Charles Morris (1839 - 1862)

Born 1839 in Hamilton, Illinois, USA

Ancestors

Died Feb 1862 at about age 23 in Hamilton, Illinois, USA

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Biography

Charles Morris was born in 1839. He was the son of Mason Morris and Elizabeth White.^[1] He passed away in 1862, in Hamilton, Illinois, and was buried in the Morris Cemetery.^[2]

Benjamin Franklin Morris died as a result of a family feud over his father, Mason Morris property along with his brother Charles. His father had given the farm to his daughters Mrs. W.P. Hale & Mrs. Mart Craig. Mr. Hale had instituted a suit & obtained judgment for the house Charles was living in the day before the tragedy. The Morris brothers went to talk to their brother in laws & it ended up in a gun fight with the Morris brothers both dead. A Jas. Isaacs & Stephen Isaacs were charged with aiding & abetting the Morris brothers in making an assault. The whole event was published in The Mc Leansboro Time on Feb 15, 1879 & many other neighboring newspapers. ^[3]

The Death Record states the Benjamin Franklin Morris died of a gunshot wound to the heart on 7 Feb 1879 at 3PM at age 38. He was a farmer & a miller.

Died Y. FEB 1879. Hamilton, Illinois, USA. Age: 39-40.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85T-M2D : 12 April 2016), Charles Morris in household of Mason Morris, Hamilton county, part of, Hamilton, Illinois, United States; citing family 39, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV3-KNG8 : 13 December 2015), Charles W. Morris, 1862; Burial, , Hamilton, Illinois, United States of America, Morris Cemetery; citing record ID 9076285, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
3. ↑ The Mc Leansboro Time on Feb 15, 1879