6/5/1900 N Okaw Twp, Coles Co, IL. At age 23, James R Morgan wasliste d as head of the house with only his parents Robert, 49, andSarilda J, 5 0. James was a farmer so probably the family farm hadbeen turned over t o him as well since his father was clerking in astore at that time. T wo doors down lived Uncle Elija Whitley withmany other Whitley relativ es in the same township..
1/9/1910 Same place. By census time that year, his father had died,p robably leaving the family farm to him which he owned free of amortgag e. He was not working so most likely rented out the farm forincome. J ames Morgan was 43 years old, his 69 year old widowedmother still live d with him..
Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
Name: James Randall Morgan
Birth Date: 12 Jun 1876
Birth Place: Cooks Mille, Illinois
Death Date: 4 Apr 1932
Death Place: North Okaw, Coles, Illinois
Burial Date: 6 Apr 1932
Burial Place: North Okaw, Coles, Ills
Death Age: 55
Occupation: Common Laborer
Race: White
Marital Status: S
Gender: Male
Residence: North Okaw Township, Coles, Ill
Father Name: Robert Morgan
Father Birth Place: Oakland, Illinois
Mother Name: Sorella Whitly
Mother Birth Place: Illinois
FHL Film Number: 1684328
