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William M Morgan

1880–1919

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Life

Born: 14 Aug 1880 · Texas
Died: 28 Nov 1919 · Austin, Travis County, Texas, United States of America

Parents

Father✦ John Thomas Morgan (1847–1932)

Mother✦ Cornelia Cynthia Pamela Carter (1848–1937)

Records behind this page

Ancestry.com, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013)

Texas death certificate of Will Morgan, Travis Co. 1919 Oct-Dec image 82/181, Reg. 33644 (record 40112128)

Read on the image 4 Aug 2026 (register L1): b. 14 Aug 1880 Texas; single; farmer; d. 28 Nov 1919 Austin; father 'John T. Morgan' b. 'So. Carolina' (the index's 'John J.' is an index error - the image reads T.); mother 'Martha Carter' b. Texas; buried Boggy Cemetery 30 Nov 1919. sources/txdc-1919-morgan-will-40112128-*.

Texas death certificate of Will Morgan, Austin, d. 28 Nov 1919 (Travis 1919, reg. 33644) - father 'John T. Morgan' b. So. Carolina

Research notes

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Research note · 4 Aug 2026

AUDITED 4 Aug 2026 - IDENTIFICATION CORROBORATED ON HIS DEATH CERTIFICATE, READ ON THE IMAGE (L1): Will Morgan, b. 14 Aug 1880 Texas (exact match), single, farmer, d. 28 Nov 1919 Austin ('from drinking... beverage alcohol'), buried Boggy Cemetery 30 Nov 1919. FATHER 'John T. Morgan' born 'So. Carolina' = [295] John Thomas Morgan (the Ancestry index reads 'John J.' - the IMAGE says T.; fifth index-initial error on this project, again in the tree's favour). MOTHER 'Martha Carter' b. Texas - Carter surname supports F180; the forename is new evidence (see [348]'s note). Evidence: sources/txdc-1919-morgan-will-40112128-*.

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