William Joseph MORGAN
"Bill Morgan Sr."
b.13 Jun 1882
d.18 Jan 1969 Crystal, Montcalm County, MI
Burial: Oakhill Cemetery, Owosso, Shiawassee, MI
married:
Gertrude Dora BEEHLER (b.22 May 1889)
married Dec 13 1908
parents:
Joseph MORGAN (b.1854)
Sarah FARNHAM (b.1860)
children: MORGAN
  1. Floyd Arthur (b.2 Dec 1909)
  2. Leora Marie (b.26 Aug 1911)
  3. Josephine D. (died age 1)
  4. Helen Leona (b.17 Feb 1915)
  5. Joseph (b.about 1917)
  6. Annie Hattie Amy (b.23 Dec 1920)
  7. Frank R (b.2 May)
  8. Roy Arthur (d.11 May 1923)
  9. William "Bill" Henry (b.27 Jan 1926)
  10. Eva May (d.28 Dec 1929) 6 days old
siblings: MORGAN
  1. Leora Marie (b.1878)
  2. John

formerly of Shiawassee County MI, Bill was a baseball team manager, the family later moved to Tower, Cheboygan County MI.
Bill & Gertrude 1908 fact sources and writings about this individual:

Verbally - July 1999, Leora recalled her Grandmother's Strong Irish accent'.


photo:
William "Bill" Morgan & Gertrude in 1908. -


Marv Everingham (Leora's son) says that Grandpa "Bill Morgan" harness raced. Marv later raced stock cars in the 1970s, but not as much as his brother "Gene Everingham" who raced stock cars or sponsered cars his whole life, and so did some other descendants from the "Morgan" family.


CENSUS, Owosso, Shiawassee County, MI April 27, 1910;
William Morgan age 27, Gertrude age 20, Floyd age 4/12. Also living with them were William's parents; Joseph age 55, and Sarah age 50.

CENSUS, Tower Village, Forest Township, Cheboygan Co. MI, Jan 23rd, 1920;
William Morgan age 37, Gertrude Morgan age 35, owned their home. children: Floyd age 10, Laura "Leora" age 8, Hellen age 4, Joseph age 2. Living next door (same census): Joseph Morgan age 65, Sarah Morgan age 59. Joseph and William both worked at a factory.

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