1. Edward Morgan, Jr.
His grave is just behind the large tree in the middle of the picture.
A son of Rev. Edward Morgan, Edward Morgan, Jr. was born in Montgomery County May 20, 1798. He married Nancy Straley June 5, 1823 and moved to Pulaski County about 1839. They had nine children of which three sons fought for the Confederacy and are buried in this cemetery. In his will dated May 13, 1878 he asked that "my body be decently buried at Newton J. Morgan's, where his child was buried". On May 21, 1878, eight days later and at the age of 80 years and one day, Edward died and was buried in what is now known as Morgan Cemetery. (my great great grandfather)
2. Nancy Straley Morgan
Her grave is the one with large tree growing in it.
Nancy Sarah Straley was born in Giles County, Virginia, Dec 25, 1802. She had nine brothers and one or two sisters. She married Edward Morgan, Jr. in 1823 and had at least nine children. She died Feb 23, 1879, less than a year after Edward. They had been married for almost fifty-five years. (my great great grandmother)
3. Newton Jasper Morgan
Front left is Newton Morgan's grave, Grave 3, front center is Grave 4, front right is Grave 5 and back center is Nancy Straley Morgan's grave, Grave 2.
Monument A, Newton Morgan
Newton Jasper Morgan, the second son of Nancy and Edward Morgan, Jr., was born in Giles County July 24, 1838. He enlisted June 25, 1861 in Company I, Virginia 50th Infantry Regiment, CSA. He was mustered out at Bowling Green, Kentucky due to a disability in 1862. On Sept 26, 1865 he married Elizabeth Hickman. Between 1867 and 1878 they had at least six children. He died at the age of seventy-eight on July 25, 1916.
4. Elizabeth Hickman Morgan
Front left is Grave 3, front center is Elizabeth Morgan's grave, Grave 4, front right is Grave 5.
Elizabeth Jane Hickman was born July 1, 1838 and was one of perhaps ten children. Little is known of this family. She married Newton Morgan Sept 26, 1865. The last record of her was in the 1880 Census. Her headstone indicates she died on Jan 2 but the year is not legible.
5. Macie F. Morgan
Front left is Grave 3, front center is Grave 4, front right is Macie Morgan's grave, Grave 5.
Macie F. Morgan, daughter of Newton and Elizabeth Morgan was born March 20, 1878. She died at about age 22 in 1901, the same year her sister Martha Antoinette Morgan Brown died at age 26. Martha Brown is buried in the Brown Cemetery in Belspring in Pulaski County.
6. (not on map) Josephus (Joseph, Jos.) Morgan
Monument B which has information about Joseph's wives but not about him.
Joseph Morgan, fourth son of Nancy and Edward Morgan, Jr., was born in Pulaski County Jul 3, 1846. In Oct 1864 at the age of 18y 3m he enlisted in the Virginia Botetourt Light Artillery Battery, CSA. He was likely captured during the Appomattox Campaign just before the end of the Civil War. On Feb 12, 1868 he married Elizabeth Brown. Between 1868 and 1882 they had nine children. Their last child was born Apr 5, 1882 and Elizabeth died three days later. On Sep 2, 1884 he married Nannie Lowman. They had four children between 1886 and 1892. Nannie died on July 28, 1923. At the age of eighty-six Joseph died on Feb 28, 1933.
It is unclear were Joseph was buried. His death certificate indicates he was buried in Morgan Cemetery as does findagrave.com. The problem is there is no head stone or foot stone. The logical place would be in front of Monument B ( his wives are buried on each side) but that space is somewhat short and the monument says nothing about him.
He is not listed in any other cemeteries in Pulaski County according to findagrave.com. There were other Morgans buried in Morgan Cemetery during the time that Joseph died that were later moved when the cemetery was no longer being maintained.
7. Elizabeth Brown Morgan
Elizabeth Morgan's grave, Grave 7, is to the right of Monument B in the back left.
Elizabeth Louisa Brown was born in Pulaski County Dec 28, 1849. She is the second of five children of John and Mary Brown and is the older sister to Virginia Brown Morgan, Grave 14. She married Joseph Morgan on Feb 12, 1868 and from 1870 to 1882 they had nine children. Elizabeth died on Apr 8, 1882 three days after their last child was born.
8. Edgar Brown Morgan
Edgar Morgan's grave, Grave 8, is in the foreground.
Edgar Morgan, the fifth child of Joseph and Elizabeth Morgan, was born in Pulaski County Aug 31, 1874. He did not marry and died July 27, 1901.
9. Nancy Morgan Scott
Nancy Scott's grave, Grave 9, is top left. There is a blank space between her and Edgar Morgan's grave in the foreground.
Nancy Sarah Morgan, Joseph and Elizabeth's second child, was born in Pulaski County Sep 30, 1870. On Aug 27, 1906 she married Dr, Adiel Roscoe Scott of Georgia. They apparently had no children. She died in Pulaski County on Jun 22, 1924.
10. Nannie Lowman Morgan
Nannie Morgan was buried to the left of Monument B.
There is no headstone but there is a foot stone with the initials NMM.
Nannie Margaret Lowman was born in Pulaski County July 1, 1856, the first of four children of David and Cathrine Lowman of Pulaski County. She married Joseph Morgan on Sep 2, 1884. They had four children from 1886 to 1892 giving Joseph a total of thirteen children. She died on July 28, 1923.
