BERT WILLIS MORRIS & HAZEL RUBY PARKS

Cheryl A. Morris

2. BERT WILLIS MORRIS
Born 26 Sept 1885 in Woodville, IT [now Marshall Co., Oklahoma]
Married 9 April 1913, Miles City, Custer Co., Montana
Died 8 January 1956 Los Angeles, California
Buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery [Lot 1211, Plot C]

Children:
son - still alive
William Glenn Morris
Howard Roger Morris

3. HAZEL RUBY PARKS
Born 15 September 1893 Valley City, ND
Died 31 August 1971 Redondo Beach, CA
Buried at Holy Cross Cemetery, Los Angeles

4. WILLIAM M. MORRIS
Born c. 1834/36 Michigan
Married 1865/68
Died c. 1891 [probably in Oklahoma or Texas]

The LDS records show that William M. Morris was born in 1834 at Knightstown, Rush [sic, it is in Henry Co.] Co., Indiana. It is very likely that these were from a Bible or records from Jonathan Marvin Morris' family. However, since most census records indicate that William Morris was born in Michigan I am using that until proven wrong. I do believe that his parents were only in Michigan for a brief time and that the family was gone from there by 1840. There is a family picture taken about the time William died, possibly at the time of his funeral.

Children:
Albert L. Morris b. c. 1866/68 possibly in St. Louis, MO (LDS records) m. 1894 to Bobbi Walling. He was on the rush for the Cherokee Strip in 1893 and listed from Van Alstyne. Was enumerated in Greer Co., OK 1900. Unable to locate after 1900. Believe that he died prior to 1922.
Children: William A. Morris b. Nov 1896 IT d. 1918 buried in France, Maude M. b. Sept 1899 TX, Paul, Thomas, Sylvia.

Bert Willis Morris b. 26 Sept 1885 Woodville, Indian Territory (now Marshall Co., OK) d. 8 January 1956; m. Hazel Ruby Parks 9 April 1913 in Miles City, Montana

Family, so far, only located in 1880 Grayson County, Texas Census. There also may be other children and a son older than Albert is a possibility. Please also note the unusual occurance of an Albert and a Bert in the children's names. Willis is a family name on the Burgess side which can be traced back to 1815.

5. JOSEPHINE BURGESS
Born 29 November 1846 Lewis County, MO
Married c. 1865/68 [probably along the eastern part of Missouri, but not in Lewis Co.]
Died 8 February 1909 Oklahoma
Buried Red Hills Cemetery, Roger Mills County, OK

She, as a widow, is enumerated in Grayson County, TX in 1900. Living with her are her son, Bert; niece, Lena Copeland; boarder, Albert Bentle. This document becomes critically important. The identification of Lena Copeland as her niece, and the tentative identification of Lena Copeland's parents as Joseph Copeland [Coplen] and Margaret Morris, leads to the first possible relatives [brothers/sisters] of William M. Morris [identification by Norman Davis].

There is a picture of Josephine Burgess Morris and her youngest son, Bert Willis Morris taken at Saunder's Photo Studio in Woodward, OK.

6. JEROME PARKS
Born c. 1850 Cass County, Michigan
Married 9 Sept 1891 Valley City, ND
Died 26 July 1945 Miles City, Montana

Family members say that Jerome was married prior to his marriage to Mabel Stella Jewell. However, records in North Dakota for that period are nearly non-existant .

Children
Hazel Ruby Parks b. 15 Sept 1893 Valley City, ND, d. 31 Aug 1971 Redondo Beach, CA; m. 9 Apr 1913 Bert Willis Morris
Howard died as an infant?
Irma b. 1896 North Dakota
Mai b. April 1899
John Lanceon d. Oakland, CA (The name Lanceon is nearly unique. I believe it to be a corruption of Alanson; other family members disagree with me)
Lee - private
Alice - private
Natalie - private
Duane - d. February 1999

7. MABEL STELLA JEWELL
Born October 1874/76 Ontario, Canada
Died 11 November 1939 Miles City, Montana

8. MORRIS?
Finding any of William M. Morris' family -- siblings, parents, extended family has proven to be exceptionally difficult. There seems to be little doubt that William M. Morris was born in the north -- whether it be in Michigan (1880 Census and several children's data), Rush or Henry Co. Indiana (LDS data), Illinois (Bert and Jane's death certificates), Milwaukee, Wisconsin (John Morris' death certificate).

