Where was Garrett Morgan born?

Learn more about Garrett Morgan's inventions, including a patented sewing machine, automated traffic light, hair straightener and respiratory hood, at Biography.com. read more

Born in Paris, Kentucky, on March 4, 1877, Garrett Morgan was the seventh of 11 children. His mother, Elizabeth Reed, was of Indian and African descent, and the daughter of a Baptist minister. His father, Sydney, a former slave freed in 1863, was the son of John Hunt Morgan, a Confederate colonel. read more

Garrett Morgan, also known as: Garrett A. Morgan, Garrett Augustus Morgan was an African-American inventor. Garrett Morgan was a self-educated and creative individual whose inventions contributed to greater safety and order in our society. read more

Morgan was born in Claysville, an African-American community outside of Paris, Kentucky, to Sydney Morgan, a son and former slave of Confederate Colonel John H. Morgan (of Morgan's Raiders fame), and Elizabeth Reed, also a former slave who was half Native American and daughter of Rev. Garrett Reed. read more