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| The Morgan Surname
Originally Morgan was a personal forename found throughout the Pre-Roman Britain, except in the far north. The Morgan name also became associated as a sept of the Clan MacKay in Scotland illustrating the relationships between the Celtic peoples of the islands. The power base of the Morgans after the Roman invasion of AD43 was centered in the area that we know today as South Wales and is demonstrated by the name even being represented in the county names of Glamorgan. The area between Cardiff (Caerdydd) the capital of Wales and Bridgend (Pen-y-Bont ar Ogwr) and including some of the most popular coast resorts in Wales is known as the Vale of Glamorgan. This piece of history was contributed by historian, John Orchard. |
| John Andrew Morgan is on the top row with a pipe in his mouth. His wife Camillia Deaton is right beside him. They are pictured with their daughters, two son-in-laws, and three sons in WWI miliary uniform. Their first grandchild is the baby. This photo was dated 1917-1918. |
| Our Morgan Family
Most likely Charles Morgan is the earliest known ancestor of our line. According to the 1850 North Carolina Census, he was born around 1788 and was married to Delilah. They lived in Montgomery County. Charles is also listed as early as 1810 in the Montgomery County Census. They had several children, and one of their youngest was a son named Joseph Morgan. Joseph was born around 1835. I believe that their son Joseph was most likely the same Joseph F. Morgan that resided in Montgomery County, NC at the start of the Civil War. He enlisted in the Confederacy in Wake County at the age of 28 on July 25, 1862. He was later captured at Fredericksburg, VA on December 13, 1862 and then exchanged around December 17, 1862. He was then wounded in the left hand and again captured at Cedar Creek, VA. On October 19, 1864, his middle finger was amputated and he was hospitalized in Baltimore, MD, until transferred to Point Lookout, MD, where he arrived October 29, 1864. He was paroled at Point Lookout and transferred to Venus Point, Savannah River, GA, where he was received November 15, 1864 for exchange. He is reported as absent and wounded through February 1865. Joseph's household is the only one in the area that had a child in the 1880 Census by the name of John Morgan that would be the right age. John Andrew Morgan was born around 1871. He married Camillia Deaton February 11, 1891 in Moore County, NC. Their marriage license was applied for by a Haywood Morgan and unknown was listed as John's father. His mother was Wadey Morgan and she was still living at the time of their marriage. It is possible that "Wadey" was a nickname or a middle name as we cannot find this name listed on any other census records. Joseph's wife in the 1880 record is listed as Ann Morgan. The couple later settled in Guilford County where they raised ten children on their farm. Camillia died November 28, 1919. John married a second time to Maude Candlin. Frances was the only child born of the second union. She married and moved to California. |
| The children of John Andrew Morgan and Camillia Deaton
Ida Morgan Ila Morgan Ethel Morgan Ethan Morgan Renzie Morgan Ernest Morgan Felicia Morgan This page was last updated August 24, 2002. |
