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- I know that Margaret's father is Thomas J. Morgan from a near first-hand source. My mother was taught by her mother, of the tragic death of her grandfather. When he was helping to finish the church at Ebenezer by putting on its roof, he fell off and died. They buried him with an elaborate headstone at the corner of the church right where he fell. His was the first burial in that cemetery near Rio Grande. She in turn, showed me this stone as I was growing up and told me the story. I have a photograph of it.
Thomas and his wife were born in Wales according to each census they are in. He was a carpenter by trade. He also has a daughter named Margaret Morgan of the right age in the census records. From memory, I had read a newspaper article on him that said he was from Llansanfraed, Cardiganshire, Wales. I have not found any baptismal records for him though that verify this. According to his son Thomas James death certificate, father Thomas J. was born in England and his wife, Elizabeth Rease was born in Wales. There don't seem to be any Morgan's from England in Gallia Co. at the time so I suspect this was in error and the 1850 census that says he's from Wales is the more accurate first hand information. Thomas Morgan likely is the Thomas who arrived in Philadelphia from Wales when he was 21 on the Brig Cynosure, National Archives # 425, Film 48, list 148. He was a carpenter by trade even then.
Thomas Morgan was living in Gallia County by 1836 when he marries. In the 1840 census, he is on page 16 of Raccoon Twp., Gallia County. He is between the age of 20 and 30 with his wife being in the same age category. They did not yet have any children. He is likely the Thomas Morgan who made purchases 40 acres of land in 1841 and 1843 at the Chillicothe land office in the Ohio River survey, Twp. 6N, Range 19W, Section 8, (SE, NE section) and 6N, Range 16 W and section 9 (SW, SW section) respectively. In the first purchase, he's listed as of Jackson Co., Ohio. In the 2nd, he's listed "of Gallia Co., OH". (CL-581) In a non-population census dated 1850, he owned 25 acres of improved land and 55 acres of unimproved land worth $900.00 in Racoon Twp.
When he died, however, the administration of his estate paints a more complete picture. The inventory of his estate shows that his wife, the admin, is selling 5 acres of land for $47.00. They would have had six people in their household when Thomas Sr. died. They had a table, six chairs, six spoons, 4 forks and knives, 1 soup bowl, 1 other bowl, an unspecified amount of clothing, yarn they had made, and sizable amounts of wheat and oats that they likely grew themselves. They also had six hogs and a cow. Can you imagine what life was like? They had been living in Gallia Co., Ohio for 9 or ten years at this point in time. My mother's first cousin had a much more wealthy story as to Margaret's parentage. She believes that Margaret's father was related to the wealthy banking line of Morgans. According to her, her father disowned her when she married a man who had been married previously in a "shot-gun" wedding. (Note: The only way this story fits, is that it would have been her Father-in-law, David E. Phillips, who disowned her. Margaret's real father died in the roof accident when she was just eleven.) As a young girl, my mother's cousin remembers a very rich lady from Wales, a "great aunt", visiting them in a fancy horse drawn carriage with fringe on top. I am including my mother's cousin's story, in case in some way, it too ties into the family tree although I have not been able to find any fit into the the Morgan banking line through actual records. Perhaps the money that our cousin remembers being in the family came from the line that founded the American Hereford breeds. George F. Morgan became wealthy by bringing Hereford cattle to America from his home of Madley, Herefordshire, England. He was born in 1846 to George Fredrick Morgan, Sr. and Catherine Powell. He had a brother named Thomas J. Morgan. This brother could have been named after a grandfather or uncle and easily be related to the Thomas J. Morgan living in Ohio by 1840. (CL-237) As to Thomas's parents, they are theory.
After a complete search of Welsh records at Freereg.org, here are his possible parents:The following marriage record would be with 20 miles of Llansanfraid/Llansanfraed and accounts for naming patterns in this family.
Margaret JAMES
John MORGAN Marriage 08 Jul 1812 Carmarthenshire Llanybydder : St Peter : Parish Register. John was from Pencarreg when he married. They had a son Thomas whom was baptized in 1816. Thomas Morgans
Baptism28 Nov 1816PenbrynJohn,
Margaret who died. Another in 1817. Thomas MORGANBaptism04 Mar 1817CardiganshireLlanbadarn Fawr : St Padarn : Parish Register whom might be our Thomas. This Thomas died. Their next son Thomas could be our Thomas if he had his birthdate wrong. Thomas Morgans
Baptism5 Mar 1818PenbrynJohn,
Margaret. This one died also. They named another son Thomas in 1827.
