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V.
H. Morgan V.
H. Morgan was born March 31, 1872, in Rock Creek Township, Jasper County, Iowa,
and is the son of John and Mary (Dubois) Morgan, the father being a native of
Indiana and the mother of Iowa. The
father came with his parents to Scott County, Iowa, when seven years old, his
parents locating on a farm near Davenport, where they remained until they died.
Mr. Morgan's father came to Jasper County in 1870 and settled on land
near Kellogg. In all, he purchased three hundred and fifteen acres and followed
farming and stock raising. Here he
remained until his death, on September 29, 1907, at the age of sixty-three
years. He was a man of splendid public spirit, active in local
politics and a stanch Democrat. He
held a number of Township offices, was justice of the peace, assessor and school
director. He died having the
respect and regard of the many who knew him. The
subject of this review began working for himself at the age of twenty years,
working on the farm until he entered school at Hazel Dell Academy under
Professor Wormley. After graduating from that institution he taught school for
one year, after which he entered the law office of Judge Winslow, reading law.
He continued there one year, after which he entered the law department of
the Iowa State University, graduating from that school in 1898. Immediately
after graduating, he located a law office in Newton and began the active
practice of law. He was alone for
six years, after which time he formed a partnership with Ralph T. Graham, which
partnership, under the firm name of Graham & Morgan, continued until July,
1901, when Mr. Graham went to Whittier, California, where he is now rated as one
of its leading attorneys. Again
Mr. Morgan was alone until December 1902, when he formed a partnership with H.
C. Korf, under the name of Morgan & Korf, which name is still continued.
They do a general law business and represent some of the largest corporations in
Newton. Besides the law, they deal
quite extensively in Jasper County land. During
the first eight years of their partnership, they have owned six thousand five
hundred acres of Jasper County land, aggregating a value of seven hundred
thousand dollars. At this writing
they are the owners of what is known as the Draper ranch, located in the County,
some four and one-half miles from Prairie City, comprising one thousand two
hundred and fifteen acres of fine land and said to be the best big farm in the County. Mr.
Morgan is one of nine children, of whom six are living, three dying in infancy;
the living are: Mrs. Emma Robison, wife of W. J. Robison, a farmer of the County;
W. R. Morgan, retired, who lives in Newton; next in order is the subject of this
sketch; F. V. Morgan, an attorney residing in Cambridge, Iowa; G. L. Morgan,
proprietor of the original Morgan farm in the County of Jasper; H. L. Morgan, an
attorney of Ames, Iowa. The
subject of this sketch was united in marriage October 30, 1901, with Bessie
Hinsdale, daughter of Charles M. and Eva (Vaughn) Hinsdale, her mother being a
sister of Hon. Charles N. Felton, former United States senator from California.
Her father was a traveling salesman for thirty-five years and at the time
of his death was chief deputy in the United States marshal's office at Des
Moines. He died November 20, 1907.
The mother of Mrs. Morgan makes her home with the subject of this sketch.
To Mr. and Mrs. Morgan have been born three children, all of whom are
living: Charles H., born December 20, 1902; John A., born August 31, 1904, and
Elizabeth, born May 20, 1906, all at home. Mrs.
Morgan is a member of the Episcopal Church of Newton. She is also president of the local chapter of the P. E. 0., a
social organization of state-wide importance, designed for social, charitable
and educational work. Mr. Morgan is a member of the Knights of Pythias, also of
Oriental Commandery No. 22, Knights Templar, of Newton. In politics he is a
Republican. In 1900 he visited the Paris exposition as special commissioner from
the State of Iowa, remaining in Europe for three months and visiting all the
principal countries and points of interest. The Past and Present of Jasper County, Gen. James B. Weaver, Editor-In-Chief, 1912 B.F. Bowen Co., Indianapolis, IN, p. 523. |
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