He was born on 1 December 1827, in Horsham, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, to David Morgan and Sarah Kenderdine. [sources: date: 10, 11, 12, 14, 17 (1829); 3 (37 in 1865), 6 (32 in 1860), 7 (42 in 1870), 15 (23 in 1850), 16 (52 in 1880). place: 3, 6, 7, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17. parents: 10, 12, 17]
In 1850, he was living in Horsham, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He was a laborer. [source: 15]
He married Anna Eliza Davis. She was born on 7 August 1830, in Pennsylvania. They apparently had these children:
[sources: 6, 7, 17]
In 1860, he was living in Warminster Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He was a day laborer, and owned $200 in personal property. He was living with Anna E (presumably his wife), and Edward, Elwood, and Francis (presumably their children). [source: 6]
When he enlisted, he was a laborer. [source: 3]
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 8 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, blue eyes, and brown hair. [source: 3]
He was drafted from Horsham (?), Pennsylvania. He enlisted and was mustered into service on 2 March 1865. He was enlisted for one year, from Norristown, Pennsylvania, by Captain Yerkes. His service was credited to the Sixth Congressional District. He was a private in company G. [sources: 1, 3, 4, 8, 9]
He received clothing worth $36.82. [source: 3]
He was discharged at Washington DC by general order on 30 May 1865. He was a private, in company G. [sources: 1, 2 (by telegram from AGO dated 3 May 65), 4, 8, 9]
In 1870, he was living in Warminster Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He was a farm laborer, and owned $500 in personal property. He was living with Anna E (presumably his wife) and Sarah and Joseph (presumably their children). [source: 7]
In 1880, he may have been living with his nephew Henry D Morgan and Henry's family, in Horsham, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He was a laborer. [source: 16]
In 1890, he was living in Warrington Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania (post office: New Britain). [source: 4]
In 1898, his wife, Anna E Morgan, died. She was buried in Hatboro Cemetery, Hatboro, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. [source: 11]
In 1900, he was living in Upper Dublin Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He was living with S Kenderline and Sal McLaughline (perhaps his daughter Sarah). He was a laborer, and had been unemployed 0 [?] months in the previous year. [source: 14]
On 7 March 1902, he applied unsuccessfully from Pennsylvania for a pension. [sources: 5, 8]
On 21 February 1909, he died, at 2523 North 33rd Sreet, ward 28, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He died of chronic enteritis, with old age contributing. On 24 February 1909, he was buried in Hatboro Cemetery, Hatboro, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Member of the Lieutenant John R Fisher Post, number 101, Grand Army of the Republic, were invited to his funeral. [sources: 10, 11, 12, 13]
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (Isacher [sic] Morgan)
2 company G, register of men discharged, #62 (Isaacher [sic] Morgan)
3 company G, descriptive roll, [#66] (Isaacher Morgan)
4 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Bucks County, Warrington Township, supervisor's district 3, enumeration district 130, page [2] (Isacher [sic] Morgan)
5 pension index, by name (Isaacher [sic] Morgan)
6 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Bucks County, Warminster Township, microfilm series M653, film 1083, page 778 = 24 handwritten (Isaac Morgan)
7 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Bucks County, Warminster Township, microfilm series M593, film 1314, page 797 = 21 handwritten (Issacher Morgan)
8 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company G (Isaacher Morgan)
9 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Isaacher Morgan)
10 Issachar Morgan, in "Schaffer family tree" (an Ancestry family tree), owner Gems84, accessed 31 January 2015 (Issachar Morgan)
11 Find a grave, memorial 21727926, created by Joan Miles, added 23 Sep 2007, accessed 31 Dec 2015 (Issachar Morgan)
12 death certificate, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, 21 February 1909 (Iseacher Morgan)
13 death notice, Philadelphia Inquirer, Wednesday 24 February 1909, page 15 (Issachar Morgan)
14 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Upper Dublin Township, enumeration district 254, microfilm series T623, film 1444, page 62 = 14 B handwritten (FamilySearch) (Issachar Morgan)
15 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Horsham, microfilm series M432, film 800, page 46 verso = 92 handwritten (FamilySearch) (Issachar Morgan)
16 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Horsham, enumeration district 9, microfilm series T9, film 1157, page 177 A = 25 handwritten (FamilySearch) (Isachar Morgan)
