Reuben Isaac Morgan, Sr.

(This is a letter) from

       A. E. Morgan's Family Records

"My Great Grandfather Isaac Morgan
This information reference to my great grandfather Isaac Morgan came to me from my father Frances Cornelius Morgan as handed down from father to son from around the year 1800 to date.

                       Isaac Morgan

Born in Ireland, date unknown emigrated to the United States in or about the year 1800. Settled on a farm in North Carolina. Moved to South Carolina by wagon about 1828, where he farmed for two years.

He moved again to South Georgia in 1830 and settled in Brooks Co. and I am reliably informed that the old home site is now inside of corporate limits of Quitman, Ga.

His family consisted of three daughters and seven sons ranging in ages from small to grown-up. One of Isaac's sons John, a married son died while they lived in South Carolina, leaving a son named Malachi or Mae.

Another son, Daniel by name took over and recorded Mae-thus-Great granddad reached Georgia with three daughters and six sons and a grandson.

                          Daughters

Dorcus, Sally, Nancy
Dorcus: Married Edmond Blanton son of David Blanton & Nancy Goff.(B.C.

Blanton, a direct decendant. B.C. Blantons father and my father being

first cousins.

Nancy: Married a Wilson of whom the late John T. Wilson of Shady Grove

was a direct decendant. My father and Wilsons father (Enoch Wilson) were

also cousins.

Sallie: I do not know much of her and have never contacted any of her

offsprings, however I do know she married Enoch Bell and that around 1890 they lived in Kissimaee, Fla.

                       Sons of Isaac Morgan

Joe, John, Daniel, Ducan, Rueben, Isaac, and Enoch Morgan
Enoch Morgan was my grandfather who married Martha Ann Williams in Georgia, his wife being the sister of a Baptist preacher, of Georgia but later of Lee, Madison Co. Fla. The said preacher being the grandfather

of the late W.O. Williams of Perry Fla.

To this marriage was born 4 sons and 5 daughters. My father being born in Georgia in 1842. In 1846 my grandad Enoch Morgan and J. Pasco's granddadIsaac moved to

Florida. Isaac settling on part of the place now ownwd by E.J. Rowell at Iddo and Enoch Morgan settled on the Old Greenville Rd.(later called the old Salt Road). Some three miles north of old Shady Grove in Taylor County. At this location my fathers three brothers grew up.

                           War

At the opening of the war fathers two brothers Joe and John entered the Southern Army and was immediatly sent to Virginia never to return. Joe died in battle and John of disease.

Later my father and younger brother Math volunteered for service in the U.S. Army (Union).

My father was shot and carried a Confederate bullet in his breast to his death in 1905.

On returning from service my father bought a homestead claim to a 160 acrea tract of goverment land from one Wright Hendry. This land being just North of Shady Grove but in taylor County. On this tract he built a log house. Then he married my mother Lucy Alice

Lugenia McFail. To this marriage was 4 sons and 2 daughters born. Ollen, Asberry, Abner thats me, Ella, Joe, and Margarett. Margarett being only nine days old at my mothers death in 09/19/1882. Ollen and Ella died I think in 1893, and Asberry died last year in 1945,

leaving myself and Margarett.

                        Back to Georgia

I have already told you what became of my Granddad Enoch sisters and will tell you about the sons.

John died in South Carolina. Enoch and Isaac came to Florida as stated above. The others including Mae moved to Magnolia Springs, Jasper Co.

Texas either in 1849 or 1852.

Mt father kept in constant touch with them until his death in 1905.In 1913 through the postmaster I got intouch with Mae at Evan, Texas and

had a letter from him and got another letter in 1914. He was 86 then and he never anwsered again."

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