L.W. MORGAN is a son of William M. Morgan, whose father, William Morgan, was born in Maryland, and attended the schools of his native State, then learned the cooper's trade, becoming an expert in the finer parts of the business. When a young man he was married to Hannah Matthews, a native of Baltimore, Md., who bore him the following children: Oliver, Rachel, Miriam, William M., George, Ruth (wife of W.W. Jackman) and Esther (married to Areslead Carroll). In an early day they came to Greene county, Penn., and in 1830 moved to Washington county, locating in East Bethlehem township near Westland Church. Mr. Morgan kept a hotel on the National pike, near Centreville, for several years, and finally moved to Coal Centre, Washington county, where he died at the age of seventy-four years. He was a strong Abolitionist, and in religion was a member of the Society of Friends. William M. Morgan was born near Baltimore Md., where his boyhood was passed. In early life he was married to Mary, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Lewis) Whittaker, the former of whom was a native of County Fermanagh, Ireland. Mr. and Mrs. Whittaker had four children, viz.: Elizabeth, Thomas L., John D. and Mary. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Morgan settled in Waynesburgh, Green Co., Penn., where he followed the trade of cooper. In 1844 he moved to Coal Centre, this county, and here continued in the same business until his death. He was a Democrat, favoring the Abolitionists, and in religion was a member of the M.E. Church. To Mr. and Mrs. Morgan were born the following children: L.W., Eliza J. (deceased), George (living in Oklahoma), Hannah (deceased), and Thomas P. (in Pittsburgh). L.W. Morgan was born November 5, 1830, in Waynesburgh, Green Co., Penn., and remained on the home place during early life. At the age of twenty years, in company with Solomon Sibbitt, he opened the first general store in California, Penn., conducting it for five years. On October 27, 1857, he was married to Ann J., daughter of John R. Gregg, and their children were Mary W., P. W., William W., John, Charles, L.L., Elizabeth and Albert T. Of these children P.W., Elizabeth and Albert T. are yet living. After selling the store in California, Mr. Morgan followed river traffic a few years, then opened a grocery in Coal Centre, which he conducted but a few months, and returning to California invested in his present store, and opened a coal office. He has been a Republican, but has voted the Prohibition ticket since the organization of that party. In religious faith he is a member of the M.E. Church, of which he is steward and treasurer, and of the Sunday-school he has been superintendent twenty-six years.

Text taken from page 476 of: Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893). Transcribed May 1997 by Linda Carroll of So. Chicago Heights, IL as part of the Beers Project. Published May 1997 on the Washington County, PA USGenWeb pages at http://www.chartiers.com/.

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