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Porter A. Morgan 1874–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1874

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 14 January 1956

Death Location: Calvert, Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: James Morgan

Mother: Sarah Morgan

Spouse(s): Rachel Morgan

Children(s): Edwin Morgan, Gartan Morgan

Porter A. Morgan was born in 1874 in North Carolina, the child of James Morgan And Sarah Ann Sallie Sinlard Morgan. In 1880, Porter A. Morgan resided in Catheys Creek, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA. Porter A. Morgan married Rachel Ellen Justus Morgan, and had children including Edwin Augustus Morgan, Gartan Morgan. Porter A. Morgan passed away in 1956 in Calvert, Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Porter A. Morgan was born in 1874 in North Carolina, the child of James Morgan And Sarah Ann Sallie Sinlard Morgan.
  • In 1880, Porter A. Morgan resided in Catheys Creek, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA.
  • Porter A. Morgan married Rachel Ellen Justus Morgan, and had children including Edwin Augustus Morgan, Gartan Morgan.
  • Porter A. Morgan passed away in 1956 in Calvert, Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Morgan
1850–1914
Birth Location: Transylvania Co., NC, North Carolina, USA
JM
Sarah Morgan
1847–1913
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Rachel Morgan
1875–1965
Birth Location: Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America
RM

Children(s)

Edwin Morgan
1906–1992
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States of America
EM
Gartan Morgan
1909–1972
Birth Location: Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America
GM

Porter Morgan's Ancestors

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Porter Morgan
1874–1956
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
James Morgan
1850–1914
Transylvania Co., NC, North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Ann "Sallie" Sinlard) Morgan
1847–1913
North Carolina
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Porter Morgan's Descendants

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Porter (A.) Morgan (Abt 1874–14 January 1956) m. Rachel ("Ellen" Justus) Morgan (24 May 1875–5 February 1965)
  1. 1. Edwin (Augustus) Morgan 1906–1992 m. Thelma (Mary Collins) Morgan 1918–2011
  2. 2. Gartan Morgan 1909–1972 m. Lavelda (Eve Ramsey Owens) Morgan 1915–1998

Porter Morgan's Timeline

7 Records

1873
6 March 1873
Birth of Porter A. Morgan in Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America
Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America
1874
Abt 1874
Birth of Porter A. Morgan in North Carolina
North Carolina
1880
1880
Age 6
Porter A. Morgan resided here in Catheys Creek, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
Catheys Creek, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 61
Porter A. Morgan resided here in Catheys Creek, Transylvania, North Carolina
Catheys Creek, Transylvania, North Carolina
1940
1940
Age 66
Porter A. Morgan resided here in Catheys Creek Twp, Catheys Creek, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
Catheys Creek Twp, Catheys Creek, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 76
Porter A. Morgan resided here in Catheys Creek, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
Catheys Creek, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
1956
14 January 1956
Age 82
Death of Porter A. Morgan in Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America
Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 March 1873
    Event Place: Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Catheys Creek, Transylvania, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02978; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 88-6
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Catheys Creek, Transylvania, North Carolina; Roll: 983; Page: 248c; Enumeration District: 188
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Catheys Creek, Transylvania, North Carolina; Roll: 3831; Page: 20; Enumeration District: 88-11

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1874
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Catheys Creek, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Catheys Creek, Transylvania, North Carolina; Roll: 983; Page: 248c; Enumeration District: 188

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Catheys Creek, Transylvania, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Catheys Creek, Transylvania, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02978; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 88-6

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Catheys Creek Twp, Catheys Creek, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Catheys Creek, Transylvania, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02978; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 88-6

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Catheys Creek, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Catheys Creek, Transylvania, North Carolina; Roll: 3831; Page: 20; Enumeration District: 88-11

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 January 1956
    Event Place: Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Calvert, Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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