In any case, the sojourn in Michigan seems to have been brief and, from intensive work on Michigan records, I believe that the family was not in Michigan in 1840; however, it is possible that William M. Morris was born [1834-1836] in Michigan Territory which at the time of his birth included Wisconsin and parts of many other states. Nor do I know where the family was in 1850. And, from the diverse responses by his children, even they might not have known.

(If anyone wants to join in the hunt, William Morris residing in the 1830's in Cass County, MI with wife Sidney Ann Montgomeryis a possible; Jonathan Morris (born in Pennsylvania) who resided in Benton County, Arkansas in the early 1840's and then Indian Territory and from about 1858-1868 in Grayson County, Texas is a strong possibility. Connections to Lite T. Morris/Austin Morris from Lewis County, MO, are possibles as are the Morrises living near Howe, Grayson County and the Morrises in Boone County, MO, and, possibly, the Morrisses in Montague County, Texas.). The strongest clues to other family connections might be in the names of the children: Albert, Sylvester, Marion, Marvin, Jonathan and Bert.


9. NN NN
Born in NY?


10. JONATHAN BURGESS
Born 25 August 1820 New York
Married 25 June 1843 Lewis County, MO
Died 12 Jan 1892 Grayson County, Texas

Children:
Josephine b. 1845 Lewis County, MO, d. 8 Feb 1909 OK, married William M. Morris c. 1865/68

William Thomas b. c. 1848, m 1 Feb 1874 to Martha Emily George, d. after 1910 [enumerated in Abilene 1910 per WFT]

Joshua b. 4 Jan 1850 Lewis County, MO, d. 1 March 1912, buried Red Hill Cemetery, Roger Mills Co., OK; m. Frances L. George [b. 4 Feb 1856 in Tennessee, d. 24 Feb 1892 and is buried in the Van Alstyne Cemetery, Grayson Co., TX]

Joel Willis Burgess b. April 1852, m. Sally Jane Harris, d. after 1920 Census. Per WFT Joel was enumerated in 1920 in Swisher Co., TX

John H. b. c. 1855 d. 1934 Miles City, Montana, buried Miles City, Montana, m. Martha Ellen ___ [on 1900 Census Custer County, Montana]. John H. Burgess was called one of the most colorful of the old cowboys of Montana; he is written up in their textbooks.Note that John Burgess is mentioned in Teddy "Blue" Abbott's We Pointed Them North and there is also a picture of him in the book.

James A. [G.?] b. c. 1858 [on 1860/70/80 census]

Fannie b. c. 1856? - not on 1860 Census, appears on 1870 census. She might have married prior to the family's move to Texas.

Julius Edward [Edwin?] b. c. July 1861 [1870/80/1900 census]. The family might know him as Ed; it is believed that he resided in Texas.

Nancy M. b. c. 1860/67 - on the 1870 census as Nancy b 1860, on the 1880

Martha or Julia b. c. 1865 - on the 1870 census - this may be person listed as M. A. on the 1880 census.

Elizabeth b. June 1873 in Grayson Co., Texas on the 1880 and 1900 census.

Please note that Jane and Jonathan had 11 children, 10 of whom were still alive in 1900. Because differing names or initials and differing birthdates were used on the Censuses of 1860/70/80, it is difficult to know who is whom. Fanny may be the child that died or the one who married at the age of 14. There is also a M. A. listed on the 1880 census and she may be the same as Julia. Julius Edward is called Edwin on one document and Edward on another, and there is some evidence that he was known within the family as Ed.

Census Information: 1850, 1860, 1870 - Lewis County, MO; 1880 Grayson County, Texas; 1900 - many children in Grayson County, some elsewhere as noted, others not located.

The Burgess family moved from Lewis County, MO to Grayson County, Texas possibly late 1871; the earliest document [deed] in Grayson County is dated 27 January 1872 when 160 acres was purchased on Case Creek from Thomas Moore.

11. JANE ROBERTS
Born 14 Sept 1824 Patrick County, VA
Died 21 Jan 1908 Grayson County, Texas
Buried Ethel Cemetery, Grayson County, Texas

The tombstone of Jonathan Burgess seems to date from his death. However, touching it is a larger monument which is quite wide. The base appears to be much older than the stone on top and is, in fact, of a different kind of stone. The tombstone on top is for Jane and Jonathan BURGERS. The dates for Jonathan's death are the same as for the stone adjacent. Only the last name is different. It seems that Jane [at least] changed her name. People I have corresponded with in Northern Texas speak of a Burgess family who changed their names to differentiate themselves from some other Burgesses. I suspect that it is this family.

