Thomas Marion Morgan

1860 - 1946  (85 years)

• Name	Thomas Marion Morgan  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	16 Mar 1860	Jasper, Jasper County, Texas   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Died	17 Feb 1946	Jasper, Jasper County, Texas   [2]
  Buried	Zion Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas   [2]
  Notes	Kenneth Morgan recounts that his grandfather, "Tom Morgan was a big practical joker, and would go to great lengths to pull off a stunt. Once he and his brother, Eddie, were digging a well. In those days, wells were hand dug, and measured about four by four foot. Eddie was down in the well digging, while Tom reeled up buckets of dirt from the top. The well was deep enough now that a man couldn't climb out of it, and would have to have the other person haul him up with the rope. Tom called down to Eddie, telling him to rest a minute, that he was going to get them some water. Eddie asked to be hauled up, but Tom said, no, he'd just be a minute. Eddie protested, telling Tom that Dollie, their blind mule, might wander over and fall in on top of him. Tom said no, I see her way across the field, and I'll be back before she could make it this far. Tom promptly set out, but instead of going towards the house, he ran over to where Dolly was, pulling the bell off that always hung round her neck. Then slowly, he began circling the well. Tom meandered slowly, extending the pleasure of this trick, gradually circling in, ringing the bell. Eddie's voice grew more anxious and strained as he talked to the mule, trying to coax her away from the well. When Tom got right up to the edge of the well, he kicked some dirt down. Eddie responded with "Whoa, you son of a bitch!" At this point, Tom could no longer contain his laughter and rolled on the ground in pleasure at his feat. Eddie, quickly realizing that his brother had pulled another stunt, told Tom that as soon as he got out of the well, he was going to kill him. Needless to say, Tom left Eddie in the well for quite a while to simmer down before he finally lowered the rope to haul him out." Kenneth further reported that his grandfather farmed most of his life until he became so crippled he could not walk at age sixty-nine. He remained cheerful until his death at eighty-five, and was dragged around the house and porch in a straight-chair by his grandmother, Jane Valentine Garsee Morgan. For many years he had a team of small mules named "Kit" and "Queen." name: Thomas Marion Morgan death date: 17 Feb 1946 death place: Jasper, Jasper, Texas gender: Male race: White death age: 85 years 11 months 2 days estimated birth date: birth date: 16 Mar 1860 birthplace: Jasper, Jasper, Texas marital status: Married spouse's name: father's name: Rubin Morgan father's birthplace: Georgia mother's name: Penny Causel mother's birthplace: Georgia occupation: Farmer place of residence: Jasper, Jasper, Texas cemetery: Zion Hill burial place: Texas burial date: 18 Feb 1946 additional relatives: X film number: 2218231 digital film number: 4030568 image number: 2341 reference number: cn 8661
  Person ID	I8666	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Rueben L. Morgan,   b. Abt 1834, Decatur County, Georgia ,   d. 20 May 1864, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas  (Age ~ 30 years)
  Mother	Penelope Caswell,   b. 7 Jun 1831, Georgia ,   d. 19 Nov 1917, Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas  (Age 86 years)
  Married	1 Dec 1857	Jasper County, Texas   [5]
  Family ID	F3980	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jane Valentine Garsee,   b. 12 Jul 1873, Louisiana ,   d. 14 Jan 1961, Texas  (Age 87 years)
  Married	1889  [6]
  Children	1. William Arthur Morgan,   b. 11 Aug 1890, Roganville, Jasper County, Texas ,   d. 8 Jun 1981, Call, Newton County, Texas  (Age 90 years)   2. Lewis Marion Morgan,   b. 11 Mar 1892, Texas ,   d. 18 Jan 1954  (Age 61 years)   3. Fannie E. Morgan,   b. Mar 1894, Texas   4. Ellen Morgan,   b. Aug 1895, Texas   5. Thomas Moses "Mose" Morgan,   b. 23 Dec 1898, Texas ,   d. 6 Dec 1976, Jasper County, Texas  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006
  Family ID	F4035	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 16 Mar 1860 - Jasper, Jasper County, Texas Died - 17 Feb 1946 - Jasper, Jasper County, Texas Buried - - Zion Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S223] Morgan, Kenneth, Family Researcher, Jasper, Texas (Deceased). [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/). [S98] 1860 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1,438 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1860 United States Federal Census, the Eighth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1860 Federal Census.), Texas, Jasper County, P. O. Newton Enumerated Aug 1860 Page 51, Stamped 410 338-338 (Reliability: 3). [S296] Buckmaster, Laura (laurabuckmaster@sbcglobal.net) "Buckmaster, Holmes, Lanier & Thurber Family Tree" Ver. 2009-07-27 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=laura47. [S17] Dore, Barbara Yancey (Transcriber), JASPER COUNTY TEXAS MARRIAGE RECORDS 1849-1900 (Southeast Texas Genealogical & Historical Society), Vol MF#1, page 131 (Reliability: 3). [S153] Jasper County Texas Historical Commission, 1900 Jasper County Edited Census.