1860 - 1946 (85 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Thomas Marion Morgan was born on 16 Mar 1860 in Jasper, Jasper County, Texas; died on 17 Feb 1946 in Jasper, Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Zion Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas. 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
Thomas married Jane Valentine Garsee in 1889. Jane was born on 12 Jul 1873 in Louisiana; died on 14 Jan 1961 in Texas; was buried on 15 Jan 1961 in Zion Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. William Arthur Morgan was born on 11 Aug 1890 in Roganville, Jasper County, Texas; died on 8 Jun 1981 in Call, Newton County, Texas.
- 3. Lewis Marion Morgan was born on 11 Mar 1892 in Texas; died on 18 Jan 1954; was buried in Zion Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas.
- 4. Fannie E. Morgan was born in Mar 1894 in Texas.
- 5. Ellen Morgan was born in Aug 1895 in Texas.
- 6. Thomas Moses "Mose" Morgan was born on 23 Dec 1898 in Texas; died on 6 Dec 1976 in Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Olds Cemetery, Jasper County, Texas.
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Generation: 2
2. | William Arthur Morgan (1.Thomas1) was born on 11 Aug 1890 in Roganville, Jasper County, Texas; died on 8 Jun 1981 in Call, Newton County, Texas. Notes:
(Research):Census Extracts:
In 1920, his family is listed as follows:
Texas, Newton, JP 5, ED 143
Morgan, Auther Hd M W 28 M Tx Tx Tx Carpenter Car Shop
Morgan, Myrtle Wf F W 26 M Ks Ind Ohio
Morgan, Ethel Dtr F W 4 1/2 Tx Tx Ks
Morgan, William Son M W 1 8/12 Tx Tx Ks
The family immediately preceding his was headed by the widow, Ella Smallwood (age 64, born in Ohio) and her 39 year old son, William Smallwood, also listed as a Carpenter in a Car Shop.
At the time of the 1930 census, the family was listed as follows:
Texas, Newton County, Pr 5, ED 6
Morgan, Arthur Hd R $3 W 40 M at age 22 Tx Tx La Granger Hauling
Morgan, Myrtle Wife W 38 M at age 20 Ks Ind Kas
Morgan, Ethel Dtr F W 14 S Tx Tx Ks
Morgan, Willie Son M W 12 S Tx Tx Ks
Morgan, Carl Son M W 5 S Tx Tx Ks
Morgan, Lorena Dtr F W 7/12 S Tx Tx Ks
Smallwood, Minnie Bell Niece F W 14 S Tx Neb Tx
William married Maude Myrtle Smallwood about 1912. Maude was born on 20 Jul 1892 in Kansas; died on 14 May 1968 in Call, Newton County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. Living
- 8. Living
- 9. Carl Morgan was born on 24 Apr 1925 in Call, Newton County, Texas; died on 23 Oct 2011 in Call, Newton County, Texas; was buried in Trout Creek Cemetery, Newton County, Texas.
- 10. Living
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3. | Lewis Marion Morgan (1.Thomas1) was born on 11 Mar 1892 in Texas; died on 18 Jan 1954; was buried in Zion Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas. Lewis married Annie Rosella Smallwood on 9 Nov 1912 in Jasper County, Texas. Annie was born on 23 Feb 1879; died on 7 Apr 1973; was buried in Zion Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 11. Travis Marion Morgan was born after 1913; died in 1916 in Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Zion Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas.
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6. | Thomas Moses "Mose" Morgan (1.Thomas1) was born on 23 Dec 1898 in Texas; died on 6 Dec 1976 in Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Olds Cemetery, Jasper County, Texas. Notes:
Mose Morgan was a Carpenter for Kirby Lumber Company. He first worked in the shop at Kirby's big mill in Call, then at their front near Jackson Hole in Buna, and next at the logging front on the east side of the Neches River in Jasper County, south of Sheffield's Ferry. To supplement his income, he had a small truck and took on moving jobs on nights and weekends. He lost his job with the Kirby Lumber company after the stock market crash in 1929. He survived on odd jobs, hewing cross-ties with a broad axe to pay the doctor's fees for his son's birth. He managed to make twenty dollars to pay for a shack on Hurricane Beach, clearing enough land for a pea patch and a few chickens. He and a brother-in-law, Wallace Olds, moved to Wharton for a while to pick cotton for a dollar a day, sending the money home to their families. After moving back to Jasper, he drove a school bus. (From MORGAN'S EAST TEXAS TALES)
Family/Spouse: Dorothy Lee "Dollie" Olds. Dorothy (daughter of David Amy Olds and Jane Morse) was born on 29 Sep 1905 in Texas; died on 6 Sep 1996 in Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Olds Cemetery, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 12. Owen Edward Morgan was born on 25 Mar 1927 in Jasper County, Texas; died on 19 Jun 2006 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Magnolia Springs Cemetery, Magnolia Springs, Jasper County, Texas.
