Mother Margaret Matilda Boles 9/4/1805
Married 1 Elizabeth Adelaide Elder b 1834
Children:
Laura 1855
Charles Edmond 1856
Anna 1857
Mary Ann 1858
John 1859
Adelia 1860
Margaret 1862
Sarah M. 1865
William T. 1867
Ellen 1868
James 1869
Richard Monroe 1872
Louisa A. 1875
2nd marriage:
Mattie Finch Motley
Richard came to West Mountain,Texas with his father, John Knox Morgan and family and several other families in a wagon train in 1851. Traveling with them were the Todd, Elder, Phillips, White, Cheatam, King and Edwards families.
Averaging only about 8 to 10 miles per day, and using ferry boats to cross streams and rivers, sometimes taking several days, they traveled 800 miles in four months and arrived in West Mountain just before Christmas.
West Mountain became a thriving principality in those days. The Morgans were especially prolific. John Morgan had 13 children, and at least 72 grandchildren who lived in or near West Mountain.
Richard Morgan lived in West Mountain for nearly 50 years, and became a farmer, preacher, and singing school teacher. He also served in the Confederate Army for four years during the Civil War. During the battle of Chickamauga, a "minnie ball" passed completely through his right lung. He was given no chance to live, but he survived. He had thirteen children and became known as "The Father Of West Mountain Society."
(Information submitted by Kathleen (Neal) Drake published in Upshur County Texas 1846-1996)
Mother Margaret Matilda Boles 9/4/1805
Married 1 Elizabeth Adelaide Elder b 1834
Children:
Laura 1855
Charles Edmond 1856
Anna 1857
Mary Ann 1858
John 1859
Adelia 1860
Margaret 1862
Sarah M. 1865
William T. 1867
Ellen 1868
James 1869
Richard Monroe 1872
Louisa A. 1875
2nd marriage:
Mattie Finch Motley
Richard came to West Mountain,Texas with his father, John Knox Morgan and family and several other families in a wagon train in 1851. Traveling with them were the Todd, Elder, Phillips, White, Cheatam, King and Edwards families.
Averaging only about 8 to 10 miles per day, and using ferry boats to cross streams and rivers, sometimes taking several days, they traveled 800 miles in four months and arrived in West Mountain just before Christmas.
West Mountain became a thriving principality in those days. The Morgans were especially prolific. John Morgan had 13 children, and at least 72 grandchildren who lived in or near West Mountain.
Richard Morgan lived in West Mountain for nearly 50 years, and became a farmer, preacher, and singing school teacher. He also served in the Confederate Army for four years during the Civil War. During the battle of Chickamauga, a "minnie ball" passed completely through his right lung. He was given no chance to live, but he survived. He had thirteen children and became known as "The Father Of West Mountain Society."
(Information submitted by Kathleen (Neal) Drake published in Upshur County Texas 1846-1996)
Family Members
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Laura Matilda Morgan Mackey
1855–1912
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Charles Edmond Morgan
1856–1888
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Mary Ann Morgan Allison
1857–1935
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Margaret Adelia Morgan Mackey
1861–1892
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Sallie Major Morgan Cunyus
1865–1941
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William Teague Morgan
1867–1932
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Ellen Ora Morgan Gee Price
1868–1951
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James Alton "Jim" Morgan
1869–1920
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Richard Monroe "Roe" Morgan
1871–1938
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