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Henry Lewis Morgan 1832–1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1832

Birth Location: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 18 Dec 1900

Death Location: Transylvania, North Carolina, United States

Father: Elijah Morgan

Mother: Mary Spann

Spouse(s): Jane Ashworth

Children(s): Marida Morgan, John Morgan, Elijah Morgan, A Morgan, Marinda Morgan, William Morgan, Jesse Morgan, Joseph Morgan, Benjamin Morgan, Luther Morgan, Celia Morgan

The story of Henry Lewis Morgan began in 1832 in Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, USA. In 1850, Henry Lewis Morgan resided in Eastern Division, Pickens, South Carolina, USA. In 1860, Henry Lewis Morgan resided in North Carolina, USA. Henry Lewis Morgan married Jane Elizabeth Ashworth, and had children including A Lewis Morgan, Benjamin Marion Morgan, Celia L Cely Morgan, Elijah Merrill Morgan, Jesse Hamilton Morgan, John Augustus Gus Morgan, Joseph H Morgan, Luther Addison Morgan, Marida C Morgan, Marinda Jane Morgan, William Perry Morgan. Henry Lewis Morgan passed away in 1900 in Transylvania, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Henry Lewis Morgan began in 1832 in Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1850, Henry Lewis Morgan resided in Eastern Division, Pickens, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1860, Henry Lewis Morgan resided in North Carolina, USA.
  • Henry Lewis Morgan married Jane Elizabeth Ashworth, and had children including A Lewis Morgan, Benjamin Marion Morgan, Celia L Cely Morgan, Elijah Merrill Morgan, Jesse Hamilton Morgan, John Augustus Gus Morgan, Joseph H Morgan, Luther Addison Morgan, Marida C Morgan, Marinda Jane Morgan, William Perry Morgan.
  • Henry Lewis Morgan passed away in 1900 in Transylvania, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elijah Morgan
1792–1875
Birth Location: Pickens County, South Carolina, USA
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Mary Spann
1805–1881
Birth Location: Newberry County, South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Jane Ashworth
1837–1908
Birth Location: Transylvania Co., North Carolina
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Children(s)

Marida Morgan
1868–1912
Birth Location: North Carolina
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John Morgan
1861–1942
Birth Location: Brevard, Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA
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Elijah Morgan
1865–1942
Birth Location: North Carolina
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A Morgan
1869–1937
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Marinda Morgan
1875–1912
Birth Location: Brevard, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
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William Morgan
1867–1925
Birth Location: Dunn's Rock, Transylvania Co., NC
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Jesse Morgan
1871–1929
Birth Location: Dunn's Rock, Transylvania Co., NC
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Joseph Morgan
1873–1942
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Benjamin Morgan
1876–1940
Birth Location: Dunn's Rock, Transylvania Co., NC
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Luther Morgan
1878–1959
Birth Location: Dunns Rock, Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Celia Morgan
1869–1938
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Henry Morgan's Ancestors

Self
Henry Morgan
1832–1900
Birth Place: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Elijah P Morgan
1792–1875
Pickens County, South Carolina, USA
Mary (Elizabeth "Polly") Spann
1805–1881
Newberry County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Jesse Morgan
1765–1850
Richmond, Virginia, United States
Martha ("Patsy") Perkins
1765–1840
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Morgan
1730–1765
Nancy Daniels
1750–1856
James Perkins
1744–1814
Judith (Nightingale)
1744–1817
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lambert Morgan
1720–1782
Mary Sanford
1716–1801
John Perkins
1728–1791
Rachel Ferguson
1725–1791
Henry Sr
1724–1788
Anne Mealer
1735–1783

