Alfred West

Notes:

FindAGrave notes that "Alfred West died as he fought in the Civil War. No marker was found for him at Zion Hill cemetery, but one [was erected] for Angeline[whom] is buried there."

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Census Listings:

1860 Census
Texas, Newton County, PO Newton
Enumerated 16 and 17 July 1870
Page 50
325-325
Alfred West 35 M Farmer 250 230 La
Angelina West 28 F Ind
Mary E West 5 F Tx
Nancy E West 3 F Tx
Lydia West 1 F Tx
Martha Reeves 6 F La
326-326
Wm Cochran 56 M Farmer 300 210 Mass
Mary Cochran 52 F Ky
Alfred Cochran 25 M Ind
Washington Cochran 23 M Ind
Mary A Cochran 17 F Tx

Alfred married Angelina Cochran on 3 Apr 1851 in Newton County, Texas. Angelina (daughter of William Alexander Cochran and Mary "Polly" Bennington) was born on 25 Dec 1831 in Indiana; died on 27 May 1887 in Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Zion Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Malachi Lewis Morgan on 30 Mar 1875 in Jasper County, Texas. Malachi (son of Duncan Morgan and Elizabeth Kelley) was born on 24 Mar 1852 in Jasper County, Texas; died on 11 Jun 1906 in Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Zion Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

May have been called "Shug?"

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Name: Lydia Margurette Morgan
Event: Death
Event Date: 16 Mar 1932
Event Place: Jasper, Jasper, Texas, United States
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 16 May 1859
Birthplace: Newton, Texas
Father's Name: Alford West
Mother's Name: Angeline Cochran
Certificate Number: 12532
Film Number: 2135795
Digital Folder Number: 005145101
Image Number: 02966
Collection: Texas, Deaths (New Index, New Images), 1890-1976

Lydia married Henry L. Morgan on 28 Apr 1881 in Jasper County, Texas. Henry (son of Duncan Morgan and Elizabeth Kelley) was born in Apr 1854 in Texas; died about 1933; was buried in Zion Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Henry married Lula Hawthorne on 13 Jan 1892 in Jasper County, Texas. Lula (daughter of Joshua Timothy "Tim" Hawthorne, Jr. and Mary Matilda Jones) was born on 3 Nov 1874 in Jasper County, Texas; died on 16 Jan 1962 in Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Zion Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From FindAGrave:

Headstone states his name as A.W. (Babe) West.
Married Julia Etta McDonald in December 1889 in Jasper County, Texas.
Son of Alfred West and Angieline Cochran West.
Father of Etta West, Alfred West, Frank West, Alice West, Lillie Angeline West, Jim West, Zelma West and Mae West.

Family/Spouse: Julia Etta McDonald. Julia (daughter of Alexander McDonald and Mary E. Hart) was born on 23 Jul 1867 in Texas; died on 23 Feb 1941 in Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Zion Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

(Research):Census Listings:

1910 Census
Texas, Jasper County, JP 3, Kirbyville
Enumerated 18 Apr 1910
SD 2 ED 62 Sheet 4A
62-67
Morgan, John M Head M W 34 M1 2 Tcx Tx Tx Merchant
Morgan, Mollie Wf F W 26 m1 2/2 1 Tx La La
Morgan, V. B. Son M W 8/12 S Tx Tx Tx

John married Mollie Bass about 1908. Mollie was born about 1884 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Archibald married Ida Mae Nantz on 16 Jul 1903 in Jasper County, Texas. Ida (daughter of Thomas H. Nantz and Eliza Naila Morgan) was born on 20 Sep 1874 in Texas; died on 16 Jan 1948; was buried in Kirbyville City Cemetery, Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Her name is also sometimes shown as Angaline Elizabeth.

