William Curtis Morgan b. 27 Jul 1834 d. 19 Mar 1868 Burial: Morgan Cem., Washington Co., IN: Forney & Clark Genealogy Pages

1834 - 1868 (33 years)

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Name	William Curtis Morgan
Birth	27 Jul 1834
Gender	Male
Death	19 Mar 1868	Burial: Morgan Cem., Washington Co., IN
Person ID	I1707	forneyclark
Last Modified	23 Apr 2024

Family Mary Eveline Townsend, b. 24 Sep 1840, IN d. 16 Oct 1901, Marion Co., IN or AR (Age 61 years)

Marriage 14 Feb 1858

Children

	1. Infant Morgan, b. 14 Jan 1859 d. 14 Jan 1859 (Age 0 years)
	2. Elem Monroe Morgan, b. 3 Jun 1860 d. 4 Mar 1863 (Age 2 years)
	3. Hester Magnolia "Hattie" Morgan, b. 29 Apr 1866, IN d. 28 Apr 1937, Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN; burial: Zoah Cem., Scottsburg, Scott Co., IN (Age 70 years)

Family ID F0570 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 23 Apr 2024

Documents		Morgan, William Curtis: Muster-Out Document of William Curtis Morgan (1834-1868) This Muster-Out Document comes from the Don Coatney Archives. W.C. Morgan enlisted in the 53rd Regiment of the Indiana Volunteers, March 1, 1862. W.C. Morgan was captured by the Rebels on July 22, 1864 and was released on parole February 27, 1865 and discharged out of the service June 14, 1865. Also from the Coatney Archives, via the National Archives, comes the following information: William Curtis Morgan died in 1868 of diseases he contacted while he was a prisoner of war at Andersonville POW camp in Georgia. See also Don Coatney's Coatney Collection at http://www.rootsweb.com/~inscott/CoatneyPhotos.html Civil War letters, both original and transcribed, may be found in Don Coatney's Coatney Collection at http://www.rootsweb.com/~inscott/Coatney.html & at http://www.bitsofblueandgray.com/ (the letters of William Curtis Morgan ) & at http://www.letterscivilwar.com/index.html (look under contributers for Don Coatney).
Documents		Morgan, William Curtis: Re-enlistment Document of William Curtis Morgan (1834-1868) This Re-enlistment Document comes from the Don Coatney Archives. W.C. Morgan enlisted in the 53rd Regiment of the Indiana Volunteers, March 1, 1862. W.C. Morgan was captured by the Rebels on July 22, 1864 and was released on parole February 27, 1865 and discharged out of the service June 14, 1865. Also from the Coatney Archives, via the National Archives, comes the following information: William Curtis Morgan died in 1868 of diseases he contacted while he was a prisoner of war at Andersonville POW camp in Georgia. See also Don Coatney's Coatney Collection at http://www.rootsweb.com/~inscott/CoatneyPhotos.htm l Civil War letters, both original and transcribed, may be found in Don Coatney's Coatney Collection at http://www.rootsweb.com/~inscott/Coatney.html & at http://www.bitsofblueandgray.com/ (the letters of William Curtis Morgan ) & at http://www.letterscivilwar.com/index.html (look under contributers for Don Coatney).

Headstones

Morgan, William Curtis (1834-1868)
William Curtis Morgan (1834-1868); Morgan Cemetery, Franklin Twp., Washington Co., IN, USA. Photo came from Linda Collins via Don Coatney. See the notes for William Curtis Morgan for details.

Histories

Coatney Brothers' Trained Bears: Letters concerning Cuffy & Lucy, owned by Thomas Jefferson Coatney (1857-1934) & Charles Edward Coatney (1869-1894)
Information about the Coatney Brothers' Trained Bears came from letters in the Don Coatney Archives that were transcribed by Don Coatney, Elissa Landi Goodroe Coatney, and Alice Elaine Coatney. Civil War letters, both original and transcribed, may be found in Don Coatney's Coatney Collection at http://www.rootsweb.com/~inscott/Coatney.html & at
http://www.bitsofblueandgray.com/ (the letters of William Curtis Morgan ) & at
http://www.letterscivilwar.com/index.html (look under contributers for Don Coatney). All above mentioned letters are copyrighted by Don Coatney.

Notes

Source:
SEE DON COATNEY'S SITES FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES:
Donald Gordon "Don" Coatney:
Most of the information that concerns the Coatney family, especially information concerning the families related to the marriage of Archibald Coatney and Mary McIntosh, including names, dates, places, census reports, documents, photos, and stories, is from the Don Coatney Archives.
See also Don Coatney's Coatney Collection at:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~inscott/Coatney.html
http://www.rootsweb.com/~inscott/CoatneyPhotos.html

Source:
Donald Gordon "Don" Coatney:
National Archives:
William Curtis Morgan died in 1868 of diseases he contacted while he was a prisoner of war at Andersonville POW camp in Georgia.

Source:
Donald Gordon "Don" Coatney:
Parents Record Sheet:
W.C. Morgan enlisted in the 53rd Regiment of the Indiana Volunteers, March, 1 1862.
W.C. Morgan was captured by the Rebels in July 22, 1864 and released on parole February 27, 1865 and discharged out of the service June 14, 1865.

Source:
SEE DON COATNEY'S SITES FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES:
Civil War letters, both original and transcribed, may be found in Don Coatney's Coatney Collection at http://www.rootsweb.com/~inscott/Coatney.html & at http://www.bitsofblueandgray.com/ (the letters of William Curtis Morgan ) & at http://www.letterscivilwar.com/index.html (look under contributers for Don Coatney).

Source:
Donald Gordon "Don" Coatney:
Location of William Curtis Morgan's headstone:
You must get permission to enter Morgan Cemetery since it is located on private property. MORGAN CEMETERY, page 115, Franklin Twp. Cemeteries Located in NE 1/4, Section 33, T2N, R5E. (10.0 miles for the Courthouse) Directions: From the Courthouse, go south on South Main St. go 0.5 miles to the intersection of SR 60, turn left, go 1.3 miles to the intersection of SR 160, turn left, go 7.0 miles to the intersection of Franklin School Road, turn right, go 0.8 miles to the intersection of Conway Church Road, turn right, go 0.2 miles to a driveway at a residence. The Morgan Cemetery is located at the corner of a woods approximately 1/4 mile north of the residence.