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Below is a family biography included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Columbia County, Arkansas published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1890.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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W. G. H. Morgan, farmer, Magnolia, Ark. The name that heads this sketch is one of the well-known residents of Clay Township, who, like many other settlers of the county, came originally from Georgia, his birth occurring in Fayette County, December 1, 1823. He is the son of Henry C. Morgan, and the grandson of William Morgan, who was a native of the Old Dominion, of Welsh descent, and served in the Revolutionary War. Henry C. Morgan was a native of Georgia, where he was born October 28, 1792, and resided in that State until 1854, when he emigrated to Arkansas. He purchased the farm where his son, W. G. H. now lives, and died there in 1850. He was a soldier in the War of 1812. He was married in Georgia to Miss Susannah B. Harris, who was born in Virginia, March 29, 1796, and who died April 24, 1867, in this county. She was the daughter of Graves Harris. To their union were born two children, both now living: S. T. (who is now residing in Nevada County), W. G. H. Morgan, the elder of the above-mentioned children, resided in Meriwether County, Ga. until 1854, and then came to Columbia County, Ark., with his parents. Previous to this, in 1847, he was married to Miss Mary Ann Freeman, who bore him these children: Henry J., Alice R. P. (wife of James McKinney), Susannah E. (wife of D. W. Railey), William B., Mary Ann E. (wife of Richard Yarbroh), and Jesse G. Mr. Morgan is the owner of 300 acres of land, 60 acres under cultivation and 100 acres under fence, and this is located eleven miles west of Magnolia. He has operated a cotton gin since residing in this county, and his son Henry has a steam cotton gin and grist-mill, and is doing a general custom work. Mr. Morgan and his wife and eldest son are members of the Primitive Baptist Church, and are active in their support of all worthy enterprises. He was justice of the peace for four years, was school director for ten years, and is an influential citizen. He is a Democrat in politics, and his first vote was for Polk.

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