Hugh Morgan (1796 - 1877)

Born Aug 1796 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA

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Died 11 Aug 1877 at about age 81 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA

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Category: Morgan Cemetery, Salisbury, North Carolina

Biography

Hugh Morgan was born in August 1796 in Crane Creek, Granite Quarry District, Providence Township, Rowan, North Carolina, USA. He was the son of Nathan Morgan and Naomi Van Poole.

• Hugh Morgan and Mary "Polly" Van Pool were married on the 28th of September 1816 in Rowan County, North Carolina. ^{[1] [2]}

• 1860 US Federal Census for Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina (Post Office: Gold Hill) shows Hugh Morgan (age 60) Married, Head of House, Farmer and his wife Mary Ann (age 57) with five children - a son: Ivey (age 20) Day Laborer, and four daughters: Viney (age 40), Joice (age 30), Patsey (age 27) and Delila E (age 17). ^[3]

• 1870 US Federal Census for Morgan Township, Rowan County, North Carolina (Post Office: Gold Hill) shows Hugh Morgan (age 73) Married, Head of House, Farmer and his wife Polly (age 58) and their daughter Joice (age 28) No occupation and son John Pool (age 11) {Works on farm} were both part of their household. ^[4]

• Hugh passed away on the 11th of August 1877 (age 81) in Rowan, North Carolina. He was buried in the Morgan Cemetery in Morgan Township, Rowan County, North Carolina. ^[5] Inscription: Age 81 Years

Sources

1. ↑ "North Carolina, Marriage Index, 1741-2004" Name: Hughey Morgan, Spouse: Polly Poole, Marriage Date: 28 Sep 1816, Marriage County: Rowan, Marriage State: North Carolina, Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT.
2. ↑ "North Carolina, Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868" Name: Hughey Morgan, Gender: Male, Spouse: Polly Poole, Spouse Gender: Female, Bond date: 28 Sep 1816, Bond # 000127995, Level Info: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868, ImageNum: 006397, County: Rowan, Record # 02 319, Bondsman: Jacob Pool, Witness: Milo A Giles.
3. ↑ Source Information: "1860 United States Federal Census" [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. - Source Citation: United States Federal Census for Hugh Morgan, North Carolina, Rowan, Salisbury.
4. ↑ Source Information: "1870 United States Federal Census" [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. - Source Citation: United States Federal Census for Hugh Morgan, North Carolina, Rowan, Morgan.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32207007/hugh-morgan : accessed 07 July 2022), memorial page for Hugh Morgan (Aug 1796–11 Aug 1877), Find a Grave Memorial ID 32207007, citing Morgan Cemetery, Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Debbie Parris Hill (contributor 46542433).

• "The Descendants of Rachel Jack and Her Two Husbands, ____ McReaden and James Morgan, Volume I, Chapters I-IV, " written by Willett Douglas Kirkpatrick.