Marion County WV Archives Biographies.....Morgan, James E. March 18, 1854 - February 20, 1916 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/wv/wvfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Connie Burkett marionwvusgwarch@gmail.com September 15, 2009, 11:49 pm Source: Genealogical and Personal History of the Upper Monongahela Valley West Virginia Author: James Morton Callahan New York, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912 Volume III, Pages 955, James E. Morgan James E., son of John Morgan [and Mary Wilson], was born on the old Morgan homestead in what is now Marion county, March 18, 1854. He was reared on his father's farm and educated in the common schools. He followed farming until the autumn of 1892, and in the spring of 1893 was appointed a member of the Fairmont police force, and has held the office of chief of police, water commissioner and street commissioner for a number of years, to the entire satisfaction of the citizens of the municipality. In March, 1910, he resigned as street and water commissioner. Politically Mr. Morgan votes the Republican ticket, and is an attendant at the Methodist Episcopal church. He married, July 18, 1875, Ella Swisher, a native of Marion county, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Swisher, of Winfield district, Marion county. Children: 1. Mary, born August 28, 1876, wife of Thomas Howard, and they have two children: James E.; and Mary E. 2. William Curtis, born February, 1879, died aged sixteen years. 3. Mont E., born August 14, 1881, now an attorney-at law. 4. Mary Edna, born April 15, 1884, married Gale Fishback, and they have two children: Annetta, and Irma. 5. Maud Belle, born June 2, 1887, died September 24, 1888. Additional Comments: ========================================== from Death Register or Death Certificate ========================================== Marion County WV, Death Register, page 117 Name: James E. Morgan Died: Feb 22, 1916 (at age 62 years) in Fairmont, Marion County WV Cause: Heart trouble Occupation: Merchant Marion County WV, Death Register, page 282, line 5 Name: Mont Earl Morgan Died: July 16, 1956 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Born: Aug 14, 1881 Son-of: James Morgan & Ella B. Swisher Cause: Organic Heart Disease Occupation: Attorney at Law File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wv/marion/bios/morgan39nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/wvfiles/ File size: 2.6 Kb