Robert Greene Morgan Sr (1806 - 1877)

Born 7 Jan 1806 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Ellender Rebecca (Shook) Morgan — married about 1829 in Tennessee, United States

Husband of Lucy (Coffey) Morgan — married 10 Feb 1841 in Marshall, Alabama, United States

Descendants

Died 2 Jan 1877 at age 70 in Colorado County, Texas, USA

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Biography

Robert Greene Morgan was born about 1805 in Rowan County, North Carolina. He was the son of Robert Morgan and Rebecca Cox.

• Birth date and Death dates per Granddaughter Anna Morgan's typewritten Genealogy
• 1830 US Federal Census for Bedford County, Tennessee shows the Robert Morgan household consisting of 1 white Male, age 20-29 (Robert - himself), 1 white female age 15-19, 1 white Male age 15-19, 1 white Male under 5, 1 white Female age under 5 (Sarah "Sallie"). 1830 Census image

• 1837 Tennessee Tax list for Bedford County shows Robt G. Morgan, 1837 Tn Tax list image

• 1850 US Federal Census for Colorado County, Texas shows the Robert Morgan household consisting of R. G. Morgan (age 44) and his wife Lucy with 3 children (ages 2-13). 1850 Census image

• 1860 US Federal Census for Colorado County, Texas (Columbus Post Office) shows the R. G. Morgan household consisting of Robert G. Morgan (age 54), with his wife Lucy, 2 adult children and 3 children under 20 years. 1860 Census image

• 1870 US Federal Census for Precinct 2, Colorado, Texas (Osage and Columbus Post Office) shows the R. G. ("P. S.") Morgan household consisting of Robert G. (age 64), with his wife Lucy, and 3 adult children and 2 children under 20 years. 1870 Census image

• Robert G. Morgan passed away in Colorado County, Texas about 1878. His is buried in the Osage Cemetery in Colorado County, Texas. Grave memorial

DNA

Paternal relationship is confirmed by Family Tree DNA Y-chromosome testing. Joseph Morgan, FTDNA kit #86115, Y-111 test, and:

a. Robert Morgan, FTDNA kit #939059, match at a Genetic Distance of 1 on 111 STR markers thereby confirming his direct paternal line back 3 generations to his MRCA John Franklin Morgan with a 99% probability.

b. Ralph Morgan, FTDNA kit #B49021, match at a Genetic Distance of 2 on 111 STR markers thereby confirming his direct paternal line back 7 generations to his MRCA Hugh Morgan with a 98% probability.

Male Children

• Levi Morgan-Caster, b: 1821 {Y-DNA probable}
• Harris P. Morgan, b: 1832
• Isaac S. Morgan, b: 1834
• Robert Green Morgan, Jr. b: 1837, d: 1906
• Daniel Morgan, b: 1849, d: 1908

Sources

- Year: 1830; Census Place: Bedford County, Tennessee; Series: M19; Roll: 174; Page: 77; Family History Library Film: 0024532 [1]

- Ancestry.com. Tennessee, U.S., Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. (record for 1837) [2]

- Year: 1850; Census Place: Colorado, Colorado, Texas; Roll: 910; Page: 42b [3]

- Year: 1860; Census Place: Colorado, Texas; Page: 128; Family History Library Film: 805291 [4]

- Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 2, Colorado, Texas; Roll: M593_1580; Page: 41A; Family History Library Film: 553079 [5]

- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 20 March 2021), memorial page for Robert Green Morgan (1805–1878), Find a Grave Memorial no. 93863989, citing Osage Cemetery, Colorado County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Skip Farrow (contributor 47380732) . [6]