer in the birth records of his first two children^11,12, but soon went into the grocery business.⁶ He was listed as a delivery clerk in 1908¹³, wagon driver in 1910⁶, and store clerk in 1920⁷, before he and his son Clifford opened their own store, Boteler & Son, in Beltsville in 1929.^14,9,10 The original store occupied the first floor of a two-story building, with two apartments on the second floor. It was a general store, selling much more than just groceries, and became a fixture in Beltsville. In addition to Clifford, Albert's son Elwood worked there as an employee, and his daughter Eunice helped out as an unpaid volunteer. They later, in 1952, moved into a new building at the same corner.¹⁴

     Clifford Elmore Boteler was born on 27 March 1906 in Beltsville, Prince George's Co., Maryland.¹ He married Eileen Blanche Rolf, daughter of Harmon Rolf and Virginia Hershman, on 24 March 1946 at the Beltsville Methodist Church in Beltsville.² They were later divorced.^3,4 He died on 30 January 1980 at the Greater Laurel Beltsville Hospital in Laurel, Prince George's Co., at age 73 from cardiac arrest.⁴ He was buried on 4 February 1980 at Fort Lincoln Cemetery in Brentwood, Prince George's Co.^4,5
     He graduated on 7 June 1927 from the University of Maryland in College Park, Prince George's Co., with a B.S. degree in engineering⁶, and later attended Duquesne Law School in Pittsburg, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania, for a time.² For a short time after graduation he worked in Pennsylvania on bridge-building projects, then in 1929 he and his father Albert opened Boteler & Son, a grocery/general store in Beltsville, Prince George's Co.^7,8
     He was drafted into the Army during World War II⁹, at age 36, entering as a private on 18 November 1942 at Baltimore, Maryland.¹⁰ He reached the rank of staff sergeant¹¹, and was discharged at the end of the war on 19 September 1945.¹²
     He returned to Boteler & Son after the war, and in 1952 they moved into a new building at the same corner.^9,13,7
     He and his wife Eileen are listed in Vansville, Prince George's Co., in the 1950 census, along with their son Clifford Jr., and a lodger, John Kraulik.¹³