Mathias MORGAN

1814 - 1893  (79 years)

• Birth	1814	Kilrush, County Clare, IRELAND   [1]
  	Census records indicate that Mathias was born as early as 1819 and as late as 1827. Another researcher gives his birthdate as 1814.
  Birth	Abt 1820	IRELAND
  Census	20 Aug 1860	Table Mound Township, Dubuque, IA   [2]
  	1860 census at Table Mound Township, Dubuque, IA shows: Mathias Morgan, 41, farmer, b IRELAND; Patience, 34, b. ME; children: James, 12, b. PA; Thomas, 10, b. NY; John, 9, b. NY; Mary A., 6, b. IL; Mathias E.,4, b. IA; Emma, 1, b. IA. Also, Anna Delaney, 10, b. IRELAND.
  Census	2 Jul 1870	Dubuque, Dubuque, IA   [3]
  	1870 census at Dubuque, Dubuque, IA shows: Mathias Morgan, 48, wood dealer, b IRELAND; Patience, 45, b. ME; children: James, 23, wagon maker, b. PA; Thomas, 21, clerk grain store, b. NY; John, 19, teamster, b. NY, Mary, 16, b. IL; Edward, 14, b. IA; Amy, 12, b. IA; Josephine, 8, b. IA; Patience, 1, b. IA. Also, Anna Delaney, 19, domestic servant, b. IRELAND.
  Census	1 Jun 1880	Dubuque, Dubuque, IA   [4]
  	1880 census at Dubuque, Dubuque, IA shows: Mathias Morgan, 53, contractor, b. IRELAND, parents b. IRELAND; Patience, 53, b. ME, parents b. IRELAND; James, 30, carriage maker, b. PA; Thomas, 28, store clerk, b. NY; John, 27 express man, b. NY; Mary E., 25, b. IL; Edward, 24, teamster, b. IA; Amey A., 21, teacher, b. IA; Josephine, 17, b. IA; Patience, 10, b. IA; Anna Delaney, boarder, 28, b. IRELAND, parents b. IRELAND.
  Immigratn	1839	Binghamton, Broome, NY   [1]
  Obituary	6 Jan 1893	Dubuque, Dubuque, IA   [1, 5]
  	Demise of Matthias Morgan, a Resident of Dubuque for Over Forty Years Matthias Morgan, an old and highly respected resident of Dubuque, died yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the family home on Iowa street above Thirteenth. He had been confined to his bed for two weeks past, and had been ailing a year or longer. Mr. Morgan was born in 1814 in the parish of Kilrush, County Clare, Ireland, and came to America in 1839. He first took up his residence in Binghampton, N.Y., where he learned the stone cutter's trade, and then removed to Susquehanna county, Pa., where he married Miss Patience Maher. The following year he engaged in railroad contracting with his brother Patrick, and followed it more or less until 1872. His residence in Dubuque began in 1852-over 40 years ago-and in that long time he has ever held the respect of the community. In his last moments he was forfeited with the sacraments of the Catholic church. Besides his wife, Mr. Morgan is survived by seven children, Thos. F. of Fort Benton, Mon., John H., of Missouri Valley, Iowa, Mrs. R. F. Morrissey, of Lincoln, Neb., Mrs. T. C. Murphy, of this city, and Edward, Josephine and Patience at home. A son, James W. Morgan, died at Hawarden, Iowa, last July.
  Death	5 Jan 1893	Dubuque, Dubuque, IA   [1]

  
  

  Father	Unknown MORGAN
  Family ID	F6581	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1814 - Kilrush, County Clare, IRELAND Birth - Abt 1820 - IRELAND Immigratn - 1839 - Binghamton, Broome, NY Census - 2 Jul 1870 - Dubuque, Dubuque, IA Census - 1 Jun 1880 - Dubuque, Dubuque, IA Death - 5 Jan 1893 - Dubuque, Dubuque, IA Obituary - 6 Jan 1893 - Dubuque, Dubuque, IA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S223] Paul Morrissey, Morrissey e-mail, 223. [S1860] 1860 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1860), 1860. [S1870] 1870 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1870), 1870. [S1880] 1880 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1880), 1880. [S839] Mathias Morgan Obituary, 839.