Henry Morgan's Descendants

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Henry (Lewis) Morgan (Jan 1832–18 Dec 1900) m. Jane (Elizabeth) Ashworth (Jul 1837–16 Dec 1908)
  1. 1. Marida (C) Morgan 1868–1912 m. Maggie (Rachel) Thomas 1882–1965
    1. 1. George (Franklin) Morgan 1911–1983 m. Hazel (Leona) Nix 1914–1987 m. Muriel (Alyene) Sharp 1924–1997
      1. 1. Jennie (Delores (Dee)) Morgan 1935–2002 m. James (Earle) Smith 1933–2017
      2. 2. William (George) Morgan 1945–2008
    2. 2. Doyle ("Bailey") Morgan 1908–1981 m. Helen (Janie) Ayers 1912–1987
      1. 1. Mildred (E) Morgan 1931–2015 m. Robert (Lewis Marshall) Sr 1932–2019
    3. 3. Mary (Jane) Morgan 1909–1975 m. William (Howard Taft Bishop) Sr 1908–1937
      1. 1. Merideth (Newton) Bishop 1931–1998
      2. 2. William (Howard Taft Bishop) Jr. 1929–2000
      3. 3. James (Luther) Bishop 1934–2002 m. Mary (Elizabeth) McCombs 1939–1996 m. Mary (Elizabeth) McCombs 1939–1996
      4. 4. Paul (Roper) Bishop 1936–2002
      5. 5. Joe (Bill) Bishop 1927–1992
    4. 4. John (Merrion) Morgan 1914–1914
  2. 2. John (Augustus "Gus") Morgan 1861–1942 m. Emma (W) Tinsley 1866–1945
    1. 1. Lillie (Viola) Morgan 1907–1915
    2. 2. Rosa (Lee) Morgan 1890–1915
    3. 3. William (Spurgeon (Wesley) Morgan) Sr 1898–1966
    4. 4. Avery (Ellie) Morgan 1892–1940
    5. 5. Carrie (Mable) Morgan 1893–
    6. 6. Clarence (L) Morgan 1888–1958
    7. 7. Henry (W) Morgan 1886–1975
    8. 8. Napoleon (Willougby) Morgan 1904–1984
    9. 9. Rush (N) Morgan 1895–1922
    10. 10. Sallie (J) Morgan 1897–1939
    11. 11. Jessie (Mae) Morgan 1910–1999 m. Walter (Grady) Gilreath 1904–1965
      1. 1. Vivian (W) Gilreath 1929–2011
      2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Gilreath 1930–2009
      3. 3. Martha ("Joanne") Gilreath 1933–2010
  3. 3. Elijah (Merrill) Morgan 1865–1942
  4. 4. A (Lewis) Morgan 1869–1937
  5. 5. Marinda (Jane) Morgan 1875–1912
  6. 6. William (Perry) Morgan 1867–1925
  7. 7. Jesse (Hamilton) Morgan 1871–1929 m. Kate (Louisa) Young 1876–1930
    1. 1. Denver (E.) Morgan 1896–1918
  8. 8. Joseph (H) Morgan 1873–1942
  9. 9. Benjamin (Marion) Morgan 1876–1940 m. Lelia Smith 1874–1943
    1. 1. Benjamin (W) Morgan 1910–
    2. 2. Charles (H) Morgan 1907–
    3. 3. Lester (F) Morgan 1914–
    4. 4. Mildred Morgan 1903–
    5. 5. Ralph Morgan 1916–
  10. 10. Luther (Addison) Morgan 1878–1959 m. Ora (Bell) Wilson 1872–1950
    1. 1. Franklin (Henry) Morgan 1914–1965
  11. 11. Celia (L "Cely") Morgan 1869–1938 m. Benjamin (F) Pearson 1851–1913
    1. 1. Ila (Jane) Pearson 1888–
    2. 2. Lonzo Pearson 1893–
    3. 3. Leo Pearson 1896–
    4. 4. Wavley (Haynes) Pearson 1898–1955
    5. 5. Nellie Pearson 1902–1959
    6. 6. Martha (E.) Pearson 1879–
    7. 7. Theodore (Frelinghuysen) Pearson 1886–1938
    8. 8. John (P) Pearson 1882–
    9. 9. Ada (Mae) Pearson 1894–1970 m. Charlie (Wydman) Hughey 1891–1947
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Hughey 1928–2008
      2. 2. Grace (Pansy) Hughey 1924–1981
      3. 3. Randolph (Wydman) Hughey 1916–1982 m. Geneva 1925–2011
        1. 1. Charles (Butler) Hughey 1948–2015
      4. 4. May Hughey 1921–1921
      5. 5. Margaret (Louise) Hughey 1922–2004
      6. 6. Geneva 1925–2011 m. Randolph (Wydman) Hughey 1916–1982
    10. 10. Ivery Pearson 1896–
    11. 11. Emma Greer 1877–1951
    12. 12. Iter Pearson 1887–

Henry Morgan's Timeline

6 Records

1832
Jan 1832
Birth of Henry Lewis Morgan in Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 18
Henry Lewis Morgan resided here in Eastern Division, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Eastern Division, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
1860
1860-1882
Age 28
Henry Lewis Morgan resided here in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 48
Henry Lewis Morgan resided here in Dunns Rock, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
Dunns Rock, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
1900
1900
Age 68
Henry Lewis Morgan resided here in Little River, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
Little River, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
1900
18 Dec 1900
Age 68
Death of Henry Lewis Morgan in Transylvania, North Carolina, United States
Transylvania, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1832
    Event Place: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Dunns Rock, Transylvania, North Carolina; Roll: 983; Page: 237A; Enumeration District: 187
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Little River, Transylvania, North Carolina; Roll: 1219; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0118
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Henderson, North Carolina; Roll: M653_901; Page: 815; Family History Library Film
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Eastern Division, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: 857; Page: 477a
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Eastern Division, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Eastern Division, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: 857; Page: 477a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860-1882
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Henderson, North Carolina; Roll: M653_901; Page: 815; Family History Library Film
    [2] Roster of North Carolina troops in the war between the states

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Dunns Rock, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Dunns Rock, Transylvania, North Carolina; Roll: 983; Page: 237A; Enumeration District: 187

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Little River, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Little River, Transylvania, North Carolina; Roll: 1219; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0118

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1900
    Event Place: Transylvania, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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