Rock Island County IL Archives Obituaries.....Morgan, Joseph April 23, 1931
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Moline Dispatch  04/23/1931
Joseph Morgan, 63 years old, 514 First Street, Moline, died of pneumonia 
shortly before 10 this morning in the Moline City Hospital.  He had been ill 
since Monday.

Mr Morgan was employed as a switchman on the Rock Island Railroad.  He was 
born in Canada on April 9, 1868.  He married Ida Croxford twenty-seven years 
ago in New Mexico.  He came to Moline from Colorado in 1911.

Surviving are the widow, two daughters, Ida May and Ellen Jean Morgan at home, 
and two sons, David of Moline and Charles of Chicago.  One son preceded him in 
death.

The body was removed to Esterdahl chapel pending funeral arrangements.

Additional Comments:
Moline Dispatch 04/25/1931

Funeral services for Joseph Morgan, 63 years old, of 514 First Street, Moline, 
a resident of Moline and a switchman on the Rock Island railroad for the last 
twenty years, who died Thursday, will be held at 3 tomorrow afternoon in the 
residence.  The body was removed from Esterdahl chapel to the home this 
afternoon.  Mr. Morgan was widely known in railroad circles in the Quad 
Cities.  The Rev. W. R. Hodgson, pastor of the First Congregational Church, 
will officiate.  Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery.

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