Mary Jane (Bryant) Morgan (1846 - 1921)

Born 25 Oct 1846 in Tipton, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Wife of John Rees — married 22 Jun 1863 in Lincoln, Tennessee, United States

Wife of Henry Bradshaw Morgan — married 30 Dec 1868 in Lincoln, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 5 Sep 1921 at age 74 in Lynchburg TN

Biography

1850 United States Federal Census^[1] Name: Marry J Bryant Gender: Female Age: 2 Birth Year: abt 1848 Birthplace: Tennessee Home in 1850: District 3, Lauderdale, Tennessee, USA Line Number: 35 Dwelling Number: 256 Family Number: 256 Household Members Age

• James S Bryant 29
• Mary J Bryant 22
• Fredonia Freeman 18
• John Bryant 27
• Fenetta Bryant 19
• Marry J Bryant 2
• Wm B Bryant 1

Marriage to John Reese he died in the civil war in abt 1864 - his friend HB Morgan married her following his friend's death

• one daughter Johnnie [Reese] -Morgan

Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002

Name: H B Morgan

Gender: Male

Marriage Date: 30 Dec 1868

Marriage Place: Lincoln, Tennessee, USA

Spouse: Mary Jane Reese

1880 United States Federal Census^[2] Name: H. B. Morgan Age: 37 Birth Date: Abt 1843 Birthplace: Tennessee Home in 1880: Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA Street: Poplar Dwelling Number: 33 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Mary J. Morgan Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Occupation: Merchant Maimed, Crippled, or Bedridden: Yes Neighbors: View others on page Household Members Age Relationship

• H. B. Morgan 37 Self (Head)
• Mary J. Morgan 31 Wife
• Jonnie Morgan 16 Daughter [from prior marriage to John Rees]
• Jessie Morgan 9 Daughter

1900 United States Federal Census^[3] Name: Harry B Morgan Age: 57 Birth Date: Oct 1842 Birthplace: Tennessee, USA Home in 1900: Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee House Number: 81 Sheet Number: 4 Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 82 Family Number: 82 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Mary J Morgan Marriage Year: 1869 Years Married: 31 Father's Birthplace: Tennessee, USA Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee, USA Occupation: Dry Goods Merch Months Not Employed: 0 Can Read: Yes Can Write: Yes Can Speak English: Yes House Owned or Rented: Own Home Free or Mortgaged: F Farm or House: H Neighbors: View others on page Household Members Age Relationship

• Harry B Morgan 57 Head
• Mary J Morgan 53 Wife
• Jessie B Billingsley 28 Daughter
• Henry B Morgan 2 Son
• Mary B Billingsley 8 Granddaughter
• Maude C Billingsley 6 Granddaughter
• Clema Polluck 28 Servant
• Jennie Waggoner 13 Servant

Tennessee, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955

Name: Mary Jane Morgan [Mary Jane Bryant]

Birth Date: 25 Oct 1846

Birth Place: Tennessee

Age: 74

Death Date: 5 Sep 1921

Death Place: Moore, Tennessee

Burial Date: 6 Sep 1921

Burial Place: Lynchburg, Tennessee

Gender: Female

Race: White

Marital status: Married

Occupation: House Work

Father's Name: J L Bryant

Father's Birth Place: Tennessee

Mother's Name: Finetie Leftwick

Mother's Birth Place: Tennessee

FHL Film Number: 1299735

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 United States Federal Census: Year: 1850; Census Place: District 3, Lauderdale, Tennessee; Roll: 886; Page: 266a
2. ↑ 1880 United States Federal Census: Year: 1880; Census Place: Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee; Roll: 1273; Page: 468D; Enumeration District: 174
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSCG-Q2Y : accessed 12 April 2018), Mary J Morgan in household of Harry B Morgan, Civil District 1 Lynchburg town, Moore, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 96, sheet 4B, family 82, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,590.

• Tennessee, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955

Acknowledgements

• Fax, Bryant-Rees-Morgan families, Bill Hix, Atlanta, GA, 28 Mar 2000.
• John Parke Musa Stone Album