11. Lena Morgan
Lena Morgan's grave, Grave 11, is in the center with the back of Monument B in the top right.
Lena Ormond Morgan, the forth and last child of Joseph and Nannie Morgan was born Jan 27, 1892 and died at age six on Oct 26, 1898.
12. Newton K. Morgan
Newton Morgan's grave, Grave 12, is in the front left.
This grave, Grave 11, is somewhat of a mystery. The name is reasonably readable: Newton K. Morgan and the foot stone has NKM. The birth date appears to be Oct 21, 1890 and the death date Mar 30, 1891. The stone reads: son of [ ] E. & F.L. MORGAN. This makes no sense. In the Joseph family plot behind this grave is Joseph's first wife Elizabeth Louisa Brown which her name is abbreviated E. L. on her head stone but she died in 1882.To the right is buried Newton's wife Elizabeth J. Morgan. We only know she died after 1880 but she would have been fifth two in 1890 and not have had a child since 1878. The only record found for Newton K. Morgan is this:
| Name: | Newton K Morgan |
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| Birth Date: | abt 1889 |
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| Birth Place: | Pulaski, Virginia |
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| Death Date: | 24 Mar 1890 |
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| Death Place: | Pulaski, Virginia |
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| Death Age: | 4 Months 2 Days |
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| Race: | White |
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| Marital Status: | Single |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| FHL Film Number: | 2048582 |
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Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917
Census records show Joseph and Nannie Morgan had children born in 1886, 1888 and 1892 so Newton could be their child. But if this is true why was he not buried with Joseph's other children in the Joseph family plot?
13. Rufus Granville Morgan
Looking from the front of the Joseph Morgan family plot toward Monument C. From this view, Grave 14 is to the left of the headstone in the front right and Rufus Morgan's grave, Grave 13 is to the right.
Looking at the gravestone from the direction of Rufus Morgan's grave, Grave 13.
Note the Freemason logo at the top (right)
Rufus Granville Morgan, the third son of Edward Morgan, Jr., was born on Jan 12, 1840 in Pulaski County. On Apr 1, 1861, 11 days before the beginning of the Civil War, he married Virginia Brown. On Feb 27, 1864, 12 days after the birth of their second child, he enlisted in the Virginia Botetourt Light Artillery Battery as they prepared to defend the New River railroad bridge just a few miles from the Morgan home. After the war Rufus and Virginia would have eight more children. The last child, Robert E. Lee Morgan, was born in 1882. Rufus died on his seventy-second birthday Jan 12, 1912. (my great grandfather)
14. Virginia Brown Morgan
Looking from the front of Joseph Morgan family plot toward Monument C. From this view,Virginia Morgan, Grave 14, is to the left of the headstone in the lower right and Rufus Morgan's grave, Grave 13 is to the right.
Virginia Antionette Brown was the first of five children of John and Mary Brown and sister of Elizabeth Brown, first wife of Joseph Morgan. She was born Apr 11, 1842 in Pulaski County. She married Rufus Morgan on Apr 1, 1861. Between 1862 and 1882 they had ten children. She died on Nov 20, 1916. (my great grandmother)
15. ?
Grave 15 is in the foreground with Grave 2 with the large tree in the middle of the picture.
This grave is another mystery. Of course it might not be related to the Morgan family. It is next to grave 2, Nancy Straley Morgan. Typically space is left between graves of different families. It is totally illegible.
In Edward Morgan's will he asked that "my body be decently buried at Newton J. Morgan's, where his child was buried" but we found no stone to indicate a grave for a child buried prior to Edward's will which was dated May 13, 1878. Newton and Elizabeth were married in 1865. None of their known children died before Edward died. Looking at the birth dates of their children: Oct 1867, Aug 1869, Oct 1874, Jan 1876 and Mar 1878, it is certainly possible that they had a child in between 1869 and 1874, sometime in 1871 or 1872.. One of the best ways to find children is with the censuses conducted every ten years but a child that was born after the 1870 census and died before the 1880 census would not show up. However, at the time of our search we were not aware of the possibility of this child and were not looking for an unmarked grave near Edward or Newton. On the other hand, the grave is outlined in stone as is Grave 1 and 2 but with the same dimensions as an adult grave and a child's headstone is typically smaller than for an adult.
Monument C
Monument C appears to be the newest of the Morgan stones in Morgan Cemetery. From findagrave.com: "The funeral services were held for C. N. Morgan at Morgan's chapel Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. A. A. Angle was assisted by Rev. R. B. Platt, jr. and Rev. C. J. Walsh. Interment was in Morgan's cemetery." According to Clarita Morgan Rader our father Edward Lackey Morgan, in conjunction with his sister and brothers, had their father Clifton Newton Morgan and his two wives moved from Morgan Cemetery because it was no longer being maintained. These are their grave markers at Sunrise Burial Park, nine-tenths of a mile east of Morgan Cemetery.
(L to R) Fannie Lackey Morgan 1873-1915 (my grandmother), Clifton N. Morgan 1868-1933 (my grandfather), Julia Lackey Morgan 1869-1901 (Clifton's first wife and Fannie's sister)
