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William B. Morgan 1796–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1796

Birth Location: Wilkes County, NC

Death Date: 1870

Death Location: Carter County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Thomas Morgan

Mother: Elizabeth Blevins

Spouse(s): Rebecka Wellborn

Children(s): Margaret (Shell)

William B. Morgan was born in 1796 in Wilkes County, NC, the child of Thomas Noviou Morgan And Elizabeth Blevins. In 1814, William B. Morgan resided in No Reg. Listed Mr, Wilkes, North Carolina. William B. Morgan married Rebecka Wellborn, and had children including Margaret Ann Morgan Shell. William B. Morgan passed away in 1870 in Carter County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • William B. Morgan was born in 1796 in Wilkes County, NC, the child of Thomas Noviou Morgan And Elizabeth Blevins.
  • In 1814, William B. Morgan resided in No Reg. Listed Mr, Wilkes, North Carolina.
  • William B. Morgan married Rebecka Wellborn, and had children including Margaret Ann Morgan Shell.
  • William B. Morgan passed away in 1870 in Carter County, Tennessee, USA.

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Children(s)

William Morgan's Ancestors

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William Morgan
1796–1870
Birth Place: Wilkes County, NC
Parents
Thomas Noviou Morgan
1774–1830
Cumberland Parish, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Blevins
1780–1830
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Joshua Morgan
1720–1811
North Farnham Parish, Richmond, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Ann Hood
1743–1829
Pipe Ridware, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Daniel Blevins
1753–1839
Botecourt, VA, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Morgan's Descendants

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William (B.) Morgan (ABT 1796–1870) m. Rebecka Wellborn (Nov 4 1801–1870)
  1. 1. Margaret (Ann Morgan) (Shell) 1831–1876 m. Andrew (Jackson) Shell 1825–1889
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Jane) Shell 1848–1934 m. George (Washington) Brooks 1837–1892 m. John (H) Messer 1838–1917
      1. 1. Steven (Stokley) Brooks 1872–1945
      2. 2. Thomas (William Brooks) Sr 1881–1958
      3. 3. Charles (Walter) Brooks 1879–1933
      4. 4. William (C) Brooks 1869–1891
      5. 5. James (David) Brooks 1866–1952
      6. 6. John (R.) Brooks 1883–
    2. 2. Rebecca (Malinda Shell) (Lane) 1851–1921
    3. 3. George (Washington Columbus) Shell 1855–1928
    4. 4. Mary (Ann) Shell 1849–1900
    5. 5. Josephine (Morgan) Shell 1876–1938
    6. 6. Donnie (Julia Etta Shell) (Hall) 1871–1945
    7. 7. Jesse (L) Shell 1864–1930

William Morgan's Timeline

5 Records

1796
ABT 1796
Birth of William B. Morgan in Wilkes County, NC
Wilkes County, NC
1814
20 Jul 1814
Age 18
William B. Morgan was married in Wilkes County, NC
Wilkes County, NC
1814
1814
Age 18
William B. Morgan resided here in No Reg. Listed Mr, Wilkes, North Carolina
No Reg. Listed Mr, Wilkes, North Carolina
1843
1843-1856
Age 47
William B. Morgan resided here in Jonesboro, Tennessee, USA
Jonesboro, Tennessee, USA
1870
1870
Age 74
Death of William B. Morgan in Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Carter County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1796
    Event Place: Wilkes County, NC

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1814
    Event Place: Wilkes County, NC

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1814
    Event Place: No Reg. Listed Mr, Wilkes, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1843-1856
    Event Place: Jonesboro, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872, The National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury; Record Group Title: Records of the Accounting Officers of the Depar

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Carter County, Tennessee, USA

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