Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 7th ed., 1887, Owen Co. S. B. MORGAN was born in Owen County, Ky., in 1853, and is a son of the late B. B. and Elizabeth (Swiggert) Morgan. B. B. Morgan was born in Owen County about 1823, and was a farmer. He was drafted in the late war, but hired and paid a substitute $1,500. William Morgan, the grandfather of S. B., was born in Virginia, and immigrated to Kentucky at an early day, being among the first settlers. Elizabeth (Swiggert) Morgan was born in Owen County about 1823, and was a daughter of Samuel and Sallie (Davis) Swiggert, natives of Indiana, who immigrated to Kentucky. S. B. Morgan was educated in the common schools of Owen County. He owns a splendid farm of 137 1/2 acres, for which he paid $30 per acre. Mr. Morgan married Miss Fannie Barnes, daughter of John M. and Elizabeth (Thompson) Barnes, and six children have blessed this happy union, viz: Eva, J. W., Clarence E., Walter, Roy R. and Otto. Mr. and Mrs. Morgan are members of the South Fork Congregation of the Baptist Church. Mr. Morgan is related to the famous Gen. John Morgan, of Confederate fame, and in politics is a true Democrat. Morgan Swiggert Thompson Barnes Davis = VA IN http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/owen/morgan.sb.txt