1870 PA Census: Allegheny County, Elizabeth Twp. p. 18a, lines 30-34
Series M593, roll 1292, dwelling 242, family 233
Joseph MORGAN, age 28, $1,000 Real Estate / $100 Personal Estate, b. Canada, parents of foreign birth
Mary, age 22, b. Pa.
Lewis, age 2; Oliver, age 10/12, b. September
Hannah BRADOCK, age 13, b. England
______________________________
1880 PA Census: Allegheny Co. Elizabeth Borough, ed 36, p. 18b, lines 13-20
Series T9, roll 1088, dwelling 152, family 170, 5 June 1880
Joseph MORGAN, age 39, married, House Carpenter, b. Canada, father b. Ireland, mother b. Canada
Mary, age 32, wife, married, Keeping House, Pa/Pa/Pa
Lewis M., age 12, son, at home, school, Pa/Can/Pa
Oliver H., age 10, son, at home, school, Pa/Can/Pa
Laura M., age 8, dau, school, Pa/Can/Pa
Trovilla V., age 6, son; Charles, age 3, son; Katie B., age 1, dau
______________________________
1900 PA Census: Westmoreland Co. Fairfield Twp. ed 81, sheet 11, lines 38-41
Series T623, roll 1497, dwelling 188, family 214, 9 June 1900
Joseph MORGAN, Head, Nov 1842, age 57, marr. 34 yrs., b. Pa., Father b. Ireland, Mother b. Canada
Mary, Wife, Mar 1848, age 52, mother of 8 children, 6 living, b. Pa/Pa/Pa
Agnes, dau, Nov 1881, age 18, single; Mame, dau, Dec 1883, age 16, single
______________________________
1910 PA Census: Westmoreland Co. Fairfield Twp. ed 123, p. 13b, lines 62-63
Series T624, roll 1429, dwelling 132, family 136, 27 April 1910
Joseph MORGAN, Head, age 68, marr. (1st time) 44 yrs, b. Canada, father b. Ireland, mother b. Canada, Farmer
Mary E., wife, age 62, marr. (1st time) 44 yrs, 8 children / 6 surviving, b. Penna., parents b. Penna.
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1920 PA Census: Allegheny Co. McKeesport City, Ward 2, Grant St., ed 193, p. 5b, lines 84-85
Series T625, roll 1514, dwelling 821, family 106, 8 January 1920
Joseph MORGAN, Head, owns home, mortgaged, age 77, married, immigrated in 1850, naturalized in 1860, b. Canada, father b. Ireland, mother b. Canada
Mary E., wife, age 72, married, b. Penna., parents b. Penna.
______________________________
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics
Certificate of Death
Place of Death: Allegheny County, City of McKeesport, 821 Grant Street, 2nd Ward
Full Name: JOSEPH MORGAN
Sex: M
Color: W
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Nov. 26, 1842
Age: 77 yrs, 4 mos, 9 days
Occupation: Retired
Birthplace: Canada
Name of Father: Richard Morgan
Birthplace of Father: Ireland
Maiden Name of Mother: Mary Hope
Birthplace of Mother: Canada
Informant: O.H. Morgan, Duquesne, Pa.
Date of Death: April 4, 1920
Cause of Death: Cerebral Embolus
Contributory causes: Cystitis & Bronchitis
Signed: A.E. Walters, M.D., McKeesport
Place and Date of Burial: Versailles, McKeesport, Apr. 7, 1920
______________________________
McKeesport, PA: Daily News, issue of [ ] April 1920
[Note: This obituary was copied from microfilm which was poorly focused and photographed. As a result, this obituary is cut off along the left margin, resulting in some missing text, some of which can be assumed, given a partial beginning of a word on a previous line or from other known facts about Joseph Morgan's life and family. Missing text is indicated by asterisks within brackets. Assumed text is indicated by brackets.]
