WILLIAM J. MORGAN
William J. Morgan, b ca 1817 in Alabama, d November
5, 1862 at his in northeastern Falls County, Texas ‑ was a son of Mr. and
Mrs. George Morgan, who immigrated to Texas via Georgia and Wilcox County,
Alabama in 1833.
William was only sixteen at the time he came with his
parents and siblings to Texas; but he soon learned the art of survival in what
was then a wilderness. He served in the Texas Army during the Revolution, and
fought under Captain Benjamin Bryant, along with his brothers, George Washington
Morgan and Andrew Jackson Morgan, after the massacre of his parents and three
other members of the household. His wife, Stacey Ann (Marlin) Morgan, was
severely wounded during the January 1, 1939 massacre.
On July 20, 1838 in Robertson County, Texas, William
was married to Mrs. Stacey Ann (Marlin) Golden, b ca 1818 in Tennessee, d ca
1900 ‑ a daughter of James and Nancy (Taylor) Marlin, who were also pioneers to
Coahuila, Mexico (Texas).
After the estate of his parents had been settled, and
the land sold, William and Stacey moved away from the Brazos River to their own
farm between Perry and Riesel, Texas.
Their first child was born several months after
Stacey's injury during the January 1, 1839 massacre, and they had seven other
children:
Nancy Adeline Morgan, b 1839 in Texas, date of death
unknown‑married ca 1855 to Isaac Porter Mullens, b 1836 in Franklin County,
Alabama, d ca 1867. They had: William Thomas Mullens, b 1856; James Mullens, b
1858; Peachy Mullens, b 1859; Isaac Mullens, b 1862; Porter R. Mullens, b June
6, 1865; and Marlin Mullens. The Mullens family have many descendants who reside
in the Riesel, Texas area.
Louisa E. Morgan, b 1843 ‑ no further information.
James Marlin Morgan, b 1845‑no further information.
Hessie Jane Morgan, b 1847, died before 1860.
Mary Ann Morgan, b 1850 ‑ married July 25, 1867 to
Rufus Smith, b 1832 in Tennessee ‑ a son of Charles and Rebecca (Marlin) Smith,
Charles Smith was the first Chief Justice of Falls County; and Rebecca was a
daughter of James and Nancy (Taylor) Marlin.
William J. Morgan, Jr., b 1854‑no further
information.
George W. Morgan, b ca 1856 ‑ married Mary Ann
Holley. No further information.
Stacey Ann Morgan, b 1859‑no further information.
The Will of William J. Morgan instructed his wife to
set aside money for the rearing and education of their minor children, and to
divide the rest of the estate with the older children on her death.
On May 28, 1865 in Falls County, Texas, Stacey Ann
(Marlin) Golden Morgan was married third to J. M. McBee, and they had no issue.
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granted to Theresa Carhart and her volunteers for printing the biographies of
these Falls County Families to this web page. “Families of Falls County”,
compiled and Edited by the Falls County Historical Department, p. 319.
