From: A Standard History of Ross County, Ohio An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with Particular Attention to the Modern Era in the Commercial, Industrial, Civic and Social Development By Lyle S. Evans p. 851-854: JBF MORGAN MD A genial old time physician who did first professional work more than half a century ago and for many has lived retired at Clarksburg Doctor Morgan is now in the year of his age and his life has been one of signal usefulness honor in his community He is a native of Ross County and has most of his active career within its limits. As a native son he has been more than ordinarily interested and active in preserving the early history of this county Many articles from the pen of Doctor Morgan have appeared in various publications and have served to enrich the historical literature of this section of Ohio His sketch of the life of Col John McDonald is prominent among his productions Doctor Morgan has in manuscript the history of the Methodist Church of Southern Ohio For many years he has been one of the leading advocates of the temperance cause His influence and energies have gone to benefit his community in many directions. His birth occurred in Concord Township of Ross County May 26 1837 He comes of old and notable American ancestry The first of the name concerning whom there is accurate information was Thomas Morgan who was born in Virginia in 1670 and spent his life in that old commonwealth His son Lewis Morgan great grandfather of Doctor Morgan was born in Bedford County Virginia in 1728 He married Christina White who was born in Virginia in 1730. Lewis Morgan founded the family name west of the Alleghenies in Tennessee He with his wife moved to East Tennessee previous to 1786 and lated moved to Pulaski County Kentucky where he died in 1814 and his wife in 1816 They became the parents of three children Thomas Amaziah and Adonijah Amaziah was captured by the Indians in Virginia when he was five years of age and carried into the wilderness to Paint Valley which is located in what is now Ross County Ohio Ten years later he was discovered by some Indian traders His father was notified of his discovery and soon an attempt was made to recover him The father made various offers for his release but without avail By his own will he remained with his captors married an Indian woman and reared three daughters He was killed as a chief fighting with the Indians in St Clair's defeat. Adonijah Morgan was born May 6 1765 in Virginia and was quite young when his parents moved to Tennessee In Green County of that state he married Isabell Jane McMahon She was born July 21 1765 In 1800 they moved to Pulaski County Kentucky and in 1818 to Fayette County Indiana where Adonijah died December 27 1827 and his wife July 20 1829 These parents reared six sons and five daughters One son Amaziah located in Ross County Ohio at Paint Valley in 1810 He was married to Mary Ford in 1814 He served as a mounted ranger in the War of 1812 volunteering from Ross County At the close of that struggle he was elected colonel of the State Militia In 1818 he became one of the first settlers of Rush County Indiana and assisted in the organization of that county being a member of the first board of county commissioners and the first state senator elected from that county He was repeatedly elected to the State Senate serving fifteen years with credit and distinction He also continued his activities in the State Militia being elected a brigadier general and finally major of his death he the candidate for governor of Indiana on the whig ticket 1839. Another son of Adonijah Morgan was Lewis Morgan who settled in the wilds of what is now Shelby County Indiana and lived there when his nearest neighbor was fifty miles away Erecting a commodious log house he operated a tavern to accommodate the hunters and explorers and when Shelby County was organized was elected a member of the Legislature He was a preacher of the United Baptist Church In 1834 lie was appointed by the Missionary Baptists of New York as a traveling missionary to establish Sunday schools Subsequently he moved to Illinois and from there to Iowa and died in the latter state. Col. White Morgan father of Doctor Morgan was born in Eastern Tennessee April 11 1794 and was six years of age when his parents moved to Kentucky He lived in that state until 1818 in which year he came to Ross County On the 20th of March of that year he married Mariah Louisa McDonald daughter of Col John McDonald the pioneer author of Ross County White Morgan had learned the trade of stone mason and followed it for a number of years in connection with farming On March 21 1820 he settled on a farm two miles north of Bloom ingburg in Fayette County but in February 1826 moved to the McDonald farm in Twin Township of Ross County In 1829 he bought a farm in Concord Township Concord Church now stands upon that land That was his home until his death February 20 1869 His wife was born December 14 1802 and died September 20 1887. White Morgan had a strong and active mind He possessed a memory that was equalled by few and excelled by none He never would accept public office other than military For that he had a liking During the days of the militia muster he served in the capacity of major and of lieutenant colonel He was six feet high straight as an Indian and possessed a magnificent voice He had the credit of being one of the best regimental commanders in Ohio He and his wife reared ten children John M Adonijah Amaziah Henrietta William Lewis Louisa Jane Enos White Dr JB Finley Catherine and Oscar White Of these children William Lewis learned the trade of carpenter subsequently became a farmer and still later a merchant in South Salem and Williamsport was one of the ardent prohibitionists of his time and died at the age of eighty years Another son Oscar White Morgan was born