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Below is a family biography included in the History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania published in 1889 by A. Warner & Co.   These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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W. J. MORGAN, Glenwood Springs, Colo., was born in Wales, in 1849. His parents, John and Sarah (Hughes) Morgan, had a family of four children, W. J. being the only son. He received his education at the public and engineering schools of Wales, and since early life has been identified with the coal-mining interests, bituminous and anti-bituminous. For six years he was employed by the Great Western Railroad company of Wales, but with that exception has been connected with the coal business since he was nine years old. Ill health caused him to come to America in 1874, and his first experience with the coal-fields here was in the Slope mines in South Fayette township, Allegheny county, Pa. He superintended the opening of these mines to the public, and continued in the capacity of superintendent for five years, and since 1882 has been part owner. He opened and put in operation the Buffalo mines for the Youghiogheny Coal company, limited (being part owner, also, of this company), for two years, and was president of the Pennsylvania Coal company. Mr. Morgan is a practical coal man, being perfectly familiar with the nature of anthracite coal-mining. Mr. Morgan moved to Bridgeville, Allegheny county, Pa., in 1882, and there resided until June, 1888, when he left for Glenwood Springs, Colo., to fill the position of general superintendent of the Grand River Coal & Coke company. He was married in 1880 to Ella S., daughter of John Nish, of this county, originally from Scotland, and they have two children, Arthur and Mabel. He is a republican.

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This family biography is one of 2,156 biographies included in the History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania published in 1889 by A. Warner & Co.

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