Eliza married Johnie Warren Smith on 30 Dec 1897 in Jasper County, Texas. Johnie was born on 12 Dec 1872 in Texas; died on 17 Jun 1958 in Texas; was buried in Magnolia Springs Cemetery, Magnolia Springs, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Henry Louis Morgan was born on December 3, 1881, the fourth child and third son of a family of six boys and one girl. His father was Malachi L. Morgan (b. March 24, 1852-d. June 11, 1906), who was born, lived, died, and is buried in East Texas. His mother was Mary West Morgan (b. December 27, 1854-d. July 22, 1905), who, like her husband, was born and lived out her life in East Texas.

After enjoying some twenty years of retirement, Henry Louis Morgan died in 1966, at age 84, and is buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Beaumont. Maggie Morgan passed away on May 9, 1984, at age 93, and is buried beside her husband. They are still fondly recalled and sorely missed by their five children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and a host of friends whose lives they touched.

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(Research):1910 Federal Census
Texas, Jasper, Kirbyville, ED 62
Morgan, Henry Hd M W 28 M1 0 Tx Tx Tx Sawyer Timber Camp
Morgan, Maggie Wife F W 20 M1 0 Tx Tx Tx
Morgan, Tom Brother M W 21 S Tx Tx Tx Timber Camp

1920 Federal Census
Texas, Newton, JP 5, Ed 143
Morgan, Henry Hd M W 36 M Tx Tx Tx Scaler Logging Company
Morgan, Maggie Wife F W 29 M Tx Tx
Morgan, Daphna Dtr F W 6 S Tx Tx
Morgan, Melba Dtr F W 1 9/12 S Tx Tx

The household immediately preceding theirs was that of Arthur Morgan and his wife, Myrtle Smallwood.

1930 Federal Census
Texas, Jefferson County, Pr 7, ED 82
Morgan, Henry L. Hd O $2500 M W 47 M 28 Tx Tx Tx Foreman Oil Refinery
Morgan, Maggie Wf F W 37 M 19 Tx Tx Tx
Morgan, Daphna Dtr F W 16 S Tx Tx Tx
Morgan, Melba Dtr F W 12 S Tx Tx Tx
Morgan, Sewillow Dtr F W 9 S Tx Tx Tx
Morgan, Emogene Dtr F W 4 5/12 Tx Tx Tx

Family/Spouse: Maggie Eliza Bostick. Maggie (daughter of Christopher Wesley Bostick and Margaret Emily "Emma" Jones) was born on 22 Oct 1890 in Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas; died in May 1984 in Nederland, Jefferson County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In a oral history of Leona Herrin Simmons, Published in Newton County Nuggets: A Collection of Stories by Newton County Folk: Newton County Historical Commission Complier: Pauline Hines TEXAS SESQUICENTENNIAL YEAR 1986, It was noted that "As a young girl Leona attended singing school in Bleakwood. Mr. Jim Morgan who taught at Bleakwood school, would also teach singing schools. Mr. Morgan was also to start each day with a morning prayer. He later married Loraine Sellers of Fawil. Mr. Sanford also held singing school in Bleakwood at Watson's Chapel." (page 110).

James married Olive Agnes Hawthorne after 1951. Olive was born on 3 Jul 1892 in Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas; died on 26 Dec 1983; was buried in Zion Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Lorine Sellers. Lorine was born on 15 May 1894 in Newton County, Texas; died on 11 Nov 1958 in Jacksonville, Cherokee County, Texas; was buried in Zion Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Tommy Morgan, a descendant, writes that "You have him listed as Thomas Carlton Morgan and I thought his middle name was Carr. I have seen it spelled Car and Carr. My mom remembers it being (pronounced) Car and that's what I remember my grandpa telling me too, but I don't know if that might have been a nickname for Carlton."

