Where to Start: Patrick J. Morgan -- A Sometimes Coach Driver of Yarmouthport, MA
Where to Start: Patrick J. Morgan A Sometimes Coach Driver of Yarmouthport, MA There really is no perfect place to start this blog. No one family story or ancestor that fully introduces the conversation of my family history. There are several individuals that stand out of course, and they will get their due. But I start with what I knew when I began my research: we were Irish. No major traditional Cape surnames were immediately apparent. My father who arrived on the Cape in the 40’s from the Midwest was of Swiss and German descent. He brought us the last name of Bear which is an interesting and honorable last name to have but it is equally worthy of schoolhouse teasing. Think … “I saw Julie Bear …”. My mother was a Morgan. Her father Vernon was a colorful and kind character in his own right. He was loved by many and … he was Irish. That’s what I knew. Somewhere in the back of my mind or perhaps a wisp of an early memory of a conversation,...