City: Memphis
MORGAN, John Talbert, grain dealer; born Roanoke, Va., in 1872; Scotch-Irish descent; son of D.A. and Laura J. (Hines) MORGAN; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents Evan and Ella (Bunch) MORGAN maternal grandparents James and Jane (Evans) HINES; educated Washington and Lee university, Lexington, Va.; early business occupation, representative Baker-Vawter Co., Chicago, Ill.; married Margaret BENNERS in 1904 director Memphis Merchants Exchange; Democrat; member of Baptist Church; vice-president Edgar Morgan Co., Memphis, Tenn., mfg. feed and grain dealer.
