John Morgan (1784 - bef. 1860)

Born 29 Feb 1784 in United States

Husband of Panina (Hamilton) Morgan — married 30 Jul 1842 (to before 1855) in Franklin, Georgia, United States

Died before 1860 before age 75 in Georgia, United States

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Biography

Exactly who John's parents were still hasn't been determined, nor is his actual birth place. Some have put New Jersey as where he was born and his children at one time or another have listed North Carolina and Georgia. Evidently, no one knows for sure. The exact date of his death is not known, but he was not found in the 1860 Census.

A family Bible published in 1829 was apparently owned by Bird Cannon and Lucinda Morgan. It was owned by a daughter of Commodore Columbus Cannon, the youngest child of Lucinda and Bird Cannon, when it was inspected by Eudine M. Britton in 1988. One of its pages lists John Morgan's name and birth date - "February 29 1784" - followed by the names and birth dates of his children, all written in the same hand and apparently at the same time. Exactly who made those entries and when they were made is unknown, but the handwriting matches pages devoted to the Cannon family which were written much later. In fact, entries bearing dates as late as 1881 are similar enough that it is suspected the John Morgan page was written or copied into the Bible by Columbus Cannon or his wife.

Curiously, the name of John Morgan's wife (or wives) does not appear anywhere in the Bible. Nor are any dates of death noted, except of members of the Cannon Family. One wonders if a page or two has gone missing over the years.

Sources

• Bob's Genealogy Filing Cabinet (Southern and Colonial Genealogies)
• "John Morgan (b. 1784 NJ) and his family of Georgia", self-published book by Eudine M. Britton
• 1850 Census
• 1860 Census
• Franklin County Marriage Book, 1834-1850, Page 146