Bio: Dr. John W. Morgan, Webster Par., Louisiana
Source:Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Northwest Louisiana
The Southern Publishing Company, Chicago & Nashville, 1890
Submitted by: Gwen Moran-Hernandez
Date: April 2000




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===Dr. John W. Morgan, physician and surgeon, Minden, La.  Among the
people of Webster and surrounding parishes the name that heads this 
sketch is a familiar one, for in his professional capacity he has 
become intimately acquainted with the majority of their inhabitants.  
He was originally from Greenville District, S. C., his birth occurring 
on November 7, 1831, and was the son of Hon. Nathaniel Morgan, who was 
a native of the same State and district.  The elder Morgan was married 
in his native State to Miss Linney Westmoreland, also a native of the 
State, and both families are descendants of Virginian ancestors.  Mr. 
Morgan was a farmer and merchant, and a prominent man in Greenville 
District, being elected from that as a member of the Legislature.  
His death occurred in 1863, when fifty-four years of age.  His widow 
survives him at this writing.  Dr. John W. Morgan was reared in his 
native district, received a thorough English education, and soon after 
reaching mature years he began the study of medicine, taking a thorough 
course of lectures in the winter of 1855-56 at the Jefferson Medical 
College in Philadelphia.  The summer of 1856 he spent studying and 
practicing with his preceptor, and the following winter he spent at 
the Charleston Medical College, from which he graduated in the spring 
of 1857.  After completing his studies at this institution he returned 
to Greenville District, S. C., and practiced his profession there for 
a number of years.  In 1861 the Doctor returned to Charleston Medical 
College and took a supplementary course.  In 1862 he entered the 
Confederate Army as a hospital surgeon and remained about one year, 
when he resigned on account of his father's illness.  After the death 
of the latter, the Doctor took full charge of his business, settled up 
the affairs and continued the practice of medicine there.  In 1869 he 
moved to North Carolina, where he remained about one year, and in 1870 
he removed to Georgia, where he continued the practice of medicine for 
about eight years.  In 1878 he moved to Louisiana, located in Bienville 
Parish at Mount Lebanon, and there continued to practice for a number 
of years.  In 1887 he removed to Minden, and has continued the practice 
here since that time.  He has built up a large and paying practice, 
which is increasing steadily and profitably.  He has also been very 
successful in his business relations.  The Doctor was married in his 
native State, on October 29, 1868, to Miss Laura Wilmott Perry, a 
native of the Palmetto State, and the daughter of John Perry.  Mr. 
and Mrs. Morgan have three children: Nat Stark Morgan, Edna and Alma.  
The Doctor and wife are members of the Baptist Church.