Baptism28 Jun 1827Llanbadarn Fawr John,
Margaret.
This basically rules out them being the parents of our Thomas as he would have been too young to marry his wife in Gallia Co., Ohio. Here are John and Margaret's other children. John MORGANBaptism04 Apr 1825CardiganshireLlanbadarn Fawr : St Padarn : Parish Register
Margaret MORGAN Baptism 05 Mar 1826Cardiganshire Llanbadarn Fawr : St Padarn : Parish Register A Thomas and Mary had a daughter Margaret in Llansanfraidd in 1806 that would have correct naming patterns to be his parents. They are possibly the Thomas Morgan and Mary Evans that married on Jun 18, 1790 in the Llangeitho : St Ceitho : Parish Register. Here are all the children Thomas and Mary had in Llannsadfraidd and nearby towns. Our Thomas could have been their son baptized in 1814.
John MORGAN Baptism 11 Sep 1798 Cardiganshire Llansanffraid : St Bridget : Parish Register
John MORGANBaptism02 Sep 1804Cardiganshire Llansanffraid : St Bridget : Parish Register
Margaret MORGANBaptism14 Feb 1806CardiganshireLlansanffraid : St Bridget : Parish Register
Elizabeth MORGAN Baptism23 Nov 1806 Cardiganshire Llanllwchaearn : St Llwchaiarn : Parish Register
Sarah MORGAN Baptism03 Jun 1811 Cardiganshire Llanllwchaearn : St Llwchaiarn : Parish Register
Catherine MORGAN Baptism10 Jun 1812 Cardiganshire Llangwyryfon : St Ursula : Parish Register
Thomas MORGAN Baptism06 Aug 1814 CardiganshireLlanbadarn Fawr : St Padarn : Parish Register
David MORGAN Baptism18 Sep 1818 Cardiganshire Llanbadarn Fawr : St Padarn : Parish Register
As a theory, I am choosing the above Thomas and Mary as the parents of our Thomas J. because of place and naming patterns. I'll need to see if I can find DNA evidence to support this. Here are other options.
Name: Thomas Morgans
Baptism Age:0
Record Type: Baptism
Birth Date:1813
Baptism Date:10 Jun 1813
Baptism Place: Llanddewi Brefi, Cardiganshire, Wales
Father:
John
Mother:
Anne
Page number:3
Name:Thomas Morgans
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 8 Aug 1813
Baptism Place: Llanllwchaearn, Cardiganshire, Wales
Father:
Thomas Morgans
Mother:
Mary
Page number:4View Record
Catherine Morgan
Baptism 10 Jun 1812 Llangwyry son of Thomas,
Mary
View Record
Jane Morgan
Baptism 8 Oct 1815 Llanddewi Brefi Thomas,
Mary
The better alternative by naming patterns and place is the following.
Name:
Thomas Morgans
Baptism Age:0
Record Type: Baptism
Birth Date: 1813
Baptism Date:10 Jun 1813
Baptism Place: Llanddewi Brefi, Cardiganshire, Wales
Father:
John
Mother:
Anne
Page number:3
Here are John and Anne's other children. Note that they had 3 children baptized at different times in 1813 including our possible Thomas. They also attended various churches in the area.