JOSEPH MORGAN
[After] an illness of four weeks, with [****] spinal meningitis, Joseph Mor-[gan], [aged] 79 years, four months, and 8 [days] [****] one of the oldest and best known [residents] of the city, died yesterday [at his] home, 821 Grant street. He was [born in] Napanee, Canada, and came to [this] country in the early 60's, locating [****] **ier, Pa. He learned the car-[penter] trade and followed it for nearly [****] century. He was married De-[cember] 22, 1866, to Miss Mary E. Mar-[shall,] who survives him. They resided [in Eliza]beth for several years and from [there] moved to the Tenth ward, where [Mr. Mo]rgan served as a justice of the [peace for] nearly ten years and carried [****] business of house building until [****] when he sold out, and became a [****] of Westmoreland county. He [****] two years on a farm near Bolivar [and res]ided in that town a year or two, [**** re]turned to this city a few years [****].
[Mr.] and Mrs. Morgan recently cele-[brated] their golden wedding anniver-[sary at] the home of their daughter, [Mrs.] Thomas Robinson, of Duquesne. [Mr. Mo]rgan was a member of the West [****] E. church and a prominent [membe]r of the Odd Fellows, serving in [****] the offices of the lodge, and as [****] deputy for many years. He [was al]so a member of the Encamp-[****].
[Besi]des his widow, Mr. Morgan is [survive]d by six children: Oliver H., of [****]me; Travallo V. Morgan, and [K]atie Delo, of Kokomo, Ind.; Mrs. [Laura] Reed, of this city, Mrs. Agnes [Hender]son and Mrs. Mamie Robinson, [of Duq]uesne; also by 52 grandchil-[dren] and eight great grandchildren. [****] brothers and four sisters also [survive], John W. Morgan and Mary [Wal]rath, of this city; William H. [and Ja]mes Morgan and Katie Ingold, [of Duq]uesne, and Isabella Stevens and [****]urst, of Akron, O. Mr. Morgan [****] good citizen and neighbor and [****] will be mourned by a host [of frien]ds.
[Servi]ces will be held by the Odd Fel-[lows an]d will be conducted at the home [****] evening and the funeral ser-[vice w]ill be held at 2 o'clock on Wed-[nesday] in charge of the Rev. James [**** of] Pittsburgh, assisted by the Rev. [****]binson pastor of the West Side [****] church. Interment will be in [Versaill]es cemetery.
______________________________
Versailles Cemetery, McKeesport, Allegheny County, PA
MORGAN
FATHER | JOSEPH E. | 1842 - 1919
MOTHER | MARY E. | 1848 - 1936
[According to both his death certificate and his obituary, Joseph Morgan died in 1920, not 1919. Also his tombstone is the only known source that indicates his middle initial was "E." - ed.]
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Excerpt from manuscript written by Katie Belle (Morgan) Delo, approximately 1933, in response to a letter of 27 March 1933 written by Charles Hayden of Chicago, publisher of the Hayden Family Magazine, requesting information on Katie's branch of the family.
My father, Joseph Morgan, born at Napanee, Canada, came to America in his early twenties. Vocation - Carpenter. Politically inclined--was Justice of the Peace for 10 years in 10th Ward, McKeesport, Pa.; then Reynoldton. Lived a few years on a farm near Bolivar, Westmoreland County, Pa. An upright man and a good father. Mother born near Webster--a successful wife and mother. During her residence in 10th ward was known as an "Angel of Mercy." Gave many hours to caring for the sick. Cared for more than 100 new babes, some today living owe their lives to her.
______________________________
Series M593, roll 1292, dwelling 242, family 233
Joseph MORGAN, age 28, $1,000 Real Estate / $100 Personal Estate, b. Canada, parents of foreign birth
Mary, age 22, b. Pa.