In the 1900 Census Jane was enumerated as the head of the household. Jane had had 11 children, 10 of whom were still alive. She was born in VA, parents both born in NC. She could read but not write English, owned her home free. She was a landlord with 0 months unemployed. Edward her son and Betty her daughter were living with her.

12. ALANSON PARKS
Born 6 July 1812 [from tombstone]. He was probably born in 1813/14
Married 1837 Cass Co., MI
Died 12 June 1896 Page, Cass Co., ND
Buried Page, ND

Alanson lived in Cass Co., MI from 1834 [from his witnessing of land transactions] until sometime in the 1870's. He and Emeline are enumerated in the 1880 Census of Berrien Co, MI. By 1885, Alanson was separated or divorced and living in the Dakotas when the Territorial Census was taken.

Children - all born in Cass Co., MI:
female child, b. before 1840 Census, d. prior to 1850
Orilla, b. May 1840, m. Mark Taylor 18 Oct 1857, d. 24 Mar 1873 Niles, Berrien Co., MI
Ardilla b. 1842, m. James C. Wright 16 June 1861 [variant spellings of her name]
Almerion b. 23 December 1843, m. Emma Rathburn [Rathbun], d. 8 April 1914, buried Page Cemetery, Page ND. Almerion was a veteran of the Civil War
Emeline L. b. c. 1847/48, m. Lewis Welch 27 Jan 1869
Levi b. c. 1850, d. c. 1920/22, buried at Willow Crossing, Montana. Never married.
Jerome b. 22 Feb 1852, m. 9 Sept 1891 ND, d. 26 July 1945 Miles City, Montana
John b. 1854, m. Emantine Means 6 May 1877, d. 13 May 1878 [fell from a tree]
Roxanna b. before 1860, m. 1887 James Lewis Tracy, d. 1 Oct 1825
Charlotte b. c. 1858, m. Perry Means; it is believed that they lived in Colorado, however, they are buried in Cass County.
Charles H. b. 1860/63, d. 27 June 1838 Kalamazoo, MI
Steven [birthdate unknown, died as an infant or small child]

13. EMELINE HENDRICKS
Born 15 May 1816/7 Virginia [possibly now what is West Virginia]
Died 27 March 1899 Berien Co., MI [information from Robert Parks]
Buried - probably buried in Cass Co. near other family members [Robert Parks]


14. DANIEL JEWELL
Christened 20 July 1828, Morwenstow, Cornwall, England
Married 30 November 1854, Morwenstow, Cornwall, England
Died 13 February 1881, Oshawa, Ontario
Buried Union Cemetery, Oshawa, Ontario

He was a shoemaker per his Death Certificate, age 60 and born in England. Names of parents were not given. The Union Cemetery gravestone gives Daniel's age as 52 years and 8 months.

Children:
Daniel b. c. 1856 England
James b. c. 1856 England, m. Julia
John Richard b. 2 Aug 1862 Ontario, Canada, d. 25 Sept 1917; married Laura L. - John and Laura are buried at Union Cemetery.
Lydia b. c. 1864
Mabel Stella b. c. 1876 Whitby, Ontario; m. Jerome Parks
Cephas [Josephas] N. b. Mar 1877 Canada. Enumerated in 1900 in Minnesota
Harold S. b. Sept 1878 Canada. Enumerated in 1900 in ND
child, b. Canada, d. 25 Jan 1890. Buried with his father, Daniel


15. JANE WALDRON
Born Oct/Nov 1835/36
Died 11 March 1904 Sheldon, North Dakota
Buried Union Cemetery, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Per 1900 Census, she had had 11 children and 6 were still living.

After she died, her remains were sent, via train, to Oshawa, Ontario for internment near her husband [source is the Sheldon Enterprise]. Union Cemetery gives her age as 68 years and 5 months. Please see complete text under Notes.

Some reports from relatives say that Jane remarried [in Canada] after Daniel's death, perhaps to a Mr. Martin. This I have not been able to confirm. The marriage did not last long and she moved with some of her children first to Minnesota then to North Dakota.