Mary Morgan Baptism 8 May 1813 Llanychaearn John,
Anne
Morgan Morgans Baptism 27 May 1813 Llanrhystud
John, Anne
David Morgan Baptism10 Apr 1814 LlangynfelynJohn,
Ann
Margaret Morgans, age 5 Baptism 2 Feb 1818 LlanilarJohn,
Ann
Elizabeth Morgan, age 14 Baptism16 Sep 1828 Llanilar
John, Ann*
County Monmouthshire
Place (Links to more information) Mynyddislwyn
Church name (Links to more information) St Tyder
Register type (Links to more information) Unspecified
Baptism date 15 Aug 1813
Person forename Thomas
Person sex M
Father forename Edward
Father surname MORGAN
Transcribed by Howard Evans
File line number 634 County Carmarthenshire
Place (Links to more information) Llanfihangel Aberbythych
Church name (Links to more information)St Michael
Register type (Links to more information)Parish Register
Baptism date 14 Mar 1813
Person forename Thomas
Person sex M
Father forename David
Mother forename Sarah
Father surname MORGAN County Carmarthenshire
Place (Links to more information) Henllan Amgoed
Church name (Links to more information) Henllan
Register type (Links to more information)Other Transcript
Baptism date 03 Apr 1813
Person forename Thomas
Person sex M
Father surname MORGAN
Person abode Blaenwdica County Carmarthenshire
Place (Links to more information) Llanegwad
Church name (Links to more information )St Michael
Register type (Links to more information)Parish Register
Baptism date14 Apr 1813
Person forename Thomas
Person sex M
Father forename Thomas
Mother forename Sarah
Father surname MORGAN *Place (Links to more information) Cil-y-cwm, Carmenthshire, Wales
Church name (Links to more information) St Michael
Register type (Links to more information) Parish Register
Register entry number9
Baptism date26 Apr 1813
Person forename Thomas
Person sex M
Father forename Thomas
Mother forename Margaret
Father surname MORGAN
Person abodeTroedrhywor Bwlche
Father occupation Farmer
'These are not likely his parents as they named another son Thomas in 1817 indicating that their first son Thomas had died by then. County Carmarthenshire
Place (Links to more information) Llandeilo Fawr
Church name (Links to more information)St Teilo
Register type (Links to more information)Parish Register
Baptism date21 Jul 1813
Person forename Thomas
Person sex M
Father forename William
Mother forename Mary
Father surname MORGAN *Couny Montgomeryshire
Place (Links to more information)Kerry
Church name (Links to more information) St Michael and All Angels
Register type (Links to more information) Parish Register
Baptism date 15 March 1813
Person forename Thomas
Father forename John
Mother forename Elizabeth
Father surname MORGAN *County Pembrokeshire
Place (Links to more information) Mathry
Church name (Links to more information)Holy Martyrs
Register type (Links to more information)Unspecified
Baptism date11 Apr 1813
Person forename Thomas
Person sex M
Father forename James
Mother forename Rebecca
Father surname MORGAN County Radnorshire
Place (Links to more information) Knighton
Church name (Links to more information) St Edward
Register type (Links to more information) Unspecified
Register entry number11
Baptism date 20 Dec 1814
Person forename Thomas
Person sex M
Father forename Edward
Mother forename Elizabeth
Father surname MORGAN
Mother surname MORGAN
Person abode Great House
There is a Samuel Morgan of the right age to be Thomas's father living in Greenfield Twp., Gallia Co., Ohio in the 1830 census records. Samuel has 2 sons age 0-5, 1 son age 20-30, and himself at age 50-60 with females, 3 at 0-5, 1 at 5-10, 1 at 10-15, 1 at 15-20, and 1 at 30-40. (CL-41) He was paying chattle taxes in Gallia Co., OH by at least 1824. He was also in the 1820 census, Greenfield Twp., Gallia Co., OH with 1 male and 4 females under age 10, 1 male between age 10-16 and he and his wife were between the ages of 26 and 45. (CL-592)
In 1824 there was also an Elizabeth Morgan paying taxes in Greenfield Twp., Gallia Co., OH suggesting that she was widowed and could account for his mother or grandmother instead. One of Samuel or possibly Elizabeth's likely sons is John C. MORGAN, b. 21 Feb 1811, Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire, Wales, who d. 21 Dec 1895, Greenfield Township, Gallia, Ohio. He again is the correct age to be a brother to our Thomas J. Morgan.
There was a John Morgan, from Wales, age 65 living in Perry Twp., Gallia Co., OH in 1850. He was probably the same John Morgan who was paying Chattel taxes by 1824 in Addison Twp., Gallia Co., Ohio. He could be Thomas J.'s father instead. There is another possible brother named David J. Morgan who was naturalized on June 20, 1872 in Gallia Co., Ohio from Wales. (CL-163b)
The following Morgans, of similar peerage or older are in the death records for Gallia Co., OH: Catherine Morgan b. abt. 1789, Wales, d. 2/15/1871 in Perry Twp., Gallia Co., OH; Catherine C. Morgan, b. abt 14, Wales, d. 7/23/1884, in Greenfield Twp., Gallia Co., OH; Elisha Morgan, b. abt 1796 in Virginia, d. 12/10/1870 in Gallipolis City, Gallia Co., OH; Hannah Morgan, b. abt 1827 in Lewisburg, VA, d. 12/27/1893 in Gallipolis City, Gallia Co., OH; J.C. Morgan, b. abt 1816 in Wales and died on 12/21/1895 in Greenfield Twp., Gallia Co., OH; John D. Morgan, b. abt 1809 in Wales and died on 3/25/1892 in Greenfield Twp., Gallia Co., OH; Margaret Morgan, b. abt. 1826 in Wales, d. 12/14/1896 in Cora, Gallia Co., Ohio.