Lewis, age 2; Oliver, age 10/12, b. September
Hannah BRADOCK, age 13, b. England
______________________________
1880 PA Census: Allegheny Co. Elizabeth Borough, ed 36, p. 18b, lines 13-20
Series T9, roll 1088, dwelling 152, family 170, 5 June 1880
Joseph MORGAN, age 39, married, House Carpenter, b. Canada, father b. Ireland, mother b. Canada
Mary, age 32, wife, married, Keeping House, Pa/Pa/Pa
Lewis M., age 12, son, at home, school, Pa/Can/Pa
Oliver H., age 10, son, at home, school, Pa/Can/Pa
Laura M., age 8, dau, school, Pa/Can/Pa
Trovilla V., age 6, son; Charles, age 3, son; Katie B., age 1, dau
______________________________
1900 PA Census: Westmoreland Co. Fairfield Twp. ed 81, sheet 11, lines 38-41
Series T623, roll 1497, dwelling 188, family 214, 9 June 1900
Joseph MORGAN, Head, Nov 1842, age 57, marr. 34 yrs., b. Pa., Father b. Ireland, Mother b. Canada
Mary, Wife, Mar 1848, age 52, mother of 8 children, 6 living, b. Pa/Pa/Pa
Agnes, dau, Nov 1881, age 18, single; Mame, dau, Dec 1883, age 16, single
______________________________
1910 PA Census: Westmoreland Co. Fairfield Twp. ed 123, p. 13b, lines 62-63
Series T624, roll 1429, dwelling 132, family 136, 27 April 1910
Joseph MORGAN, Head, age 68, marr. (1st time) 44 yrs, b. Canada, father b. Ireland, mother b. Canada, Farmer
Mary E., wife, age 62, marr. (1st time) 44 yrs, 8 children / 6 surviving, b. Penna., parents b. Penna.
______________________________
1920 PA Census: Allegheny Co. McKeesport City, Ward 2, Grant St., ed 193, p. 5b, lines 84-85
Series T625, roll 1514, dwelling 821, family 106, 8 January 1920
Joseph MORGAN, Head, owns home, mortgaged, age 77, married, immigrated in 1850, naturalized in 1860, b. Canada, father b. Ireland, mother b. Canada
Mary E., wife, age 72, married, b. Penna., parents b. Penna.
______________________________
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics
Certificate of Death
Place of Death: Allegheny County, City of McKeesport, 821 Grant Street, 2nd Ward
Full Name: JOSEPH MORGAN
Sex: M
Color: W
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Nov. 26, 1842
Age: 77 yrs, 4 mos, 9 days
Occupation: Retired
Birthplace: Canada
Name of Father: Richard Morgan
Birthplace of Father: Ireland
Maiden Name of Mother: Mary Hope
Birthplace of Mother: Canada
Informant: O.H. Morgan, Duquesne, Pa.
Date of Death: April 4, 1920
Cause of Death: Cerebral Embolus
Contributory causes: Cystitis & Bronchitis
Signed: A.E. Walters, M.D., McKeesport
Place and Date of Burial: Versailles, McKeesport, Apr. 7, 1920
______________________________
McKeesport, PA: Daily News, issue of [ ] April 1920
[Note: This obituary was copied from microfilm which was poorly focused and photographed. As a result, this obituary is cut off along the left margin, resulting in some missing text, some of which can be assumed, given a partial beginning of a word on a previous line or from other known facts about Joseph Morgan's life and family. Missing text is indicated by asterisks within brackets. Assumed text is indicated by brackets.]
JOSEPH MORGAN
[After] an illness of four weeks, with [****] spinal meningitis, Joseph Mor-[gan], [aged] 79 years, four months, and 8 [days] [****] one of the oldest and best known [residents] of the city, died yesterday [at his] home, 821 Grant street. He was [born in] Napanee, Canada, and came to [this] country in the early 60's, locating [****] **ier, Pa. He learned the car-[penter] trade and followed it for nearly [****] century. He was married De-[cember] 22, 1866, to Miss Mary E. Mar-[shall,] who survives him. They resided [in Eliza]beth for several years and from [there] moved to the Tenth ward, where [Mr. Mo]rgan served as a justice of the [peace for] nearly ten years and carried [****] business of house building until [****] when he sold out, and became a [****] of Westmoreland county. He [****] two years on a farm near Bolivar [and res]ided in that town a year or two, [**** re]turned to this city a few years [****].
[Mr.] and Mrs. Morgan recently cele-[brated] their golden wedding anniver-[sary at] the home of their daughter, [Mrs.] Thomas Robinson, of Duquesne. [Mr. Mo]rgan was a member of the West [****] E. church and a prominent [membe]r of the Odd Fellows, serving in [****] the offices of the lodge, and as [****] deputy for many years. He [was al]so a member of the Encamp-[****].
