HISTORY OF CLAY COUNTY                      457

    Zackquill Morgan was born in Monongahela county, West Virginia,
May 22, 1800, became a farmer in tbe south and in 1841 moved to Grape
Creek, Vermilion county, Illinois, making the journey north with team
and wagon, and on his arrival bought one hundred and sixty acres of
land on the river and erected the little log cabin which became the birth-
place of his son H. A. In 1848 he bought other government land and
located thereon in 1849, and he was numbered among the honored pio-
neers of Vermilion county. He improved his land, but in 1851 left the
farm and located in Georgetown, wbere he was the proprietor of a flour
mill until his retirement from active business life in 1859. He spent his
last days in Georgetown, Illinois, and died there in 1883. In Morgan-
town, Monongahela county, West Virginia, he had married Mary Morgan,
who was born in that county in June, 1803, and died in Vermilion county,
Illinois, in 1883. They became the parents of eleven children, two sons
and nine daughters, but only four of this once large family are now living:
Cynthia, the wife of Thomas Prible: Temperance, the wife of Eli
Shepler; Louisa, wife of Enoch Brazelton; and H .A., the youngest
child.
    Until he had attained his sixteenth year H. A. Morgan remained at
home and attended school and worked on the farm. In time he learned
to operate stationary engine,and in 1861 be became a fireman for the
Wabash Railroad Company, but in 1869 he left their employ and came
to Brazil, associating himself with Ackelmire & Thomas in their woolen
mill as engineer, dyer and finisher. He was with that company for about
one year, from that time until 1885 was with the Crawford Coal Com—
pany, and then became associated with the Brazil Electric Light Com-
pany, having charge of the plant. He also installed the machinery for
the first electric light plant in Brazil. In 1891 he entered upon his long
connection with the Goodman Manufacturing Company, as a salesman
installing engines in Chicago, the headquarters of the company. He has
traveled over the entire United States in this capacity, and is still asso-
ciated with the company. He was a stockholder in and the president of
the Weaver Clay and Coal Company for some time, but disposed of his
interest therein in 1904, and in 1905 he retired from an active business
life.
    On the 2d of July, 1872, Mr. Morgan was united in marriage to
Lena H. Heller, who was born in Bedford county, Pennsylvania, at
Smokers Cove, a daughter of Frederick and Eva (Eurney) Heller,
both of whom were also natives of Bedford county. Eight children were
born to Mr. and Mrs. Heller, but only three are now living,—Elizabeth,
the widow of John C. Coleman, Frederick and Mrs. Morgan. Mr.
Heller, the father, was a charcoal burner in Pennsylvania, and from there
he came to Knightsville, Clay county, Indiana, in 1869. later on removing
to Rockville, Parke county, this state, and coming to Brazil he spent his
last days in travel, being a man of means, he was politically a Demo-
crat. Five children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Morgan, but four died
in infancy and the only one now living is David H. born October 12,
1877. Mr. Morgan is a member of the Masonic order. Brazil lodge No.
264, and of the Methodist Episcopal church. His political affiliations
are with the Republican party.

    JOHN F. KUMPF who has attained prominence in the agricultural
circles of Posey township, is a native son of Germany. born in Baden