Once Upon a House

1841

The James Morgan family came to America and located in Ohio.

Nation and worldGrade A · 1 independent source

The evidence

  • “WILLIAM S. MORGAN, carpenter, Evansville ; born in Wales June 26. 1838 ; his father, James Morgan, came with his family to America in 1841, and located in Ohio, where he engaged in farming and working at his trade of stonemason until 1849, when he removed with his family to Dane Co., Wis., and engaged in farming until 1872. William S.”

    1879-history-of-rock-county/30-bios-union.md, PDF p. 861 / book p. 865

    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.

    Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources

    The passage on the printed page (PDF p. 861 / book p. 865)
    On the printed page (PDF p. 861 / book p. 865) · open the whole page

All of 1841 →Know a source for this? Tell us →