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Additional MORGAN Surnames in SMITH MORGAN Cemetery
MORGAN, LanelleMORGAN, Ludie OMORGAN, Ludie MaeMORGAN, Henry EMORGAN, Harvey MartinMORGAN, Reba VirginiaMORGAN, W BMORGAN, Benjamin FranklinMORGAN, DueyMORGAN, FaleniaMORGAN, Karen AnnMORGAN, W JMORGAN, Edgar CMORGAN, Roy LeeMORGAN, RoyMORGAN, JoyMORGAN, HarrelMORGAN, Ruthie MayMORGAN, Iva MayMORGAN, Mary JMORGAN, W BMORGAN, MittieMORGAN, Infant SonMORGAN, Hugh MMORGAN, MabelMORGAN, Lummie Orie Additional MORGAN Surnames in CLEVELAND County
MORGAN, Audie LurlineMORGAN, B FMORGAN, Doris LaverneMORGAN, FrancisMORGAN, GraceMORGAN, HenriettaMORGAN, HenriettaMORGAN, Henry JMORGAN, IgyvilleMORGAN, James HMORGAN, James PMORGAN, JETROMORGAN, Joseph AMORGAN, Louis AlexanderMORGAN, Lula AnnieMORGAN, MadgeMORGAN, MargaretMORGAN, Neva LeeMORGAN, Oscar FMORGAN, WilliamMORGAN, Willie
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Submitted: 12/23/10 • Approved: 12/25/10 • Last Updated: 7/23/12 • R432521-G0-S3
August 16, 1865 - February 13, 1904
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CLEVELAND COUNTY HERALD - February 18, 1904
JUDGE S.T. MORGAN AND HIS BROTHER H.E. MORGAN
A DEPLORABLE AFFAIR
Judge Morgan and His Brother Shot At Kingland Saturday by J.D. Kight
Kight Under the Influence of Whiskey
Seldom is any community more shocked and grieved than was this Saturday
evening when the sad news reached us that Judge S.T. Morgan and his
brother, Mr. H.E. Morgan had been shot down on the streets of Kingsland by
Mr. J.D. Kight, of that place, the former without the slightest provication
and the latter with little, if any.
Mr. Kight is a livery stable man at Kingsland and Mr. H.E. Morgan was
driving for Frank Knickerocker, also a livery stable man of the same place.
H.E. Morgan and Kight's driver were cutting rates in the morning and about
12 o'clock Kight and Morgan had a little difficulty near the depot and
Judge Morgan ran from the Fortune Hotel to where his brother and Kight were
having their trouble and got his brother and carried him up to the hotel.
Ten or fifteen minutes later, Kight and Frank Kinkerbocker got into a fight
during which the former drew his knife and ran the latter 15 or 20 steps
and not catching him shut up his knife and was walking in the opposite
direction when Kight drew his pistol and took after Knickerbocker and fired
at him three times and followed him until he passed where the Morgan boys
stood near the hotel and then turned and shot Judge Morgan through the
side, the ball passing through the region of the heart, killing him almost
instantly. He then shot H.E. Morgan through the side inflicting a mortal
wound from which he died in a few minutes. Mr. Kight has lived in this
county and has formerly borne a good reputation.
Judge and Henry Morgan were born and reared in this county and while they
were somewhat different in disposition they were each big hearted, good
citizens, they had both been my life long friends. When they were friends
to a man they were true as steel. They each left a young wife and a baby boy.
Judge S.T. Morgan was in the 38th year of his life when his untimely
death occurred. He was a man of great energy. When at work on the farm in
his boy-hood days he strove to accomplish the greatest results. When at
school, as a student he was obedient of the rules and strove to store his
mind with useful information. As a teacher he was practical, patient and
untiring in his efforts to accomplish much. As a county and probate judge
he was honest watchful of the duties and capable. He was serving his
second term as county and probate Judge and no county ever had a more
faithful or efficient officer. He looked closely to every duty. He was a
candidate for clerk of this county with fair prospects of election but he
was not permitted to finish his race. He is gone. He was our friend true
and tried and we love his memory. Several years ago he married Miss Lizzie
Quinn of this place, with whom he lived pleasantly. She and a sweet little
baby boy survive him. Henry was younger than Sam and he too was a noble
hearted boy. He married Miss Griffin and his wife and little babe are left
without husband and father.
These boys in addition to their wives and babies leave, aged father four
brothers and two sisters to mourn their loss.
Their remains were laid to rest Sunday evening in the family burial
ground in the Redland township in the presence of, perhaps, the largest
concourse of people ever collected at a burial ground in this county. The
last sad rites were conducted by Rev. McClintock, the pastor at Kingsland
assisted Rev.E. Garrett. Peace to their ashes.
Contributed on 12/23/10 by pam_don202
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