(Research):Census Information:

1920 Census
Texas, Jasper, JP #8
Enumerated 17 and 18 Feb 1920
SD 326 ED 80 Sheet 11A Stamped 160
199-210
Morgan, Tommie C Head M W 31 M Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Morgan, Olive Wife F W 27 M Tx Tx Tx
Morgan, Ida Dtr F W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Morgan, Willie Son M W 2 10/12 Tx Tx Tx


1930 Census
Texas, Jasper County, Precinct 5, Roganville Town
Enumerated April 11, 1930
ED 121-12 SD 19 Sheet 5A Stamped 291

97-98
Morgan, Thomas C Head O $900 M W 41 M21 Tx Tx Tx Day Labore
r Saw Mill
Morgan. Ollie A Wife F W 37 M 18 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Morgan, Willie D Son M W 13 S Tx Tx Tx
Morgan, Amidee Son M W 8 S Tx Tx Tx
Morgan, Lee Julian Son M W 5 S Tx Tx Tx

Thomas married Olive Agnes Hawthorne about 1909. Olive was born on 3 Jul 1892 in Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas; died on 26 Dec 1983; was buried in Zion Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Sarah Jodie Smith. Sarah was born in 1874; died in 1945 in Texas; was buried in Zion Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Lillie Mae Richardson. Lillie was born on 3 Aug 1900; died on 9 Oct 1959. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Fred White. Fred was born on 28 Mar 1912 in Polk County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Jessie Lorine Grimes. Jessie was born on 16 Nov 1898. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mattie married Lee Hyatt about 1920. Lee was born about 1894 in Louisiana; was buried in Magnolia Springs Cemetery, Magnolia Springs, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Velma Irine Singletary. Velma was born on 12 Oct 1913; died on 12 Oct 1981; was buried in Magnolia Springs Cemetery, Magnolia Springs, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Laura married John Samuel Singletary on 4 Feb 1929 in Jasper County, Texas. John (son of Samuel Wilder Singletary and Delia Doreen Davis) was born on 21 Jan 1904 in Texas; died on 17 Mar 1940 in Magnolia Springs, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Daphna L. Morgan, the oldest daughter, was born in Call, Texas, and moved to Nederland with her parents in 1923. She graduated from Nederland High School in 1930, and in 1932, she married E. J. Woods of Beaumont. They became the parents of two daughters and now have six grandchildren and nine great grandchildlren. They are retired and live at Dam B.

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Daphna Louis Woods,90,of Houston,died Saturday,January 3, 2004 at Golden Age Manor in Houston.She was born April 22,1913 in Magnolia Springs,and was a resident of Beaumont most of her life.Funeral services will be Monday,January 5,2004, at 2:30 p.m. at Broussard's, 2000 McFaddin,Beaumont,followed by burial at Forest Lawn Cemetery.Visitation is scheduled for Monday, from 1:30 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. at the morutary.Survivors include her daughters,Linda Byrd of Houston and Jackie Sue Mott of Ponca City,Oklahoma;sisters,Emogene Anderson of Port Neches,Seawillow Carrell of Beaumont,Melba Hawkins of Nederland;brother,Maurice Morgan of Nederland;six grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren.

DAPHNA L WOODS 22 Apr 1913 03 Jan 2004 (V) 77080 (Houston, Harris, TX) (none specified) 454-16-8026 Texas

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Notes:

Melba A. Morgan, the second daughter, was born in Magnolia Springs, Texas, moved to Nederland with her parents, and graduated from Nederland High School in 1935. She worked for Bedford F. Pace, M. D., and Burnett H. Hall, D. D. S., between 1940 and 1945. She married Raymond Hawkins, also of Nederland, on March 4, 1945, and since their marriage, they have continued to make their home in Nederland. They are the parents of two sons and two grandsons. Melba Morgan Hawkins still has fond recollections of going to the old J. H. McNeill grocery at 1154 Boston Avenue with her father to pay the grocery bill on payday, and of receiving a generous bag of candy as a gift, or lagniappe as the French would call it.

