Donald John Morilon

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name
Donald John Morilon
aka
[John Noel Morilon, Mick Morilon, Donald Holbrook, Donald Wallace]
sex
male
access
public
summary
Elder son of John R. Morilon and Maud Noel, born at Seattle in 1911 and registered as John Noel Morilon, known as Donald, or "Mick." Stepson of Capt. Richard Blackmer Holbrook Jr., at whose death near Pollock, South Dakota, in 1923 he was twelve, and then of Hiram Wallace. In 1940 he was working in Portland, Oregon; he died in 1997.
born
date
19 Jul 1911
place
Seattle, King County, Washington
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[birth-certificate-john-noel-morilon-1911, draft-wwii-donald-morilon-1940]
note
Registered as John Noel Morilon, at 4023 11th Av NE; his mother's first child. His draft card gives the same day and place as Donald John Morilon.
died
date
13 Dec 1997
place
Hillsboro, Washington County, Oregon
basis
documented
confidence
probable
sources
[index-numident-donald-morilon, online-tree-ancestry-morilon]
note
The date from his NUMIDENT entry, which gives his residence as Hillsboro; Kathy Jonas's tree has his death in Washington County, Oregon.
residences
date
22 Sep 1923
place
Pollock, Campbell County, South Dakota
basis
documented
confidence
probable
sources
[newspaper-bismarck-tribune-1923-09-24, obituary-richard-holbrook-1923]
note
"Donald, age 5" [sic], among the survivors of his stepfather Richard Holbrook; he was 12.
date
18 Apr 1930
place
Sioux County, North Dakota
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[census-1930-sioux-county-wallace]
note
"Donald," stepson, 18, born Washington, in Hiram Wallace's household.
date
16 Oct 1940
place
1117 SE Umatilla, Portland, Oregon
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[draft-wwii-donald-morilon-1940]
note
Working for the Pacific Steel Warehouse Co.; with his wife in the 1940 census.
father
id
john-morilon-1882
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[birth-certificate-john-noel-morilon-1911]
mother
id
maud-noel-1888
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[birth-certificate-john-noel-morilon-1911, draft-wwii-donald-morilon-1940, census-1930-sioux-county-wallace]
note
"Maud Doel" [Noel] on his birth certificate; "Mrs. Maude Elizabeth Wallace," his mother, of Pollock, on his draft card.

Born at Seattle on 19 July 1911, eleven months after his parents' marriage, and registered as John Noel Morilon, son of John Randolph Morilon, then a carpenter, and "Maud Doel," his mother's first child (Washington certificate of birth: John Noel Morilon, Seattle, 19 July 1911). He went by Donald, and in the family by "Mick." He and his brother Douglas were with their mother at Pollock, South Dakota, when Capt. Richard Blackmer Holbrook Jr. died in Sept 1923. The Bismarck Tribune gave him as "age 5," but he was 12. In 1930 he was a stepson, 18, in Hiram Wallace's household in Sioux County, North Dakota. In Oct 1940 he registered for the draft at Portland, Oregon, aged 29, 5 ft 9, with blue eyes and brown hair, naming as the person who would always know his address "Mrs. Maude Elizabeth Wallace," his mother, of Pollock (WWII draft registration of Donald John Morilon, Portland, Oregon, 1940). He died in 1997, before his brother.

He was Richard Holbrook's stepson, not his son: he was born to John and Maud Morilon within a year of their wedding, years before Maud is known to have met Richard. He was identified with the Donald of Pollock on 9 Oct 2026 (Research decisions; the research thread).