Marriage records for Gallia Co. also list possible siblings to Thomas J. Morgan. A Rosina Morgan married Hustin Hopshire on 9/23/1829. Nancy Morgan married Robert Stewart on 10/13/1831. Elizabeth Morgan married Samuel Matthews on 1/1/1833. Benjamin Morgan married Lucinda Myers on 8/13/1833. William Morgan married Nancy McDaniel on 1/25/1838. Brina Morgan married John J. Davis on 9/6/1839. David Morgan married Catherine Davis on 9/4/1846. Lastly, John J. Morgan married Margaret Jones on 3/26/1850.
There is a Thomas J. Morgan in Youngstown, Ohio. His father was William T. Morgan and his grandfather was Thomas Morgan (1795-1878) of Wales. (CL-362) There is a Thomas Morgan living within a page of our Thomas Morgan in the 1840 Raccoon Twp., Gallia Co., Ohio census records who was between age 30-40 with a wife the same age and multiple children. A possible brother or cousin to our Thomas J. Morgan is a David J. Morgan that arrived from Wales in Aug. 1841 and was naturalized on June 20, 1872 in Gallia County, Ohio. (CL-163b)
This David J. Morgan was listed as the same age as our Thomas J. or L. Morgan, of 38 years in the 1850 census living in Raccoon Twp., Gallia Co., Ohio, the same twp. as our Thomas J. Morgan. In the 1860 census, David L. Morgan, age 48, is living within five houses of Thomas J. Morgan's widow's new husband and family in Raccoon Twp., Gallia Co., OH, p. 234, suggesting a relative relationship. (CL-356, 563) Another David Morgan married Jane Roach on Dec. 5, 1831 in Jackson Co., Ohio which adjoins Gallia. (CL-310)
There was a Daniel S. Morgan also living in Raccoon Twp. in 1850 of age 30 from Wales that could be another brother or relative. (CL-356) There was a Daniel T. Morgan and wife of Bufabw Mawrth or Mlywydd, Oed, Wales whose wife died in 1874 and was born about 1821. She was buried at Hill Cemetery, Raccoon Twp., Gallia Co., Ohio (CL-88) There is a Richard Morgan, age 26, in Perry Twp., Gallia Co., Ohio in the 1850 census. (CL-356) There was a John G. Morgan, native of Wales, who was born circa 1810 who was buried in Bethel Cemetery in Perry Twp, Gallia Co., Ohio at age 84 years, 10 months on Dec. 21, 1895. His wife was Catherine C. (CL-368) Any of these Morgans were of an appropriate age to be brothers or cousins to our Thomas J. Morgan. An Ancestry Family Tree states that his father was Edward J. Morgan of Wales, but no proof is given.
As for Thomas and Elizabeth's children, these are possible but totally unproven spouses for them. The information is from the Mormon Church I.G.I. files for Ohio. (CL-183) An Edward Morgan married Orphy E. Thomas on 15 May 1877 in Gallia Co., Ohio. A Barbara E. married James H. Williams on Nov 10 1871 in Gallia Co., OH and a Barbary Morgan married Henry Bevington on Nov. 2, 1876 in Wayne Co., Ohio. I believe this second marriage to be correct because in the 1880 census there is a Henry Bevington married to a Barbara of the correct age born in Ohio, still living in Wayne Co., Ohio. (CL-183,265) After Thomas died, Elizabeth Reese Morgan married David Phillips on 5-11-1855. (CL-258) He apparently had been married before as there are two children listed in the 1860 census in close range to Elizabeth's children. She also had more children with David Phillips: Elizabeth A. and Allica Phillips according to David Phillips family bible. (CL-Doc, 26)
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