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My MORGAN line goes back to when John Richard MORGAN, Sr. and his wife (unknown) left Wales for the U.S. They settled for seven years in Covington, KY before moving permanently to St. Louis, MO. In South St. Louis, John owned The Mule Mart that supplied the Union Army with pack mules during the Civil War. John also manufactured fancy carriages there, and died of a heart attack at age 39. The St. Louis city fathers named a prominent street to honor him - Morgan Street in South St. Louis, MO. Both John and his wife were staunch High Episcopal religion but disowned their son for many years after he converted to Catholicism in order to marry his wife, Elisabeth Ann FRIESE. It wasn't until the couple had their 4th child that John's parents ever saw their grandchildren.
My FRIESE line goes back to John FRIESE when he immigrated to the U.S. from Westenholtz, West Germany about 1864 with his wife, 7 children, and mother-in-law. His daughter, Elisabeth Ann FRIESE (my ggrandmother) was age 8 on the crossing and her mother gave birth to their last child named Angela "Lena". The Friese's were staunch Roman Catholic who escaped Germany in order to keep their religion. Both ended their days in St. Louis, MO. when Elisabeth died 1946 and John died 1913. They had ten children.
My WORKMAN line goes back to George P. WORKMAN who married Elizabeth HARBOUR in Sangamon County, Illinois. He may have descended from one of seven brothers who left Belfast, Ireland about 1750 for the U.S. Five brothers reached the shores of South Carolina, and two were lost at sea. The Workman's were Huguenots (in reference to the Calvinist Reformation) but many became Mormon upon reaching America. Many Harbour's were also Mormon.
My SCAHILL line goes back to when John J. SCAHILL and Ann JOYCE immigrated to the U.S. from County Galway, Ireland to escape the Great Irish Famine. Both staunch Roman Catholics, they refused to convert to the Church of England, required in order to partake of the 'Soup Kitchens.' Both ended their days in St. Louis, MO - John in 1891 and Ann in 1923.
My GARVENS line goes back to when Friedrich Gustav Hermann GARVENS immigrated to the U.S. before 1854 from Aerzen, Hannover, Germany. He married Gesta Rosalie MADER (born in Alsace, Germany) in the U.S., Hermann served in the American Civil War, Fremont's Missouri 12th Infantry in Rolla, MO and Rosalie received a Widow's Pension of $12 per month after he died. Both were Evangelical Lutheran, and both ended their days in Belleville, St. Clair Co, IL - Herman in 1909, Rosalie in 1917.
My VICKERS line goes back to Nathan C. VICKERS who was a Master Cabinet Maker and one of the Superintendents on the Great Mormon Temple in Utah. His religion was Northern Methodist. He married Anna Sarah MCDONALD whose ancestors came from Scotland. Anna was Southern Methodist and both ended their days in Creston, Union Co, Iowa. Together, this couple had many children, but only four lived to adulthood (Loriad, Effie, Daisy, and John).
My BARKDULL line goes back to Johann Peter Berthold, Jr who left Hochenschwand, Waldshut, Baden, Germany for the U.S. His son, Joseph BARKDULL, Sr married Maria Magdalena FREEMAN. Their son, Joseph BARKDULL, Jr married Anna DOUGLAS in PA. Mostly, the Barkdull's settled in PA, OH, KY, and MO. Their son, Jesse BARKDULL, married in New Orleans, LA to Mary Brognard PAGE (daughter of Mary Louise BROGNARD and Asahel Coate PAGE) Jesse and Mary settled in Bayou Sara, West Feliciana Parish, LA until his early death in 1861. Afterward, she and their 4 daughters (Anna Sarah, Louise, Mary Rose, and Hilan Olivia), moved in with GLOVER relatives near Louisville, Jefferson Co, KY. If anyone has any knowledge of the Barkdull's in LA or KY, please let me know. Bayou Sara is presently under water as that area below St. Francisville was continually flooded. Jesse's grave is probably under water too, and I can't get his death certificate.
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