On October 15 1873 Marcellus J Allen was united in marriage to Susan S Morrison who was Ixjrn on a farm in what is now South Ionia March 14 1844 daughter of John E and Eliza McKelvey Morrison both natives of New York state and pioneers of this county who spent their last days here the former dying at the age of eighty and the latter at the age of seventy six John E Morrison was the youngest of five children of Joseph Morrison a soldier of the American Revolution and wife the others having been Joseph Anna Susanna and Edward Joseph Morrison was a prominent resident of Elmira New York where he and his wife spent their last days Grandfather McKelvey and wife were among the earliest residents of Ionia county having settled here about six months after the coming of the Dexter colony the first recorded settlers Among their children who grew to maturity here were John Eliza Catherine and Elizabeth John E Morrison and wife were the parents of eight children George who died during his service as a Union soldier in the Civil War Joseph Myra John Susan S Mary Anna and Charles Susan S Morrison received her education in the Ionia schools and was a public school teacher at the time of her to Mr Allen
