Person:John Morris (112)

According to the 'Robert M. Hinton Family Page', John was the son of Thomas Morris and Catherine Fouch. John and Nancy had 9 children: Julia, 1850- m. Dan Askins; John Dennison 1859-1939 m. Zora Emma Hickman; Sarah m. Amos Brose; Julia 1850- m. Dan Askins; Thomas 1851- m. Cora Scott; Will; Lafayette m. Ella Francis; Elmer m. Nora Hershman; Zacary 1856- m. Belle Shankland; and Maria Elizabeth 1852-1939, unmarried.{Robert E. Hinton Family Page, by Robert Morris Hinton, <http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/i/n/Robert-M-Hinton/TREE/0001tree.html>, 18 Dec 2006}

 In the 1850 census for Ross Co., Ohio, John Morris is 24, shoemaker; with Nancy 20; and Julia C. 10 mos. -- all born OH.
 In the 1860 census for Bourneville, Ross Co., Ohio, John Morris is 35, boot & shoe maker; Nancy is 29; the children are Julia 12; Thomas 9; Elizabeth 8; Jane 6; Zimroy 4; John 9 months; and [sister-in-law?] Maria McMillan (20?), seamstress -- all born Ohio. {p. 321}
 In the 1870 census for Oak Grove, Benton Co., Indiana, John Morris is 45 farmer from Ohio; Nancy 40; Thomas 19; Elizabeth 18; Zimroy 13; John 12; William 10; Lafayette 7 -- all born Ohio -- Elmore 4; and Wilbur 1 -- both born Indiana. Julia Williams is 20 born Ohio, with Ernest, 2 months, born Indiana. {p. 321}
 In the 1880 census for Hickory Grove, Benton Co., Indiana, John Morris is a widower, age 55 from Ohio (parents Virginia) a farmer. The children are Julia 30; Elizabeth, 27; Z. 23; William 18; Lafayette 16; Elmer 14; and Wilber 11 -- all born Ohio (parents Ohio).
 In the 1900 census for Bolivar, Benton Co., Indiana, John Morris is a widower, age 75, born Mar. 1825 in Ohio (parents Virginia), receiving pension; Maria E[lizabeth?], daughter, is single, age 47, born Sept 1852 in Ohio (parents Ohio); and son Wilber G. is single, age 31, born May 1869 in Indiana, 'Tele[graph?] operator'. {ED 1, p. 9b; available online}
 In the 1910 census for Bolivar, Benton Co., Indiana, Maria E. Morris is 57 single; with brother (Zim?) 54 widowed, 'pumper - RR pump house' -- both born OH (parents OH).
 According to a WorldConnect database, the obituary for John Dennison Morris, dated 1939, reads in part, "Born in Ross county, Ohio, most of his life was spent in Benton county...Surviving are...four brothers, F.X. Morris, Lafayette; Lafe Morris, Tyner, Ind.; William Morris, Los Angeles; and Elmer Morris, whereabouts unknown; with a sister, Miss Elizabeth Morris, Swanington."
 According to 'Hinton File', John died in 1907 and Nancy in 1876. {<http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/i/n/Robert-M-Hinton/TREE/0001tree.html>}
 There is a California death record for William G. Morris, b. 6 Oct 1862 in Ohio to mother Mcmillan, father Morris, died 1943 in Los Angeles.