Person:John Morgan (106)

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John Cornelius Morgan
b.Abt 1820 NC
m. 4 Mar 1804
  1. Henry MORGAN
  2. James L. MORGANAbt 1805 - Bef 1890
  3. Matilda MORGAN1813 -
  4. John Cornelius MorganAbt 1820 - 1856
m. 6 Jun 1839
  1. Andrew Jackson Morgan1840 - 1919
  2. Sarah MORGANAbt 1842 -
  3. Matilda MORGAN1846 -
  4. Caroline MORGAN1848 -
  5. Malvina MORGAN1850 - 1919
  6. Julie Ann MORGAN1854 - 1927
  7. Nancy Emeline MORGAN1856 -
Facts and Events
Name John Cornelius Morgan
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 1820 NC
Other? Abt 1820 Alt. Birth
Marriage 6 Jun 1839 Monroe, TNto Mary Ann HICKS
Death? 4 Aug 1856 Johns Creek, Tellico Plains, TN
Reference Number? 2246

Stabbed himself in the chest while splitting oak slats to make baskets. He was said to have been treated with "smoking wool", but died a few days later of infection. He purchased 440 acres on Dec. 8, 1836 and 156.3 acres on May 12, 1852. -Monroe County Deed books. His widow abandoned the farm after his death. Aman by the name of "Cussing John Johnson" and his parents moved into the abandoned house as Mary and the children left.