Person:Morgan Wardwell (1)

Morgan G. Wardwell
b.30 Jun 1810 New York
d.13 Dec 1885 Ledyard, Cayuga, NY
  1. Lemuel Chase Wardwell1810 - 1860
  2. Morgan G. Wardwell1810 - 1885
  3. Andrew Thompson Wardwell1812 - 1887
  4. Horace D. Wardwell1829 -
  5. Jerome C. Wardwell1832 -
  1. George Washington Wardwell1840 - 1921
  2. Charles A. WardwellAbt 1843 -
  3. Caroline A. Wardwell1850 - 1870
  4. Emma S. WardwellAbt 1854 -
Facts and Events
Name Morgan G. Wardwell
Gender Male
Birth[1] 30 Jun 1810 New York
Marriage to Caroline Lorin
Occupation? Stonecutter in 1850, Farmer in 1860 & 1880
Death[2] 13 Dec 1885 Ledyard, Cayuga, NY
Burial? Wardwell Cemetery, Ledyard, NY

Wardwell Family Cemetery (Town of Ledyard) #97

Located about 1200 feet north of the road on the Harold Giles Farm. Plot is 30' x 30' , enclosed by a woven wire fence in good condition. There is no gate in the fence , which is supported by eight limestone posts , said to be mowed once a year by someone from Auburn. A large monument 8' tall has the following inscriptions: 

WARDWELL , DAVID T. D. JUNE 22, 1859 72Y-9M-18D WARDWELL , DELILAHD. SEPT. 16, 1836 52Y-2M-8D WARDWELL , MORGAN G.D. DEC. 13, 1885 75Y-5M-18D WARDWELL , CAROLINED. SEPT. 5, 1875 57Y-11M-27D WARDWELL , CAROLINE A. dau. of M. & C. D. MAY 24, 1870 20Y-4M-23D

Small carved stone " In Memory of Delilah " wife of David T. Wardwell who died Sept. 16, 1836 -http://www.rootsweb.com/~nycayuga/cem/cem97.htm

Living in Fayette, NY at 1850 census. In Ledyard at 1860 census with real estate valued at $4000. Living in Ledyard at 1870 (Farm valued at $6000 and Personal Assets $2500) and 1880 census with 12 year old stepson Albert Lockwood.

References
  1. Family Treemaker World Family Tree Vol 39 Tree 1713.
  2. Gravestone.