U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: --------------------------------------------------------------------- Morgan, Marcus (1835-1906) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: Genealogical and Personal History of the Upper Monongahela Valley West Virginia Author: James Morton Callahan New York, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912 Volume III, Pages 955-956, Marcus Morgan Marcus Morgan, son of Captain James Morgan, was born in 1835. He was brought up on his father's farm, receiving the ordinary common school education, and was a justice of the peace eight years; also member of the board of education, and county commissioner when the present courthouse was erected. He served as a trustee in the Methodist Episcopal church. During the civil war he served in Company E, of a volunteer regiment in the federal army. Politically he was a staunch Republican. He died in 1906, his wife preceding him fourteen years, she having died in 1894. He married (first) Mary Wymer, daughter of Levi Wymer, who came from Virginia; he was a blacksmith. Their children, four in number, were: Lydia; Delia; Levi W.; and one deceased. He married (second), in 1868, Virginia Wymer, and to them were born five children: Ephraim F.; Pearlie, wife of Elbert Moran; Mattie, married Marcus Layman; Mary, wife of M. West; Nettie, wife of Wayne Meredith. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Additional Information: --------------------------------------------------------------------- FROM DEATH REGISTER OR DEATH CERTIFICATE Marion County WV, Death Register Book 4, page 99, line 30 Name: Marcus Morgan Died: March 16, 1906 (at age 70 years) Cause: Complication Marital-status: Widower Marion County WV, Death Register Boov 1, Page 19, Line 47 Name: Mary G. Morgan Died: 06-Jun-1867 in Winfield Dist, Marion County WV (age ??-yrs, 2-mo) Cause: Consumption Wife-of: Marcus Morgan Dau-of: Levi & Jane Wymer --------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. FEDERAL CENSUS 1900 Census, Marion County, WV ED:64, Winfield District, Sheet 2B Lines 63-65, Dwelling 22, Family 22 MORGAN, Marcus, 64, Head, born Sep-1835, Widow, WV-WV-WV, Farmer ", Mary M, 22, Dau, born Mh-1878, single, WV-WV-WV ", Lounettie, 19, Dau, born Sep-1881, single, WV-WV-WV 1890 Census, Marion County, WV ED:88, Page 2, Line 13 Dwelling 27, Family 27 MORGAN, Marcus, Drummer, Co. A, 6-WV-Inf, Enlisted: 12-Sep-1864; Discharged: 10-June-1865, Served: 8mo-28dys; PO: Forksburg, WVa 1880 Census, Marion County, WV ED:93, Winfield District, Page No. 11 Lines 12-20; Dwelling 77, Family 79 MORGAN, Marcus, 44, Farmer, WV-WV-WV ", Lurenza, 39, Wife, Keeping House, WV-WV-WV ", Lyda J, 21, Dau, at-home, WV-WV-WV ", Delia, 19, Dau, at-home, WV-WV-WV ", Levi W, 14, Son, at-home, WV-WV-WV ", Ephriam, 11, Son, WV-WV-WV ", Alice P, 8, Dau, WV-WV-WV ", Mattie E, 6, Dau, WV-WV-WV ", Mary M, 2, Dau, WV-WV-WV ---------------------------------------------------------------------