John Francis Morgan (1849 - 1917)

Born 15 Mar 1849 in Hall, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Louisa Elizabeth (Perryman) Morgan — married 1 Dec 1880 in Randolph County, Alabama, United States

Descendants

Died 2 Jul 1917 at age 68 in Heflin, Cleburne, Alabama, United States

Biography

??? Born in Randolph Co, Alabama, but moved to Texas with his widowed mother after the Civil War. But John returned and married his childhood sweetheart in 1880. By then they both had had brief careers as teachers.

Moved to Heflin in early 1881 because of the railroad and anticipated boom. Established himself as a merchant. First mayor of Heflin in 1882. They built the Morgan home around that time, now 301 Ross Street. The home is still standing and is on Heflin's main street, next to Dryden's Funeral Home. Now the home is known as the Colonial Cottage and has been placed on the National Historic Register by the owner, Pamela P. Payne.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHDP-6Z4 : 18 February 2021), John F Morgan in entry for D M Morgan, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHKY-H1R : 28 May 2021), John Morgan in entry for Ester Morgan, 1870.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4V8-91H : 19 February 2021), J F Morgan in household of E M Morgan, Rockdale, Randolph, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district ED 107, sheet 245B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,029.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M98Q-JBP : accessed 10 June 2021), John F Morgan, Precincts 5-6 Shoal Creek, Heflin Heflin, Cleburne, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 138, sheet 1A, family 3, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,009.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKQ3-ZM4 : accessed 10 June 2021), John F Morgan, Heflin, Cleburne, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 55, sheet 1A, family 1, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 7; FHL microfilm 1,374,020.
• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/44448662/john-francis-morgan : accessed 10 June 2021), memorial page for John Francis “Jepp” Morgan (15 Mar 1849–2 Jul 1917), Find A Grave: Memorial #44448662, citing Heflin Cemetery, Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama, USA ; Maintained by pdeneen (contributor 47046250) .
• Bell, Geta Gina Bells in U. S. A. and Allied Families 1650-1977 (privately published, 1977) As of Jun 2021, this book is not available online due to copyright.

See Also:

• FamilySearch Person: K6HW-9XX

Acknowledgements

• This person was created through the import of JDS_09_17_10.ged on 09 February 2011.