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- WILLIAM TAYLOR MORGAN, deceased, was born in Weston,
- Vt., Feb. 8, 1812, and was a son of Isaac MORGAN. There were
four sons in his father's family. Sumner; Isaac P., who sketch
appears elsewhere in this work; Thomas; and William T., our subject.
Thomas was born in Weston, Vt., Nov. 20, 1809, and married Miss
Deborah W. SOWLE. He was killed by a fall from his buggy, at
Manchester, Mich., in June, 1877, and is survived by a widow
and one of their five children - Caroline, wife of Mark WALLACE,
a resident of Manchester.
- In early life William MORGAN learned the shoemaker's trade,
and
- when nineteen years of age joined his brother Thomas in the
shoemaking business at Allen's Hill, N.Y. In 1835 he came to
the West, locating at
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- Manchester, Mich., where in that year he was united in marriage
with Miss Abbey A. SOWLE, who was born in Chenango County, N.Y.,
and is a daughter of James and Abbey (DILLINGHAM) SOWLE; the
former a native of Dutchess County, and the latter of Saratoga
Springs, N.Y. While residing at Manchester Mr. MORGAN engaged
in the mercantile business, removing from that city in 1842,
when he settled in Milton village, Rock County. Two years subsequent
to that time he built the Du Lac Hotel, which he conducted for
several years, and in 1861 erected the Morgan House, at Milton
Junction. The same year he purchased a half interest in the village
plat, in connection with his brother, Isaac P. MORGAN. For ten
years, in partnership with his brother Thomas, he conducted the
Morgan House, but on Christmas Eve of 1876, it was burned to
the ground, and Thomas returned to Michigan. Rebuilding the hotel
he sold half an interest to his son-in-law, John C. STETSON,
but subsequently repurchased it. He then leased the hotel for
several years, while he himself engaged in farming in Milton
Township.
- On the 5th day of March, 1888, Mr. MORGAN departed this life,
and he was mourned by the
- entire community as a worthy and valued citizen, whose plain
and unassuming manner, and upright life won all hearts. For twelve
years he was Postmaster at Milton, and was appointed to the same
position at Milton Junction, by President Cleveland, about two
years before his death. He was an uncompromising Democrat, and
being in a strongly Republican community, was consequently never
called upon to fill local elective offices. While residing in
Michigan he united with the Close Communion Baptist Church, and
adhered to the faith of that denomination the remainder of his
life. He is still survived by his widow, but their only daughter,
the wife of John C. STETSON, an attorney-at-law, of Chicago,
is deceased. Two bright and interesting granddaughters are the
only descendants left to comfort Mrs. MORGAN in her bereavement.
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- Taken from "Portrait and Biographical Album of Rock
County Wis." (c)1889, p. 705; lithograph from same book.
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- Courtesy of Carol
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