UNCLAIMED LETTERS
At The Williamsburg, (Clermont Co) OH, P.O
Appearing in the Western American Newspaper April 8, 1815
Joseph Morgan
10/9/1850 Goshen Twp, Clermont Co, OH. At census time Joseph Morgan,5 7, born in PA, was a large farmer with $3000 in real estate. In hisfa mily were wife Anne, 54, Silas, 28, Mahala, 19, Jane A, 17, Sarah,14, J ulia, 11, Catharine, 9, all born in OH. Silas was also a farmerbut wi thout property so most likely helped with his father's farm.
NAMESOF THE LEGAL VOTERS OF GOSHEN TOWNSHIP. "There is no date, butby c onsulting a number of tax lists, and finding from the CEMETERYINSCRIPT ION BOOK, when Shadrach Starkey died, and tracking down whenShadrach w as the assessor, a date between 1855 and 1860 isprobable.....The last s entence reads "I hereby Certify the above tobe a true list of all the w hite male inhabitants of Goshen Townshipover twenty one years of age, S hadrach Starkey Assessor of Goshen."
MORGAN, Abraham
MORGAN, James
MORGAN, Joseph
7/6/1860 Sterling Twp, PO De La Palma, Brown Co, OH. Listed in thatc ensus were Joseph Morgan, 66, Ann, 64, Mahala, 29, Jane A, 27,Julia, 2 2 Catharine, 19, laborer Enoch Simpkins, 22, and Adam Morgan,14 (in th e order listed, Adam was not a child of Joseph). Joseph wasborn in MD , Ann in PA, the children in OH. Joseph was a farmer withproperty wor th $1800/500.
This couple disappears after 1860.
The family is named as Maugan on cemetery records. Is this a readingo r transcription error?
Joseph Maugan
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Birth: unknown
Death: May 22, 1880
Inscription:
aged 86 ys, 3ms, 11 ds
Burial:
Myers Cemetery
Goshen (Clermont County)
Clermont County
Ohio, USA