20. JONATHAN BURGESS
Born prior to 1800 [based on Joel's birth year]

Died in Sempronius, Cayuga County, NY in 1847; gravesite unknown. He was a widower at the time of his death.
Per the 1880 Census in Grayson County, Texas, Jonathan's father and mother were both born in New York.
There were at least 10 children in this family, but details about them are unknown. The family is known to have been members of the Baptist Church in Sempronius, Cayuga, NY.

Children:

Little is known of Mary Collins' family. She and Jonathan were married prior to moving to Sempronius in 1797 (marriage was probably c. 1794)

22. JOSHUA ROBERTS
Born c. 1797 North Carolina [perhaps Tennessee]
Married 15 December 1820 Patrick Co, VA
Died after 1880 - Grayson County, TX most likely

Joshua first appears in the records of Patrick Co., VA with the marriage to Elizabeth Smith. They resided in Patrick County until at least April 1834 when they sold their land and by August 1834 they were in Lewis County, Missouri where they purchased land. Elizabeth died in the latter 1830's [no cemetery records available] and Joshua married Nancy Davis, probably a widow. It seems that he married a third time. It is very likely that he moved to Texas with his daughter and son-in-law in the early 1870's.

Joshua was residing with his daughter, Jane, and her husband Jonathan Burgess at the time of the 1880 Census. I consider it very likely that Joshua is buried with his daughter, Jane, in the Ethel Cemetery. Please see the notes under #10 and #11.

Married
1. Elizabeth [Betsey] Smith - see listing #23
Children:
Alfred b. c. 1822
James b. c. 1822/23 Patrick Co., VA, m. Mary Ann Rice 19 Feb 1846 Lewis Co., MO
Jane [Elizabeth] b. 24 September 1824 Patrick Co., VA; m. Jonatha Burgess 25 June 1843 Lewis Co., MO; d. 21 Jan 1908 Grayson Co., TX; buried Ethel Cemetery.
Ann b. Patrick Co., VA, m. Dangerfield Coakley 10 July 1842 Lewis Co., MO
Caroline b. c. 1828 Patrick Co., VA; m. Lewis Musick 1 Dec 1853 Lewis Co., MO
Susan b. c. 1830 Patrick Co., VA, m. Thomas Musick 6 Aug 1854 Lewis Co., MO
Lothe b. c. 1835 Lewis Co., MO

2. Nancy Agnes Davis - married 25 February 1838, Lewis Co., Missouri
Born c. 1810 Upper Canada
Died - between 1860/70
Children:
John W. Roberts b. c. 1842 Lewis Co., MO
Nancy M. Roberts b. c. 1844 Lewis Co., MO
No marriage records have been located in Lewis County for either of the above children.
[Note: Nancy Agnes Davis had a child, Zelinda, born in Upper Canada c. 1834; she married Jacob Head]

3. Elizabeth - last name and marriage date not known. Appears on 1870 Census; from Kentucky.
Died prior to 1880 Census

Joshua and Betsey sold property in Patrick County, VA in December 1830 and on 1 April 1834. After the latter sale, they probably moved directly to Lewis County, MO as on 24 August 1834, they purchased land there.

The 1830 Census - Patrick County shows 2 boys 5-10, 2 girls under 5, 1 girl 5-10.

Grant deed to James Roberts in Lewis County 25 February 1847.
Grant deed to grandson, William Coakley, son of Dangerfield Coakley and Ann, my daughter, 15 April 1845.

23. ELIZABETH [BETSEY] SMITH
Born c. 1800 Patrick Co., VA
Died c. After March 1835 and before February 1838, Lewis County, VA
In August of 1820, prior to her marriage, Elizabeth was given the gift of a female slave, Jane, and 200 acres on Clark Creek by her father. She is specifically identified as his daughter in this document.

24. EBENEZER WALKER PARKS
Born
Married c. 1810/1812
Died 18 August 1851 Blissfield, Michigan

Lived in Ohio from about 1812 to 1844 when he moved to Michigan. Enumerated 1820/1830 Oxford Township, Huron County, OH, 1840 Groton Township, Erie County, OH. 1850 Lenawee County, MI.
Carpenter by trade but also farmed.

Married:
1. Roxanne Olds
Children
Alanson b. c. 1813/14, m. 1837 to Emeline Hendricks [marriage in Cass Co., MI], d. 12 June 1896 Page, ND.
Orille
Mary
Mariah b. 1818, m. Morris Boss. Resided in Niles, MI and later in Iowa.
daughter b. c. 1810/1820, d. prior to 1830
Mary and Mariah were born c. 1814/15 - 1820 and were still alive c. 1882. Orille may be the Arila Parks who married John Gould on 7 March 1833 in Huron County, OH.

