Kate Morgan
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c. 1864
Kate Morgan | |
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 Kate Morgan in circa 1886 | |
| Born | Kate Farmer c. 1864 |
| Died | November 28, 1892 (aged 27–28) |
| Other names | Lottie A. Bernard |
| Known for | Ghost of Hotel del Coronado |
Kate Morgan (c. 1864 – November 28, 1892) was an American woman who died under mysterious circumstances. She is thought by locals to now haunt the Hotel del Coronado in Coronado, California.
Kate Farmer was born in Fremont County, Iowa, around the year of 1864. Her mother died on September 23, 1865,[1] and from the age of two she lived with her maternal grandfather, Joe Chandler.[2]
On November 9, 1870, her father, George Washington Farmer, was appointed as the Postmaster of Hamburg, Iowa.[3] He remarried in 1871 and had two more daughters. He then moved to Texas,[4] where he died in 1876.[5]
On December 30, 1885, Morgan married Thomas Edwin Morgan. The couple had one child, a boy, born on October 31, 1886; he lived for two days.[6][7]
Around 1890, Morgan eloped with Albert Allen, a stepson of Thomas' stepmother, Emily Dennison Allen Morgan.[8] This relationship did not appear to have lasted. Although there are few records of Morgan's life at this time, the next time she was reported as being seen, she was ill and alone.
Her next appearance was at the Hotel del Coronado in 1892. She arrived on November 24,[9] checking in under the name "Mrs. Lottie A. Bernard, Detroit." The staff reported that she seemed ladylike, beautiful, reserved, and well-dressed, but troubled and melancholy.[10]
