Commemorative Biographical Record of the Upper Wisconsin counties of Waupaca, Portage, Wood, Marathon, Lincoln, Oneida, Vilas, Langlade and Shawano, containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, and of many of the Early Settled Families.

Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co 1895
Copied & transcribed by our dear friend, Elaine O’ Leary 
 

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JAMES MORGAN,  a representative hustling self-made man, and a representative citizen of Eagle River, Vilas county, is a native of England, born, in 1847, in the county of Sussex.
     
His father, also named James, and of the same nativity, married Sophia Carey, by whom he had ten children, three of whom died in infancy, the others being James, Mary, Peter, Alfred, Fannie, Caroline and Elizabeth, all still living in England (as are also the parents) except James (our subject), and Mary, who is in Australia. Our subject received a liberal public-school education in his native country, where, later, he worked in a gunpowder factory. In 1869 he paid a visit to America, and returning to England was married October 30, 1873, to Miss Anna Gander. The young couple soon afterward emigrating to the United States and to Wisconsin, making their first New-World home in Menominee, Mich., to which locality Mr. Morgan had already paid a visit. Here they remained till 1877, in which year they moved to Clintonville, where they followed farming until 1887. Mr. Morgan not making a success of this, sold out there and removed to Wittenberg, Shawano county, and established a grocery and bakery in which business he made a fair success during the four years he carried it on; but seeing better advantages at Eagle River, he sold out and removed thither, building his present fine store and bakery, where he conducts a lucrative business, keeping a large, stock of goods, and discounting his own bills.  Five children have been born to himself and wife, named respectively: Louis, Emma L., Alfred B., Perry L. and Arthur S., all at home.
     
In politics Mr. Morgan was formerly a Republican, but has been a Democrat since 1885. Socially he is a member of the F. & A. M., and treasurer of his Lodge. The family are members of the Congregational Church.