Dewit Clinton, son of John Morgan Sr. & Martha Gordon "Patsy", was born 1830 Carroll Co TN, died 1875 Brownwood, Brown Co TX.
Married: Patience Elizabeth Ross 1860 TN. She is the daughter of Joseph Jackson Ross & Fereby H. Oakley & was born 1843 TN, died 1875 Brownwood, Brown Co TX.

Children of Dewit & Patience:
1. Martha Ann "Mittie" born Jun 23, 1861 Calhoun Co MS, died Dec 20, 1940 Calhoun Co MS & buried at Pittsboro Cemetery, Calhoun Co MS.
Married: William Randolph Byars about 1883 TN. He was the son of William Cuton Butterfield Byars & Eliza Minerva McGuire & was born Oct 29, 1858 MS, died Apr 26, 1940 Calhoun Co MS & buried at Pittsboro Cemetery, Calhoun Co MS.
Children: Roy DeWitt, Ora E., Ivy L., J?, Junior, Morgan Payton, Lester Randolph "Les", William Wirt, Shed Hill & Robert Archie.
2. John born 1865 Calhoun Co MS.
3. Pocahontas born Aug 22, 1868 Calhoun Co MS, died Jun 12, 1940 Calhoun Co MS & buried at Reasons Cemetery, Calhoun Co MS.
Married: Reuben C. Countiss Oct 13, 1899 Calhoun Co MS. He is the son of John Richard Countiss & Nancy Grizzle & was born Jun 20, 1841 Tuscaloosa Co AL, died Nov 2, 1911 Calhoun Co MS & buried at Reasons Cemetery, Calhoun Co MS. He was first married to Frances E. Buford.
Children: None
4. Robert A. born Mar 1870 Calhoun Co MS.

Notes:
1. Oct 23, 1850 Carroll Co TN census record shows Dewit Morgan age 20 living with his father & siblings on their farm in Dist.#7. (pg 72b, #938)
2. June 26, 1860 Dewit is listed in the will of his father, John Morgan. (Carroll Co TN Will Bk ?, pg 30-31)
3. Sep 28, 1860 Calhoun Co MS census record shows Dewit age 28, Patience age 21 married & farming in P.O. Pittsboro area. He is listed as a farm laborer with personal property valued at $175. (pg 178, #1254)
4. Aug 27, 1870 Calhoun Co MS census record shows Dewit Morgan age 39, Patience age 27, Martha A. age 9, John age 5, Pocahontas age 2 & Robert A. age 3mo (born March) on their farm in township 23, P.O. Big Creek. Their real estate is valued at $820 & personal property valued at $250. (pg 416, #43)
5. 1875 Dewit & Patience died while in Brownwood TX. (family knowledge)
6. June 1880 Calhoun Co MS census record shows Joseph J. Ross age 63, Ferriby age 62, James F. age 25, Martha A. Morgan age 19, Pocahontas age 11, John age 14 & Robert A. age 10 on their farm in District 13. (pg 524b)
7. June 11, 1900 Calhoun Co MS census record shows William Byars age 41, Martha A. age 38, Roy D. age 15 (born Sep 1885), Ora E. age 13 (born Oct 1886), Iva L. age 7 (born Sep 1892), J? age 5 (born Feb 1895), Junior age 5 (born Feb 1895), Morgan P. age 3 (born 1897) & Lester K. age 1 (born Mar 1899) living in Beat #7. They had been married 16 years, had 7 children, with 7 living. William is a farmer. (pg 124, #173)
8. Apr 23, 1910 Calhoun Co MS census record shows William R. Byars age 51, Martha Ann age 48, Roy D. age 25, Ora E. age 23, Ivy L. age 17, J? age 15, Junior age 15, Morgan P. age 13, Lester R. age 11, William W. age 8, Shed H. age 6 & Robert age 2 on their farm in Beat 1, Pittsboro town. They had been married 26 years, had 10 children all living. They owned their farm free of mortgage. Roy is a farm laborer & Ora as a school teacher. (pg 8a, #130)
9. Nov 2, 1911 Reuben Countiss died in Calhoun Co MS.
10. Jan 22, 1920 Calhoun Co MS census record shows W.R. Byars age 61, Martha A. age 57, Ivy age 27, Morgan age 23, Lester age 20, William W. age 18, Shed age 16 & Archie age 12 on their farm in Beat #1, Pittsboro Village. Morgan is a farmer, Lester is a General Store Clerk & William & Shed are farm laborers. (pg 117b, #255)
11. Apr 2, 1930 Calhoun Co MS census shows Wirt Byars age 25 & single boarding with the Edward Finger family in Calhoun City, Beat 1. He was born in MS & occupation is Laborer/Printing Office. (pg 179, #26)
12. Apr 16, 1930 Calhoun Co MS census shows William R. Byars age 71, Martha A. age 68 & Shed H. age 26 living in Pittsboro Village, Beat 1. They own their home valued at $400. All were born in MS. Shed is single. No occupations are listed. (pg 191, #23)
13. Apr 26, 1940 William R. Byars died in Calhoun Co MS & buried at Pittsboro Cemetery, Calhoun Co MS.
14. Jun 12, 1940 Pocahontas Morgan-Countiss died in Calhoun Co MS & buried at Pittsboro Cemetery, Calhoun Co MS.
15. Dec 20, 1940 Martha Ann Morgan-Byars died in Calhoun Co MS & buried at Pittsboro Cemetery, Calhoun Co MS.
16. 1953 Morgan P. Byars died in Calhoun Co MS & buried at Pittsboro Cemetery, Calhoun Co MS.
17. Aug 4, 1960 Lester R. Byars died in Calhoun Co MS & buried at Pittsboro Cemetery, Calhoun Co MS.
18. Sep 3, 1963 Dr. Roy DeWitt Byars died in Tallahatchie Co MS & buried at Charleston Cemetery, Tallahatchie Co MS.
19. Feb 26, 1971 William Wirt Byars died in Calhoun Co MS & buried at Pittsboro Cemetery, Calhoun Co MS.
20. Dewit Morgan is my 1C4R.

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