2. Mary [Gildreth or Gilbreath] Bears - married August 3 1831
A widow residing in Sandusky County, Ohio when she married Ebenezer. She died in 1844 per her son's biography. She and Ebenezer had 5 children. By the 1882, only Aaron and a sister still alive [Aaron's biography in county history]
Children
Aaron b. 17 June 1833, married Jane Cook. Lived in Valparaiso, Indiana
Margaret (she was still alive when Aaron died but her married name is unknown).
daughter

3. Caroline
Children:
Wesley b. 1850 Lenawee, Michigan

The identification of Ebenezer as Alanson Parks' father was the result of combined work of Fred Hayes and myself. The letter to Roxy Tracy was critical in identifying Aaron Parks of Valparaiso as a relative, then the county history with Aaron's biography identified Ebenezer as his father. Further investigation led to Ebenezer's will which also identifies Alanson as a son and names the surviving children.

25. ROXANNA OLDS
Born
Died prior to August 1830 (not on the 1830 Census)
The positive identification of her as Ebenezer's wife is from a speech given at an Olds Family reunion in the 1880's in Oregon where she was identified as married to Ebenezer.

26. JOHN HENDRICKS
Born prior to 1797 England?
[based on him being at least 18 when Emeline was born]

Children:
Emeline, b. c. 1815 Virginia [now WV?], m. 1837 Alanson Parks [Cass Co., MI], d. 1899.

Family tradition says that he married in VA, then travelled through TN and then north [Indiana?, Ohio?] and that his first wife died and he married a relative of hers.
[His first name was found by a Robert Parks; I found the record where he is listed as from England]

27. NN NN
Born VA [possibly in what is now WV]
[birth place from census records and conversations with family]

28. THOMAS JEWELL

Children:
Thomas ch. 26 April 1818, Morwenstow
Daniel ch 20 July 1828 Morwenstow

29. JANE

30. SAMUEL WALDERN
Chr. 17 Sept 1780 Morwenstow, Cornwall, England

Children:
Betsy ch. 16 Feb 1816 Morwenstow
Samuel ch 9 Jan 1820 Morwenstow
Thomas ch 20 Jan 1822 Morwenstow
Mary ch 1 Aug 1824 Morwenstow
Fanny ch 28 Jan 1827 Morwenstow
Grace ch 20 Sept 1829 Kilkhampton Circuit
Eliza ch 1 April 1832 Kilkhampton Circuit
Jane ch 26 Oct 1835 Kilkhampton Circuit.

A note by Grace's christening says "Bible Christians"
[personal research of microfilms of parish records]

31. GRACE LEACH
Born c. 1789/1800

46. BARTLETT SMITH
Born before 1766 most likely
Died prior to December 1832 Patrick County, VA

Children:
Burwell b. c. 1780/87; m. 4 Jan 1803 Phoebe Beller
George b. c. 1789
Joseph b. c. 1775/1794
Beckey [Rebecca] b. prior to 1781; m. Elijah Jessup 15 Dec 1801
Pensey Jennie b. c. 1786; m. Eli Jessup
Polly m. 1 Dec 1815 James Dillard
Nancy b. c. 1798 m. Elijah Jessup
Elizabeth [Betsey] b. c. 1800/04
James
William

Bartlett owned property by the Blue Ridge Mountains. He was also a slave owner as is noted in the Tax List of 1782 Henry County and his gifts to his children.
[much of the information is from personal research of land records and census records]. While there are some purported genealogies of Bartlett, there are difficulties with them - such as requiring that he reside in two place at the same time and be born prior to 1744. The name Bartlett is unique enough that I believe it may be sorted out. The problem is possibly due to a missing generation where there are men with the same name. Since the area where Bartlett Smith lived, and probably came from, has had courthouses burn there are difficulties as official land and deed records are gone.]


48. AARON PARKS
Born 5 Oct 1764
Married Sept 1785
Died after 6 Mar 1848 (Malone, Franklin Co., NY? or Ogdensberg?)

Aaron served in the Revolutionary War (as did his father who was killed in action per gramdson Aaron's biography).

