Morgan-Knighton Kith 'n Kin

I ask Bobby Meadows to give me a more detailed description of the location of the Eliza Carter headstone and how it might be related to either Neighbors' or Meadows' graves, since the Neighbors, Meadows and Carters were all neighbors in the 1880 Rockford, Coosa County Census of 1880. Note that he mentions "Dr. Bob". This is Bob Neighbors who heads up the preservation fund of the Fish Pond Primitive Baptist Church and Cemetery.

He sent this and a partial transcription of the deed from Ransom Meadows to the Fish Pond Primitive Baptist Church:

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I am standing in the back of the church

Bobby Meadows sent some new photos that he thought might be of interest to Morgans.

Eliza Carter's headstone

Eliza Carter headstone in situ

Subsequent to thanking Bobby for sending the photo, Marc and I began searching. Here are the emails we exchanged:

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From: "Marc Morgan"
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 6:01 PM

Ok something doesn't add up. Is this our Sarah Jane Carter who was married to James Milton Morgan? If so, then the marriage record that you found in the past in 1851, makes her around 8 when she was married?

Or is this a sister?

I'm confused.

Marc.

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Marc,

I'm just not sure who this might be - it might be a...

John Edgar Morgan's grave in Restland Memorial Cemetery, Dallas, TX

Gladys Myrtle Jones Morgan grave in Restland Memorial Cemetery, Dallas Texas

John Edgar is the son of James Thomas and Margaret Viola Knighton Morgan.
Gladys Myrtle Jones is the daughter of James Hall Jones and Sallie Jo Robertson.

So I think I have acquired a weekend pass from the wife to go to Alabama. So now I would like help from everyone to make sure the trip is as efficient and useful as possible.

My plan is to fly from Houston, TX to Birmingham, AL on a Thursday night. One of the things that I learned from my trip to Granbury is that every tourist trap was open on the weekend. But libraries and court houses were closed. So I think it will be important to have at least one full weekday available to check locations that will be...

Marc Morgan has been traveling around in Texas locating gravesites, taking pictures and posting his photos on findagrave.com. In the past few months he has located the following:

GRANBURY CEMETERY, Granbury, Hood County, TX
Dr. Eugene Hilliard Morgan
Alice Ruth Bush Morgan, wife of Eugene
Herbert Bush Morgan, son of Eugene and Alice
F.C. Bush - Alice Bush Morgan's father
Marie Alice Bush - wife of F.C. Bush
Victor Bush - infant son of F.C. & Marie (?)
Eliza Spears - Marie's mother (?)

Charles Bryant Morgan
Dora Cooper Morgan

EVERGREEN CEMETERY, Victoria, Victoria County, TX
Franklin Pierce Morgan

RESTLAND MEMORIAL CEMETERY - Dallas, Dallas County, TX
James Thomas Morgan

John and Cordelia are both buried at the Evergreen Cemetery (block 65) here in Stanton.

They are listed as follows:
MORGAN, John William – with Cordelia G.
Dec. 9, 1859 – Dec. 9, 1946

MORGAN , nee Cordelia Grissom – Dbl Marker
June 10, 1883 – March 5, 1947

Melissa
Martin County Historical Museum

You can find the tombstone listings for the Fish Pond (aka Fishpond) Cemetery in the Coosa County Cemeteries Volume 1, page 66.