George
Washington
Morgan
Born about in Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Heli Thomas Morgan
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
Father of
Lillian Mary (Morgan) Joice
Died
at about age 65
in Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Mar 2024
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Biography
George Morgan is a part of US Black heritage.
George Morgan was born in Virginia.
George Washington Morgan was born about 1876 in Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, Virginia, the son of Georgianna (Georgie) Washington and Heli (Eli) Thomas Morgan.
In the 1880 census, he was four years old and living in Petersburg with his parents, two siblings, and maternal grandmother.[1]
On 6 July 1898, he married Ida Tucker in Petersburg.[2] Their children were:
- Lillian Mary Morgan (1899-1957)
- George Washington Morgan Jr (1902-1958)
Two days after his marriage, on 8 July 1898, George enlisted as a volunteer in the US Army with the 6th Virginia Regiment, Company E, which was being mustered into federal service to support the Spanish-American War. He served until he was discharged on 28 January 1899.[3]
His regiment was made up of African Americans who had been promised African American leadership, but Virginia's Governor Tyler appointed a white commander, Richard Claiborne Croxton, who ensured they would not be allowed to serve in positions of authority.[4]
- On Nov. 2, 1898 when the "white officers first appeared at drill and issued orders, not a man responded," wrote Gatewood. The men lined up for drill, but refused to move when commands were given. The Soldiers were soon surrounded by white regiments, their weapons confiscated and the Sixth Virginia Volunteers were dubbed "the mutinous Sixth" by Knoxville newspapers.
- Later that same month, on Nov. 18, the Sixth Virginia Volunteers moved to Camp Haskell, near Macon, Georgia, where racial tension reached new heights. The camp was near a segregated park where, according to Fletcher, "there was a tree used to lynch Blacks." The Soldiers of the Sixth Virginia Volunteers entered the park, chopped down the tree and split it into firewood. This and other responses by the regiment to local Jim Crow laws eventually led to the disarming and arrest of the entire regiment for almost three weeks.
- In Georgia, the black Soldiers were shocked by both the racism they personally encountered and by the treatment of local African American citizens that they witnessed. According to Gatewood, men of the Sixth Virginia Volunteers witnessed black men and women forced to work in chain gangs, as well as intense segregation. In December, Pvt. Elijah Turner of the Sixth Virginia Volunteers was shot and killed by a streetcar conductor for refusing to move out of a seat reserved for white passengers. At the trial, the homicide was ruled justifiable.
- In 1899, the Sixth Virginia Volunteers were mustered out of service. They never saw combat and never made it out of the United States, despite their eagerness to serve. The Soldiers returned to Richmond in late January and were met by friends and relatives, according to Glasrud. The black battalions were disbanded and Virginia’s militia was reorganized, eliminating the black units from the state. For the first time in 25 years, Virginia had no African American militiamen and no black Soldiers served in the Virginia National Guard until the 1960s and it wasn’t until Desert Storm that another black officer would take his unit to war.
In the 1900 census, George and Ida were living in Petersburg with their infant daughter Lily Mary Morgan and Ida's sister Emily Tucker. He was working as a hostler.[5]
In the 1910 census, George was widowed and living in Petersburg with two children, a sister-in-law, and a brother-in-law. He was working as a driver for a grocery store.[6]
On 5 January 1914, he married Lelia Hill in Petersburg.[7]
In the 1920 census, he was living in Petersburg with his wife and two children. [8]
In the 1930 census, he was living in Petersburg with his wife and son.[9]
In the 1940 census, he was 64 years old and living in Petersburg with his wife.[10]
George Washington Morgan passed away on 17 Nov 1941 and was buried at Eastview Cemetery in Petersburg, Virginia.[11][3]
Sources
- ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880"
citing Volume: 1; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T9; Affiliate Line Number: 00023; Digital film/folder number: 005162778; FHL microfilm: 1255363; Image number: 257; Sheet number: 393; Sheet letter: A
FamilySearch Record: MCP1-93V (accessed 15 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYB2-2PZ
George Morgan (4), single son, in household of Eli Morgan (30) in Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia, United States.Name Sex Race Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place Eli Morgan M Mulatto 30 Married Head Bar Keeper Virginia Georgianna Morgan F Mulatto 24 Married Wife Keeping House Virginia Mary Morgan F Mulatto 6 Single Daughter At School Virginia George Morgan M Mulatto 4 Single Son Virginia Ralph Morgan M Mulatto 2 Single Son Virginia Adline Washington F Black 45 Married Mother-in-law At Home Virginia - ↑ Marriage #1: "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
citing Digital film/folder number: 107843219_002_M9JV-FLC; Image number: 15
FamilySearch Record: 686M-6K9L (accessed 15 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3QHN-G3Y5-DK6S
Geo Washington Morgan (23) marriage to Ida Tucker (25) on 6 Jul 1898 in Petersburg, Virginia, United States. - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Military Veteran Headstone Application - "United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949"
citing Digital film/folder number: 007209358; Image number: 1627
FamilySearch Record: QV1Z-D6FS (accessed 15 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-894Q-BZKL
George Morgan burial (died on 17 Nov 1941) in Petersburg, Virginia, United States. - ↑ Remembering the 6th Volunteers - "Virginia's African American Militiamen: Remembering the 6th Volunteers" by Sgt 1st Class Terra C Gatti, 20 Feb 2018. Virginial National Guard Website. Online Article.
