Descendants of Elisha Morgan

Generation No. 1

1. ELISHA MORGAN was born abt. 1815 in Tennessee. Death date <UNKNOWN>. He married 1 NANCY NORIS 13, June 1842 in Williamson county, Illinois. Marriage is recorded in Marion (Williamson) Illinois. Marriage record book 1839-1865 vol. 1, marriage book A only. They are also listed in the 1850 & 1860 Williamson county, Illinois U.S. census. They resided in Bainbridge Township (Williamson) Illinois. Elisha married a second time to MARTHA J. MORRIS on 17 March 1861. This marriage on record in Marion (Williamson) Illinois courthouse , marriage book 1839-1865, vol. 1.Actual license and return are in book D. They are also recorded in the 1870 Williamson Co., census.

Children of Elisha Morgan and Nancy Noris are:

i. ELIZABETH MORGAN, b. abt. 1842 in Illinois
ii. ETHAN MORGAN, b. abt. 1844 in Williamson Co., Illinois; d. 7 September 1895
iii. JAMES B. MORGAN, b. abt. 1846 in Illinois
iv. WILLIAM H. MORGAN, b. abt. 1849 in Illinois
v. JOEL H. MORGAN, b. abt. 1851 in Illinois
vi. THOMAS P. MORGAN, b. abt 1853 in Illinois
vii. MARTHA J. MORGAN, b. abt. 1855 in Illinois

Children of Elisha Morgan and Martha J. Morris:

i. JANE MORGAN, b. 1862 in Illinois
ii. HENDERSON MORGAN, b. 1866 in Illinois
iii. ELIAS MORGAN, b. 1872 in Illinois

Generation No. 2

2. ETHAN ALLEN MORGAN was born abt. 1844 in Williamson county, Illinois and died 7 September 1895 in the same county. He married MATILDA JANE CHAMNESS 25 Feb., 1866 in the Elder Baptist Church, Williamson co., Illinois. Their marriage was officialated by John H. D. Carlin. It is recorded at the Marion (Williamson), Illinois courthouse. They are also found in the 1880 Williason county Illinois census.Matilda J. Chamness is the daughter of Wiley Berry Chamness and Sarah Krantz.

Children of Ethan Allen Morgan and Matilda Jane Chamness:

i. WILLIAM WILEY MORGAN, b. 1866 in Williamson co., Illinois; d. 1925 Carterville (Williamson) Illinois
ii. ANNA MORGAN, b. 1868 in Illinois
iii. CORA MORGAN, b. 1870 in Illinois
iv. NANCY MORGAN, b. abt. 1872 in Illinois
v. ISAAC MORGAN, b. abt. 1875 in Illinois; d. 1949 in Williamosn co., Illinois
vi. EMMA MORGAN, b. abt. 1877 in Illinois
vii. SALLI EVALINE MORGAN, b. 14 Nov 1878 in Williamson co., Illinois: d. 26 July 1898 in

Generation No. 3

WILLIAM WILEY MORGAN was born 1866 in Williamson county Illinois. He died 1925 in the same county. He married ELIZA C. CANNON abt 1902. They both are buried at the Hillcrest cemetery in Carterville (WILLIAMSON) Illinois. Eliza was b. 1872 in Illinois and d. 1951. She is the daughter of EPRIAM P. CANNON and MARGARET E. DAVIS.

Children of William Wiley Morgan and Eliza C. Cannon:

i. ZETHEL MORGAN, b. 14 Feb 1903 in Williamson co., Illinois; d. 4 Feb 1989 in Illinois
ii. BILL MORGAN, b. 1 Nov 1905 in Illinois; d. 14 Nov 1953 in Illinois

Generation No. 4

4. ZETHEL MORGAN was born 14 Feb 1903 in Herrin (Williamson) Illinois; died 4 Feb 1989 in Williamson county Illinois. She married JAMES PATRICK GOODEN abt. 1925. James is the son of CHARLES QUINCEY GOODEN and ELIZABETH (Lizza) OSBORN. Zethel and James are both buried in the Herrin City Cemetery, Herrin (Williamson) Illinois.

Children of Zethel Morgan and James Patrick Gooden:

i. BOBBY GENE GOODEN - PRIVATE
ii. JAMES PATRICK GOODEN - PRIVATE
iii. CHARLES RAY GOODEN - PRIVATE
iv. GEORGE WILLIAM GOODEN - PRIVATE
v. TOMMY LEE GOODEN, b. 13 June 1936 in Illinois; d. 1 Nov 1958 in Indiana
vi. FLOYDE ALLEN GOODEN - PRIVATE
vii. ZETHEL PATRICIA GOODEN - PRIVATE

Generation No. 5

5. TOMMY LEE GOODEN was born 13 June 1936 in Royalton (Williamson) Illinois, died in a car accident 1 Nov 1958 in Terre Haute (Vigo) Indiana. He is buried in the Herrin city cemetery, Herrin (Williamson) Illinois.

Children of Tommy Lee Gooden:

i. RUTH GOODEN - PRIVATE
ii. SONDRA STATTEN - PRIVATE
iii. ZETHEL PATRICIA GOODEN, b. 21 August 1957 in Herrin (Williamson) Illinois; still living

Generation No. 6

ZETHEL PATRICIA PRICE was born 21 August 1957 in Herrin City Hospital, Herrin (Williamson) Illinois. Married 1. DAVID EUGENE PORTER , 27 March 1974 in Benton Courthouse, Benton (Franklin) Illinois. Divorce 20 August 1978 in Mt. Vernon (Jefferson) Illinois. Married 2. FREDERICK JOHN PRICE, 28 Nov 1978 in Mt. Vernon (Jefferson) Illinois. Zethel's mother is NINA LOIS WRIGHT.

Children of Zethel Patricia Gooden and David Eugene Porter:

i. NINA MAE PORTER, b. 8 Oct. 1975 in Texas; d. Nov 1978 in Mt. Vernon (Jefferson) Illinois
ii. MELISSA ANNE PORTER, b. 26 Oct. 1977 in Mt. Vernon (Jefferson) Illinois; d. Nov 1978 in Mt. Vernon (Jefferson) Illinois. NOTE: Both died in house fire.

Children of Zethel Patricia Gooden and Frederick John Price:

iii. SCENICA LYNN PRICE - PRIVATE
iv. GRACE COLLEEN PRICE - PRIVATE
v. SHON RAYNEE PRICE - PRIVATE

NOTE: For those living other than myself I have given them the right of privacy.

Submitted by Patti Price

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