[Besi]des his widow, Mr. Morgan is [survive]d by six children: Oliver H., of [****]me; Travallo V. Morgan, and [K]atie Delo, of Kokomo, Ind.; Mrs. [Laura] Reed, of this city, Mrs. Agnes [Hender]son and Mrs. Mamie Robinson, [of Duq]uesne; also by 52 grandchil-[dren] and eight great grandchildren. [****] brothers and four sisters also [survive], John W. Morgan and Mary [Wal]rath, of this city; William H. [and Ja]mes Morgan and Katie Ingold, [of Duq]uesne, and Isabella Stevens and [****]urst, of Akron, O. Mr. Morgan [****] good citizen and neighbor and [****] will be mourned by a host [of frien]ds.
[Servi]ces will be held by the Odd Fel-[lows an]d will be conducted at the home [****] evening and the funeral ser-[vice w]ill be held at 2 o'clock on Wed-[nesday] in charge of the Rev. James [**** of] Pittsburgh, assisted by the Rev. [****]binson pastor of the West Side [****] church. Interment will be in [Versaill]es cemetery.
______________________________
Versailles Cemetery, McKeesport, Allegheny County, PA
MORGAN
FATHER | JOSEPH E. | 1842 - 1919
MOTHER | MARY E. | 1848 - 1936
[According to both his death certificate and his obituary, Joseph Morgan died in 1920, not 1919. Also his tombstone is the only known source that indicates his middle initial was "E." - ed.]
______________________________
Excerpt from manuscript written by Katie Belle (Morgan) Delo, approximately 1933, in response to a letter of 27 March 1933 written by Charles Hayden of Chicago, publisher of the Hayden Family Magazine, requesting information on Katie's branch of the family.
My father, Joseph Morgan, born at Napanee, Canada, came to America in his early twenties. Vocation - Carpenter. Politically inclined--was Justice of the Peace for 10 years in 10th Ward, McKeesport, Pa.; then Reynoldton. Lived a few years on a farm near Bolivar, Westmoreland County, Pa. An upright man and a good father. Mother born near Webster--a successful wife and mother. During her residence in 10th ward was known as an "Angel of Mercy." Gave many hours to caring for the sick. Cared for more than 100 new babes, some today living owe their lives to her.
______________________________
1870 PA Census: Allegheny County, Elizabeth Twp. p. 18a, lines 30-34
Series M593, roll 1292, dwelling 242, family 233
Joseph MORGAN, age 28, $1,000 Real Estate / $100 Personal Estate, b. Canada, parents of foreign birth
Mary, age 22, b. Pa.
Lewis, age 2; Oliver, age 10/12, b. September
Hannah BRADOCK, age 13, b. England
______________________________
1880 PA Census: Allegheny Co. Elizabeth Borough, ed 36, p. 18b, lines 13-20
Series T9, roll 1088, dwelling 152, family 170, 5 June 1880
Joseph MORGAN, age 39, married, House Carpenter, b. Canada, father b. Ireland, mother b. Canada
Mary, age 32, wife, married, Keeping House, Pa/Pa/Pa
Lewis M., age 12, son, at home, school, Pa/Can/Pa
Oliver H., age 10, son, at home, school, Pa/Can/Pa
Laura M., age 8, dau, school, Pa/Can/Pa
Trovilla V., age 6, son; Charles, age 3, son; Katie B., age 1, dau
______________________________
1900 PA Census: Westmoreland Co. Fairfield Twp. ed 81, sheet 11, lines 38-41
Series T623, roll 1497, dwelling 188, family 214, 9 June 1900
Joseph MORGAN, Head, Nov 1842, age 57, marr. 34 yrs., b. Pa., Father b. Ireland, Mother b. Canada
Mary, Wife, Mar 1848, age 52, mother of 8 children, 6 living, b. Pa/Pa/Pa
Agnes, dau, Nov 1881, age 18, single; Mame, dau, Dec 1883, age 16, single
______________________________
1910 PA Census: Westmoreland Co. Fairfield Twp. ed 123, p. 13b, lines 62-63
Series T624, roll 1429, dwelling 132, family 136, 27 April 1910
Joseph MORGAN, Head, age 68, marr. (1st time) 44 yrs, b. Canada, father b. Ireland, mother b. Canada, Farmer
Mary E., wife, age 62, marr. (1st time) 44 yrs, 8 children / 6 surviving, b. Penna., parents b. Penna.
