Brief Life History of James Ellis
When James Ellis Morrison was born on 30 November 1858, in Williamsport, Washington Township, Warren, Indiana, United States, his father, James H Morrison, was 28 and his mother, Mahala Breneman, was 30. He married Jamima Melissa Imlay on 15 September 1886, in Alma, Wabaunsee, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in Steuben Township, Warren, Indiana, United States in 1860. He died on 14 August 1936, in Eads, Kiowa, Colorado, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Eads, Kiowa, Colorado, United States.
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- James Morison in household of James Morison, "United States Census, 1860"
- James Ellis Morrison, "Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911"
- James Ellis Morrison, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1861 · Denver Becomes a City
In 1861, Denver City was incorporated into the territory as an official city.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
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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