Johnson Hindin Genealogy


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Joseph Dexter Morris

Male 1848 - 1924


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  • Nickname  J.D. 
    Born  14 Apr 1848  Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender  Male 
    Died  26 Oct 1924  Kirkland, De Kalb Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried  28 Oct 1924  Maple Cemetery, Kirkland, De Kalb, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID  I6683  Johnson Hindin Tree
    Last Modified  7 Apr 2013 

    Father  John F. Morris,   b. 1820, Ceres, Allegany Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jan 1891, Leavenworth, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Rebecca Elizabeth ASHCOM,   b. 1830, Ligonier, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jan 1897, Valparaiso, Porter Co., Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  Abt 1847  Herminie, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Divorced  Abt 1871 
    Family ID  F2731  Group Sheet

    Family  Nellie P. Dunnigan (Dunning),   b. 7 Jun 1854,   d. 1934 
    Married  19 Dec 1874  Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Joseph L. Morris,   b. 25 Oct 1877, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Apr 1955, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Clara R. Morris,   b. 14 Feb 1880, Madison, Dane Co., Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Dec 1949, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID  F3692  Group Sheet

  • Notes 
    • Joseph was a hotel owner--the "Morris Hotel" in Kirkland, Illinois, county coroner, furniture maker and cook. Although there is no military record, he claimed that he enlisted in the 5th Kentucky Calvary in 1864 at the age of 17 and was a "dispatch rider".