Sarah Katherine (Shipley) Morgan (1851 - 1935)

Born 3 Jun 1851 in Tennessee, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of James Wesley Morgan — married 15 Mar 1874 in Greene, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 12 Apr 1935 at age 83 in Greene, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Sarah was born 13 June 1851 in Tennessee, United States.^[1] She was the daughter of Benjamin Jackson Shipley and Ellen Eleanor Holt.^[2]

She married James Wesley Morgan on 15 March 1874 at Greene County, Tennessee, United States.^[3] They had 9 children:

Virginia Morgan (abt.1868-)^[4]

Alice E Morgan (abt.1876-1943)^[4]

Benjamin Thomas Morgan (1878-1963)^[4][5]

Birl H Morgan (abt.1880-1940)^[5]

Martha Ellen (Morgan) Metcalf (1884-)^[5]

Charles W Morgan (1885-before June 1900)^[6]

Hiram Hunter Morgan (1887-1951)^[5][6]

Rachel Mary Morgan (1890-)^[5][6][7]

Jesse E Morgan (1892-bef June 1900)^[6]

Sarah K (Shipley) Morgan passed away 12 April 1935 at Greene County, Tennessee, United States.^[1] and is buried at the Shelton Mission Cemetery, Greystone, Greene County, Tennessee, United States^[8]

Residences

1860 US Census, Sarah C Shipley (age 8) in household of Benjamin and Barbara Ann Shipley, Smyth, Virginia.^[2]

1880 US Census, household of James and Sarah Rosanah Morgan (age 24), District 22, Tennessee.^[4]

James Morgan, Self, M, 25,Tennessee, United States

Thomas B Morgan, Son, M, 2, Tennessee, United States

Sarah Rosanah Morgan, Wife, F, 24, Tennessee, United States

Allice E Morgan, Daughter, F, 4, Tennessee, United States

Virginia Morgan, Daughter, F, 12, Tennessee, United States

Note: James and Sarah’s ages are not consistent with prior census records and Sarah’s middle name is inconsistent, one child, Alice E Morgan, is consistent with later census records.

1900 US Census, household 165 of Jim and Sarah C Morgan, District 22, Greene, Tennessee.^[5]

Jim Morgan, head, 50, born Tennessee

Sarah C, wife, 47, born Tennessee, 10 children 8 living

Benjaman, son, 21, born Tennessee

Burl H, son, 20, born Tennessee

Martha E. daughter, 16, born Tennessee

Hiram, son, 13, born Tennessee

Rachel M. daughter, 9, born Tennessee

1910 US Census, household of James W and Sarah C Morgan (age 58), District 9, Greene, Tennessee.^[6]

Dwelling 138

James W Morgan, 59, 1 Marriage 36 yrs, born TN, Laborer

Sarah C, 58, 1 marriage 36 yrs, 10 children 8 living, born TN

Hiram H, son, age 22, single, laborer, born TN, Laborer

Mary E, daughter, age 20 single, born TN

1920 US Census, James W and Sarah C Morgan in household of James W Wadell, District 9, Greene, Tennessee.^[7]

Farm Dwelling 70, Family 72

James W Waddell, Head of House 46, Tennessee

Martha C Waddell, Wife, 45, Tennessee

Erskine H Waddell, Son, 8, Tennessee

James W Morgan, Father, 68, Tenessee

Sarah C, Mother, 67, Tennessee

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NS4P-FGW : 13 December 2020), Sarah K. Morgan, 12 Apr 1935; Death, Greene, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHMQ-KH8 : 13 December 2017), Benjamine Shipley, 1860.
3. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZW6-2QM : 17 January 2021), James W Morgan and Sarah Shipley, 13 Mar 1874; citing Greene, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. 1326, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,148,758.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD7H-5VX: accessed 14 July 2015), James Morgan, District 22, Greene, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district 43, sheet 15A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1258; FHL microfilm 1,255,258.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS82-XQ6 : accessed 17 July 2015), Jim Morgan, Civil District 22, Greene, Tennessee, United States; citing sheet 9B, family 165, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,573.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4} "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGFR-SPY : accessed 24 January 2021), * C Morgan in household of James W Morgan, Civil District 9, Greene, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 76, sheet 9A, family 139, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1501; FHL microfilm 1,375,514.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNP5-M41 : 22 December 2020), Sarah C Morgan in entry for James W Waddell, 1920.
8. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #97796241