Children by Rachel Walker:
Aurilla b. 5 June 1786, m. David Wood
Ebenezer Walker Parks b. 3 June 1788; married three times, first to Roxanna Olds. Resided in Huron and then Erie Co., OH; moved to Lenawee Co. Mi where he died.
Sabrina b. 18 May 1792, m. _____ Parmenter (very likely Artemas Parmenter; enumerated in 1820 in Malone, NY; emigrated to Ohio and then to Michigan)
Polly b. 11 May 1794, m. _____ Livingston
Alanson b. 3 Jan 1798. Per some records he was residing in Toronto in 1861 (unverified).
Aaron b. 14 July 1800 Sudbury, Rutland, VT; resided in Constable, Franklin County, NY.
Carlton b. 23 Aug 1802; moved to Michigan.
[personal research of Franklin Co. records, Revolutionary War Pension Records]

49. RACHEL WALKER
Born 15 Ap 1766 Rehoboth, Bristol Co., MA
Died Sudbury, Rutland Co., Vermont

50. TIMOTHY OLDS
Born 6 March 1763, North Ashford, Conn
Married c. 1786
Died c. 1817 Ohio

Children
Roxcey b. 25 Nov 1787 Dalton, MA, married Ebenezer Walker Parksc. 1810-1813, d. prior to 1830 census.
Sibbel b. 15 Aug 1790 Dalton, MA m. c. 1811 Beckwith W. Cook, d. c. 1839
Kingsley b. 16 Oct 1793, m. 20 June 1816 Margaret Widner, d. Oct 1868
Deborah b. 13 Mar 1795
Martin b. 14 Mar1798 Dalton, MA, m. Temperance Parker, d. 1873
Abel d. c. 1850
Aaron d. after 1860
Ruel
Melissa b. c. 1815, m. Israel Mudge
[information from on-line and from Olds pp. 275-279]

51. MARY [POLLY] RUSS
Born
Died c. 1817 Huron Co., Ohio

196. EBENEZER WALKER
Born 9 Dec 1716 Rehoboth, Bristol, MA
Died Sept 1799

Children
Ebenezer b. 27 Jan 1738/39 Rehoboth, MA; m. Sabrina Whittaker
Bethiah b. 3 July 1745
William b. 25 Mar 1747 Rehoboth, MA; m. Hannah Smith; d. Sept 1826
Dorothy b. 21 Sept 1749; d. c. 1830
[information from on-line]

197. BETHIAH BROWN
Born 8 July 1718 Rehoboth, Bristol, MA
[information from on-line]

392. EBENEZER WALKER
Born Nov 1676 Rehoboth, MA
Marrield 11 Oct 1703
Died 13 Mar 1717/18


Please see the web site of the Abell Family for details of the family .

[The Abell Family of Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachussets and England]

393. DOROTHY ABELL

[The Abell Family of Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachussets and England]

394. WILLIAM BROWN

395. ELIZABETH

784. PHILIP WALKER
Born 1620/25 England [possibly Weymouth, Dorset, England]
Married 1654
Died Before 1684 Rehoboth?

Children:
Samuel b. Feb 1654/55
Sarah b. Feb 1656/57
Philip b. Mar 61/62
Elizabeth b. Mar 61/62
Mary b. May 1663
Experience b. about 1664
Elizabeth b. Apr. 1666
Michel
Ebenezer b. Nov 1676, Rehoboth, MA
Martha b. before 1680
[information from on-line]

785. JANE METCALF
Born 27 Mar 1632 Deedham, Suffolk County, MA
Died 1702
[information from on-line]

1568. NN WALKER
Children:
Sarah, m. John Tisdale
James b. 1619 England, d. 1691
Philip b. after 1620, m. Jane Metcalf
[information from on-line]

1569. "WIDOW" WALKER [BROWNE?]
Born c. 1596
Died after 1643 Rehoboth, MA
[information from on-line

JOHN H. MORRIS DIES IN NEBRASKA

John H. Morris , chairman of the board of county commissioners, passed away at Fremont, Neb., Friday morning December 15, 1922 and internment occurred in a cemetery there the following Sunday.

Death was the result of kidney trouble and other complications. Mr. Morris, accompanied by his wife, went to Fremont, Neb. about two weeks before where he was hopeful that special hospital treatment would better his health, but it was of no avail, for his condition had become too far advanced. While he had not been feeling in the best of health for several months, he went to Miles City on the advice of Dr. James, for consultation by the doctors there. Even then his condition would not permit the extraction of several teeth that needed attention. After a thorough diagnosis, the Miles City doctors told Mr. Morris his case was hopeless and his days were numbered . They advised him to attend to any legal papers without delay. He returned to his home, drooped in spirit and daily became more restless as his vision became impaired and his physical condition weakened. Although he was given every possible attention to alleviate his condition, he had passed beyond the relief of medicines.

