Shaver, F. A., Arthur P. Rose, R. F. Steele, and A. E. Adams, compilers. "An Illustrated History of Central Oregon." ("Embracing Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam, Wheeler, Crook, Lake, & Klamath Counties") Spokane, WA: Western Historical Publishing Co., 1905. p. 1029. RICHARD M. MORGAN has done a good work in Klamath county and is now one of the leading and representative stockmen. He resides about a mile west from Fort Klamath, where he has a fine estate of one quarter section of choice meadow land. The same is under irrigation and produces abundance of forage for his bands of stock. He was born on September 21, 1868, in the Rogue river valley, Jackson county, Oregon. Edwin Morgan, his father, was born in England and came to the United States when a boy with his parents. They settled in the state of New York and in 1850, he crossed the plains with ox teams and on the journey had several severe fights with the Indians. They finally landed in San Francisco all right and he drove the first stage from Sacramento to Carson City. He followed mining in the various camps throughout the state and in the early fifties, came to Oregon. He was a volunteer in the Rogue River War and fought in several battles. He finally settled in Douglas county and took a donation claim, but later, he came to Jackson county and in 1889, settled in the Wood river valley, where he remained until his death in February, 1896, being then sixty-five years of age. He was a stanch and enterprising pioneer and had blazed the way into many regions that are now prosperous places. He was an upright, and good man and won many friends. In fraternal circles he affiliated with the I. 0. 0. F. He married Miss Lucretia F. Odin, a native of Missouri. She crossed the plains with her parents in 1852, with ox teams and came direct to the Willamette valley. After the death of her husband, she went to Jackson county where she died in 1904, aged sixty years. Seven children are the fruit of this union, whose names are given below, Charles D., Walter S., Richard M., who is our subject, Mark P., William H., Mrs. Elizabeth Morrison, and Mrs. Mary C. Pankey. Our subject grew up in Jackson county and came with his parents to Klamath county in 1889. He took a homestead on Anna creek and worked out for a time to get means with which to improve it. Then he began raising stock and continued there until 1903. when he sold out the entire property and bought his present farm. It is a fine place and Mr. Morgan has prospered in handling it and in raising stock. On May 30, 1895, Mr. Morgan married Miss Tessie Scott, a native of Pennsylvania. She came with her parents to Oregon twenty-two years since. Her father and mother, Joseph and Jennie (Foster) Scott, now live in Medford, being retired from active life. The father fought through the Civil war. Mrs. Morgan has two brothers, William and Thomas. Mr. Morgan is a member of the Foresters and a man of first class standing. They have three children. Floyd N., Jennie and Rydal B. ******************* Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in June 2011 by Diana Smith. Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.