John Joseph Morris
(1879-1959)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Margaret E. Conway

John Joseph Morris 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 24 Jun 1879, , Roscommon, Connacht, IRL 4 5
  • Marriage (1): Margaret E. Conway on 24 Apr 1917 in Chicago, Cook, IL 1
  • Died: 22 Oct 1959, Logansport, Cass, IN at age 80 3 4
  • Buried: 24 Oct 1959, Logansport: Mount Hope Cemetery, Cass, IN 3 4

   Another name for John was John Patrick Morris.6

   FamilySearch ID: L516-RML.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1920 in Logansport, Cass, IN. 7 The 1920 census recorded at 1600 Smead Street in Logansport: John P. Morris, railroad machinist, 40, living with wife Margaret, 30; and son Martin E., 1 year 9 months. John and his parents were born in Ireland and he immigrated and was naturalized in 1898. Margaret was born in Illinois, her parents in Ireland. Martin was born in Indiana.

2. Residence: in 1920 in , Cass, IN. 2

3. Census in 1930 in Logansport, Cass, IN. 5 The 1930 census recorded at owning a $1,200 home at 1725 Smead St. in Logansport: John P. Morris, laborer in radiator works, 50, living with wife Margaret F. 41; son Martin E., 12; daughter Margaret M., 11; and son John J., 9. John P. and his parents were born in Ireland, as was Margaret's parents. She was born in Illinois. The children were born in Indiana.

4. Cause of Death: cerebral hemorrhage, 22 Oct 1959, Logansport, Cass, IN. 3


John married Margaret E. Conway on 24 Apr 1917 in Chicago, Cook, IL.1 (Margaret E. Conway was born on 26 Oct 1889 in Chicago, Cook, IL,5 8 9 died on 18 May 1967 in Logansport, Cass, IN 8 9 and was buried on 20 May 1967 in Logansport: Mount Hope Cemetery, Cass, IN 8 9.)

Sources

1 Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920 (www.FamilySearch.org), https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7Z5-FJZ John Joseph Morris and Margaret Conway, 24 Apr 1917; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, 762684, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm 1,030,647.

2 Ancestry.com, Indiana Births, 1880-1920 (Works Progress Administration. Index to Birth Records. Indiana: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940.), John J. Morris, born 30 Dec 1920. father John Morris. Mother Margaret Conway.

3 Ancestry.com, "Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017," Certificate 032383. John J. Morris. Parents unknown. Informant: Mrs. Margaret Morris, wife.

4 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=12181705.

5 1930 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X41Y-K4H John P Morris Logansport, Cass, Indiana.

6 Pharos-Tribune (Logansport, IN) (http://www.pharostribune.com/), https://obituaries.pharostribune.com/obituary/john-j-jack-morris-1005683561 28 Nov 2017.

7 1920 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFQP-612 John P Morris, Logansport Ward 5, Cass, Indiana, United States; citing sheet 6A.

8 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=12181714.

9 Ancestry.com, "Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017," Certificate 67-015672. Margaret E. Morris. Father Martin Conway. Mother Elizabeth Doyle. Informant Jack Morris, son.


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