James MORRIS
(1819-1877) |
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| James MORRIS was born
abt 1819 in Ireland. He married Alice Shield in the mid
1850's. On Jan 1, 1856 they gave birth to Sarah Agnes Morris. Sarah states
that the Morris family immigrated to the US in 1857 in the 1930
Federal Census. James and Alice were of the Catholic faith. Alice passed
in 1862 and James passed on Aug 29, 1877 at the age of
58 in Nichols, IA. Alice and James were laid to rest at St. Mary's Cemetery, Bloomington,
IA Source: Muscatine Biographies 1911 On the 15th of December, 1878, Mr. Mapes was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Morris, who was born in Ireland on the 1st of January, 1856, and when a child was brought to America by her parents James and Alice ( Shields ) Morris, natives of the Emerald Isle. After crossing the Atlantic they resided in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for two years, at the end of which time they came to Muscatine, Iowa, Mr. Morris here working by the day for a period of two years. He then turned his attention to general agricultural pursuits, cultivating rented land for ten years, on the expiration of which period he purchased a tract of ninety acres in Pike township. To the further cultivation and improvement of that farm he devoted his time and energies until called to his final rest on the 29th of August, 1877. Unto him and his wife, who passed away in 1862, were born five children, namely : Mrs. Mapes ; Ella F., the wife of John Collopy, of Omaha, Nebraska ; Alice M., who is the wife of A. Jacobberger and likewise resides in Omaha, Nebraska ; Dennis, who died when forty-five years of age ; and one who died in infancy. |
| DESCENDANTS |
| 2 Sarah Agnes MORRIS b: Jan. 1, 1856
Ireland d: September 30, 1835 Nichols, IA .....m: Fred Brighton MAPES b: Aug. 1, 1859 Brighton, MI d: Dec. 20, 1912 Nichols, IA .....m: December 15, 1878 in Nichols, IA .....Burial: St. Mary's, Cemetery, Bloomington, IA |
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| ....... 3 Lucy Elizabeth MAPES b:
Aug 1879 d: Sept 4, 1963 Des Moines, IA ......... m1: John KIRCHNER b: May 29, 1879 d: 1940 Ft Worth, TX burial: Nichols Cemetery, Muscatine, IA ......... m1: July 14, 1904 Nichols, IA ......... m2: Benjamin Hozea BLACK b: Jul 23 1874 d: Dec 16 1937 ......... m2: |
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| ....... 3 Mary Alice MAPES b:
Aug 1879 d: abt 1880 ....... 3 Nellie Francis MAPES b: Feb 1882 Census: 1930 .......... m: Jack NUGENT b: abt 1884 ....... 3 Joseph Dennis MAPES b: abt 1884 ........... m: Rachel McGEE b: Oct 5 1884 d: Jan 1973 ....... 3 Fred Morris MAPES b: Oct 1887 ....... 3 Arthur Shields MAPES b: Oct. 31, 1890 Nichols, IA d: Dec 7, 1971 ........... m: Ella GOSS b: August 14, 1892 d: Jan 3, 1971 ....... 3 William Francis MAPES b: 1892 d: 1949 Nichols, IA ........... m: Hazel GOSS b: Jan. 31, 1896 d: Aug. 1, 1968 Nichols, IA ........... m: Feb. 26, 1913 Nichols, IA ....... 3 Mary Mame MAPES b: Jun 10, 1894 d: Nov 1963 ........... m: Benjamin Nye SMITH b: Jun 2, 1891 d: Feb 18, 1930 |
| 2 Ella F. Morris b: Nov 1861
PA d: Oct 20, 1948 Omaha, NE ....m: John COLLOPY b: May 1852 Kentucky d: Jan 11, 1929 ....m: abt 1890 per 1900 Federal Census ........3 Mary Alice COLLOPY b: Feb 1891 Omaha, NE ....... 3 John Morris COLLOPY b: Mar 1893 Omaha, NE d: Nov 1963 ....... 3 Thomas B. COLLOPY b: Apr 1897 Omaha, NE 2 Dennis Morris b: ~1864 d: bef 1911 (age 45) 2 Alice Morris b: Apr 1867 Nichols, IA Census: 1880 - 1900 -1910 - 1920 - 1930 ... m: Alphonse. JACOBBERGER b: 1865 Lautenbach, France NOTES: Alice birth date in 1900 Census is 5 years after the date of mother Alice Shield's death date. |
| Census Lisitngs 1860 Federal Census, Lake, Muscatine, IA James Morris,45, Ireland Alice Morris,35, Ireland Sarah Morris,9, Ireland Ellen Morris,7, Pennsylvania Dennis Morris,4, Iowa Alice Morris,1, Iowa 1870 Federal Census, Lake, Muscatine, IA James Morrison, 54, Ireland, Farmer Sarah, 17, Ireland, Teaching School Ellen, 14, Pennsylvania Dennis, 12, Iowa Alice, 10, Iowa |