- 13. George Kenneth Morgan was born on 5 Sep 1929 in Jasper County, Texas; died on 9 Feb 2009 in Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Olds Cemetery, Jasper County, Texas.
- 14. Living
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Generation: 3
9. | Carl Morgan (2.William2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 24 Apr 1925 in Call, Newton County, Texas; died on 23 Oct 2011 in Call, Newton County, Texas; was buried in Trout Creek Cemetery, Newton County, Texas. Notes:
The Sabine County Reporter
November 2, 2011, Page 11
Carl Morgan
Carl Morgan, 86, of Call, died Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011 at his residence.
He was born April 24, 1925, in Call to Arthur and Myrtle Morgan. He was a World War II army veteran, proudly serving his county from 1943 to 1946. He was a member of the 513th Parachute Infantry serving with the 13th Airborne Division.
Morgan retired from Jasper-Newton Electric Cooperative after 46 years of service and 15 as the cooperative general manager. He was a co-founder of ETREYS-East Texas Rural Electric Young Seminar for which the Carl and Bobbie Morgan Scholarship was established.
He was a longtime administrative board chairman for the Call United Methodist Church, longtime member of the Kirbyville School District's board of trustees, ad a longtime member of the Lions Club.
Survivors: sons and daughters-in-law, David and Gwen Morgan of Bon Weir and Randy and Donna Morgan of Call; daughter and son-in-law, Theresa and Mike Stuck of Buna; several grandchildren, including Jessie and Jennifer Morgan of Brookeland; and a host of great-grandchildren, including Cade, Caylee and Camryn Morgan of Brookeland.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, Oct. 26, at Call United Methodist Church in Call. Interment followed at Trout Creek Cemetery.
Services were under the direction of Adams E. E. Stringer Funeral Home in Kirbyville.
(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, November 2011)
Carl married Bobbie Jean Smith before 1953. Bobbie was born on 24 Feb 1928; died on 21 Jan 2010 in Call, Newton County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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11. | Travis Marion Morgan (3.Lewis2, 1.Thomas1) was born after 1913; died in 1916 in Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Zion Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas. |
12. | Owen Edward Morgan (6.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 25 Mar 1927 in Jasper County, Texas; died on 19 Jun 2006 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Magnolia Springs Cemetery, Magnolia Springs, Jasper County, Texas. Notes:
Owen Morgan
Owen Morgan, 79, of Jasper died June 19 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Funeral services were held June 22 at Forest Oaks Funeral Home with burial following at Magnolia Springs Cemetery.
Survivors include wife Mildred Morgan of Jasper; sons Jeff Morgan of Jasper and Michael Morgan of Lufkin; brother Kenneth Morgan and sister Judy Morgan, both of Jasper and one grandchild.
From Jasper NewsBoy online edition
Owen married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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13. | George Kenneth Morgan (6.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 5 Sep 1929 in Jasper County, Texas; died on 9 Feb 2009 in Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Olds Cemetery, Jasper County, Texas. Notes:
jaspernewsboy.com
Published Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Kenneth Morgan
Services for Kenneth Morgan, 79, of Jasper were held Wednesday, February 11, 2009 at Stringer & Griffin Funeral Home in Jasper with burial following at Olds Cemetery.
Kenneth died Monday, February 9, 2009 at Christus Jasper Memorial Hospital. A native, and lifelong resident of Jasper, he loved History and wrote for the Jasper Newsboy for over 15 years, he also wrote for the Buna, Kirbyville and Woodville papers. He wrote his book called Morgan's East Texas Tales around 1997. He loved his family and enjoyed working with wood and building all kinds of wooden things. He loved to play and sing music, playing at nursing homes every Friday. He played the guitar, banjo and keyboard. He was a WWII U. S. Army Veteran.
Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Dorthy Sunday Morgan of Jasper, two daughters Deborah Morgan and Laura Clark both of Jasper, sister, Judy Morgan of Jasper, four grandchildren, Brent Crowson, Shawn Crowson, Morgan West, and Heather Goodman, six great grandchildren, Megan Crowson , Kenneth Crowson, Cambria Crowson, Colby Goodman, Cierra Farmer and Tamika Lawson.
Read more: http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/jasper/obits/article/Obituary-for-Kenneth-Morgan-703020.php#ixzz1M0Aq6hGh
Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 4
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