Contributed by: Ted K (#46511688)

R G Morgaridge - It will grieve the many friends of the family in this city to learn of the death of R G Morgaridge, a former Titusville resident, which occurred at his home in Corry Monday evening. Mr and Mrs Morgaridge were well known to our people in the early seventies. Mr Morgaridge was a clerk in the store of Granger and company, and it is a peculiar circumstance that every membr of the firm and all of the clerks employed at that time are now dead, Mr Morgaridge being the last. The proprietors, William and E W Granger, and the clerks, William Furniss, Wake Field, and Frank Pease, having all passed to the great beyond. Mr Morgaridge was 75 years of age, and is survived by his wife, formerly Miss Sarah Preston, and one son, Wake W Morgaridge, who is secretary of the Corry Fair and Driving Park association. The deceased had a most enviable war record, having been captain in a company of the One Hundred and Fifth Ohio Volunteers, and served throughout the war. He was in the battles of Perryville, Hoover's Gap, Crickamanga, siege of Chattanooga, Missionary Ridge, Resaca, siege of Atlanta, Peach Tree Creek, Jonesboro; also in the pursuit of General Hood, at Fort McAllister, in Sherman's march to the sea, in the campaign of the Carolinas and was present at Johnston's surrender, April 26, 1865. He was a most modest man, and very few knew of his achievements on the field of battle, or even the fact that he was a captain, yet he served with great distinction and bravery, and neither he nor any member of his company was on a train, steamboat or other means of transportation during the war, although they had marched more than 3,000 miles. He was with his company during all of this time, and was never on sick leave or in a hospital. During the oil excitement he was at Pithole, Shamburg and Miller's Farm, serving as postmaster at the latter place. He resided in Titusville from 1870 to 1873, when he moved to Corry, where he has since lived. The funeral services which were private were held at his late home in Corry Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock, with interment at Grove cemetery. Only the Corry GAR post and members of the family attending. Among those present were Mr and Mrs Samuel Stinson of Titusville."

(Titusville Herald, Mar 28, 1913, p.8)