______________________________
1920 PA Census: Allegheny Co. McKeesport City, Ward 2, Grant St., ed 193, p. 5b, lines 84-85
Series T625, roll 1514, dwelling 821, family 106, 8 January 1920
Joseph MORGAN, Head, owns home, mortgaged, age 77, married, immigrated in 1850, naturalized in 1860, b. Canada, father b. Ireland, mother b. Canada
Mary E., wife, age 72, married, b. Penna., parents b. Penna.
______________________________
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics
Certificate of Death
Place of Death: Allegheny County, City of McKeesport, 821 Grant Street, 2nd Ward
Full Name: JOSEPH MORGAN
Sex: M
Color: W
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Nov. 26, 1842
Age: 77 yrs, 4 mos, 9 days
Occupation: Retired
Birthplace: Canada
Name of Father: Richard Morgan
Birthplace of Father: Ireland
Maiden Name of Mother: Mary Hope
Birthplace of Mother: Canada
Informant: O.H. Morgan, Duquesne, Pa.
Date of Death: April 4, 1920
Cause of Death: Cerebral Embolus
Contributory causes: Cystitis & Bronchitis
Signed: A.E. Walters, M.D., McKeesport
Place and Date of Burial: Versailles, McKeesport, Apr. 7, 1920
______________________________
McKeesport, PA: Daily News, issue of [ ] April 1920
[Note: This obituary was copied from microfilm which was poorly focused and photographed. As a result, this obituary is cut off along the left margin, resulting in some missing text, some of which can be assumed, given a partial beginning of a word on a previous line or from other known facts about Joseph Morgan's life and family. Missing text is indicated by asterisks within brackets. Assumed text is indicated by brackets.]
JOSEPH MORGAN
[After] an illness of four weeks, with [****] spinal meningitis, Joseph Mor-[gan], [aged] 79 years, four months, and 8 [days] [****] one of the oldest and best known [residents] of the city, died yesterday [at his] home, 821 Grant street. He was [born in] Napanee, Canada, and came to [this] country in the early 60's, locating [****] **ier, Pa. He learned the car-[penter] trade and followed it for nearly [****] century. He was married De-[cember] 22, 1866, to Miss Mary E. Mar-[shall,] who survives him. They resided [in Eliza]beth for several years and from [there] moved to the Tenth ward, where [Mr. Mo]rgan served as a justice of the [peace for] nearly ten years and carried [****] business of house building until [****] when he sold out, and became a [****] of Westmoreland county. He [****] two years on a farm near Bolivar [and res]ided in that town a year or two, [**** re]turned to this city a few years [****].
[Mr.] and Mrs. Morgan recently cele-[brated] their golden wedding anniver-[sary at] the home of their daughter, [Mrs.] Thomas Robinson, of Duquesne. [Mr. Mo]rgan was a member of the West [****] E. church and a prominent [membe]r of the Odd Fellows, serving in [****] the offices of the lodge, and as [****] deputy for many years. He [was al]so a member of the Encamp-[****].
[Besi]des his widow, Mr. Morgan is [survive]d by six children: Oliver H., of [****]me; Travallo V. Morgan, and [K]atie Delo, of Kokomo, Ind.; Mrs. [Laura] Reed, of this city, Mrs. Agnes [Hender]son and Mrs. Mamie Robinson, [of Duq]uesne; also by 52 grandchil-[dren] and eight great grandchildren. [****] brothers and four sisters also [survive], John W. Morgan and Mary [Wal]rath, of this city; William H. [and Ja]mes Morgan and Katie Ingold, [of Duq]uesne, and Isabella Stevens and [****]urst, of Akron, O. Mr. Morgan [****] good citizen and neighbor and [****] will be mourned by a host [of frien]ds.
[Servi]ces will be held by the Odd Fel-[lows an]d will be conducted at the home [****] evening and the funeral ser-[vice w]ill be held at 2 o'clock on Wed-[nesday] in charge of the Rev. James [**** of] Pittsburgh, assisted by the Rev. [****]binson pastor of the West Side [****] church. Interment will be in [Versaill]es cemetery.
