He farmed with his family, in Illinois, then in Iowa, where he did his military duty. [3][4][5][6][7]
Morgan never married. He passed away at the age of 82 of a heart ailment. [1]
Sources
↑ 1.01.1 "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24D-3J1S : 8 November 2017), William Morgan Ryder, 13 Sep 1934, Decorah, Winneshiek, Iowa, United States; citing certificate #96135, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101821051.
↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXVF-X3N : 19 August 2017), Morgan M Rider in household of Thomas J Rider, Dorr, McHenry, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 135, sheet 105D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,228.
↑ "Iowa, Records of Persons Subject to Military Duty, 1862-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP8Z-79SR : 25 September 2019), Morgan Rider, 1862-1910; citing Military Service, Orleans, Appanoose, Iowa, United States, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 008147356.
↑ "Iowa State Census, 1895," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTQ1-NDG : 4 April 2020), Morgen Ryder in household of Chas Farrell, Winnesheik, Iowa, United States; citing p. 60, 1895, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,022,196.
↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG9P-B25 : accessed 30 April 2020), William M Ryder, Bluffton, Winneshiek, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 145, sheet 5A, family 69, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 428; FHL microfilm 1,374,441.
↑ "Iowa State Census, 1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKQ4-SV56 : 20 April 2020), William M Ryder in household of Diana Farrell, Winneshiek, Iowa, United States; citing Winneshiek, Iowa, United States, Iowa State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm .
Other sources:
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9GM-XMT : accessed 30 April 2020), Morgan Ryder in household of Lewis J Halse, Bluffton & Orleans Townships, Winneshiek, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 124, sheet 11A, family 203, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,466.
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