Daughter of Henry Edward Aldrich and his second wife Sarah Elizabeth Lamphear. Effie had two brothers: Louis Edward (1871-1954) and Harry Earl (1880-1970) Aldrich, and three half-brothers: Charles Frederick, George Henry and Rufus Leland Aldrich.
Effie was married and divorced twice. First to Carl Viets Griffin circa 1898 in Massachusetts. They had one son, Carl Henry Griffin, before moving to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where Carl worked as an advertising agent in the Drexel Building. Effie filed for divorce in December 1914, citing desertion.
She second married Edward Carlton Morrison in 1915 in Philadelphia. He was 23-years old and she was 39. Edward's June 1917 World War I draft registration card place them in Millville, Cumberland County, New Jersey. He was a self-employed merchant. Subsequent city directory listings state they were the proprietors of Morrison's in the Morrison Building at 100 North High Street, with services described as: Diamond Setters, Jewelers, Watchmakers and Engravers.
In the early 1920s, Edward adopted Effie's son Henry. They are found in the 1924 Millville City Directory working as jewelers in the Morrison Building. By 1928, Effie and Edward had separated, as only her name and Henry's appear in the directory -- both working at Morrison's. They divorced in the mid-1930s. (Edward moved to California where he established a retail jewelry store. He remarried in 1936.)
By the end of 1930, Effie was grandmother to two young boys, Carl Henry Jr. and John Fox Morrison. Her son, Henry Sr., had married Doris Fox of Millville in 1925. Effie and Edward were divorced in the early-1930s. She continued to work and lived in her own home.
By 1932, Effie Aldrich Morrison was the deputy director of the Cumberland County Welfare Board. This was the year New Jersey established the "old-age assistance" program. Effie conceived the idea of a colony for aging individuals on a tax-exempt tract of land existing in the southern part of Millville. The community created there was first known as Roosevelt Colony and, later, as Roosevelt Park.
On May 6, 1952, Effie was honored in Atlantic City, New Jersey, by the New Jersey State Federation of Women's Clubs for her role in pioneering elderly stay-at-home care. She was 76-years old.
A November 12, 1952, article in the Trenton (NJ) Evening Times notes that Mrs. Effie Morrison of Roosevelt Park, Millville, was a previous winner of the 'South Jersey Woman of the Year' award for work on behalf of the aged. The annual award was inaugurated in 1948 by the Rose Foundation to pay tribute to the woman who had contributed the most to her community during the year.
The October 20, 1953, edition of the Springfield (MA) Union newspaper noted that "Mrs. Effie Aldrich Morrison of New Jersey is visiting her brother, Louis Aldrich, of Stafford Rd.". Louis died the following May. Effie is listed as a survivor in his May 1954 obituary.
Effie passed away in New Jersey in 1957 and is interred with her son Henry and his wife Doris at Lakeview Memorial Park in Cinnaminson NJ. This site is close to Henry and Doris' home in Burlington County NJ.
On September 11, 2011, a lengthy article was published in the South Jersey Times (Cumberland County, NJ) commemorating the 75th anniversary of Roosevelt Park and its significance as the first senior housing project designed for the aged in the United States. It details Effie Aldrich Morrison's role in its founding and notes that it was her idea that was passed through political contacts up to First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, who championed the idea with her husband, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Subsequently, funding was received for the construction of the first 13 homes at Roosevelt Park.
Bio by: JTerry ღ
Effie was married and divorced twice. First to Carl Viets Griffin circa 1898 in Massachusetts. They had one son, Carl Henry Griffin, before moving to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where Carl worked as an advertising agent in the Drexel Building. Effie filed for divorce in December 1914, citing desertion.
She second married Edward Carlton Morrison in 1915 in Philadelphia. He was 23-years old and she was 39. Edward's June 1917 World War I draft registration card place them in Millville, Cumberland County, New Jersey. He was a self-employed merchant. Subsequent city directory listings state they were the proprietors of Morrison's in the Morrison Building at 100 North High Street, with services described as: Diamond Setters, Jewelers, Watchmakers and Engravers.
In the early 1920s, Edward adopted Effie's son Henry. They are found in the 1924 Millville City Directory working as jewelers in the Morrison Building. By 1928, Effie and Edward had separated, as only her name and Henry's appear in the directory -- both working at Morrison's. They divorced in the mid-1930s. (Edward moved to California where he established a retail jewelry store. He remarried in 1936.)