17 'Issacher Kenderdine Morgan, in "Ellis Family Tree", an Ancestry family tree, owner lynnmilligan1, accessed 31 January 2015 (Issacher Kenderdine Morgan)
| line | 8 |
| Dwellings visited | Issacher Morgan |
| Families visited | [100] |
| Name | [108] |
| Age | 23 |
| Sex | M |
| Color | |
| Occupation of males over 15 years | " [sc. Laborer] |
| Real estate owned | |
| Birthplace | " [sc. Pennsylvania] |
| Married within year | |
| Attended school within year | |
| Over 20 & can't read/write | |
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Dwelling number | 149 | ||||
| Family number | 149 | ||||
| Name | Isaac Morgan | Anna E " | Edwd D " | T Elwood " | Francis W " |
| Age | 32 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 3/12 |
| Sex | m | f | m | m | m |
| Color | |||||
| Occupation | Day Laborer | ||||
| Value of real estate owned | |||||
| Value of personal estate | 200 | ||||
| Place of birth | " [sc. Penna] | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | |||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | |||
| Cannot read & write | |||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Dwelling-house number | 155 | |||
| Family number | 169 | |||
| Name | Morgan Issacher | Anna E | Sarah | Joseph |
| Age | 42 | 39 | 7 | 5 |
| Sex | M | F | F | M |
| Color | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Farm Laborer | Keeping house | ||
| Real estate value | ||||
| Personal estate value | 500 [?] | |||
| Birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| Father foreign born | ||||
| Mother foreign born | ||||
| Birth month if born within year | ||||
| Marriage month if married within year | ||||
| Attended school past year | 1 | |||
| Can't read | ||||
| Can't write | ||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | ||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | 1 | |||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| line | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
| street name | ||||||
| house number | ||||||
| dwelling visit # | 241 | |||||
| family visit # | 266 | |||||
| name | Morgan Henry D. | - Martha | - Clara | - Charles | - Wilbur | Morgan Isachar |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | M | M | M |
| age | 40 | 34 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 52 |
| month born if born in year | ||||||
| relationship | wife | daughter | son | son | uncle | |
| single | ||||||
| married | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| widowed/divorced | ||||||
| married during year | ||||||
| occupation | Farmer | Housekeeping | At school | At school | At school | Laborer |
| months unemployed | ||||||
| currently ill? | ||||||
| blind | ||||||
| deaf/dumb | ||||||
| idiotic | ||||||
| insane | ||||||
| disabled | ||||||
| school this year | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| can't read | ||||||
| can't write | ||||||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| mother's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| line | 97 | 98 | 99 | ||||||
| street | |||||||||
| house number | |||||||||
| dwelling number | 296 | ||||||||
| family number | 301 | ||||||||
| name | Kenderdine S | McLaughline Sal | Morgan Issachar | ||||||
| relationship | Head | Compan | Boarder | ||||||
| color | W | W | W | ||||||
| sex | F | F | M | ||||||
| birth date | Oct 1812 | Mar 1863 | Dec 1827 | ||||||
| age | 87 | 37 | 72 | ||||||
| married? | Wd | S | W | ||||||
| # years married | |||||||||
| mother of how many children? | 3 | ||||||||
| [I assume the numbers of children in Sal Kenderdine's row belong in the previous entry] | |||||||||
| # of children living | 1 | ||||||||
| birthplace | New York | Pennsylvania | - [sc. ditto?] | ||||||
| father's birthplace | New Jersey | Pennsylvania | - [sc. ditto?] | ||||||
| mother's birthplace | New York | Pennsylvania | - [sc. ditto?] | ||||||
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| # years in USA | |||||||||
| naturalized citizen? | |||||||||
| occupation | House keeper | Laborer | |||||||
| # months not employed | 0 | 0 [?] | |||||||
| # months in school | |||||||||
| can read | yes | yes | yes | ||||||
| can write | yes | yes | yes | ||||||
| speaks English | yes | yes | yes | ||||||
| owned/rented | O | ||||||||
| free or mortgaged | F | ||||||||
| farm/house | H | ||||||||
| # of farm schedule | |||||||||
I HEREBY CERTIFY, That I attended deceased from Feb 16 1909 to Feb 21 1909 that I last saw him alive on Feb 21 1909 and that death occurred, on the date stated above at 4 A.M. The CAUSE OF DEATH was as follows:
MORGAN.--On February 21, 1909, ISSACHAR MORGAN, in his 82d year. Relatives and friends, also Lieutenant John R Fisher Post, No 101, G A R, are invited to attend the funeral services, on Wednesday, at 11 A M, from the residence of his son, Joseph M Morgan, 2523 N 33d st, and at the chapel of Hatboro Cemetery upon the arrival of 1.32 P M train from Reading Terminal. The remains may be viewed on Tuesday evening, from 8 to 10.