Open questions

  • His obituary (Washington County, Oregon, 1997), and his own family.
  1. ---
  2. name: Donald John Morilon
  3. aka: [John Noel Morilon, Mick Morilon, Donald Holbrook, Donald Wallace]
  4. sex: male
  5. access: public
  6. summary: >-
  7. Elder son of John R. Morilon and Maud Noel, born at Seattle in 1911 and registered as John Noel
  8. Morilon, known as Donald, or "Mick." Stepson of Capt. Richard Blackmer Holbrook Jr., at whose death
  9. near Pollock, South Dakota, in 1923 he was twelve, and then of Hiram Wallace. In 1940 he was
  10. working in Portland, Oregon; he died in 1997.
  11. born:
  12. date: 19 Jul 1911
  13. place: Seattle, King County, Washington
  14. basis: documented
  15. confidence: proven
  16. sources: [birth-certificate-john-noel-morilon-1911, draft-wwii-donald-morilon-1940]
  17. note: Registered as John Noel Morilon, at 4023 11th Av NE; his mother's first child. His draft card gives the same day and place as Donald John Morilon.
  18. died:
  19. date: 13 Dec 1997
  20. place: Hillsboro, Washington County, Oregon
  21. basis: documented
  22. confidence: probable
  23. sources: [index-numident-donald-morilon, online-tree-ancestry-morilon]
  24. note: The date from his NUMIDENT entry, which gives his residence as Hillsboro; Kathy Jonas's tree has his death in Washington County, Oregon.
  25. residences:
  26. - date: 22 Sep 1923
  27. place: Pollock, Campbell County, South Dakota
  28. basis: documented
  29. confidence: probable
  30. sources: [newspaper-bismarck-tribune-1923-09-24, obituary-richard-holbrook-1923]
  31. note: '"Donald, age 5" [sic], among the survivors of his stepfather Richard Holbrook; he was 12.'
  32. - date: 18 Apr 1930
  33. place: Sioux County, North Dakota
  34. basis: documented
  35. confidence: proven
  36. sources: [census-1930-sioux-county-wallace]
  37. note: '"Donald," stepson, 18, born Washington, in Hiram Wallace''s household.'
  38. - date: 16 Oct 1940
  39. place: 1117 SE Umatilla, Portland, Oregon
  40. basis: documented
  41. confidence: proven
  42. sources: [draft-wwii-donald-morilon-1940]
  43. note: Working for the Pacific Steel Warehouse Co.; with his wife in the 1940 census.
  44. father:
  45. id: john-morilon-1882
  46. basis: documented
  47. confidence: proven
  48. sources: [birth-certificate-john-noel-morilon-1911]
  49. mother:
  50. id: maud-noel-1888
  51. basis: documented
  52. confidence: proven
  53. sources: [birth-certificate-john-noel-morilon-1911, draft-wwii-donald-morilon-1940, census-1930-sioux-county-wallace]
  54. note: '"Maud Doel" [Noel] on his birth certificate; "Mrs. Maude Elizabeth Wallace," his mother, of Pollock, on his draft card.'
  55. ---
  57. Born at Seattle on 19 July 1911, eleven months after his parents' marriage, and registered as John
  58. Noel Morilon, son of John Randolph Morilon, then a carpenter, and "Maud Doel," his mother's first
  59. child (`birth-certificate-john-noel-morilon-1911`). He went by Donald, and in the family by
  60. "Mick." He and his brother Douglas were with their mother at Pollock, South Dakota, when Capt.
  61. Richard Blackmer Holbrook Jr. died in Sept 1923. The *Bismarck Tribune* gave him as "age 5," but
  62. he was 12. In 1930 he was a stepson, 18, in Hiram Wallace's household in Sioux County, North
  63. Dakota. In Oct 1940 he registered for the draft at Portland, Oregon, aged 29, 5 ft 9, with blue
  64. eyes and brown hair, naming as the person who would always know his address "Mrs. Maude Elizabeth
  65. Wallace," his mother, of Pollock (`draft-wwii-donald-morilon-1940`). He died in 1997, before his
  66. brother.
  68. He was Richard Holbrook's stepson, not his son: he was born to John and Maud Morilon within a year
  69. of their wedding, years before Maud is known to have met Richard. He was identified with the
  70. Donald of Pollock on 9 Oct 2026 (`research/decisions.md`; the
  71. [research thread](/threads/richard-holbrook-second-family/)).
  73. ## Open questions
  75. - His obituary (Washington County, Oregon, 1997), and his own family.
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