Person:William Morrow (270)

Athensville Cem: MORROW, Emmeline M. 1 Mar 1872 age 27y 14d; Wife of Wm. M. Morrow (age could be 29 yr); MORROW, Charles O. M. 18 Jul 1872 age 7d; Son of W. & E. Morrow; MORROW, Flotilla A. 25 Apr 1875 age 22d; Son of W. M. & E.M. Morrow.

Greene Co bio (1885) WILLIAM M. MORROW, the present sheriff of Greene county, is a son of Abner and Mary (Ward) Morrow, and was born near Athensville, Greene County, Ill., on the 1st of Dec., 1842. His early life was spent on the farm, and as he was left an orphan, at the age of 13 years, he went to make his home with Peter Roodhouse, with whom he remained for four years. He then started out to "paddle his own canoe," engaging by the month, at farm work, until Nov., 1861, when he was untied in marriage with Emeline Smith, daughter of James Smith. When he was married he had hardly a dollar, but two years later he received $600 from the estate of his father. He then purchased his father's old homestead, and a year later sold the same at a gain of $1,000. During the war he made some other deals in land and thus got a start in life, still engaging in tilling the soil. His farm now contains 460 acres of land, on which he raises a great deal of stock. He also engages in shipping stock and horses. Besides the farm, he also owns property in Roodhouse. In 1869 his wife died, leaving four children - Mary P., James A., Harry C. and Anna. In Sept. 1871, he was again united in marriage with Ellen Maberry, daughter of William M. Maberry, and this union has been blessed with a family of four children - Edith, Blanche, Claude and Ernest. In politics Mr. Morrow is a staunch democrat. He served three years as county commissioner, and in the fall of 1882 was elected sheriff of the county. He then left his eldest son to manage the farm and moved to town to enter upon the duties of his office, which he manages with the utmost satisfaction to all. He is a member of the A.F. and A.M., the I.O.O.F. and K. of H. lodges. He is one of the directors of the Carrollton bank, and also of the Greene County Loan Association. Activity, honesty and liberality have won for him the position he now occupies in business and social circles.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 .

   Cemetery transcriptions from Greene Co, IL Rootsweb site. [1]

2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 Illinois, United States. Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947.
3.   History of Greene and Jersey Counties, Illinois: together with sketches of the towns, villages and townships, educational, civil, military, and political history, portraits of prominent individuals, and biographies of representative men : History of Illinois, embracing accounts of the pre-historic and historic races, and a brief review of its civil and military history. (Springfield, Ill.: Continental Historical Co., 1885).
4. ↑ Greene, Illinois, United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

   1880 Greene Co, IL: William 38 IL, par TN/Eng; Ellen 25 IL; Mary P. 17; Abner 15 IL; Harry 13; Annie 10; Eadeth 6; Blanch 2; Claud 1, 3 helpers (p. 48A)

5. ↑ Greene, Illinois, United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

   1900 Greene Co, IL: Wm M. Morrow Dec 1842 IL, par PA/Eng; Ellen Sep 1854 IL, m. 26 yrs, 5 living kids (total unclear); Wm E. Jun 1881; Miner R, Jun 1884; Lee J. Apr 1886; Stephen W. Jan 1895 (Athensville, p. 10, 6/18/1900)

6. ↑ Greene, Illinois, United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

   1910 Greene Co, IL: William 67 IL, par TN/Eng, m. 35 yrs; Ellen 55 IL, par Tn, 8 kids, 6 living; Kenyan? 14 IL (White Hall, p. 210, 4/23/1910)

7. ↑ Greene, Illinois, United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

   1920 Greene Co, IL: William M. Morrow (idx Mcrrow) 77 IL, par Unk/Eng; Ellen 65 IL (2-Wd White Hall, p. 108, 1/15/1920)