Vane Lester Morrison

Brief Life History of Vane Lester

When Vane Lester Morrison was born on 10 July 1895, in Euclid Township, Polk, Minnesota, United States, his father, John Morrison, was 51 and his mother, Ann Jane Robinson, was 39. He married Ethel Viola Topping on 20 April 1916, in Spooner Township, Beltrami, Minnesota, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Township 159 Range 30, Lake of the Woods, Minnesota, United States in 1940 and Rapid River Township, Lake of the Woods, Minnesota, United States in 1950. He died on 3 March 1969, in Missoula, Missoula, Montana, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Elm Park Cemetery, Baudette, Lake of the Woods, Minnesota, United States.

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Family Time Line

Vane Lester Morrison
1895–1969
Ethel Viola Topping
1895–1960
Marriage: 20 April 1916
Lois Valentine Morrison
1917–2009
Vera Mae Morrison
1918–1990
John Sanford Morrison
1919–2019
Dean Lester Morrison
1922–2008
Dale Vane Morrison
1922–2011
Eunice Elizabeth Morrison
1924–2018
Anne Louise Morrison
1925–2009
Ervin Ralph Morrison
1928–1968
Glenn Allen Morrison
1930–2020
Vernon Lee Morrison
1932–1992
Merle Ernest Morrison
1934–2014

Sources (26)

  • Wayne Morrison, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Vane L Morrison, "Montana, County Births and Deaths, 1840-2004"
  • Vane L Morrison, "California Marriage Index, 1960-1985"

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1898 · The Kensington Runestone

A Swedish man, Olof Ohman, was farming on his land when he came across a 202-pound rock slab that had strange writing on it. Convinced it was proof that Scandinavian explorers came to that area before Columbus found the Americas, he had it looked at by scholars and linguists to find its translation. There has been a drawn-out debate on the stone's authenticity, with a scholarly consensus that classifies it as a hoax and the community which is convinced that it is authentic.

1915 · Home of the Federal Reserve Bank for the Ninth District

The first building for the Federal Reserve bank in Minneapolis was completed in 1915 and was a peculiar structure. It had no windows on the lower walls close to the street and later, a small skyscraper was added to the top. It was created to serve the states of Montana, North and South Dakota, Minnesota, and the northern parts of Wisconsin and Michigan. Even though it covers a wide area, it serves the smallest population base of the entire reserve system. Today the Federal Reserve is housed in three buildings that are housed a few blocks away from each other.

Name Meaning

Irish: from Ó Muirgheasáin ‘descendant of Muirgheasán’, a diminutive of Muirgheas, a personal name meaning ‘sea valor’.

Scottish: from Gaelic Mac Moireasdain ‘son of Moireasdan’, a personal name cognate with Irish Muirgheasán’ (see 1 above).

Scottish and English: patronymic from the personal name Morris .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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