BIO:  MORGAN, Abel T., s/o Jesse & Elizabeth (Cane) Morgan

Submitted by:  phill@redrock.net   (Phyllis Hill)

MORGAN   CANE   SUTTEN   SMART

History of Knox and Daviess Counties, Indiana
Chicago:  The Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1886

Daviess County, Barr Twp., page 825

ABEL T. MORGAN is a son born to the marriage of Jesse Morgan and Elizabeth
Cane, who were born in Pennsylvania in 1783 and 1788, respectively.  The
father wa bound as apprentice to a blacksmith at Pittsburgh, but in a short
time ran away to Kentucky.  There he married and in 1819 came to Daviess
County, Ind., and settled on the farm where Abel now lives.  In 1833 he
built him the finest brick house in the township, which is still in good
preservation.  He died in 1858 and his wife in 1860.  Abel T. was born in
Indiana in 1815.  He obtained a somewhat limited education at the old time
subscription schools, and at the age of eighteen began flat-boating, working
at that in the spring and farming in summer time.  He followed the river for
twenty-three years and became pilot of a steamboat.  In 1852 he was married
to Rispha Sutten, born in 1834, daughter of Roland B. and Agnes (Smart)
Sutten.  Ten children were born to their union:  Emily A., Elizabeth, John 
D., Lewis C., Eliza E., Lillie M., James A., Ada F., Rebecca A. and one
unnamed.  Mr. Morgan was constabel of Barr Township for six years.  He is
a Democrat and is well to do financially, owning at one time 600 acres of
land, but giving all to his children except about 120 acres.
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