______________________________
Versailles Cemetery, McKeesport, Allegheny County, PA
MORGAN
FATHER | JOSEPH E. | 1842 - 1919
MOTHER | MARY E. | 1848 - 1936
[According to both his death certificate and his obituary, Joseph Morgan died in 1920, not 1919. Also his tombstone is the only known source that indicates his middle initial was "E." - ed.]
______________________________
Excerpt from manuscript written by Katie Belle (Morgan) Delo, approximately 1933, in response to a letter of 27 March 1933 written by Charles Hayden of Chicago, publisher of the Hayden Family Magazine, requesting information on Katie's branch of the family.
My father, Joseph Morgan, born at Napanee, Canada, came to America in his early twenties. Vocation - Carpenter. Politically inclined--was Justice of the Peace for 10 years in 10th Ward, McKeesport, Pa.; then Reynoldton. Lived a few years on a farm near Bolivar, Westmoreland County, Pa. An upright man and a good father. Mother born near Webster--a successful wife and mother. During her residence in 10th ward was known as an "Angel of Mercy." Gave many hours to caring for the sick. Cared for more than 100 new babes, some today living owe their lives to her.
______________________________
Series M593, roll 1292, dwelling 242, family 233
Joseph MORGAN, age 28, $1,000 Real Estate / $100 Personal Estate, b. Canada, parents of foreign birth
Mary, age 22, b. Pa.
Lewis, age 2; Oliver, age 10/12, b. September
Hannah BRADOCK, age 13, b. England
______________________________
1880 PA Census: Allegheny Co. Elizabeth Borough, ed 36, p. 18b, lines 13-20
Series T9, roll 1088, dwelling 152, family 170, 5 June 1880
Joseph MORGAN, age 39, married, House Carpenter, b. Canada, father b. Ireland, mother b. Canada
Mary, age 32, wife, married, Keeping House, Pa/Pa/Pa
Lewis M., age 12, son, at home, school, Pa/Can/Pa
Oliver H., age 10, son, at home, school, Pa/Can/Pa
Laura M., age 8, dau, school, Pa/Can/Pa
Trovilla V., age 6, son; Charles, age 3, son; Katie B., age 1, dau
______________________________
1900 PA Census: Westmoreland Co. Fairfield Twp. ed 81, sheet 11, lines 38-41
Series T623, roll 1497, dwelling 188, family 214, 9 June 1900
Joseph MORGAN, Head, Nov 1842, age 57, marr. 34 yrs., b. Pa., Father b. Ireland, Mother b. Canada
Mary, Wife, Mar 1848, age 52, mother of 8 children, 6 living, b. Pa/Pa/Pa
Agnes, dau, Nov 1881, age 18, single; Mame, dau, Dec 1883, age 16, single
______________________________
1910 PA Census: Westmoreland Co. Fairfield Twp. ed 123, p. 13b, lines 62-63
Series T624, roll 1429, dwelling 132, family 136, 27 April 1910
Joseph MORGAN, Head, age 68, marr. (1st time) 44 yrs, b. Canada, father b. Ireland, mother b. Canada, Farmer
Mary E., wife, age 62, marr. (1st time) 44 yrs, 8 children / 6 surviving, b. Penna., parents b. Penna.
______________________________
1920 PA Census: Allegheny Co. McKeesport City, Ward 2, Grant St., ed 193, p. 5b, lines 84-85
Series T625, roll 1514, dwelling 821, family 106, 8 January 1920
Joseph MORGAN, Head, owns home, mortgaged, age 77, married, immigrated in 1850, naturalized in 1860, b. Canada, father b. Ireland, mother b. Canada
Mary E., wife, age 72, married, b. Penna., parents b. Penna.
______________________________
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics
Certificate of Death
Place of Death: Allegheny County, City of McKeesport, 821 Grant Street, 2nd Ward
Full Name: JOSEPH MORGAN
Sex: M
Color: W
Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth: Nov. 26, 1842
Age: 77 yrs, 4 mos, 9 days
Occupation: Retired
Birthplace: Canada
Name of Father: Richard Morgan
Birthplace of Father: Ireland
Maiden Name of Mother: Mary Hope
Birthplace of Mother: Canada
Informant: O.H. Morgan, Duquesne, Pa.
