Brief Life History of Christopher Columbus
When Christopher Columbus Morgan was born in November 1846, in Cass, Illinois, United States, his father, William Paul Morgan, was 43 and his mother, Rebecca M. Taylor, was 39. He married Martha Caroline Phillips about 1870. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Cass, Cass, Illinois, United States in 1880 and Franklin, Morgan, Illinois, United States for about 10 years. He died on 23 October 1914, at the age of 67, and was buried in Franklin, Morgan, Illinois, United States.
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Sources (19)
- Christ C Morgan in household of Wm P Morgan, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: Christopher Columbus Morgan - Government record: Marriage record or certificate: birth-name: Christopher C. Morgan
- Christopher C Morgan, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
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1848
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Cass, Illinois, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Name Meaning
Welsh (especially Glamorgan): from the medieval Welsh personal name Morgan, Morgant (Old Welsh Morcant, of uncertain etymology).
Irish: importation of the Welsh surname (see 1 above), to which has been assimilated more than one Gaelic surname, notably Ó Muireagáin (see Merrigan ).
Scottish: probably from a Gaelic personal name cognate with Welsh Morcant.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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