Thomas A. Morrison (1839 - 1903)

Born 26 Jul 1839 in Shelby, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Ellen (Kester) Morrison — married 31 Dec 1866 in Coles, Illinois, United States

Descendants

Died 11 Apr 1903 at age 63 in Gravette, Benton, Arkansas, United States

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Lt Thomas Morrison served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 1861
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company F, 51st Indiana Regiment

Biography

Thomas A. Morrison was born 26 Jul 1839, in Shelby County, Indiana. He is a son of George Morrison and Jane Allison. ^{[1] [2]}

In 1860, he was living with his mother Jane in Greenfield Center, Hancock County, Indiana. His mother was a widow, his father died in 1857. ^[3]

In 1861, during the Civil War, Thomas served as a Lieutenant in Company F, 51st Indiana Regiment. ^[1]

He married Mary Ellen Kester, 31 Dec 1866 in Coles County, Illinois. ^{[4] [1]}

Thomas was killed by his son-in-law Tom McDaniel, on 11 Apr 1903 at Thomas's home in Gravette, Benton County, Arkansas. ^{[5] [1]} He is buried in the Hillcrest Cemetery, Gravette, Benton County, Arkansas. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Hunt, John E., Compiled by; "Pound and Kester Families"; Regan Printing House, 1904; 628 pages, Indexed; Pages 392-393.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Find A Grave memorial Thomas A. Morrison, database and images (accessed 06 February 2018), memorial page for Lieut Thomas A Morrison (23 Jul 1839–11 Apr 1908), Memorial no. 20720200, citing Hillcrest Cemetery, Gravette, Benton County, Arkansas, USA; Maintained by Sharon (Cain) Smith (contributor 46921159).
3. ↑ 1860 Census; "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4FG-SXW : 13 December 2017), Jane Morrison, 1860.
4. ↑ "Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900", Coles County.; 31 Dec 1866, Thomas A. Morrison and Mary E. Kester.; Jordan Dodd and Liahona Research, comp.. Illinois, Marriages, 1851-1900. Index compiled from county marriage records on microfilm located at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah by Jordan Dodd of Liahona Research (P.O. Box 740, Orem, Utah 84059). Specific source information is listed with each entry; This record can also be found at Coles County, Illinois, County Court Records, Film # 1301516 - 1301518; Both records located online, Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Ancestry.com, Provo, UT, USA, 2005. (online database www.Ancestry.com).
5. ↑ Thomas Morrison was murdered by his son-in-law Tom McDaniel. Obit, The Springdale News, 24 Apr 1903, Page 30. (Obtained by Dorothy Miller on 19 Jun 2017). T.A. Morrison from Benton County at Gravette Saturday evening, 11th inst., about 6 o'clock Tom McDaniel shot and killed his father in law T.A. Morrison. On Saturday McDaniel was arrested at the instance of his father in law for beating his (McDaniel's) wife and he was fined $50.00 in the Mayors court for the offense. In the evening when McDaniel went home he met his wife and demanded her to tell him where his child was and on learning that the child was at her parents home he immediately there and commenced abusing the old man. He threw a rock at Morrison, hitting him about the center of the breast and immediately after the rock was thrown both parties commenced shooting, McDaniel hitting the old man three times, once in the mouth, once in the breast and once near the groin, either of which shot were fatal. McDaniel was not hit. After the killing McDaniel returned home and commenced eating his supper that his wife had prepared for him before the killing and while at his meal was arrested by Andrew Russell, J.P. of Wallace township. The preliminary examination was held on Wednesday before T.D. Bates, J.P. of Wallace township, the defendant being bound over on a charge of murder in the second degree to await the action of the grand jury.