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John Henry Morgan
1885 - 1980 (95 years)
Person ID: I21650
1871 - 1884 (12 years)
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Name John Henry Morgan [1] Notes - John Henry Morgan John Henry Morgan was born June 9, 1885, in Miami County, Kansas, and died December 9, 1980, Paola, Miami County, Kansas. He was married July 8, 1905 to Mary Eleanor Russell, born February 17, 1883, in Odessa, Lafayette County, Missouri. She died January 22, 1967, in Paola, Miami County, Kansas. Both are buried in Hodges Cemetery, Miami County, Kansas. John "Henry," son of John and Lavinia (Russell) Morgan spent most of his life in Miami County. He learned the trade of a blacksmith in his father's shop, was a carpenter, fence builder and farmer throughout his life. He married Mary "Mayme" Russell, daughter of William T. and Fannie (Hill) Russell in Johnson County, Missouri, and for a short time after their marriage, they lived in Kansas City where Henry delivered ice by horse and wagon and also worked in a furniture store. They returned to Miami County in 1907, where they spent the rest of their years together. To this union four children were born; the first, a son, who died at birth in 1907 and is buried in Hodges cemetery; Mary "Frances," born April 4, 1908, married Harry Fickel, July 5, 1930; Marion Russell (Bub), born October 14, 1909, never married; Damon Lee, born January 21, 1912, married Irene Judd, October 1, 1930. Divorced in 1950, he married Julia Forrester, October 11, 1952, died June 28, 1975, buried in Miami Memorial Garden Cemetery, Miami County, Kansas. After the death of his wife, Mayme, in 1967, Henry married Sarah Flesher, June 1968. Henry died at the age of ninety-five with 11 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren and 20 great-great-grandchildren. Submitted by Terry Grant--Swan River Museum Book of Family Histories and Stories of Miami County, Kansas.
Born 9 Jun 1885 Miami, Kansas, USA 
[1] Gender Male Died 9 Dec 1980 [1] Buried 11 Dec 1980 Miami, Kansas, USA [1] - Hodges Cemetery
Siblings 1. Fannie Alice Morgan (ID:I23306), b. 22 Oct 1871, d. 12 Jul 1884 (Age 12 years) 2. Elnora Morgan (ID:I17322), b. 26 Mar 1879, Somerset, Miami, Kansas, USA , d. 14 Jun 1953, Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA (Age 74 years)3. Winnifred Morgan (ID:I20799), b. 15 Oct 1889, Miami, Kansas, USA , d. 17 Sep 1982, Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA (Age 92 years)4. Catherine M. Morgan (ID:I18484), b. 17 Mar 1892, Miami, Kansas, USA , d. 25 Mar 1969, Holiday Manor Nursing Home, Osawatomie, Miami, Kansas, USA (Age 77 years)5. Wlford Morgan (ID:I22810), b. 7 Sep 1896, East of Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA , d. 19 Nov 1967, Miami County Medical Center, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA (Age 71 years)6. James Leary Morgan (ID:I9747), b. 17 Apr 1898, Somerset, Miami, Kansas, USA , d. 26 Aug 1966, Anderson County Hospital, Garnett, Anderson, Kansas, USA (Age 68 years)Parents
Father John James Morgan (ID:I17208), b. 31 Mar 1852, Shelby, Illinois, USA , d. 20 Jan 1932, Somerset, Miami, Kansas, USA (Age 79 years) Mother Lavinia Russell (ID:I21932), b. 8 Apr 1857, Page, Iowa, USA , d. 24 Sep 1951, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA (Age 94 years) Married 9 Jan 1871 - Eloped to state line-was married in covered wagon
Family 1
Wife 1 Mary Eleanor Russell (ID:I18157), b. 17 Feb 1883, Lafayette, Arkansas, USA , d. 22 Jan 1967 (Age 83 years) Married 8 Jul 1905 Johnson, Missouri, USA [1] Children 1. J. H. Morgan (ID:I18601), b. 1907, d. Abt 1907 (Age 0 years) 2. Mary Frances Morgan (ID:I22091), b. 4 Apr 1908, d. 18 Nov 1991, Home, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA (Age 83 years)3. Marion Russell Morgan (ID:I19782), b. 14 Oct 1909, d. 8 Feb 1991, Miami County Medical Center, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA (Age 81 years)4. Damon Lee Morgan (ID:I17469), b. 21 Jan 1912, Somerset, Miami, Kansas, USA , d. 28 Jun 1975, His home, Rural Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA (Age 63 years)Family 2
Wife 2 Sarah Flesher (ID:I17171), b. 28 Apr 1896, Summersville, Shannon, Missouri, USA , d. 18 Mar 1982, Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, USA (Age 85 years) Married Jun 1968 Other Personal Events
Occupation Blacksmith - John Henry Morgan John Henry Morgan was born June 9, 1885, in Miami County, Kansas, and died December 9, 1980, Paola, Miami County, Kansas. He was married July 8, 1905 to Mary Eleanor Russell, born February 17, 1883, in Odessa, Lafayette County, Missouri. She died January 22, 1967, in Paola, Miami County, Kansas. Both are buried in Hodges Cemetery, Miami County, Kansas. John "Henry," son of John and Lavinia (Russell) Morgan spent most of his life in Miami County. He learned the trade of a blacksmith in his father's shop, was a carpenter, fence builder and farmer throughout his life. He married Mary "Mayme" Russell, daughter of William T. and Fannie (Hill) Russell in Johnson County, Missouri, and for a short time after their marriage, they lived in Kansas City where Henry delivered ice by horse and wagon and also worked in a furniture store. They returned to Miami County in 1907, where they spent the rest of their years together. To this union four children were born; the first, a son, who died at birth in 1907 and is buried in Hodges cemetery; Mary "Frances," born April 4, 1908, married Harry Fickel, July 5, 1930; Marion Russell (Bub), born October 14, 1909, never married; Damon Lee, born January 21, 1912, married Irene Judd, October 1, 1930. Divorced in 1950, he married Julia Forrester, October 11, 1952, died June 28, 1975, buried in Miami Memorial Garden Cemetery, Miami County, Kansas. After the death of his wife, Mayme, in 1967, Henry married Sarah Flesher, June 1968. Henry died at the age of ninety-five with 11 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren and 20 great-great-grandchildren. Submitted by Terry Grant--Swan River Museum Book of Family Histories and Stories of Miami County, Kansas.
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Born - 9 Jun 1885 - Miami, Kansas, USA 
Married - 8 Jul 1905 - Johnson, Missouri, USA Buried - 11 Dec 1980 - Miami, Kansas, USA = Link to Google Earth -
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Source Citations
- [S1251] Find A Grave, John Henry Morgan.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13915611/john-henry-morganJohn Henry Morgan
- [S1251] Find A Grave, John Henry Morgan.
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