- ↑ 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 17; Digital film/folder number: 004117942; FHL microfilm: 1241736; Image number: 980; Sheet number: 13; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00763-5
FamilySearch Record: MMJG-2B2 (accessed 15 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6Q8P-ZS
George Morgan (25), married head of household in Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia.Name Sex Race Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place George Morgan M Black 25 Married Head Hostler Virginia Ida Morgan F Black 21 Married Wife Virginia Lily Mary Morgan F Black 1 Single Daughter Virginia Emily Tucker F Black 7 Single Sister Virginia - ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T624; Digital film/folder number: 005157527; FHL microfilm: 1375654; Image number: 549; Sheet number: 21; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03651-7
FamilySearch Record: MPG7-1FK (accessed 15 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYB3-95RD
George Morgan (33), widowed head of household in Petersburg Ward 6, Petersburg (Independent City), Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia.Name Sex Race Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place George Morgan M Mulatto 33 Widowed Head Driver (Grocery Store) Virginia Lilly Morgan F Mulatto 11 Single Daughter Virginia George Morgan M Mulatto 8 Single Son Virginia Flossie Wym F Mulatto 21 Married Sister-in-law Virginia James Wym M Black 25 Married Brother-in-law Trucker (Peanut Factory) Virginia - ↑ Marriage #2: "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
citing Digital film/folder number: 107843219_003_M9JV-FLW; Image number: 54
FamilySearch Record: 68X3-7H57 (accessed 15 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3QHN-G3Y5-DKPW
Geo Washington Morgan (36) marriage to Lelia Hill (36) on 5 Jan 1914 in Petersburg, Virginia, United States. - ↑ 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Line: 59; Digital film/folder number: 004968958; FHL microfilm: 1821903; Image number: 763; Sheet number: 24; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03115-5
FamilySearch Record: MJJC-3MR (accessed 15 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RXV-KTV
George Morgan (45), married head of household in Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia.Name Sex Race Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place George Morgan M Black 45 Married Head Laborer (Anything) Virginia Lelia Morgan F Black 49 Married Daughter Virginia Lillie M Morgan F Black 20 Single Daughter Virginia George Morgan Jr M Black 18 Single Son Laborer (Factory) Virginia - ↑ 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration NARA; Affiliate Publication Number: T626; Line: 57; Digital film/folder number: 004955329; FHL microfilm: 2342207; Image number: 203; Sheet number: 3; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03734-4
FamilySearch Record: CCW2-KZM (accessed 15 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RZC-QFV
George Morgan (54), married head of household in Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia.Name Sex Race Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place George Morgan M Negro 54 Married Head Janitor (Rayon Plant) Virginia Lelia Morgan F Negro 50 Married Wife Virginia George Morgan, Jr, Jr M Negro 27 Single Son Gardener (Private Family) Virginia - ↑ 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940"
citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 12; Digital film/folder number: 005449108; Image number: 783; Sheet number: 2; Sheet letter: A
FamilySearch Record: VTM4-X8N (accessed 15 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89MR-73TX
George Morgan (64), married head of household in Petersburg, Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia. - ↑ Death Registration - "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"
citing Digital film/folder number: 100936789; Image number: 456
FamilySearch Record: QVRD-87FS (accessed 15 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C95D-79BM-X
George Morgan death 17 Nov 1941 (age 63).
- Marriage Registration of daughter Lillian M Morgan: "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935"
citing Digital film/folder number: 007741144_002_M9XB-6YD; Image number: 87
FamilySearch Record: DCLW-JH6Z (accessed 15 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C91Z-F9P9-Q
George W child marriage on 15 Apr 1920 in Alexandria, Virginia, United States.
- Marriage of son George Morgan: "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
citing Digital film/folder number: 004254584; FHL microfilm: 2048494; Record number: 231; Packet letter: I
FamilySearch Record: XRSG-M19 (accessed 15 March 2024)
George Morgan's son George Morgan marriage to Lille May Drew on 4 Nov 1935 in Petersburg, Virginia, United States.
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