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Thomas Morgan

1821-1915

Thomas Morgan and Ann Ollen Watkins and their Children & Spouses

Edward MORGAN 1843-1928 - Sarah Jane West 1843-1928
Elizabeth Ann Morgan 1845-1925 - Robert GOURLEY 1839-1905
Eliza Morgan 1849-1882 - George MORRISON 1844-1927
Mary Ann Morgan 1851-1852
Priscilla Morgan 1854-1926 - John Frank RADFORD 1850-1889
William Thomas MORGAN 1856-1946 -Sarah Lovina Ross 1862-1919
James John MORGAN 1860-1918 - Amberzine Kimber Gustin 1865-1926
Everal Hannah Morgan 1862-1941 - Daniel H. RADFORD 1857-1906

Thomas Morgan is the patron saint of our Morgan Family in America. He was a diamond in the rough, whose true value was revealed by future generations of his family as they proved their worth when measured against the grinding challenges of frontier America

Thomas Morgan married Ann Ollen Watkins in 1841 in England. They came to America in 1855, bringing three of their four children with them. Edward, the oldest, at the age of 11, had been sent to America two years earlier with Thomas' brother Joseph, who was single and did not have a family. Eliza was 6 years old and Priscilla was a baby about 1 year old. Elizabeth would have been about 10 years old.

ABOVE: This exquisite old 16x20-inch portrait of Thomas Morgan was recently found in a children’s toy closet. Mounted on canvas with a small wooden border frame, it likely once sat inside a more ornate outer frame. The portrait was torn and badly damaged. It was flown to New York City—arriving just in time for the September 11 World Trade Center attack, which it fortunately survived—where it was scanned and digitally restored. What you see here is the restored version of what may be the most important image in our Morgan family heritage: a large portrait of the man who brought the Morgan family to America.

To see how the above picture of Thomas William was retored and found by James Morgan please click here

Standing, Rear: Everal Hannah Morgan Radford (1862-1941), William Thomas Morgan (1856-1946), Priscilla Morgan Radford Chase (1854-1926), Edward (Ted) Morgan (1843-1928), Elizabeth Morgan Gourley (1845-1929). Sitting front, parents: Thomas Morgan (1822-1915), Ann Watkins Morgan (1822-1895).

In the picture above are all of Thomas and Ann Morgan's living children except James John. Three of the four children who were born to Thomas and Ann Morgan in England before they came to America are in this picture. They are Edward, Elizabeth and Priscilla. Eliza died in 1892 and may not have been living when this picture was taken.

This portrait of Thomas Morgan was found in a picture collection once owned by Lydia Almeda Morgan Nowlin. It was passed down to her descendants and remains in Canada as of this writing. A number of large portraits of Thomas Morgan are mounted in either oval or rectangular frames and made to hung on the wall, are still in the possession of his descendnts. That these relatively expensive pictures were made by his family members, and presumabley hung on the wall of theirs homes, suggests that they held Thomas in high regard.

This portrait of Thomas Morgan was taken the day in 1913 when he won the Rigby Stake Old Timers Day contest. He passed away just two years later.

Thomas/Ann/Nancy Jane Morgan Memorial

A History Of Thomas Morgan And His Families
The above link will take you to a comprehensive, well researched and documented life history for Thomas Morgan and his families with his wives Ann Ollen Watkins and Nancy Jane Radford.