Alexander Edward Moran

1880 - 1966  (86 years)

• Name	Alexander Edward Moran
  Nickname	Alex, Alec
  Born	3 Sep 1880	Forest River, Walsh County, North Dakota
  Gender	Male
  Legal	Jun 1906	Lander, Wyoming   [1]
  	Sheriff of Polk County on his way to Lander, Wyoming "to secure the person of Alexander E. Moran and bring him back to Crookston to stand before the charge of embezzlement of $500 from the coffers of the Heileman Brewing company, with offices in Crookston."
  Occupation	Jun 1906	Thermopolis, Hot Springs County, Wyoming   [2]
  	Bartender
  Legal	Jul 1906	Crookston, Polk County, Minnesota   [3]
  	Alexander Moran in the county jail at Crookston while his parents "are busy at the present time getting bonds in shape for his release."
  Legal	Dec 1906	Crookston, Polk County, Minnesota   [4]
  	"The criminal calendar for the coming term of court [next month] at Crookston of cases that have been bound over to the grand jury has been completed up to date and there are thirteen cases. The cases are: Alex E. Moran, charged with being short in his accounts as representative of the Heileman Brewing Company."
  Occupation	Jan 1907	East Grand Forks, Minnesota   [5]
  	Employee (waiter?) at the Blue Light Cafe.
  Physical Description	1918	Walsh, North Dakota   [6]
  	Medium height; medium build; blue eyes; brown hair.
  Occupation	Sep 1918	Minnesota   [6]
  	Laborer for Soo Railway, [Minneapolis?], Minn. Wife Clara Ellen Morin at Forest River, Walsh, North Dakota.
  Occupation	1920	Oakes City, Dickey Co., North Dakota
  	Waiter. Wife Clara is a cook.
  Variant Surname	Morin
  Census	1925	Brown County, South Dakota   [7]
  	Alex E. Morin; age 45; Divorced; can read, can write; Occupation: Clerk; Birthplace: Forest River, N.D.; Ancestry: Irish; Father's birthplace: Ottawa, Canada; Mother's birthplace: Ottawa, Canada; Extent of education: 8G; Religious affiliation: None.
  Census	1930	East Grand Forks, Minnesota
  	Found in the household of his aunt and uncle Helen E. [Moran] Sullivan and Michael J. Sullivan. Morin, Alex, nephew, male, white, age 48, single [should be widowed?], age at first marriage 21, born North Dakota, father born Canada, mother born Canada, occupation Cook, industry Hotel, currrently at work: No.
  Census	1940	East Grand Forks, Minnesota   [8]
  	Found in the household of his aunt and uncle, Michael J. Sullivan and Nellie (Moran) Sullivan.
  Census	1950	East Grand Forks, Minnesota
  	Found in the household of his widowed uncle, Michael J. Sullivan: Alexander Morin, age 69, birthplace North Dakota, Widowed, Nephew. Though listed as widowed, he was actually divorced, and his second wife, Clara Ellen Rice, was still alive.
  Died	25 Nov 1966	East Grand Forks, Polk Co., Minnesota   [9]
  Buried	27 Nov 1966	Calvary Cemetery, Grand Forks, North Dakota
  Notes	Twice married; twice divorced. First wife was Emma Alice Dixon; second wife was Clara Ellen Rice.
  Person ID	I138	Moran
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	John Moran,   b. Oct 1855, Huntley township, Carleton Co., Ontario ,   d. 16 Jul 1921, Rochester, Minnesota  (Age ~ 65 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Malcomson,   b. About 1859, Nepean township, Carleton Co., Ontario ,   d. 17 Apr 1893, Forest River, Walsh County, North Dakota  (Age ~ 34 years)
  Married	21 Nov 1879	Grand Forks, North Dakota
  Association	Anne Malcomson (Relationship: Marriage witness)
  Family ID	F35	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Emma Alice Dixon,   b. 28 Jun 1878, Jamesport, Davies Co., Missouri ,   d. 28 Nov 1968, Casper, Natrona Co., Wyoming  (Age 90 years)
  Married	5 May 1903	Ward Co., North Dakota   [10]
  	1930 census lists his age at first marriage as 21.
  Address	1906	Minot, North Dakota
  Address	1907	East Grand Forks, Minnesota   [11]
  	"Alex E. Moran has accepted a position at the Blue Light cafe." "Mrs. A.E. Moran arrived in the city yesterday from Forest River, and Mr. and Mrs. Moran will commence housekeeping in this city at once."
  Divorced	Before 1910
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2020
  Family ID	F1829	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Clara Ellen Rice,   b. 11 Apr 1900, Cass, Minnesota ,   d. 27 Dec 1962, Seattle, Washington  (Age 62 years)
  Married	4 Jun 1917	Beltrami County, Minnesota   [12]
  Divorced	Before 1925
  	Clara continued to use the surname Moran. Did this couple actually divorce?
  Witnesses	Bernice Dougherty and Archie Noel
  Children	+ 1. George Clair Moran,   b. 10 Mar 1923, Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minnesota ,   d. 25 May 1971  (Age 48 years)
  Marriage		Marriage notice for Alex Morin and Clara E. Rice Pioneer, Bemidji, Minnesota, 7 June 1917, page 7
  Last Modified	13 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F949	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  Alexander Moran charged with embezzlement Grand Forks Daily Herald, 16 June 1906

  
  

  Newspaper

  East Grand Forks man reads Braille Grand Forks Herald, 20 August 1950, page 37

  
  

  Obituary

  Obituary of Alex Morin Grand Forks Herald, 26 November 1966, page 5

  
  

• Sources

  [S44] Grand Forks Daily Herald, p. 3, 16 Jun 1906. [S44] Grand Forks Daily Herald, p. 3, 22 Jun 1906. "Moran had left Crookston, made his way to Shoshone in Wyoming, where he has a brother-in-law living. From Shoshone he went to Thermopylae, and there attended bar." [S44] Grand Forks Daily Herald, p. 3, 4 Jul 1906. [S59] The Evening Times (Grand Forks, North Dakota), p. 2, 24 Nov 1906. [S44] Grand Forks Daily Herald, p. 3, 19 Jan 1907. [S113] WWI Registration Card (USA). Walsh, North Dakota. [S56] South Dakota, State Census, 1925. Card No.: 2461 [S329] 1940 United States Federal Census. [S115] Minnesota Death Index. [S405] Vital Records: Birth, Death, Marriage, and Divorce. [S44] Grand Forks Daily Herald, p. 3, 19 Jan 1907. "East Side Briefs" [S60] The Pioneer (Bemidji, Minnesota), p. 7, 7 Jun 1917. "Alex Morin of Forest River and Clara E. Rice of Blackduck were married Monday evening at the Challenge hotel. The witnesses were Vernice Dougherty and Archie Noel."