Rueben L. Morgan

Abt 1834 - 1864  (~ 30 years)

• Name	Rueben L. Morgan  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	Abt 1834	Decatur County, Georgia   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	20 May 1864	Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
  Notes	In a column titled "Grandma Olds saw first train to Buna and man on the moon" Jasper New Boy columnist Kenneth Morgan wrote: "....Much more is known about the Morgan family, who came to Texas from North Carolina and Georgia before the Civil War. Great grandfather Reuben L. Morgan fought from the Confederacy and lost his life in this tragic war. His father's name was John Morgan. John's father was Reuben Sr....... When Reuben first migrated to Texas, he was accompanied by his brother Malalchi, and his uncles Daniel and Duncan Morgan." Mr. Morgan generously provided futher details about his paternal grandparents in a letter dated June 8, 1999 to Melinda Strong. He said the "Reuben L. Morgan was born in Decatur, GA in 1835. When his father, John Morgan died, around 1850, Reuben, his brother Malachi with his wife Tomsie Williams, their Uncle Duncan with his wife Eliza Kelley, and their mother, Hannah Kelley, left Georgia and settled the community of Erin, Texas. One of their descendants, Alfred Morgan, reports that they brought two or three slaves, one of them an infant boy named George, who took on the the Morgan name. It is possible that a family of Caswells accompanied them, also bringing with them Reuben's future wife, Penelope Caswell, who also was born in Georgia, in 1832. Another possible member of the original group, and probably a sister to Penelope, Rebecca Caswell Hays is indicated by the 1860 census as having lived with Rueben and Penelope. Rebecca was listed as age 24, born in Georgia. Rueben and Penelope were married in Jasper County in December 1858, their first child was John Edward, or Eddie born in 1859, then Thomas Marion who was born in 1860. The Civil War broke out about this time, and Reuben and Malachi both enlisted and served. According to Kenneth Morgan, the were in the 13th Texas Cavalry, General Walker's division. They fought in the Battles of Mansfield, Jenkin's Ferry, and Pleasant Hill. During the war their mother got sick and Duncan sent for them to come home. It was decided that Malachi would stay and care for his mother and both families, and that Rueben would go back to war. It was during this leave that Penelope became pregnant with Rose Caroline or "Sissie", who was born June 26, 1862. Rueben did not live to see his youngest child. He fell ill with dysentary and it is believed that he died on May 20, 1864, in a military hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas. (Research): Census Listings: 1860 Census Texas, Jasper County, P. O. Newton Enumerated Aug 1860 Page 51, Stamped 410 338-338 R L Morgan 25 M Farmer 400 300 Ga Penelope Morgan 28 F Ga John Morgan 2 M Tx Thomas Morgan 3/12 M Tx Rebecca Hays 24 F Ga
  Person ID	I8526	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	John Morgan,   b. Between 1798 and 1800, North Carolina d. Bef 1840 (Age ~ 41 years)
  Mother	Hannah Kelley,   b. Bef 1810, South Carolina d. Aft 1840 (Age ~ 31 years)
  Marriage	1 Mar 1827	Decatur County, Georgia   [4, 5]
  Family ID	F3969	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Penelope Caswell,   b. 7 Jun 1831, Georgia d. 19 Nov 1917, Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	1 Dec 1857	Jasper County, Texas   [6]
  Children	1. John Edward Morgan,   b. 29 Aug 1858, Roganville, Jasper County, Texas d. 9 Apr 1916, Collin County, Texas (Age 57 years)   2. Thomas Marion Morgan,   b. 16 Mar 1860, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas d. 17 Feb 1946, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas (Age 85 years)   3. Rose Ella Caroline Morgan,   b. 26 Jun 1861, Jasper County, Texas d. 31 Jan 1940, Jasper County, Texas (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F3980	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1834 - Decatur County, Georgia Marriage - 1 Dec 1857 - Jasper County, Texas Death - 20 May 1864 - Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Morgan, Rueben Rueben Morgan of Jasper, Texas died in Arkansas during the Civil War. Surviving him were his wife, Penelope (Caswell), and three young children.

  
  

• Sources

  [S154] Jasper News Boy, 15 Oct 1997, "Grandma Olds saw first train to Buna and man on the moon" by Kenneth Morgan. [S144] 1850 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432, 1,009 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1850 United States Federal Census, the Seventh Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1850 Federal Census.). [S98] 1860 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1,438 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1860 United States Federal Census, the Eighth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1860 Federal Census.), Texas, Jasper County, P. O. Newton Enumerated Aug 1860 Page 51, Stamped 410 338-338 (Reliability: 3). [S662] Decatur County, Georgia Marriage Index Online ; http://www.usgwarchives.org/ga/decatur/marriages.html, (http://www.usgwarchives.org/ga/decatur/marriages.html). [S83] Family Tree Maker's Family Archives, "CD-ROM," Marriage Index #229. [S17] Dore, Barbara Yancey (Transcriber), JASPER COUNTY TEXAS MARRIAGE RECORDS 1849-1900 (Southeast Texas Genealogical & Historical Society), Vol MF#1, page 131 (Reliability: 3).