Obituary: Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Joel W. MORGAN ************************************************************************ Submitted by Kathy Grace, September 2005 © All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************ Daily Northwestern January 25, 1895 p.1 Death of J.W. Morgan An Old Resident of Nekimi Expires After a Short Illness Joel W. Morgan, an old and respected citizen of the town of Nekimi died this morning at eight o'clock of pleurisy after an illness of only a few days. Joel W. Morgan, a native of New York state, was born in 1836 and was a son of Thomas and Catherine Morgan, both of Welsh descent. In 1855, after receiving a common school education, he came to Wisconsin with his parents and settled on a farm in the town of Nekimi, where he now lives. In 1862 he was married to Rachel Roberts. Five children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Morgan and four of these survive the father. The deceased has served as chairman of the town board and as a director on the school board. For the past twenty-five years he has been treasurer of the auxiliary of the Welsh Bible society. He is a brother of J.R. Morgan and T.R. Morgan of this city. The funeral will be held Monday at 2 P.M. from the Welsh Congregational church in Nekimi.