Date of Death: April 4, 1920
Cause of Death: Cerebral Embolus
Contributory causes: Cystitis & Bronchitis
Signed: A.E. Walters, M.D., McKeesport
Place and Date of Burial: Versailles, McKeesport, Apr. 7, 1920
______________________________
McKeesport, PA: Daily News, issue of [ ] April 1920
[Note: This obituary was copied from microfilm which was poorly focused and photographed. As a result, this obituary is cut off along the left margin, resulting in some missing text, some of which can be assumed, given a partial beginning of a word on a previous line or from other known facts about Joseph Morgan's life and family. Missing text is indicated by asterisks within brackets. Assumed text is indicated by brackets.]
JOSEPH MORGAN
[After] an illness of four weeks, with [****] spinal meningitis, Joseph Mor-[gan], [aged] 79 years, four months, and 8 [days] [****] one of the oldest and best known [residents] of the city, died yesterday [at his] home, 821 Grant street. He was [born in] Napanee, Canada, and came to [this] country in the early 60's, locating [****] **ier, Pa. He learned the car-[penter] trade and followed it for nearly [****] century. He was married De-[cember] 22, 1866, to Miss Mary E. Mar-[shall,] who survives him. They resided [in Eliza]beth for several years and from [there] moved to the Tenth ward, where [Mr. Mo]rgan served as a justice of the [peace for] nearly ten years and carried [****] business of house building until [****] when he sold out, and became a [****] of Westmoreland county. He [****] two years on a farm near Bolivar [and res]ided in that town a year or two, [**** re]turned to this city a few years [****].
[Mr.] and Mrs. Morgan recently cele-[brated] their golden wedding anniver-[sary at] the home of their daughter, [Mrs.] Thomas Robinson, of Duquesne. [Mr. Mo]rgan was a member of the West [****] E. church and a prominent [membe]r of the Odd Fellows, serving in [****] the offices of the lodge, and as [****] deputy for many years. He [was al]so a member of the Encamp-[****].
[Besi]des his widow, Mr. Morgan is [survive]d by six children: Oliver H., of [****]me; Travallo V. Morgan, and [K]atie Delo, of Kokomo, Ind.; Mrs. [Laura] Reed, of this city, Mrs. Agnes [Hender]son and Mrs. Mamie Robinson, [of Duq]uesne; also by 52 grandchil-[dren] and eight great grandchildren. [****] brothers and four sisters also [survive], John W. Morgan and Mary [Wal]rath, of this city; William H. [and Ja]mes Morgan and Katie Ingold, [of Duq]uesne, and Isabella Stevens and [****]urst, of Akron, O. Mr. Morgan [****] good citizen and neighbor and [****] will be mourned by a host [of frien]ds.
[Servi]ces will be held by the Odd Fel-[lows an]d will be conducted at the home [****] evening and the funeral ser-[vice w]ill be held at 2 o'clock on Wed-[nesday] in charge of the Rev. James [**** of] Pittsburgh, assisted by the Rev. [****]binson pastor of the West Side [****] church. Interment will be in [Versaill]es cemetery.
______________________________
Versailles Cemetery, McKeesport, Allegheny County, PA
MORGAN
FATHER | JOSEPH E. | 1842 - 1919
MOTHER | MARY E. | 1848 - 1936
[According to both his death certificate and his obituary, Joseph Morgan died in 1920, not 1919. Also his tombstone is the only known source that indicates his middle initial was "E." - ed.]
______________________________
Excerpt from manuscript written by Katie Belle (Morgan) Delo, approximately 1933, in response to a letter of 27 March 1933 written by Charles Hayden of Chicago, publisher of the Hayden Family Magazine, requesting information on Katie's branch of the family.
My father, Joseph Morgan, born at Napanee, Canada, came to America in his early twenties. Vocation - Carpenter. Politically inclined--was Justice of the Peace for 10 years in 10th Ward, McKeesport, Pa.; then Reynoldton. Lived a few years on a farm near Bolivar, Westmoreland County, Pa. An upright man and a good father. Mother born near Webster--a successful wife and mother. During her residence in 10th ward was known as an "Angel of Mercy." Gave many hours to caring for the sick. Cared for more than 100 new babes, some today living owe their lives to her.
______________________________
Inscription
MORGAN
FATHER | JOSEPH E. | 1842 - 1919
MOTHER | MARY E. | 1848 - 1936
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