John H. Morris was about 47 years of age at the time of his death. He was born in Texas, and came to this part of Montana in the early 90's. As a cowboy he started to work for J. H. Burgess on the old S H ranch at the fork of Powder River, now known as the Ben Johnson place. He followed the life of a cowpuncher for a number of years and then started ranching for himself, settling first on Hay creek on the place now owned by William Lavell. He was working for George Pemberton and others at the T A ranch which was formerly known as the SH ranch when he met Miss Reta McArthur, a school teacher near Alzada, and later married her. Morris sold his Hay creek ranch and bought the ranch of Jack Watt on the Little Powder river, where he has made his home for the past 15 years. He is survived by his beloved wife, three children, Wayne, Jack, and Margaret Morris, and by a sister and two brothers. At the time of his death, Mr. Morris was chairman of the Powder Riber County Democratic Central committee.

Mr. Morris has been in public life since the creation of Powder River county in the spring of 1909. At that time he was appointed as one of the county commissioners by the legislature, and by the county board was elected its chairman. He was re-elected commissioner to the four year term at the general election two years ago and had two more yeras to serve at the time of his death.

Be it said of "Johnny" Morris that he was a conscientious public official and did what he believed was for the benefit of the majority. He was well acquaited with county affairs and contributed a large part of his time to the interests of the public. He was never too busy to listen to and adjust county difficulties for he had a faculty of appeasing and harmonizing public grievances.

While resident of the county had been prepared for the dath of Commissioner Morris they were hopeful that his condition was not so aggravated as reported and that he would regain his health. His many friends in this county express their sincere sympathy to his bereaved relatives in their great sorrow.

23 Feb 1934
Funeral services for the late John Miles City Saturday afternoon, and were conducted by the Rev. M. Van de Mark, and were attended by a host of friends who paid their last respect to one of the most colorful characters ever connected with the old range days in Montana.

Mr. Burgess was one of the old timers, and saw and participated in the rise and fall of the cow business when herds were rated by the thousand head. Mr. Burgess first came to Montana in 1886 when he drove 5,000 steers from Texas to a location north of the Yellowstone. Horace Broaddus, a brothers [sic] of the three Broaddus men now living here was with this drive but he returned to Texas. These steers were owned by the Newman Cattle company of El Paso, Texas, and whose headquarters in Montana was on Powder river at the mouth of Cache creek where E. Lee Wilson now has a ranch, and the brand was the N and the manager was Mr. Haston, an uncle of the Broaddus boys. In the spring of 1887 following the noted hard winter Mr. Burgess took 1700 head of steers the last of the 5000 to the Rosebud agency __ South Dakota for summer range.

Later Mr. Burgess went to work for the Northern Cattle company of which Joe Scott was manager, and it had headquarters at the mouth of Little Powder, a few miles below Broadus, and this land is now owned by Osborn Pemberton.

Their brand was the SH and Mr. Burgess remained with this outfit until it dispersed its cattle, and when it sold he and the late Henry Peays brought the remaining calves. Mr. Burgess took his calves to the head of Hay creek, now the Robison place, and established a ranch. Mr. Peays start in the cattle business was made at that time and he took his stock to the present Peays ranch on the Powder river.

Mr. Burgess was successful in his cattle business and sold out after he and his wife went to Rosebud, Montana, to live. The call of the Powder river country was too great to resist and after moving to Rosebud he spent most of his summers among his old friends in this section where he was an ever welcome guest at every ranch home.

Mr. Burgess was not a big man physically but he had high courage, an undaunted spirit that carried him through many a crisis in his career. Many of the old time cowboys remember him and will note his passing with regret. He always paid the best wages to his men but he was loyal to his employers whose interests always came first and as a cow man he stood at the head.

Among those who attended the funeral in Miles City from here were Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Pemberton, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Gilmore, Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Richardson, John and William Broaddus.

John Broaddus and Tom Gilmore were two of the pallbearers.

He leaves a widow to mourn his loss.

(Note: John Burgess is mentioned several times and there is a picture of him in We Pointed Them North by Teddy "Blue" Abbott)