Amos Hoyt Morgan, born December 15, 1836, in Elmira, New York. He came to Salem, where he married Malinda (Minnie) Emily Boon on February 22, 1865. They resided in Portland for about 30 years before his death in March of 1897. He was in the wholesale commission business with Reuben Weeks, and also served as the Collector of Internal Revenue in his district from 1874 to 1879. They had two sons, Fred P. and Frank, and a daughter, Lena (McClement).