Once Upon a House

1849

A biographical subject was Superintendent of Schools for the town of Scott.

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  • “Jan. 10. 1828, and is the son of Horatio N. and Minerva Hardy Morgan, bothof wlicin were natives of New York State and of English descent. The subject of this sketch was educated at the Cortland Aeademy, taught scliool in his native conniy several terms; in 1849, he was Superintendent of Schools for the town' of Scott, a posiiion which he held for two yeais, also teaching during the -ninlcr months; in tlic month ef Apiil, 1852, ho was married to Jiiss Sarah M., daughter of Ecv. Henry Anthony, a Baptist clergyman of his neighborhood, and soon afterwaid settled on alarm, to which he devoted his undivided attention for tliree years; in the spring of 1854, he made a prospecting visit to Wisconsin, and purchased a quarier-seciion of land in the town of Lima, Rock Co., and in the autumn of the same year ho removed with his family to what has since been his home; in 1857, ho was elected Justice of the Peace, and since then he has held variou.s positions — Superinti nlcnt of Schools fer the town of Lima, Cliaiiman of the Board of Snpcrvi- Fois of his town, holding the position in all seven years: he was President of the;”

    1879-history-of-rock-county/17-bios-janesville.md, PDF p. 711 / book p. 715

    Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

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