Brief Life History of Samuel Reid
When Samuel Reid Morris was born about February 1852, in Indiana, United States, his father, Benjamin Morris, was 34 and his mother, Millicent Trueblood, was 33. He married Mary Annis Barrett in 1868, in Washington, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Washington Township, Washington, Indiana, United States for about 60 years. He died on 26 January 1926, in Salem, Washington Township, Washington, Indiana, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Salem, Washington Township, Washington, Indiana, United States.
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- Samuel R Morris in household of Benjamin Morris, "United States Census, 1870"
- Samuel R Morris, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Samuel Morris, "Find A Grave Index"
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1856 · The Town of Santa Claus
The town of Santa Fe was denied their application for a United States Postal Service as a town of Santa Fe, Indiana, was already established. Several meetings were held and the name was changed to Santa Claus, Indiana. The United States Postal Service granted their application. Due to the name, the post office in Santa Claus continues to receive thousands of letters to Santa Claus from children around the world each December.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: from Maurice, an Old French personal name introduced to Britain by the Normans. It is derived from Latin Mauritius, a derivative of Maurus (see Moore ). This was the name of several early Christian saints. In some cases it may be a nickname of the same derivation for someone with a swarthy complexion.
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Muirghis, a variant of Ó Muirgheasa (see Morrissey ).
Welsh: Anglicized form of the personal name Meurig (from Latin Mauritius), which was gradually superseded in Wales by Morus, Morys, a derivative of the Anglo-Norman French form of the name (see 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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