By the end of 1930, Effie was grandmother to two young boys, Carl Henry Jr. and John Fox Morrison. Her son, Henry Sr., had married Doris Fox of Millville in 1925. Effie and Edward were divorced in the early-1930s. She continued to work and lived in her own home.
By 1932, Effie Aldrich Morrison was the deputy director of the Cumberland County Welfare Board. This was the year New Jersey established the "old-age assistance" program. Effie conceived the idea of a colony for aging individuals on a tax-exempt tract of land existing in the southern part of Millville. The community created there was first known as Roosevelt Colony and, later, as Roosevelt Park.
On May 6, 1952, Effie was honored in Atlantic City, New Jersey, by the New Jersey State Federation of Women's Clubs for her role in pioneering elderly stay-at-home care. She was 76-years old.
A November 12, 1952, article in the Trenton (NJ) Evening Times notes that Mrs. Effie Morrison of Roosevelt Park, Millville, was a previous winner of the 'South Jersey Woman of the Year' award for work on behalf of the aged. The annual award was inaugurated in 1948 by the Rose Foundation to pay tribute to the woman who had contributed the most to her community during the year.
The October 20, 1953, edition of the Springfield (MA) Union newspaper noted that "Mrs. Effie Aldrich Morrison of New Jersey is visiting her brother, Louis Aldrich, of Stafford Rd.". Louis died the following May. Effie is listed as a survivor in his May 1954 obituary.
Effie passed away in New Jersey in 1957 and is interred with her son Henry and his wife Doris at Lakeview Memorial Park in Cinnaminson NJ. This site is close to Henry and Doris' home in Burlington County NJ.
On September 11, 2011, a lengthy article was published in the South Jersey Times (Cumberland County, NJ) commemorating the 75th anniversary of Roosevelt Park and its significance as the first senior housing project designed for the aged in the United States. It details Effie Aldrich Morrison's role in its founding and notes that it was her idea that was passed through political contacts up to First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, who championed the idea with her husband, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Subsequently, funding was received for the construction of the first 13 homes at Roosevelt Park.
Bio by: JTerry ღ
Daughter of Henry Edward Aldrich and his second wife Sarah Elizabeth Lamphear. Effie had two brothers: Louis Edward (1871-1954) and Harry Earl (1880-1970) Aldrich, and three half-brothers: Charles Frederick, George Henry and Rufus Leland Aldrich.
Effie was married and divorced twice. First to Carl Viets Griffin circa 1898 in Massachusetts. They had one son, Carl Henry Griffin, before moving to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where Carl worked as an advertising agent in the Drexel Building. Effie filed for divorce in December 1914, citing desertion.
She second married Edward Carlton Morrison in 1915 in Philadelphia. He was 23-years old and she was 39. Edward's June 1917 World War I draft registration card place them in Millville, Cumberland County, New Jersey. He was a self-employed merchant. Subsequent city directory listings state they were the proprietors of Morrison's in the Morrison Building at 100 North High Street, with services described as: Diamond Setters, Jewelers, Watchmakers and Engravers.
In the early 1920s, Edward adopted Effie's son Henry. They are found in the 1924 Millville City Directory working as jewelers in the Morrison Building. By 1928, Effie and Edward had separated, as only her name and Henry's appear in the directory -- both working at Morrison's. They divorced in the mid-1930s. (Edward moved to California where he established a retail jewelry store. He remarried in 1936.)
By the end of 1930, Effie was grandmother to two young boys, Carl Henry Jr. and John Fox Morrison. Her son, Henry Sr., had married Doris Fox of Millville in 1925. Effie and Edward were divorced in the early-1930s. She continued to work and lived in her own home.
By 1932, Effie Aldrich Morrison was the deputy director of the Cumberland County Welfare Board. This was the year New Jersey established the "old-age assistance" program. Effie conceived the idea of a colony for aging individuals on a tax-exempt tract of land existing in the southern part of Millville. The community created there was first known as Roosevelt Colony and, later, as Roosevelt Park.
On May 6, 1952, Effie was honored in Atlantic City, New Jersey, by the New Jersey State Federation of Women's Clubs for her role in pioneering elderly stay-at-home care. She was 76-years old.
