6/22/1880 N Okaw Twp. Dist 57, Coles Co, IL. The census capturedRobe rt Morgan at age 29, Serelda at 30. They had only 1 little boy,James, 4 . Carpenter James Peters, 45, was a boarder there. Robertwas a farme r.
6/5/1900 Same place. Robert Morgan, 49, had apparently turned thefar m over to son James and ceded head of the household to him.Robert and S arilda J, 50, had been married 25 years with only onechild. Robert's o ccupation was clerking in a store. Two doors downwere Serilda's paren ts, living with her brother Elijah.
1910 Still there. Robert W Morgan, 59, was again head of the houseby c ensus time that year. Living with him were Sarilda J, 60, andson Jame s R, 33. Robert had changed occupations again, this time tolaborer on h is own account as shoemaker. James had no job.
