John Franklin Morgan (1860 - 1939)

Born 10 Dec 1860 in Rowan, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Son of Jacob Alexander Morgan and Sarah Amanda (Hodge) Morgan

Husband of Amanda Virginia (Trexler) Morgan — married 2 May 1889 in Rowan, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 29 Mar 1939 at age 78 in Rowan, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

John F. Morgan was born in 1860 in Rowan County, North Carolina.

• 1870 US Federal Census for Gold Hill area of Morgan, Rowan County, North Carolina shows John F. Morgan (age 8) with his parents Alexander and Sarah Morgan [1]

• 1880 US Federal Census for Morgan, Rowan County, North Carolina shows John F. Morgan (age 19) living with his parents Jacob and Mary L. Morgan [2]

• 1900 US Federal Census for Morgan, Rowan County, North Carolina shows John Morgan (age 39 and his wife Amanda V. Morgan with 6 children age 10 and under. John's occupation is shown as Farmer. [3]

• John passed away in Rowan County, North Carolina on 29 March 1939. He was buried at the Saint Matthew's Lutheran Church Cemetery in Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolin (Plot: Row 31).

DNA

Paternal relationship is confirmed by Family Tree DNA Y-chromosome testing. J. F. Morgan, FTDNA kit #86115, Y-111 test, and:

a. R. G. Morgan, FTDNA kit #939059, match at a Genetic Distance of 1 on 111 STR markers thereby confirming his direct paternal line back 3 generations to their MRCA John Franklin Morgan with a 99% probability.

b. R. H. Morgan, FTDNA kit #B49021, match at a Genetic Distance of 2 on 111 STR markers thereby confirming his direct paternal line back 7 generations to their MRCA Hugh Morgan with a 98% probability.

Male Children

• Arthur Lee Morgan, b: 1890 {Y-DNA confirmed}
• Baxter Franklin Morgan, b: 1891
• Sidney Holmes Morgan, b: 1893 {Y-DNA confirmed}

John Franklin Morgan is the MRCA (Most Recent Common Ancestor) for:

His descendant -Joseph Morgan, FTDNA kit #86115

His descendant -Robert Morgan, FTDNA kit #939059

Sources

• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 10 November 2021), memorial page for John Franklin Morgan (10 Dec 1860–29 Mar 1939), Find A Grave: Memorial #28522123, citing Saint Matthew's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Elizabeth Reed (contributor 46561848).

• "The Descendants of Rachel Jack and Her Two Husbands, ____ McReaden and James Morgan, Volume I, Chapters I-IV, " written by Willett Douglas Kirkpatrick.