A November 12, 1952, article in the Trenton (NJ) Evening Times notes that Mrs. Effie Morrison of Roosevelt Park, Millville, was a previous winner of the 'South Jersey Woman of the Year' award for work on behalf of the aged. The annual award was inaugurated in 1948 by the Rose Foundation to pay tribute to the woman who had contributed the most to her community during the year.
The October 20, 1953, edition of the Springfield (MA) Union newspaper noted that "Mrs. Effie Aldrich Morrison of New Jersey is visiting her brother, Louis Aldrich, of Stafford Rd.". Louis died the following May. Effie is listed as a survivor in his May 1954 obituary.
Effie passed away in New Jersey in 1957 and is interred with her son Henry and his wife Doris at Lakeview Memorial Park in Cinnaminson NJ. This site is close to Henry and Doris' home in Burlington County NJ.
On September 11, 2011, a lengthy article was published in the South Jersey Times (Cumberland County, NJ) commemorating the 75th anniversary of Roosevelt Park and its significance as the first senior housing project designed for the aged in the United States. It details Effie Aldrich Morrison's role in its founding and notes that it was her idea that was passed through political contacts up to First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, who championed the idea with her husband, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Subsequently, funding was received for the construction of the first 13 homes at Roosevelt Park.
Bio by: JTerry ღ
Effie was married and divorced twice. First to Carl Viets Griffin circa 1898 in Massachusetts. They had one son, Carl Henry Griffin, before moving to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where Carl worked as an advertising agent in the Drexel Building. Effie filed for divorce in December 1914, citing desertion.
She second married Edward Carlton Morrison in 1915 in Philadelphia. He was 23-years old and she was 39. Edward's June 1917 World War I draft registration card place them in Millville, Cumberland County, New Jersey. He was a self-employed merchant. Subsequent city directory listings state they were the proprietors of Morrison's in the Morrison Building at 100 North High Street, with services described as: Diamond Setters, Jewelers, Watchmakers and Engravers.
In the early 1920s, Edward adopted Effie's son Henry. They are found in the 1924 Millville City Directory working as jewelers in the Morrison Building. By 1928, Effie and Edward had separated, as only her name and Henry's appear in the directory -- both working at Morrison's. They divorced in the mid-1930s. (Edward moved to California where he established a retail jewelry store. He remarried in 1936.)
By the end of 1930, Effie was grandmother to two young boys, Carl Henry Jr. and John Fox Morrison. Her son, Henry Sr., had married Doris Fox of Millville in 1925. Effie and Edward were divorced in the early-1930s. She continued to work and lived in her own home.
By 1932, Effie Aldrich Morrison was the deputy director of the Cumberland County Welfare Board. This was the year New Jersey established the "old-age assistance" program. Effie conceived the idea of a colony for aging individuals on a tax-exempt tract of land existing in the southern part of Millville. The community created there was first known as Roosevelt Colony and, later, as Roosevelt Park.
On May 6, 1952, Effie was honored in Atlantic City, New Jersey, by the New Jersey State Federation of Women's Clubs for her role in pioneering elderly stay-at-home care. She was 76-years old.
A November 12, 1952, article in the Trenton (NJ) Evening Times notes that Mrs. Effie Morrison of Roosevelt Park, Millville, was a previous winner of the 'South Jersey Woman of the Year' award for work on behalf of the aged. The annual award was inaugurated in 1948 by the Rose Foundation to pay tribute to the woman who had contributed the most to her community during the year.
The October 20, 1953, edition of the Springfield (MA) Union newspaper noted that "Mrs. Effie Aldrich Morrison of New Jersey is visiting her brother, Louis Aldrich, of Stafford Rd.". Louis died the following May. Effie is listed as a survivor in his May 1954 obituary.
Effie passed away in New Jersey in 1957 and is interred with her son Henry and his wife Doris at Lakeview Memorial Park in Cinnaminson NJ. This site is close to Henry and Doris' home in Burlington County NJ.
On September 11, 2011, a lengthy article was published in the South Jersey Times (Cumberland County, NJ) commemorating the 75th anniversary of Roosevelt Park and its significance as the first senior housing project designed for the aged in the United States. It details Effie Aldrich Morrison's role in its founding and notes that it was her idea that was passed through political contacts up to First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, who championed the idea with her husband, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Subsequently, funding was received for the construction of the first 13 homes at Roosevelt Park.
Bio by: JTerry ღ
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