Delaware's Oldest Missing Persons Case: Marion Alice Simonds-Morton

 

Delaware's Oldest Missing Persons Case: 

Marion Alice Simonds-Morton

Marion Alice Simonds-Morton

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Missing Since:

February 4th 1936 (No exact date has been established)

Missing From:

Georgetown, Delaware

Birth Date:

January 1884 in New Jersey

Parents: 

George H. Simonds (Born 1865 in NH) & 

Mary J. Mahon-Simonds (Born 1871 in NJ)

Height & Weight: 

5'3 & 95 lbs

Hair & Eyes: 

Dark Brown Bobbed Hair, Hazel Green Eyes

Clothing:

Dark Grey Mole Coat w/Fox Collar, Green Beret, & Red Sandals. Was wearing 2 Large Diamond Rings.

Children: 

Son-Ralph A. Morton-February 2nd 1910-August 27th 1988

Daughter- Uula B. Morton (Sometimes spelled "Yula") April 9th 1906-June 10th 1967

Yula was married on August 3rd 1929 to Isaac Dolphus Short II

Ex-Husband: 

Bennett Carlton Morton (Born in Connecticut)

Other: 

Reports describe her as not being "In Health".

Possibly suffering from a Nervous Breakdown.

Originally from Nutley, NJ.

Previous Addresses: 

389 Clifton Ave. Newark, NJ

Georgetown Police Department:

302-856-6613

Agency Case Number:

81-12-001330

Namus:

#MP5405

Doe Network:

4623DFDE

The Morning News: 2/5/36

Circumstances of Disappearance

51 Year Old Marion Alice Morton was last seen and known to be alive by daughter, Yula Bennett Short, at her residence at 114 W. Market St. in Georgetown, Delaware. She had been staying with her daughter for several months due to her health. Her family feared she may have suffered a Nervous Breakdown. At the time, Law Enforcement believed she may have boarded a bus back to Nutley, NJ. Marion Alice Morton has not been seen or heard from since.

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