William Hess Morgart

1817 - 1892  (74 years)

• Name	William Hess Morgart  [1, 2]
  Born	25 Feb 1817	Bedford Co., Pennsylvania   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1860	East Providence Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania   [3]
  	Bloody Run P.O.
  Occupation	1860	East Providence Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania   [3]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1860	East Providence Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania   [3]
  	With wife Margaret
  Census	1870	East Providence Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania   [4]
  	Ray's Hill P.O.
  Occupation	1870	East Providence Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania   [4]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1870	East Providence Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania   [4]
  	With a sister, a niece and a farm hand
  Census	1880	East Providence Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania   [5]
  	Enumeration District 232
  Occupation	1880	East Providence Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania   [5]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1880	East Providence Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania   [5]
  	With wife Rebecca C (Oliver) and three children
  Died	11 Jan 1892	Ray's Cove, Bedford, Pennsylvania   [6]
  	EVERETT PRESS AND LEADER, Everett, Pa. - Friday, January 15, 1892 RAYS HILL - Mr. WM Morgart of Rays Cove died on January 11th (1892) of the la grippe. He had only been sick a few days and his death was unexpected. His interment will be at the Lutheran church of this place. (William Hess Morgart was born February 25, 1817, a son of Philip and Margaret (Hess) Morgart. Married August 4, 1872, Rainsburg, Pa. with Rebecca Catherine Oliver) Obituary notice and information from Frederick D. Royer.
  Buried	Ray's Hill, Bedford, Pennsylvania   [6]
  	Zion Lutheran Cemetery
  Notes	Morgart Family Bible: William H. Morgart son of Phillip & Margaret was born February 25th A.D. 1817. William H. Morgart and Margaret was married Septem 25th Eighteen hundred and forty two. ----- Their married life was spent in Ray's Cove, near Breezewood, and he was a farmer. He had only been sick a few days with the la grippe and his death was unexpected. ----- 1860 Census, East Providence Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, page 187 356 357 Morgart, William 43 M Farmer 1200 500 PA Margaret 45 F PA ----- 1870 Census, East Providence Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania 109 110 Morgart, William 53 M W Farmer 1800 500 PA Akers, Elizabeth 60 F W House Keeping PA Jane 21 F W At Home PA Van Horn, Frank 17 M W Farm Laborer PA ----- 1880 Census, East Providence Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania Morgart, William H. Self M M W 63 PA PA PA Farmer Rebecca C. Wife F M W 41 PA Eng PA Keeping House Oliver C. Son M S W 7 PA PA PA S. Newton Son M S W 5 PA PA PA Fannie M. Dau F S W 3 PA PA PA Not found in Bedford Co., Pennsylvania wills index Not found in Bedford Co., Pennsylvania Orphan's Court docket
  Person ID	I3003	Wm L Gann Ancestors
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2014

  
  

  Father	Philip George Morgart,   b. 2 Sep 1780, Leesburg, Loudon, Virginia ,   d. 25 Jan 1846, Bedford Co., Pennsylvania  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Margaret Hess,   b. 10 Jun 1783, Bethel Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania ,   d. 22 May 1837  (Age 53 years)
  Married	7 Sep 1802
  Family ID	F1342	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Margaret,   b. 1815, Pennsylvania ,   d. 24 Mar 1868  (Age 53 years)
  Married	25 Sep 1842	Bedford Co., Pennsylvania
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2014
  Family ID	F1347	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Rebecca Catherine Oliver,   b. 3 Jun 1838, Colerain Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania ,   d. 1 Dec 1908, East Providence Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania  (Age 70 years)
  Married	4 Aug 1872	Rainsburg, Bedford, Pennsylvania
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2014
  Family ID	F1348	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S34635] Bedford Co., Pennsylvania Register of Wills, Vol 3., p. 348. [S67] Pennsylvania, Probate Records, 1683-1994, images, FamilySearch, (FamilySearch), Bedford > Wills 1771-1849 vol 1-3 > image 656 of 724 (Reliability: 3), 13 Oct 2014. [S40178] 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), fam. 557, p. 53, East Providence Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania (Reliability: 2), 11 Jul 2010. [S34634] 1870 United States Federal Census, United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), fam. 110, p. 15, East Providence Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania (Reliability: 2), 20 May 2010. [S34622] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005), fam. 105, p. 12, ED 232, East Providence Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania (Reliability: 2), 28 Apr 2010. [S34643] Everett Press and Leader, (Everett, Pennsylvania), 15 Jan 1892.