James M Morrison (abt. 1802 - 1880)

Born about 1802 in Tennessee

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Crane — married 15 Jan 1835 in Henry, Indiana, United States

Husband of Margaret A Crane — married 10 Jul 1856 in Montgomery, Indiana, United States

Descendants

Died 1880 at about age 78 in Jefferson City, Daviess, Missouri, United States

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Biography

James was born about 1802. He passed away in 1880.

Sources

• Source: S679027452 Repository: #R653214866 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=154263657&pid=69
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FHL film 4170997 image 418 of 780 marriage record, Henry county, Indiana James Morrison to Mary Crane, Be it remembrance that on this January 14, 1835 AD the following Marriage Licenses, State of Indiana, Henry County, To all to whom these Present may come greeting know that any person Legally authorized to solemnize matrim any in the County aforesaid if hereby join in Marriage, James Morrison & Mary Crane for to ? this shall be in sufficient Warrant. Witness Eli Munphey Clerk Of the Henry Circuit Court, This 14th of January 1835, Eli Manphey Clerk. Thomas Leanard a Justice of the peace of said County filed in the Clerks Office of the Henry Circuit Court the following Certificate

James Morrison Male 2 age under 5, 1835 to 1840 William Morrison, 1836 (probably Lewis W. Morrison, 1836) Male 1 30 to 40, 1800 to 1810, James Morrison, 1802 Female 1 under 4, 1835 to 1840 Nancy Morrison, 1839 Female 1 20 to 30, 1810 to 1820 Mary Crane Morrison, 1815 or 1818

1850 Census Clark, Montgomery County, Indiana, James Morrison, male age 48, white, 1802, Tennessee, Mary Morrison, female age 32 Ohio William Morrison, male, age 14, Indiana Nancy Morrison, female, age 11, Indiana Lewis Morrison, male age 9, Indiana Mary Morrison, female, age 7, Indiana James M. Morrison, male, age 5, Indiana George W. Morrison, male, age none given, Indiana Thomas Morrison, male age 75, Virginia

1860 Wayne Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana p. 520

James Morrison 57 Farmer Tennessee Margaret Morrison 39 Ohio James M. Morrison 16 Indiana Lewis Morrison 24? Indiana Oliver W. Morrison 8 Indiana John Slavens 8 Indiana Thomas V. Morrison 5 Indiana (John Slavens is the son of James and Margaret Slavens of Hendricks Co., IN)

Here are some additional ties between the Slavens, Crane, and Morrison families: on the application for James and Margaret's wedding license, William Morrison is the witness. At the public sale following James's death, one of the buyers was William Crane. Also, two claims of $50.00 each were filed against the estate by James Morrison. Despite the marriage, the Morrison and Slavens families didn't blend completely. Some time after the marriage the Morrison family moved a couple dozen miles north to Tippecanoe County, where the family appears in Wayne Township in the 1860 census. The household contained four of James's children from his first wife, and Margaret's youngest son John Slavens. Her son William Slavens remained behind in Montgomery County in the household of Joseph Crane, believed to be her brother. Joseph was a brick maker by trade, and besides benefiting from the labor of his nephew William, he also hosted another Crane brother or nephew. So far, death information for Margaret Crane Slavens Morrison has not turned up, but it's possible that she died in 1864 as court proceedings in Montgomery County in April of that year name Joseph Crane the guardian for William and John Slavens. Curiously, it indicates that the boys weren't living in the same household-- one is in Montgomery County and the other in Hendricks County-- but there's no indication which boy is in which county or who they were living with. Later the guardianship passed to Elliott Pearson-- who as you might expect, was also married a Crane (Elizabeth).

1880 Census, Richland, Vernon, Missouri Lewis Morrison, age 40 Indiana Lucinda age 41, Indiana George W. Morrison age 15, Indiana Rose E. Morrison age 12, Indiana Elizabeth A. Morrison, age 8, born Missouri Mary C. Morrison, age 6, Kansas Charles T. Morrison age 1, Missouri James Morrison age 78, Tennessee