Son of Peter Morgart (1782 – 1863) and Elizabeth (Beegle) Cessna (1795 – 1875)

m: Elizabeth Beegle Jun 1 1837, Bedford PA.
ch (who appear in census) inc:
-Peter Beegle 1838 – 1908
-William 1839-1864/Andersonville Prison, Civil War casualty
-Mary Magdaline 1840-1874 m: Jacob Easter Wolford
-Martha Mattie 1841 – m: Hahn
-Frederick abt 1842- m: Elizabeth "Lizzie" A. Iman 1866 Henry IL, living near father 1870 Springfield Henry MO.
-Ann Elizabeth 1843-1914 m: Tolbert Rice
-not proved, infant son abt 1945
-John 1847-1927 m: Virgia, 1870 in Springfield Henry MO.
-Samuel Thomas Beegle 1849 – 1927 m: Sarah Elizabeth Cadwallader, 1873
-Elmira abt 1851-1933 (first name may be Christine) m: Albert Jennings
-Emma W abt 1854-
-George S Beegle* 1858–1858 #18046220
-Catherine 1859 – Not with father or siblings in 1870.
-Salina Gibson abt 1860-1944 m: William Tilman

Elizaabeth died 1864 in Henry IL.

m2: Sarah bet 1864-1870 (see 1870 census)
m3: Mrs. Jane (Curtis) VanWinkle Oct 3 1880, Henry MO. She was widow of James Ransom VanWinkle

1850 Bedford PA: MORGART: John, Elizabeth and ch Peter/12, William/11, Mary/10, Martha/9, Frederick/8, Ann C/7, John/5, Samuel/1.

1860 Bedford PA: MORGART: John, Elizabeth, William/21, Mary/19, Martha/18, Frederick/16, Ann E/15, John/12, Samuel/11, Elmira/9, Emma W/6, Catherine/8M.

1870 Henry MO: MOGART John C/54, Sarah/29/MO
(Assumption, Sarah is his wife.)
Next door are his children: MORGART John/24 and wife Virginia/25/MO; Samuel/22, Elmira/20, Emma/16, Saline/11.
His son Frederick and family are nearby.

1880 Henry MO: MOGART John C/62/wd in home of dau and family TILMAN William/36, Salinna/20, William E/1.

John's wife, Jane, died in Feb 1897. John got pneumonia after attending her funeral and died a few weeks later.

MORGART, John Cessna
b: Apr 15 1815, Bedford Co, PA
d: Mar 5 1897, Henry Co, MO
bur: Shawnee Mound Cemetery, Shawnee Twp, Henry Co, MO
Daily Democrat, Clinton MO, Mar 15 1897 - John C. Morgart died at his residence, one mile northwest of Shawnee Mound, on March 5th, 1897, of plural pheumonia having taken sick three days after the death of his wife, which occurred on the 12th of February, 1897. He was born and raised in Bedford Co, Pennsylvania April 15, 1815, and came West and settle in Henry County, Illinois, in March, 1864, and resided there four years. In March, 1868, he came to Henry County, Mo, and settled on a farm in Springfield Township, eight miles east of Clinton. In 1869 he joined the Baptist Church at Mount Olivet. He leaves a family of nine children, four boys and five girls, and a large circle of friends and acquaintances to mourn his loss.

*There is a George S. Morgart 1858-1858 2 mos, b/d Bedford PA, son of J.& E. in Allegany Md cemetery who is shown in some trees as son of John and Elizabeth. Not proved, seems unlikely he would be in a Maryland cemetery. There is a photo.

ALERT: A Wilson R. Mogart who died 1875 and is buried in Henry Co IL with John's first wife, Elizabeth, has been linked as a son. The top portion of his marker is laying near the marker for Elizabeth. He does not appear in 1850 or 1860 census records. Unless he was born between 1860 census and 1864 when Elizabeth died, and was living with a family member in 1870, it seems unlikely he is John's son.

Thanks to Martha for the following:

Note: While some researchers show aka for John as "Jeb", it is more likely for Job Morgart (1800-1875) in Bedford Co, Pennsylvania with a wife, Hannah.

Family MAY have lived in Allegany Co, Maryland for a time, undocumented.