December 9 1846 was educated in the district schools and at the preparatory school at Lebanon conducted by Professor Holbrook and spent twenty eight years as a teacher in the schools of Ross and Pickaway counties He is now living at Clarksburg Within the personal recollection of Doctor Morgan nearly all the important developments in Ross County have taken place. He was a boy when the first railroads were built through Ohio He was born the same year that the telegraph became general as an instrument for rapid transmission of news 1837 He cast his first vote in a presidential campaign when the whig party was still in existence In the meantime he had attended the district school and the high school at Frankfort in Ross County and began the study of medicine under Dr William Latta at Frankfort Doctor Morgan began the practice of medicine at Jasper in Pike County Ohio in 1863 For the preceding three years he had taught school When General Morgan's Confederate raiders came through Pike County they invaded his home and office and appropriated practically all his possessions He then moved to Pan coastburg in Payette County and was in active practice there until 1868 In 1863 he had attended his first course of lectures in the Medical College of Ohio at Cincinnati and in 1868 returned to that institution where he was graduated MD in 1869 Following that he located in Clarksburg soon had built up an extensive practice which kept him almost constantly riding and driving about the country and he continued to look after the bodily and mental health of his patients for many years In 1900 Doctor Morgan retired from active practice and has since found employment for his many cultivated tastes in his home at Clarksburg. On October 25 1869 Doctor Morgan married Mrs Amnette Loaf burrow Parker She is a daughter of Lemuel P Loafburrow and the widow of Lieut Joseph Parker who served with that rank in Company G of the One Hundred and Thirteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry and he was killed while leading his company in a charge at the battle of Kenesaw Mountain Georgia June 27 1864 By her first marriage Mrs Morgan has one son Albert Boss Parker who married Theodosia Brown and they have a daughter Ursula. Doctor and Mrs Morgan had one son Rea White Morgan He was educated at Clarksburg took advanced studies in the State University of Ohio for two years and then spent three years as a teacher in the vicinity of Clarksburg Following the example of his father he began to prepare for a medical career spending one year attending lectures at Indianapolis and later the Medical College of Ohio at Cincinnati where he graduated With this preparation he located at Clarksburg and his ability won him a large patronage He continued in active practice until his last illness He died March 18 1913 He married Frances A Willis daughter of John W and Jane Templin Willis She and her only daughter Jeanette survive Doctor Morgan Jr had served as a member of the school board and was affiliated with Clarksburg Lodge No 721 Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Williamsport Lodge Ancient Free and Accepted Masons Because of his congenial spirit and whole heartedness he was exceedingly popular with all with whom he came in contact p. 862: JOHN F MORGAN A well known and highly esteemed citizen of Chillicothe John F Morgan holds a position of importance and responsibility being superintendent of Grand View Cemetery one of the many beautiful suburban cemeteries of the state A son of Adonijah Morgan he was born in Pickaway County and came to Ross County when six years of age of substantial pioneer stock. His grandfather White Morgan a Kentuckian by birth was one of the earlier settlers of Pickaway County Ohio Coming from there to Ross County in 1829 he purchased a tract of wild land in Concord Township and was there engaged in agricultural pursuits during the remainder of his life He married Maria McDonald whose father John McDonald acquired fame as author of McDonald's Notes the first history of Ross County ever published and which was for many years much quoted. Born in 1823 in Pickaway County Adonijah Morgan was educated in the pioneer schools and as a boy was well drilled in the different branches of agriculture He followed farming throughout his life dying at the age of seventy three years on the farm adjoining the McDonald homestead He married Rhoda Mobray a daughter of Fletcher and Hester Rowe Mobray She died at the early age of thirty nine years leaving four children namely John F, Banner W., Anna, and Marion. Remaining beneath the parental roof until nineteen years old John F Morgan was educated in the district school and as a boy was trained to habits of industry and thrift He was subsequently employed in a sawmill until 1889 when he came to Chillicothe to accept his present position as superintendent of the Grand View Cemetery Courteous accommodating and painstaking Mr Morgan is exceptionally well fitted for his work of which he has a thorough knowledge and is performing the duties devolving upon him in a most efficient and acceptable manner. On October 19 1882 Mr Morgan married Ella Gray daughter of George and Margaret Gray and into their home four children have been born and reared namely Henry Clay born who married Hilda Schram and has three children: Arlie, McDonald, and John; Banner C who married Emma Young and has one child Sue Nell; Rhoda A wife of Edward Trador; and Clorinda J at home Mr and Mrs Morgan are consistent members of the Third Presbyterian Church Fraternally Mr Morgan is a member of Camp No 4111 Modern Woodmen of America and Protected Home Circle of Chillicothe Ohio . A Standard History of Ross County, Ohio An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with Particular Attention to the Modern Era in the Commercial, Industrial, Civic and Social Development By Lyle S. Evans