David Morgan (1806 - 1885)

Born 26 Jun 1806 in Monongalia County, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Pleasant (Harris) Morgan — married 6 Sep 1826 in Monongalia County, Virginia, United States

Husband of Catherine (Ware) Simons — married 1 Dec 1883 in Palace Valley, West Virginia, United States [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 10 Apr 1885 at age 78 in Upshur County, West Virginia, United States

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Biography

David Morgan was born on 26 June 1806 in Monongalia County, Virginia, one of ten known children of James and Rachel Bunner Morgan.

On 6 September 1826, when he was twenty, he married Pleasant Harris. ^[1]

Their known children are:

1. Charles Morgan
2. Juretta (Morgan) Garlow
3. Sebra (Morgan) Brooks
4. David Crockett Morgan
5. Morgan Morgan
6. Littleton T. Morgan
7. Arah J. Morgan
8. James P. Morgan
9. Helen Morgan

In the 1850 census David (age 43) was in Marion, Virginia, United States.^[2]

In the 1860 census David (age 49) was in Randolph, Virginia, United States.^[3]

David served as Captain of Company B 10th West Virginia Infantry during the U.S. Civil War. ^[4] His sons Charles Morgan and David Crockett Morgan served with him in Company B.

In the 1870 census David (age 65) was in Middle Fork Magisterial District, Randolph, West Virginia, United States.^[5]

In the 1880 census David (age 75) was the married head of household in Middle Fork, Randolph, West Virginia, United States.^[6]

David married Catharine Ware in 1883 in Upshur, West Virginia, United States. David was 77 years old. Catherine was 28 years old.^[7] Their daughter, Seyo Gordy (Morgan) Cutright was born in November, 1884.

On 10 April 1885, when he was seventy-eight, he died in Upshur County, West Virginia, of unknown causes. He is buried in Sugar Grove Cemetery, Czar, Randolph County, West Virginia. ^[8]

From GenealogyTrails.com

(V) Captain David Morgan, son of Captain James Morgan, removed from Marion to Randolph County in 1858. Early in the war of 1861 he raised and became the captain of a company of Union soldiers, in which company his son, Charles, became a lieutenant, and another son, David C, a corporal. Captain David was born June 26, 1806, in Marion County; married Pleasant Harris, born October 1, 1808, of Dutch extraction. Children: 1. Charles, born June 12, 1827; lives near Buckhannon, West Virginia. 2. Morgan, born January 9, 1829; lives near Lorentz, West Virginia. 3. Juretta, born September 9, 1830; married Joseph Garlow. 4. Hilleary, born December 25, 1831; died a child. 5. Aaron, born June 19, 1833; died a child. 6. Littleton T., born January 30, 1835; died a child. 7. Littleton Taswell, born November 22, 1837; lives at Buckhannon. 8. Aarah, born January 14, 1840; died August, 1899. 9. Sebra, born June 18, 1842; married Rev. B. B. Brooks; both dead. 10. David Crockett, born February 28, 1844; lives at Buckhannon. 11. James P., born May 22, 1846; lives near Selbyville, West Virginia. 12. Helen, born December 28, 1848; deceased. 13. Waitman, born October 23, 1850; died a child. 14. Elmira, born September 16, 1863; died a child. 15. Martha died an infant.

Note (from original author): As a matter of fact, David Morgan never skinned a human being he was "all in" after this conflict. In which he lost two Angers, and it would have been a physical impossibility for him to have denuded the Indian of his Integument. The Indian was Skinned by refugees of Prickett's Fort, and not by David Morgan. The skin war tanned, made into a shot pouch, and presented to David as a souvenir.^[9]

Gravestone for David Morgan

Research Notes

Census transcriptions at Ancestry.com and Familysearch.org indexed David, Pleasant and daughter Arah Jane with the surname of Willis. Checking the census image shows that they were enumerated with the Morgan name. Stewart-763 01:16, 29 January 2022 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971"
   Citing FHL microfilm: 000840909;
   FamilySearch (accessed 28 January 2022)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00226
   David Morgan marriage to Pleasant Harris on 6 Sep 1826 in Monongalia, West Virginia, United States.
2. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
   Citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch (accessed 28 January 2022)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00262
   David Morgan (43) in Marion, Virginia, United States.
3. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
   Citing Page: 59; Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Affiliate Film Number: 1374; FHL microfilm: 805374; Record number: 2547;
   FamilySearch (accessed 28 January 2022)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00070
   David Morgan (49) in Randolph, Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia.
4. ↑ Civil War Pension Index: "U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934"
   The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Series Number: T288; Roll: 336
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4654 #376754 (accessed 28 January 2022)
   Name: David Morgan; Unit: Capt. B 10 West Va. Infantry; Filing Date: 5 Nov 1878; Place Filed: West Virginia, USA; Relation to Head: Soldier; Roll number: 336; Comments: Job Simon, Gdn..
5. ↑ 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870"
   Citing Page: 6; Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 16; FHL microfilm: 000553197; Record number: 18056;
   FamilySearch (accessed 28 January 2022)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00480
   David Morgan (65) head of household in Middle Fork Magisterial District, Randolph, West Virginia, United States.
6. ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880"
   Citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
   FamilySearch (accessed 28 January 2022)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00768
   David Morgan (75), married head of household in Middle Fork, Randolph, West Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia, United States.
7. ↑ Marriage: "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
   Citing Upshur, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 816,188.
   FamilySearch (accessed 28 January 2022)
   David Morgan marriage to Catharine Ware in 1883 in Upshur, West Virginia, United States.
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19926538/david-morgan : accessed 28 January 2022), memorial page for Capt David Morgan (26 Jun 1806–10 Apr 1885), Find a Grave Memorial ID 19926538, citing Sugar Grove Cemetery, Czar, Randolph County, West Virginia, USA ; Maintained by The Cemetery Lady (contributor 47893478) Find A Grave: Memorial #19926538,
9. ↑ "Morgan Family," Marion County, West Virginia Biographies. West Virginia Genealogy Trails. URL: http://genealogytrails.com/wva/marion/morgan_family.html Accessed 6 July 2019.

• "United States Records of Headstones of Deceased Union Veterans, 1879-1903"
  Citing Affiliate Publication Title: Card Records of Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, ca.1879-ca.1903.; Affiliate Publication Number: M1845; Affiliate Film Number: 15; FHL microfilm: 2155590; Record number: 50;
  FamilySearch (accessed 28 January 2022)
  FamilySearch Image Image number 00018
  David Morgan burial (died on 10 Apr 1885) in Beans Mill, Upshur, West Virginia, United States.
• "West Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1724-1985"
  Wills; Author: West Virginia. County Court (Randolph County); Probate Place: Randolph, West Virginia
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9087 #317789 (accessed 28 January 2022)
  David Morgan probate on 15 Apr 1885.