Laura J. Morgan
Laura J. Morgan was born on July 30, 1845, in Pennsylvania, to John and Mary Morgan. Her father was a “dealer in breadstuff” who owned $5,000 of real estate and $2,000 of personal property by 1860. The family lived in Shamokin, Pennsylvania, until the 1850s, when they moved to Sunbury, Pennsylvania. She supported the Democratic Party. In November 1864, she wrote that "I am very sorry if we do not get Little Mac [as president]. I will then give up all hope for the restoration of our once happy land."
 
She married William H. Thurston on June 29, 1865, and they had at least seven children: John, born around 1866; Herman, born around 1868; Lillie, born around 1872; May, born around 1875; Roscoe, born around 1879; Edmund, born around 1882; and Richard, born around 1887. They lived in Sunbury, and her husband worked as a blacksmith. By 1870, they owned $1,500 of real estate and $200 of personal property. Her husband died in Sunbury in March 1924, and she died there of chronic myocarditis on February 21, 1928.
 
Image: Laura J. Morgan (Nau Collection)
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DATABASE CONTENT
(5086)Morgan, Laura J. ~ Thurston, Laura J.1845-07-301928-02-21
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Civilian
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  • Gender: Female
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 88

  • (14196) [recipient] ~ Sallie C. Bucher to Laura J. Morgan, 15 November 1860
  • (14199) [recipient] ~ T. S. Taylor to Laura J. Morgan, 13 February 1862
  • (14205) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 29 January 1864
  • (14206) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 17 February 1864
  • (14207) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, undated
  • (14225) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 23 February 1864
  • (14226) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 24 February 1864
  • (14227) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 26 February 1864
  • (14228) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 27 February 1864
  • (14229) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 10 March 1864
  • (14230) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 15 March 1864
  • (14231) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 17 March 1864
  • (14232) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 1 April 1864
  • (14233) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 3 April 1864
  • (14235) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 9 April 1864
  • (14236) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 12 April 1864
  • (14237) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 18 April 1864
  • (14238) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 22 April 1864
  • (14244) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 27 April 1864
  • (14245) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 30 April 1864
  • (14246) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 30 April 1864
  • (14247) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 13 May 1864
  • (14248) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 20 May 1864
  • (14249) [recipient] ~ Charles B. Brockway to Laura J. Morgan, 31 May 1864
  • (14250) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 8 June 1864
  • (14251) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 10 June 1864
  • (14252) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 24 June 1864
  • (14445) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 27 June 1864
  • (14446) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 28 June 1864
  • (14447) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 14 July 1864
  • (14448) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 16 July 1864
  • (14449) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 25 July 1864
  • (14450) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 11 August 1864
  • (14451) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 15 August 1864
  • (14452) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 28 August 1864
  • (14453) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 3 September 1864
  • (14454) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 12 September 1864
  • (14455) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 31 September 1864
  • (14456) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 6 October 1864
  • (14457) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 10 October 1864
  • (14458) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 4 November 1864
  • (14459) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 11 November 1864
  • (14460) [writer] ~ Laura J. Morgan to William H. Thurston, 13 November 1864
  • (14461) [recipient] ~ Luther Harrison to Laura J. Morgan, 14 November 1864
  • (14463) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 29 November 1864
  • (14508) [recipient] ~ Luther Harrison to Laura J. Morgan, undated
  • (14510) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 4 December 1864
  • (14511) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 10 December 1864
  • (14513) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 3 January 1865
  • (14514) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 13 January 1865
  • (14515) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 14 January 1865
  • (14516) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 20 January 1865
  • (14517) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 26 January 1865
  • (14518) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 11 February 1865
  • (14536) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 17 February 1865
  • (14537) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 19 February 1865
  • (14538) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 23 February 1865
  • (14539) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 27 February 1865
  • (14540) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 8 March 1865
  • (14541) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 15 March 1865
  • (14542) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 16 March 1865
  • (14543) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 17 March 1865
  • (14544) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 19 March 1865
  • (14545) [writer] ~ Laura J. Morgan to William H. Thurston, 29 March 1865
  • (14556) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 30 March 1865
  • (14557) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 11 April 1865
  • (14558) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 18 April 1865
  • (14559) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 24 April 1865
  • (14562) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 12 May 1865
  • (14563) [writer] ~ Laura J. Morgan to William H. Thurston, 14 May 1865
  • (14564) [writer] ~ Laura J. Morgan to William H. Thurston, 27 May 1865
  • (14565) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 28 May 1865
  • (14619) [writer] ~ Laura J. Morgan to William H. Thurston, 30 May 1865
  • (14620) [writer] ~ Laura J. Morgan to William H. Thurston, 1 June 1865
  • (14622) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 7 June 1865
  • (14623) [recipient] ~ Elizabeth A. Thompson to Laura J. Morgan, 26 June 1865
  • (14624) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 13 September 1865
  • (14625) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 14 September 1865
  • (14626) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 17 September 1865
  • (14724) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, undated
  • (14726) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, undated
  • (14729) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 28 December 1873
  • (14730) [recipient] ~ Herman B. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 20 May 1902
  • (14733) [recipient] ~ Herman B. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 23 December 1902
  • (14765) [writer] ~ Laura J. Morgan to Children, 7 September XXXX
  • (14766) [recipient] ~ Ellie (?) to Laura J. Morgan, undated
  • (14767) [writer] ~ Laura J. Morgan to John C. Morgan, undated
  • (14771) [recipient] ~ William H. Thurston to Laura J. Morgan, 13 April 1864

People - Records: 10

  • (5086) Morgan, Laura J. is the [wife of] (5085) Thurston, William H.
  • (5086) Morgan, Laura J. is the [parent-in-law of] (5442) Smith, Alfretta
  • (5093) Bucher, Sallie C. is the [friend of] (5086) Morgan, Laura J.
  • (5162) Thurston, Herman B. is the [child of] (5086) Morgan, Laura J.
  • (5433) Taylor, T. S. is the [cousin of] (5086) Morgan, Laura J.
  • (5434) Morgan, John C. is the [parent of] (5086) Morgan, Laura J.
  • (5439) Thompson, Elizabeth A. is the [friend of] (5086) Morgan, Laura J.
  • (5441) Thurston, John C. is the [child of] (5086) Morgan, Laura J.
  • (5444) Arrison, Elizabeth is the [sibling-in-law of] (5086) Morgan, Laura J.
  • (5445) (?), Ellie is the [friend of] (5086) Morgan, Laura J.

Places - Records: 2

  • (277) [birth] ~ Pennsylvania
  • (1401) [death] ~ Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania

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SOURCES

1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Laura J. Morgan to William H. Thurston, 13 November 1864, DL1939.051, Nau Collection