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Melba Morgan Hawkins, 89, of Nederland passed away on Monday, January 28, 2008 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Thursday, January 31, 2008 in the chapel of Broussard's in Nederland. Interment will follow in Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches. A gathering of the family and friends will be from 1:00pm to service time at the mortuary. Mrs. Hawkins was a native of Magnolia Springs,TX and lived in Nederland for over 80 years. She was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, Raymond R. Hawkins, son, Kerry Dee Hawkins, and sister, Daphna Woods. Melba was a member of First Baptist Church of Nederland since 1929, and graduated from Nederland High School, Class of 1935. Mrs. Hawkins is survived by her son, Morgan Lynn Hawkins and wife Judy of Nederland; grandsons, Chris Hawkins and wife Jamie of The Woodlands; R.J. Hawkins and wife Carrie of Lufkin; sisters,Seawillow Carrell of Beaumont, Emogene Anderson of Port Neches;brother, Maurice Morgan and wife Faye of Nederland; and a host of other relatives and friends.The family requests that memorial donations be made to the charity of your choice.

MELBA AZILETE HAWKINS 16 Feb 1918 28 Jan 2008 (P) 77627 (Nederland, Jefferson, TX) (none specified) 452-09-4503 Texas

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Melba married Raymond R. Hawkins before 1945. Raymond was born on 1 Nov 1915; died on 15 Nov 1993 in Nederland, Jefferson County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Tommy Morgan writes that his grandparents were in the Navy, stationed in Honolulu, during the second World War. This is where oldest daughter Patricia was born.

Willie Durwood "Bill" Morgan

Willie Durward "Bill" Morgan, 90, of Orange died, Friday, February 01, 2008 at the Meadows Nursing Home in Orange. Visitation for friends and family will be held Saturday, February 2 from 4-8 p.m. at the Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home on Sunday, February 3, 2008 at 2 p.m. followed by interment at the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Bill was born on March 13, 1917 to Thomas and Olive Morgan on a farm outside of Roganville, Texas. His family later moved into the township of Roganville where he lived with his family until 1935 when he entered the Citizens Conservation Corp near Milam, TX at the age of 18. He later worked as a logger until joining the Navy in 1942. He served in the Navy at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, where he met and married his wife, Helen in 1944. They moved to Orange in 1945 where he worked for Consolidated Steel, later known as American Bridge. Bill was hired among the original group of men that began the Orange Navy Base Fire Department in July 1947. He served with that fire department for over 30 years. He was promoted to Fire Chief and retired in that position in December 1975, on the day the Orange Navy Base was officially closed. Bill was also a master barber and co-owner of the Lutcher Drive and East Town Barber Shop in the late 60's with Bob Davis. He enjoyed working in his garden, growing roses, bird hunting, watching baseball games, and spending time with his family. Bill's life always reflected his love for God, his family, and his country. Bill was a longtime member of the First Baptist Church of Orange, where he was first invited by Mr. Eddie Barker. Later he served as youth Sunday School teacher for many years. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge Madison 126 of Orange for over 50 years. He is preceded in death by his brother, Amidee Morgan, and his elder son, Michael Morgan. He is survived by his wife of over 63 years, Helen Klafka Morgan, his children, Patricia Ojobaro of Houston, Margaret Funderburk and husband, Terry, of Denver, CO, and son, Willie Morgan, and wife, Marjorie, of Orange; grandchildren, David, Emmanuel, Jr., and Theresa Ojobaro, Tommy Morgan, Lonnie Condon, Leslie Blankis, Dale Funderburk, Chrissy Babcock, Tammy Garmon, and Lorie Everitt; seven great-grandchildren; sister, Elna Gattis of Houston and brother Lee Julian Morgan and wife Lois of Lumberton, and sister-in-law Lillian Morgan of Nederland. Serving as pallbearers will be Milton Babcock, Jeff Garmon, Jason Everitt, Tommy Morgan, David Ojobaro, and Emmanuel Ojobaro, Jr. Honorary pallbearers will be great-grandsons, Justin and Jordan Babcock. Published in
Source: The Beaumont Enterprise from 2/2/2008 - 2/3/2008, Courtesy of Bonnie Jones Smith

Willie married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Texas Death Index:
Morgan Amidee 05-19-1993 JEFFERSON M
Social Security Death Index:
AMIDEE MORGAN 03 Aug 1922 19 May 1993 77627 (Nederland, Jefferson, TX ) (none specified) 464-18-0244 Texas

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]