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'''Marilyn Monroe''' (1926-1962), born Norma Jean Mortensen Copyright 2007, Will Johnson, [mailto:wjhonson@aol.com wjhonson@aol.com], Professional Genealogist, All Rights Reserved. This page is locked, if you'd like to add or correct anything, please email me. Do you like the research here? Would you like to help support ongoing research like this? Consider contributing to this project. Any amount can help. ==Norma Jean Mortensen== She was born in Los Angeles County Hospital, Los Angeles County, California on Jun 1, 1926 to Gladys Pearl Monroe. Who her father was is not clear. Gladys had been married to Martin Edward Mortensen and that is the father listed on Norma's birth certificate, but Martin and Gladys had been seperated for too much time prior to Norma's birth. She legally changed her name to "Marilyn Monroe". She died in her home in Brentwood, Los Angeles August 5, 1962. ===Primary sources=== *[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&f2=&f1=&sx=&f9=Los+Angeles&f5=1&f4=Jun&rg_f3__date=1926&rs_f3__date=0&f6=&f7=&gskw=&prox=1&db=cabirth1905&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=69&recid=15374598&recoff=15+16+17+19+20&fsk=CIAAFH8AsbWQ&bsk=&pgoff= California Birth Index] showing "Norma Jeane Mortenson, born 1 Jun 1926, Los Angeles County. Mother's maiden name Monroe" ===Secondary sources=== *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Monroe Marilyn Monroe] on wikipedia *[http://www.monaraemiracle.com/disc.htm Mona Rae Miracle], Marilyn's half-sister ==Martin Edward Mortensen== Martin was born Feb 26, 1897 in Vallejo, California. He worked for LA Gas and Electric Company. He married Gladys Pearl Monroe Oct 1924 and they divorced six months later in Mar 1925. He died Feb 10, 1981 in Riverside County, California. ===Primary sources=== *[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=CAdeath1940%2c&rank=0&gsfn=Martin&gsln=Mortensen&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&ufr=0&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&o_iid=21416&o_lid=21416&o_it=21416&fh=4&recid=5179169&recoff=1+2 California Death Index] showing "Martin Edward Mortensen, born Feb 26, 1897, died Feb 10, 1981, Riverside County, California. Mother's maiden name Higgins" *[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?viewrecord=1&ti=0&r=an&db=1930usfedcen&F9=CAT626_139-0332 1930 Census of Los Angeles County, California] showing "Martin E Mortensen, 37, divorced, born California, father born Norway, Meterman for Gas Company, living with his mother Catherine Frank 58, born Missouri" *[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&gsfn=&gsln=Mortensen&sx=y&f1=California&f2=&f3=&f20=&f16=26&f15=Feb&rg_f14__date=1897&rs_f14__date=0&f18=&gskw=&prox=1&db=ww1draft&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=0&recid=1251388&recoff=3+15+19+20+31 World War I Draft Registration Card] showing "Edward M Mortensen, born Feb 26, 1897, in Vallejo, California; Gas Fitter for LA Gas & Electric Corp, father born in Norway, mother Stella; registered in Los Angeles County, California Jun 5, 1918." *[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&gsfn=&gsln=Mortenson&sx=&f19=California&f20=&f21=&f14=&rg_81004011__date=&rs_81004011__date=0&f16=&f9=&f10=&_8000C002=&_80008002=&_80018002=&f23=&f22=&gskw=&prox=1&db=1900usfedcen&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=0&recid=3299589&recoff=2+20 1900 Census of Alameda, California] showing "Martin Mortenson 39 born Norway, Katie 29 born Missouri, Earl 4 born California, Martin E 3 born California" ===Secondary sources=== *[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D02E1DC1639F930A25751C0A967948260 Martin Edward Mortensen] in the New York Times. Stating that the one who died in 1981 in Riverside, is the same one who was married to Marilyn's mother. "... found copies of Miss Monroe's birth certificate at Mr. Mortensen's apartment, as well as marriage and divorce papers for Mr. Mortensen and Gladys Baker, Miss Monroe's mother....The birth certificate lists the father as Edward Mortensen, age 29." ==Gladys Pearl Monroe== Gladys was born 27 May 1902 in Porfirio Diaz, Mexico (now known as Piedras Negra), daughter of Otis Elmer Monroe and his wife Della Mae Hogan. Gladys married May 1917 to Jasper Newton "Jap" Baker. They had two children: Robert Kermit "Jack" Baker born 24 Jan 1918 who died at age 14 and Berniece Inez Gladys Baker born 30 Jul 1919. Both children were born in Los Angeles County, California. Berniece would later marry Paris Miracle and their daughter Mona has writen a book about Marilyn Monroe. Jasper and Gladys filed for divorce 20 Jul 1921 in California and it was granted in 1923. Jasper married again and moved back