Son of George Washington Morrison and Lettice Key.
US. Marshall killed in line of duty in Indian Territory 18 July 1907.
He married Sarah Samantha Bowman daughter of James Bowman and Sarah Elizabeth McClure. They had 3 known children: JOHN MORRISON, Jr. 1897–1976, WILLIAM MORRISON 1897–1969, and Clyde Clarence Morrison
1903–1976 . (Sarah later married Mr. Harris, and then Robert Henry Wood born 1882, they had 7 known children.)
1870 United States Federal Census: corrected to [Morrison]
Name John W Morrisson Birthplace Missouri Dwelling Number 2Home in 1870 Beaver, Taney, Missouri Gender Male Post Office Forsyth Inferred Father George Morrisson Inferred Mother Letta Morrisson Household Members
Name Letta Morrisson Age23 NameGeorge Morrisson Age18 Name John W Morrisson[1]
1880 United States Federal Census
Name John W. Morrison Age10 Birth Date Abt 1870 Birthplace MissouriHome in 1880 Alma, Crawford, Arkansas, USA Dwelling Number184 Race White Gender Male Relation to Head of House SonMarital Status Single Father's Birthplace Missouri Mother's Name Letice Morrison Mother's Birthplace Missouri NeighborsView others on page[2]
Oklahoma, Territorial Census, 1890 and 1907
Name John Morrison Gender Male Age 37 Estimated Birth Year1870 Relationship Head Race White City or Township Sasakwa County Seminole State Oklahoma Census year 1907 Line19[3]
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Year: 1870; Census Place: Beaver, Taney, Missouri; Roll: M593_823; Page: 312A; Image: 154972; Family History Library Film: 552322
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Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records
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Year: 1880; Census Place: Alma, Crawford, Arkansas; Roll: 42; Family History Film: 1254042; Page: 561B; Enumeration District: 049; Image: 0064
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Oklahoma, Territorial Census, 1890 and 1907
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Paternal relationship is confirmed by a Family Tree DNA , Family Finder test match between Morrison-4484 Leslie Morrison and Morrison-4392 Loretta Morrison, Leslie being her paternal Uncle sharing 1621 centimorgans across 46 segments. And Y-line DNA test at Family tree DNA match between C. Morrison , Morrison-4556, and Morrison-4392, MRCA being Morrison -4473 Alfred Caswell Morrison. Confirming them as Y-line match cousins. Sharing two time and one time great grandfathers, common ancestor being Alfred Caswell Morrison. 3rd cousins, 1R, based on 224 centimorgans across 26 segments. And other Morrison cousin descendants, one being M Stewart and Morrison-4484, sharing 101cm's across 18 segments
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