Individual Details
Huston Morris
(15 Dec 1792 - 16 Dec 1879)
Unique gravestone for Huston Morris and his wives:
One side of a large stone has his picture
The other side:
Huston was born in Greene County, Pennsylvania, on December 15, 1792, becoming the ninth of eleven children in his family. In 1820 he ventured from his parent's home to Rushville Township and purchased 160 acres of land in section21. He returned to Pennsylvania and then in 1821 he came back to Rushville Township to settle his property having a horse and 75 cents in silver. He built a log cabin in the woods. In 1821 he cleared eight acres and every year after a few more, until he had quite a nice farm. He married Anna Devers in Rush County on December 24, 1822. Anna was born in Kentucky on July 25, 1804, and passed away on August 25, 1826. He again married in Rushville Melchi H Smith on September 20, 1829. They had ten children together and to this day many of their descendants are residing in Rush County.
New base commissioned by Morris F Fisher, Great-Great Grandson of Huston Morris in 2013.
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One side of a large stone has his picture
The other side:
Huston was born in Greene County, Pennsylvania, on December 15, 1792, becoming the ninth of eleven children in his family. In 1820 he ventured from his parent's home to Rushville Township and purchased 160 acres of land in section21. He returned to Pennsylvania and then in 1821 he came back to Rushville Township to settle his property having a horse and 75 cents in silver. He built a log cabin in the woods. In 1821 he cleared eight acres and every year after a few more, until he had quite a nice farm. He married Anna Devers in Rush County on December 24, 1822. Anna was born in Kentucky on July 25, 1804, and passed away on August 25, 1826. He again married in Rushville Melchi H Smith on September 20, 1829. They had ten children together and to this day many of their descendants are residing in Rush County.
New base commissioned by Morris F Fisher, Great-Great Grandson of Huston Morris in 2013.
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Events
| Birth | 15 Dec 1792 | Green, Forest, PA | |||
| Marriage | 24 Dec 1822 | Rush County, Indiana, United States - Anna Devers | |||
| Marriage | 20 Sep 1829 | Rushville, Rush, Indiana, United States - Melchia H Smith | |||
| Census (family) | 1850 | District 97, Rush, Indiana, United States - Melchia H Smith |  | ||
| Census (family) | 1860 | Rushville, Rush, Indiana, United States - Melchia H Smith | | ||
| Death | 16 Dec 1879 | Rush Co, Indiana, United States | |||
| Burial | East Hill Cemetery, Rushville, Rush, Indiana, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Melchia H Smith (1805 - 1879) |
| Child | White Brown Morris (1839 - 1924) |
| Spouse | Anna Devers (1804 - 1826) |
Notes
Census (family)
1850 US Census Dist 97, Rush, Indiana962/964 Haston Morris 57 farmer 7000 PA
Metchi 44 Ohio
Margaret 19 Ind
Mariah A 17 Ind
Geo W 15 Ind
Nancy A 14 Ind
White B 9 Ind
Mary E 7 Ind
Ju diana 6 Ind
Henry Clay 2 Ind
Elizabeth Thornburg 25 NC
1850 United States Federal Census
Source Citation
Year: 1850; Census Place: District 97, Rush, Indiana; Roll: M432_170; Page: 440B; Image: 139
Description
Township: District 97
Source Information
Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
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Census (family)
1860 US Census Rushville, Rush, IN130/130 Huston Morris 68 farmer 9000/1500 PA
Melchi 56 Ohio
Nancy 21 Ind
Naomi 19 Ind school
Whitebe 21 Ind
Mary A 18 Ind
Lucinda 16 Ind school
Henry Clay Ind school
1860 United States Federal Census
Source Citation
Year: 1860; Census Place: Rushville, Rush, Indiana; Roll: M653_294; Page: 536;Family History Library Film: 803294
Description
City: Rushville
Source Information
Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
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Burial
Huston MorrisBIRTH 15 Dec 1792
DEATH 16 Dec 1879 (aged 87)
BURIAL East Hill CemeteryRushville, Rush County, Indiana, USA
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Spouses
Anna Morris
1804–1826
Melchi Smith Morris
1805–1879
Children
Mariah A. Morris
1832–1855
Naomi Morris Carter
1837–1913
White Brown Morris
1839–1924
Henry Clay Morris
1847–1921
Created by: Jamie (Dice) Mason
Added: 25 May 2009
Find A Grave Memorial 37469804
Hide citationFind A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 08 March 2019), memorial page for Huston Morris (15 Dec 1792–16 Dec 1879), Find A Grave Memorial no. 37469804, citing East Hill Cemetery, Rushville, Rush County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Jamie (Dice) Mason (contributor 47010867) .
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