Anna Maria Houston and William L. Morgan
WILLIAM L. MORGAN was born January 26, 1833 in Brooks, Waldo, Maine,8019 and died April 20, 1916 in Phillipsburg, Phillips, Kansas.8019 He is buried in Fairview Cemetery, Phillipsburg, Phillips, Kansas.456, 8019
He married ANNA MARIA HOUSTON on November 10, 1869 in Denmark, Lee, Iowa,3434 daughter of CATHERINE HILTON HORNBY and SAMUEL HOUSTON. She was born March 27, 1849 in Denmark, Lee, Iowa,456, 8020 and died August 6, 1911 in Phillipsburg, Phillips, Kansas.8020 She is buried in Fairview Cemetery, Phillipsburg, Phillips, Kansas.456, 8020
Children of ANNA MARIA HOUSTON and WILLIAM L. MORGAN:
- HERBERT BROOKS MORGAN, b. September 24, 1870, Moingona, Boone, Iowa;8022 m. JESSIE MAE TOWNE on August 5, 1896 in Phillipsburg, Phillips, Kansas8021; d. January 5, 1917, Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas.456, 4477
- ARTHUR HOUSTON MORGAN, b. November 3, 1873, Kansas;8 m. EMMA JOSEPHINE ROBINSON on August 30, 1899 in Freedom Township, Phillips, Kansas4214; d. 1959.456
- KATHARINE "KATIE" BELL MORGAN, b. August 13, 1875, Kansas;456 m. MYRON DUANE WILLIAMS on September 10, 1902 in Phillipsburg, Phillips, Kansas6887; d. June 2, 1950.456
- CLARENCE WILLIAM MORGAN, b. April 25, 1878, Kansas;456 m. BARBARA ELLEN WEAVER on November 15, 1905 in Phillipsburg, Phillips, Kansas8793; d. December 28, 1938.456
- DR. EUGENE LAWRENCE MORGAN, b. January 18, 1880, Phillips County, Kansas;456 m. BERTHA MAY HICKMAN on May 22, 1907 in Phillipsburg, Phillips, Kansas456; d. January 29, 1948, Concordia, Cloud, Kansas.456
Personal Information
- Anna Maria Houston and William L. Morgan were members of the Presbyterian Church, Phillipsburg, Phillips, Kansas. 8020, 8019
Anna M. Houston
- was baptized on July 1, 1849 at Denmark Congregational Church, Lee County, Iowa3487
- was a member of the Denmark Congregational Church, Lee County, Iowa. 7484
Work History
William L. Morgan
Newspaper Articles
Phillipsburg Herald, July 10, 19014478
W. L. Morgan and family, who left this county a few years ago to move to Manhattan to educate their children, have returned and will take up their residence in this city. Thier children have all graduated from the agricultural college and Mr. and Mrs. Morgan have come back to the county of their choice to live. The HERALD welcomes them back among us.
Obituaries
Phillipsburg News-Dispatch, August 10, 19118020
Mrs. Morgan Passes Away
After patiently suffering for years from paralysis, the wife of W. L. Morgan of this city died last Sunday evening, ready and willing to answer the call. The writer has always had a great deal of sympathy for anyone afflicted in the manner as this good woman and can only think that death is surely a relief.
Anna M. Houston was born at Denmark, Iowa, March 27, 1894, and received her education in the Denmark academy. At the age of 11 years she became a member of the Congregational church at that place, but since coming to Phillipsburg has been a member of the Presbyterian church, and it was from this church the funeral was conducted Tuesday, attended quite largely by sympathizing friends and family.
On November 10, 1869, the subject of this article was married to W. L. Morgan. The first few years of their married life was spent at Moingona, Iowa, and in 1873 they came to Kansas, locating on a homestead 10 miles northeast of this city, living there continuously until 1896 when they went to Manhattan and remained for five years that their five children might have the benefit of schooling at the agricultural college. In 1901 they came to this city to make their home.
Beside the husband and five children, Mrs. Morgan leaves a sister, four brothers, nine grandchildren and numerous friends to mourn her taking away.
Phillipsburg News, April 27, 19168019
Obituary
William L. Morgan was born in the village of Brooks, near Belfast, in the state of Maine, on January 26, 1883; died at the home of his youngest son in Phillipsburg, Kansas, April 20th, 1916, at the age of 83 years, two months, 20 days. He was educated in the schools of his native state in which he taught a few years. In 1852 he went to California, via the Isthmus of Panama. There he following mining and ran a pack train in the western states. He retuned to Iowa in 1867 and engaged in the hardware business.
November 10, 1868, he married Anna Houston, and to this union five children were born; Herbert B. Morgan, Artesia, New Mexico; Arthur H. Morgan, Long Island; Mrs. Katie Williams, Topeka; Clarence W. Morgan, Prairie Grove, Ark.; Eugene L. Morgan, Phillipsburg. The family came to Kansas in 1873 and located on a homestead in this county. Retiring from the farm in 1896 he spent five years in Manhattan educating the children. They returned to Phillipsburg where the home was broken up by the death of the mother August 6th 1911. Since that time the father has been dividing his time among the children.
Mr. Morgan was always interested in the political, educational and religious welfare of the community. He was one of the first county commissioners and represented this county in the legislature in 1881. In early life he united with the Congregational church, gave his support to the Methodist class while on the farm, and joined the Presbyterian church of Phillipsburg on his return from Manhattan. He leaves to mourn his loss one daughter, four sons, two sisters and twelve grand children, beside a host of neighbors and friends.
The funeral was conducted Saturday afternoon from the Presbyterian church, Revs. Everitt and Clark officiating, the remains being laid to rest in Fairview cemetery.
Census Records
| Date | Location | Enumerated Names |
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| September 11, 18501712 | Division 28, Lee, Iowa |
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| June 15, 18604 | Denmark, Lee, Iowa | |
| June 11, 18803472 | Greenwood, Phillips, Kansas |
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| June 11, 19003478 | Manhattan, Riley, Kansas |
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| April 26, 19103475 | Phillipsburg, Phillips, Kansas |
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