to Kentucky where he had been from, taking the two children. Gladys married on 11 Oct 1924 to Martin Edward Mortensen and they divorced six months later in Mar 1925. Gladys latter married a Mr Eley and Gladys Eley was her name at death, Mar 1984 in Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida. ===Primary documents=== *[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=0&f2=&f1=Baker&sx=&f9=Los+Angeles&f5=&f4=&rg_f3__date=&rs_f3__date=0&f6=&f7=Monroe&gskw=&prox=1&db=cabirth1905&ti=0&ti.si=0&gl=&gss=rfs&gst=&so=3 California Birth Index] showing Berniece and "Hermitt" [as listed]. *[http://www.ancestry.com/search/io/browse.asp?c=3&state=California&county=Los+Angeles&township=Venice&ed=621&roll=T625_120&STAbrv=CA&startimg=73&endimg=103&rp=95&client=&image=&l=0.264998&t=0.010295&r=1.000000&b=1.000000&w=444&h=445&option=ZoomIn&hash=5693890&width=2417&height=1797&levels=5&colorspace=Grayscale&x=332&y=415" 1920 Census Sheet 12A, Dwelling 95, Family 95, Precinct 5, Venice, Los Angeles Co, California] showing "Jasper N Baker, 31 b KY; Gladys 18 b Mexico; Hermit 1 11/12 b CA; Berneice 2/12 b CA; Audry, brother, 18, b KY *[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=ssdi%2c&rank=0&gsfn=Gladys&gsln=Eley&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&ufr=0&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&o_iid=21416&o_lid=21416&o_it=21416&fh=5&recid=19890451&recoff=1+2 Social Security Death Index] showing "Gladys Eley, last residence Gainesville, Alachua, Florida, Born: 27 May 1900, Died: Mar 1984, SSN issued by Oregon (Before 1951)" ==Martin Mortensen== He was born in Norway, and immigrated to the United States in 1880. ==Stella Catherine Higgins== She was born 1871/2 in Missouri. She married by 1900 to Martin Mortensen, a Norweigian immigrant. They lived in Alameda, California. She married by 1930 to a Mr. Frank. She was widowed by 1930 and living with her divorced son in Los Angeles County, California. ===Primary sources=== *[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=CAdeath1940%2c&rank=0&gsfn=Martin&gsln=Mortensen&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&ufr=0&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&o_iid=21416&o_lid=21416&o_it=21416&fh=4&recid=5179169&recoff=1+2 California Death Index] showing "Martin Edward Mortensen, born Feb 26, 1897, died Feb 10, 1981, Riverside County, California. Mother's maiden name Higgins" *[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?viewrecord=1&ti=0&r=an&db=1930usfedcen&F9=CAT626_139-0332 1930 Census of Los Angeles County, California] showing "Martin E Mortensen, 37, divorced, born California, father born Norway, Meterman for Gas Company, living with his mother Catherine Frank 58, born Missouri" *[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&gsfn=&gsln=Mortensen&sx=y&f1=California&f2=&f3=&f20=&f16=26&f15=Feb&rg_f14__date=1897&rs_f14__date=0&f18=&gskw=&prox=1&db=ww1draft&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=0&recid=1251388&recoff=3+15+19+20+31 World War I Draft Registration Card] showing "Edward M Mortensen, born Feb 26, 1897, in Vallejo, California; Gas Fitter for LA Gas & Electric Corp, father born in Norway, mother Stella; registered in Los Angeles County, California Jun 5, 1918." *[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&gsfn=&gsln=Mortenson&sx=&f19=California&f20=&f21=&f14=&rg_81004011__date=&rs_81004011__date=0&f16=&f9=&f10=&_8000C002=&_80008002=&_80018002=&f23=&f22=&gskw=&prox=1&db=1900usfedcen&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=0&recid=3299589&recoff=2+20 1900 Census of Alameda, California] showing "Martin Mortenson 39 born Norway, Katie 29 born Missouri, Earl 4 born California, Martin E 3 born California" ==Otis Elmer Monroe== Otis married Della Mae Hogan and they had two children: Gladys Pearl Monroe on May 27, 1902 in Porfirio Diaz, Mexico (now known as Piedras Negras) and Otis Marion Elmer Monroe in 1905 in Los Angeles, California. Otis died 22 Jul 1909 in Southern California State Hospital. ==Primary sources== *[http://www.vitalsearch-ca.com/picdata/CA/deaths/190_/html/CA___de90_MONROE-1.htm California Death Index (on microfilm) 1905-1929] on vitalsearch-ca.com showing "Otis Monroe, age 44, died Jul 22, 1909. San Bernardino County" ==Della Mae Hogan== Della Mae Hogan was born in 1886/7 in Missouri. She married Otis Elmer Monroe in 1900/1 and they had two children. Otis died in 1909. Della married secondly Lyle Arthur Graves 7 Mar 1912, they divorced Jan 1914. Della married thirdly Charles W Granger in 1917. Charles had a son Oliver Arthur Grainger (b 1899) from an earlier marriage. Della died Aug 1927 possibly in or near Venice, California where she had been living.
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