John C. Morgan and Clara Wilson

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Husband John C. Morgan ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 28 Oct 1846 - Allegheny Co, PA 3 4
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         Father: James Morgan (1809-1898) 1 2 3
         Mother: Elizabeth Hindman (Abt 1806-1869/1870) 3 5

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       Marriage: Apr 1886 4

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Wife Clara Wilson ^{3 4}

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Children

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1 F Edith Morgan ⁴

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         Spouse: Edward Crawford (      -      ) 3

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2 F Edna Morgan ⁴

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         Spouse: Arthur Shaw (      -      ) 3

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3 F Clara Morgan ⁴

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4 M James Morgan ³

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5 F Florilla Morgan ³

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General Notes: Husband - John C. Morgan

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He remained on the home farm until about twenty years of age, when he went to Marshalltown, Iowa, and worked for a railroad company. He then returned to Pennsylvania, and in the spring of 1881 came to Washington county, settling in Canonsburg, where he opened a dry-goods store.

". . . since his first identification with the interests of Canonsburg [he] has been a prominent leader in every movement for the general advancement and upbuilding of his adopted city. The beautiful store, which is now the pride of every citizen of Canonsburg, was at the time of Mr. Morgan's arrival a dilapidated and broken-down old structure. With characteristic energy and perseverance he remodeled and added to the original building until a complete transformation was effected. In 1891 he completed one of the finest four-story blocks within the limits of Washington county. It is built of pressed brick, and has two fronts, nine store rooms, seven offices and two lodge rooms. When this building was in process of erection, this enterprising citizen saw the pressing need of a public hall in Canonsburg, suitable for lectures and other entertainments, tending to educate and entertain the people, and to keep them abreast of the times. To think, with him, was to act, and in an incredibly short time afterward his beautiful and commodious opera house was erected. This provides a seating capacity of 500, and is fully equipped with all necessary articles, being undoubtedly the superior of any similar hall in this county." [CBRWC, 720]

Until he was twenty-one years of age, his life was mainly passed on his father's farm. He attended the country schools and the academy at Mansfield, later Carnegie, for five months. When he departed from home surroundings, Mr. Morgan went to Marshalltown, Iowa, where he spent seven years, during a part of this time being engaged in business for himself, and during the other part was in the railroad service. In 1878 he came to Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, where he embarked in the dry goods business, in which he continued until 1903, at which time he sold out. In 1891 he erected the handsome four-story business and office building to which his name was given. In this block was situated the Canonsburg Opera House, a tasteful and well arranged amusement hall. In addition to his real estate interests and his financial connections, he was treasurer of the Canonsburg Pottery Company, and vice president of the Citizens
Trust Company, of Canonsburg. At one time he was treasurer of Washington County.

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General Notes: Wife - Clara Wilson

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from Washington, Washington Co, PA

1 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 687.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 720, 1314.

3 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 750.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 720.

5 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1314.