MARSHALL COUNTY, TN- GOODSPEED BIOGRAPHIES - James J. Morgan
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JAMES J. MORGAN'S birth occurred in Maury County, Tenn., July 28, 1848, son
of William B. and Martha L. (Huggins) Morgan, Tennesseeans by birth and
residents of Maury County, after their marriage. Their children are James
J., Lizzie C., David E. and Ella P. The father was a soldier in the late
war in Capt. Holman's company, Fifty-third Tennessee Cavalry, and served
nearly two years. He was captured at Fort Donelson and imprisoned at Camp
Morton about seven months, but lived only a few weeks after being
exchanged. After his death the mother lived with her children until 1877,
when she, too, died. The father's people were Scotch-Irish, the mother's
French Huguenots, who came to America at an early day. James J. Morgan's
early education was limited, owing to the breaking out of the war. He
resided with his mother and cared for her until her death. In 1879 he
married Belle Davis, who was born in. Marshall County, July 29, 1854, and
four children have blessed their union: Mary E. (deceased), William C.,
Scott D. (deceased), and Alice. Mr. Morgan belongs to the Presbyterian
Church and his wife to the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He is a Democrat
and owns a one-third interest in a well stocked farm of 260 acres.

Surnames: Davis, Huggins, Morgan
Source:  " The Goodspeeds History of Tennessee, 1886."