Individual Details

Walter Morris

(12 May 1838 - 8 Jan 1895)

Walter served in the Civil War. 40th Indiana Volunteers, died later from 3 wounds he received. OBITUARY: Sudden Death of Walter Morris: Walter Morris, a carpenter residing on Twenty-sixth street, died very suddenly on the street near his house about 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, and death is believed to have resulted from disease of the heart. Mr. Morris was well advanced in years, and came to this city about two years ago. He was employed in the construction of a number of residences in the Belt addition or Hulls mill area, and was an industrious and prudent gentleman. He was a church member and a sincere Christian. His life was a useful one and he was highly esteemed by all who knew him. The suddenness of his death was a severe shock to the family and its members have the sympathy of all in their sorrow. Funeral took place at 9th St. Church with odd fellows being in charge. Buried at Springvale Cemetery/ lot 36-section 29. -- Walter fought in the War of the Rebellion. Enrolled at Stockwell, IN on Sept. 7, 1861. Muster in Oct 31, 1861 with his brother William at the Culvers Station-Stockwell, IN. Age 24, eyes grey, Hair Brown, Height 5' 6', Complexion Light, Occupation, carpenter. A Pvt. in the 40th Infantry with Captain. Kirpatrick. He was wounded in battle at Missionary Ridge in his right arm June 27, 1864 by mini balls, but survived his wounds and is discharged Dec. 4, 1864. -- Walter came to Tippecanoe County with this family around 1860. Settling in Sheffield Township. His parents were John Morris and Caroline Horscroft-Morris of England. Children of JOHN MORRIS and CAROLINE HORSCROFT are: i. ELIZABETH MORRIS, m. THOMAS AVERY, April 01, 1858, Tippecanoe Co. Indiana. ii. WALTER MORRIS, b. May 12, 1838, England; d. January 08, 1895, Lafayette, IN; m. ELIZABETH LOCK, July 01, 1858, Crane Station, IN; b. May 26, 1837, Ontario, Canada; d. February 01, 1931, Lafayette, IN. Burial: Springvale. iii. WILLIAM MORRIS, b. 1847, England; d. January 18, 1863, at the battle of Stoney Ridge Tenn. iv. CHARLOTTE VICTORIA MORRIS, b. October 01, 1848, Norfleet, England; d. April 26, 1922, Dayton, IN; m. JAMES GODFREY, November 05, 1865, Geneva, New York; b. About. 1836, Benerdon, Kent, England; d. January 23, 1923, Dayton, Indiana. Burial: Dayton Cemetery, Dayton, Ind. v. GEORGE JOHN MORRIS, b. March 31, 1850, London, England; d. November 11, 1925, White Co., Indiana; m. CYRENA ROSELLA KENNEDY, August 12, 1872, Tippecanoe Co., Indiana; b. July 13, 1852, Dayton, Indiana; d. February 29, 1944, Pittsburg, Indiana. Burial: Chalmers cemetery, Chalmers, Indiana, White County vi. JOHN MORRIS, b. 1851. vii. CHARLES JOSEPH MORRIS, b. May 18, 1852, London, England; d. June 20, 1936, Dayton, IN; m. SALINA DEVOSS, March 30, 1875, Dayton, IN; b. October 12, 1851, Dayton, IN; d. January 27, 1931, Dayton, IN. Burial: Dayton Cemetery, Dayton Ind. viii. HILLERY S. MORRIS, b. December 07, 1854, England; d. April 24, 1881, Dayton, IN. Burial: Dayton Cemetery, Dayton, Ind. ix. STEPHEN MORRIS, b. 1856.

Events

Birth12 May 1838Goudhurst, Kent, England
Residence1841Age: 2 - Goudhurst, Kent, England
Census1851Northfleet, Kent, England
Arrival1 Jun 1857Age: 18 - New York, New York, United States
Marriage1 Jul 1858Crane, Martin, Indiana, United States - Elizabeth Lock
Residence1860Age: 23 - Wea, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States
Military3 Oct 1861Indiana, United States
Residence1870Age: 32; Census Post Office: Lafayette - Linwood And, Fairfield, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States
Residence1871Lafayette, Allen, Indiana, United States
Death8 Jan 1895Age: 56, Lafayette, Allen, Indiana, United States
MilitaryIndiana, United States
ResidenceCulvers Station, Indiana, United States
BurialLafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States
Residence1885, 1886Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States
ResidenceIndiana, United States
DepartureLiverpool, Lancashire, England
OriginEngland
DestinationUnited States
OccupationCarpenter

