Garrett Augustus Morgan was an inventor. With only an elementary school education; he made a trail for future African-American inventors. He started having an eye for inventing at a young ages; that when Mr. Morgan knew he found his dream job. Mr. Morgan improved the sewing machine and, a hair straighten product.
Garret Morgan was born on March 4, 1877 in Paris Kentucky. He was the seventh child out of a total of eleven children. Mr. Morgan was not totally in African American; he was actually mixed. His mother [Elizabeth (Reed) Morgan} was of Indian and African descent. For his father, “it is uncertain whether Morgan’s father was Confederate Colonel John Hunt Morgan, or Sydney Morgan, a former slave freed in 1863” (n.d.). Garret Morgan later died on August 27, 1963 in Cleveland, Ohio. …show more content…
He found work as a handyman to a wealthy landowner. Mr. Morgan only had an elementary school education, so the money that he earned, he was able to pay for lessons from a private tutor. While still working for the wealthy landowner, sever sewing-machine factories were capturing his imaginations and he strongminded his future. “Learning the inner working of the machines and how to fix them, Morgan obtained a patent for an improved sewing machine and opened his own repair business” (n.d.). His business enabled him to marry a women named Mary Ann Hassek, and establish himself in Cleveland. He and his wife later had three sons during their time of
Garret Morgan was born on March 4, 1877 in Paris Kentucky. He was the seventh child out of a total of eleven children. Mr. Morgan was not totally in African American; he was actually mixed. His mother [Elizabeth (Reed) Morgan} was of Indian and African descent. For his father, “it is uncertain whether Morgan’s father was Confederate Colonel John Hunt Morgan, or Sydney Morgan, a former slave freed in 1863” (n.d.). Garret Morgan later died on August 27, 1963 in Cleveland, Ohio. …show more content…
He found work as a handyman to a wealthy landowner. Mr. Morgan only had an elementary school education, so the money that he earned, he was able to pay for lessons from a private tutor. While still working for the wealthy landowner, sever sewing-machine factories were capturing his imaginations and he strongminded his future. “Learning the inner working of the machines and how to fix them, Morgan obtained a patent for an improved sewing machine and opened his own repair business” (n.d.). His business enabled him to marry a women named Mary Ann Hassek, and establish himself in Cleveland. He and his wife later had three sons during their time of