Brief Life History of Mary Ellen
When Mary Ellen Morgan was born on 12 March 1840, in Ogle, Illinois, United States, her father, John Carman Morgan, was 34 and her mother, Ellen Eleanor Wilcockson, was 26. She married Christopher Cox on 18 February 1858, in Poweshiek, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Deep River Township, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States in 1860 and Deep River, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States in 1870. She died on 22 May 1864, in Poweshiek, Iowa, United States, at the age of 24, and was buried in Dresden Cemetery, Deep River, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States.
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Sources (18)
- Mary Cox in household of Christopher Cox, "United States Census, 1870"
- Mary E. Morgan, "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992"
- Mary Ellen Morgan Cox, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1832–1913 Male
1840–1864 Female
Children (4)
1859–1864 Male
1861–1929 Male
1862–1933 Female
1864–1865 Female
Parents and Siblings
1805–1882 Male
1813–1887 Female
Siblings (12)
1831–1929 Male
1832–1872 Female
1833–1908 Female
1836–1914 Male
1837–1913 Male
+7 More Children
World Events (8)
1843
Age 3
1846
Age 6
1847 · The Great Seal of the State of Iowa is made
Age 7
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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