Abraham Morgan Sr (1832 - 1886)

Born 1832 in Breconshire, Wales, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Amy Emma (Hammond) Sheehan — married 3 Aug 1855 in Llanwynno, Glamorgan, Wales

Descendants

Died 1886 at about age 54 in Midway, Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Abraham was born in 1832 in Wales to Thomas Morgan and Ann Sanders. In 1851, the family was living in Merthyer, Glamorganshire, Wales.^[1] The household included:

• Thomas Morgan Head M 45 , Glamorganshire
• Ann Morgan Wife F 55 , Brecknockshire
• Jacob Morgan Son M 22 , Brecknockshire
• Abraham Morgan Son M 19 , Brecknockshire
• Edward Morgan Son M 17 , Brecknockshire

He married Amy (Gertrude Emma) Hammond (aka Hammon/Hamman/Haman) on 3 Aug 1855 in Llanwynno, Glamorgan, Wales.^[2] In 1861, the couple and their daughter, Elizabeth, were living in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales. Abraham was working as a coal miner.^[3] The household included:

• Abraham Morgans Head M 28 Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire
• Amy Morgans Wife F 24 Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire
• Elizabeth Morgans Daughter F 2 Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire

By 1870, he and wife Emma and their children had immigrated to the United States and were living in Smith, Washington, Pennsylvania. Abraham was listed as Abram on the census. His occupation was coal miner.^[4]

By 1880, Abraham, his wife, Emma, and their children were living in Mineral, Cherokee, Kansas. Abraham was still working as a cola miner.^[5] The household included:

• Abraham Morgan Self Male 48 Wales
• Emma A Morgan Wife Female 44 Wales
• Abraham Morgan Son Male 15 Pennsylvania, United States
• Emma Morgan Daughter Female 14 Pennsylvania, United States
• Anne Morgan Daughter Female 10 Pennsylvania, United States
• Jeanette Morgan Daughter Female 7 Pennsylvania, United States
• Edith Morgan Daughter Female 4 Pennsylvania, United States
• Carolina Morgan Daughter Female 0 Kansas, United States

Abraham and Amy were mentioned in the death records of their children:

• Edith Morgan Glassford, 09 Mar 1938, in Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio^[6]
• Elizabeth M Cook, 27 Feb 1921, in Boardman Twp., Mahoning, Ohio^[7]
• Jennette Morgan Daugherty, 03 Nov 1935, in Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio^[8]

Abraham passed away in 1886. Burial was in the Center Cemetery, Midway, Washington County, Pennsylvania.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG8L-DBJ : 21 October 2017), Abraham Morgan in household of Thomas Morgan, Merthyer, Glamorganshire, Wales; citing Merthyer, Glamorganshire, Wales, p. 8, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
2. ↑ "Wales, Glamorgan, Parish Register Marriages, 1837-1922," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JV36-76Y : 8 December 2017), Abraham Morgan and Amy Haman, 13 Aug 1855; citing , Llanwynno, Glamorgan, Wales, National Library, Aberystwyth; FHL microfilm 4,188,729.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M719-918 : 12 December 2017), Abraham Morgans, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ2L-DDR : 12 April 2016), Abram Morgan, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 15, family 116, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,962.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFPL-8CF : 7 September 2017), Abraham Morgan, Mineral, Cherokee, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 45, sheet 541D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0376; FHL microfilm 1,254,376.
6. ↑ "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZH5-JBB : 9 March 2018), Abraham Morgan in entry for Edith Morgan Glassford, 09 Mar 1938; citing Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, reference fn 17477; FHL microfilm 2,023,558.
7. ↑ "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8G1-3JT : 9 March 2018), Abraham Morgan in entry for Elizabeth M Cook, 27 Feb 1921; citing Boardman Twp., Mahoning, Ohio, reference cn 24869; FHL microfilm 1,991,591.
8. ↑ "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8HT-MWQ : 9 March 2018), Abraham Morgan in entry for Jennette Morgan Daugherty, 03 Nov 1935; citing Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, reference fn 67838; FHL microfilm 2,022,568.
9. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 08 January 2019), memorial page for Abraham Morgan (1832–1883), Find A Grave: Memorial #61147787, citing Center Cemetery, Midway, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Kimberly (contributor 47216585) .