The Ancestors and Life of Josephine Read Morgan

By George A. Morgan

Starting from a wealth of materials saved by Josephine Read Morgan along with other sources, these are assembled in this volume into a coherent collection of stories both of her life and the lives of her ancestors and family. Her earliest known Read ancestors were brickmakers in Lancashire, England who emigrated to Canada and then to the U.S. in the mid-1800s. The family followed opportunities in the brickmaking trade in the mid-western states of Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin. Josephine's own early happy life found her in each of these states. Tragically, her mother died when she was only ten. After finishing high school, she started college, but ran out of money and planned to drop out. However, through the financial and personal support from Ed and Mary Morgan, she was able to finish college at DePauw University and begin a satisfying career teaching home economics. The connection with Ed and Mary was twice beneficial for Josephine. Through them she met and married their nephew, George A. Morgan Sr. Her subsequent life included raising a wonderful family of three children and providing leadership for many church and community activities. She served as a much-loved teacher of home economics and informal counselor to young women having personal problems. She maintained contact with a number of these young women over the years through cards, letters, phone calls and personal visits. Living in Arizona late in life, she became a skilled landscape painter in watercolors and oils. After George passed away, she met Cal Evans and married again. When Cal also died, the family moved Josephine to be near George Jr. and her great-grandchildren in Ft. Collins, bringing her great joy in her final years.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0D8W9C99D
• ISBN13: 9798332087813
• Release Date: July 2024
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 120 Pages
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.3" x 8.5"