----Source:: CLARK COUNTY REPUBLICAN PRESS (Neillsville, Wis.) 01/18/1890

Morgan, George J. (1834 - 15 JAN 1890)

Wednesday night at 9:30 o'clock, Mr. Geo. J. Morgan passed to his eternal rest, after a short illness. A week or so previous he was taken with the prevailing disease, influenza, but recovered sufficiently last week Wednesday to resume his work in the flouring mill, where he was head miller. He worked that day and Thursday and was taken ill again Friday, this time the disease developing into lung fever, resulting in his death as stated.

Mr. Morgan was born in Baden, Germany, in 1834. He learned his trade, that of millwright and miller, in that country. He emigrated to Lancaster, Co., Pa., in 1854, and came to Wisconsin in the spring of 1868, settling at Bangor. Afterwards he worked in mills in Lewis Valley. Then he bought a farm and engaged in agricultural pursuits for five years. He then sold his farm and moved to Salem He was married in Pennsylvania to Miss Mary E. Schriner, who survives him. He came to Neillsville, Clark County in 1883, engaging work in the Neillsville Flouring mills. He was the father of nine children, two of whom are dead. Three of his children are married, one the wife of John Landgraf, engineer at the electric light works in this city another daughter, the wife of Geo. E. Stinzl, of Bangor and his eldest son, Geo. E. who also resides at Bangor. Mr. Morgan was a man universally respected in social and business relations. Quiet and unassuming, he won firm friends wherever he resided. To say he gave and asked only what was right and just with his fellow men portrays his character as well as a column of praise. His family has the sympathy of the community in their hour of trial.

The funeral will take place tomorrow.