Families

SpouseElizabeth Lock (1837 - 1931)
FatherJohn Morris (1818 - 1863)
MotherCaroline Horscroft (1816 - 1906)
SiblingMatthew Morris (1840 - )
SiblingElizabeth Anna Morris (1840 - 1922)
SiblingWilliam Morris (1847 - 1863)
SiblingCharlotte Victoria Morris (1848 - 1922)
SiblingGeorge John Morris (1850 - 1925)
SiblingCharles Joseph Morris (1852 - 1936)
SiblingHillery S. Morris (1854 - 1881)
SiblingStephen Morris (1856 - )

Endnotes

1. clugh_la@msn.com, Walter Morris, Subject: Walter Morris, Listserve: Boards > Localities > North America > United States > States > Indiana > Counties > Tippecanoe (n.p: Feb 21, 2004, Original Date, Oct 6, 2003, n.d).

2. Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1860; Census Place: Wea, Tippecanoe, Indiana; Roll: M653_300; Page: 581; Image: 253; Family History Library Film: 803300.

3. Ancestry.com, Web: Indiana, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).

4. Ancestry.com, New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 (n.p: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls); Records of the U.S. Customs Service, R, n.d), Year: 1857.

5. Ancestry.com, 1841 England Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010), Class: HO107; Piece: 473; Book: 3; Civil Parish: Goudhurst; County: Kent; Enumeration District: 4; Folio: 47; Page: 3; Line: 8; GSU roll: 306868.

6. Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1870; Census Place: Linwood and Fairfield, Tippecanoe, Indiana; Roll: M593_362; Page: 11B; Image: 26; Family History Library Film: 545861.

7. Ancestry.com, 1841 England Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010), Class: HO107; Piece: 473; Book: 3; Civil Parish: Goudhurst; County: Kent; Enumeration District: 4; Folio: 47; Page: 3; Line: 8; GSU roll: 306868.

8. Census 1851 - England.

9. Ancestry.com, New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 (n.p: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls); Records of the U.S. Customs Service, R, n.d), Year: 1857.

10. clugh_la@msn.com, Walter Morris, Subject: Walter Morris, Listserve: Boards > Localities > North America > United States > States > Indiana > Counties > Tippecanoe (n.p: Feb 21, 2004, Original Date, Oct 6, 2003, n.d).

11. Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1860; Census Place: Wea, Tippecanoe, Indiana; Roll: M653_300; Page: 581; Image: 253; Family History Library Film: 803300.

12. Historical Data Systems, comp., American Civil War Soldiers (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999), Side served: Union; State served: Indiana; Enlistment date: 31 Oct 1861.

13. Historical Data Systems, comp, U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles (n.p: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.Original data - Data compiled by Historical Data Systems of Kingston, MA from the following list of works.Copyright 1997-2009Historical Data Systems, Inc. PO Box 35Duxbury, MA 02331.Ori, n.d).

14. Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1870; Census Place: Linwood and Fairfield, Tippecanoe, Indiana; Roll: M593_362; Page: 11B; Image: 26; Family History Library Film: 545861.

15. Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).

16. clugh_la@msn.com, Walter Morris, Subject: Walter Morris, Listserve: Boards > Localities > North America > United States > States > Indiana > Counties > Tippecanoe (n.p: Feb 21, 2004, Original Date, Oct 6, 2003, n.d).

17. Ancestry.com, Web: Indiana, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).

18. National Park Service, U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007).

19. Historical Data Systems, comp., American Civil War Soldiers (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999), Side served: Union; State served: Indiana; Enlistment date: 31 Oct 1861.

20. Ancestry.com, Web: Indiana, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).

21. Ancestry.com, Lafayette, Indiana Directories, 1885-88, 1891 (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000).

22. Historical Data Systems, comp, U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles (n.p: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.Original data - Data compiled by Historical Data Systems of Kingston, MA from the following list of works.Copyright 1997-2009Historical Data Systems, Inc. PO Box 35Duxbury, MA 02331.Ori, n.d).

23. Ancestry.com, New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 (n.p: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls); Records of the U.S. Customs Service, R, n.d), Year: 1857.

24. Ancestry.com, New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 (n.p: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls); Records of the U.S. Customs Service, R, n.d), Year: 1857.

25. Ancestry.com, New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 (n.p: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls); Records of the U.S. Customs Service, R, n.d), Year: 1857.