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Penelope Caswell

Female 1831 - 1917  (86 years)


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  • Name Penelope Caswell  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Birth 7 Jun 1831  Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    Death 19 Nov 1917  Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Burial 21 Nov 1917  Zion Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Kenneth Morgan wrote that after she was widowed, Penelope supported her three children "by taking in other people's wash. In 1899, at the age of 67, Penelope applied for a pension from Rueben's service. In her application, it states that she had lived in Jasper County since 1850, and that she owned 50 acres of land valued at $50. She stated that she had no income and was in feeble health. Apparently, Penelope could not write, because the application bears an "X" in place of her signature. She died on November 19, 1917 in Kirbyville, TX. The cause of death was listed as old age."

      Penelope Morgan
      death date: 19 Nov 1917
      death place: Kirbyville, Jasper Co., Texas
      gender: Female
      race: w
      death age: 87 years 9 months 13 days
      estimated birth date:
      birth date: 07 Jun 1831
      birthplace: Ga
      marital status: Widowed
      spouse's name:
      father's name: Wm. Caswell
      father's birthplace:
      mother's name: Penelope Caswell
      mother's birthplace: Ga
      occupation:
      place of residence: Kirbyville, Jasper Co., TX
      cemetery: Zions Hill
      burial place: Jasper Co., Tx
      burial date: 21 Nov 1917
      additional relatives:
      film number: 2073215
      digital film number: 4165784
      image number: 2042
      reference number: 31759

      This was how her family was listed on the transcription of the 1880 census per FamilySearch:

      Census Place:Precinct 3, Jasper, Texas Source:FHL Film 1255313
      National Archives Film T9-1313 Page 15
      RelationSexMarrRaceAgeBirthplace
      Penelope MORGAN Self F W W 49 GA Occ:Keeping House Fa: GA Mo: GA
      Thomas MORGAN Son M S W 20 TX Occ:Works On Farm Fa: GA Mo: GA
      Rosella MORGAN Dau F S W 18 TX Occ:At Home Fa: GA Mo: GA
    • (Research):

      Census Listings:

      1850 Census
      Texas, Newton County
      Enumerated 27 Oct 1850
      96-96
      Martin, H. Hare 23 M Farmer Ga
      Elizabeth Hare 26 F Ga
      Wm. Edmond Hare 1 M Tx
      Jane Caswell 24 F Ga
      Penny Caswell 20 F Ga
      Polly Caswell 18 F Ga
      William Caswell 16 M Ga
      Rebecca Caswell 14 F Ga (Married a HAYS per 1860 census, and living with Penelope and Rueben MORGAN in Jasper County, TX)
      Sylvester Caswell 12 M Ga
      John Caswell 10 M Ga
      Columbus Caswell 8 M Ga

      1860 Census
      See notes for Rueben Morgan

      1870 Census
      Texas, Jasper County, Subdivision 23, PO Jasper
      Enumerated 3 Aug 1870
      Page 49 Stamped 507
      380-381
      Morgan, Penelope 34 F W Keepign House 350 15p Ga
      Morgan, E 11 M W Tx
      Morgan, Thomas 10 M W Tx
      Morgan, Rose E 9 F W Tx

    Person ID I8664  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Family Rueben L. Morgan,   b. Abt 1834, Decatur County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 May 1864, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 30 years) 
    Marriage 1 Dec 1857  Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. John Edward Morgan,   b. 29 Aug 1858, Roganville, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Apr 1916, Collin County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)
     2. Thomas Marion Morgan,   b. 16 Mar 1860, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Feb 1946, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
     3. Rose Ella Caroline Morgan,   b. 26 Jun 1861, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jan 1940, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
    Family ID F3980  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 7 Jun 1831 - Georgia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1 Dec 1857 - Jasper County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 19 Nov 1917 - Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 21 Nov 1917 - Zion Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S223] Morgan, Kenneth, Family Researcher, Jasper, Texas (Deceased).

    2. [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.), Texas, Newton County Enumerated 27 oct 1850 96-96 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [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).

    4. [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/).

    5. [S17] Dore, Barbara Yancey (Transcriber), JASPER COUNTY TEXAS MARRIAGE RECORDS 1849-1900 (Southeast Texas Genealogical & Historical Society), Vol MF#1, page 131 (Reliability: 3).