Ralph Ernest Morris
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 28 Jan 1883 - Roxbury, McPherson, Kansas, USA
Christening:
Death: 9 Sep 1920 - Coos Bay, Coos, Oregon, USA
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: William H. Morris
Mother: Martha Ann Frazer
Notes
General:
Per 1895 Kansas Census: Gypsum Creek, McPherson County, Kansas
W. H. Morris, 56 year old white male, born in New York. A farmer who moved to Kansas from Illinois, he elisted in the military in New York, served in F company , 16th regiment, Infantry.
M. A. Morris, 36 year old white female, born in Iowa, moved to Kansas from Missouri.
L. M. Morris, 21 year old white female, born in Illinois, moved from there to Kansas.
M. W. Morris, 17 year old white male, born in Illinois, moved from there to Kansas.
C. E. Morris, 13 year old white female, born in Kansas.
R. E. Morris, 12 year old white male, born in Kansas.
L. L. Morris, 10 year old white male, born in Kansas.
J. J. Morris, 8 year old white male, born in Kansas.
W. A. Morris, 4 year old white male, born in Kansas.
Per 1900 US Census: 6/13/1900, Gypsum Creek Township, McPherson County, Kansas
Head of household is 40 year old white female M. A. Morris, born March 1860 in Iowa, her father in Kentucky, her mother in Ohio. She is a farmer, owns her own farm free of mortgage, has been married 21 years, and has had 5 children, all living. Living with her are four sons: R. E. Morris, 17, born January 1883, a farm laborer; L. L. Morris, 15, born April 1885, a farm laborer; J. J. Morris, 12, born October 1887, a farm laborer; and W. A. Morris, 9, born August 1890. Al the sons were born in Kansas, their father in New York, their mother in Iowa.
Per 1905 Kansas Census: 3/1/1905, McPherson County, Kansas
W H Morris, age 66, owns his home, was born in New York, and moved to Kansas from Illinois. He works at a feed yard. His wife, Martha, is 46, was born in Iowa and moved to Kansas from Missouri. Their 4 children, all born in Kansas, are Ralph (21), Lloyd (20), Jasper (16) and Arthur (13).