Johnson County IL Archives Biographies.....Morray, Damie 1870 - 
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Author: George Washington Smith (1912)

   MRS. DAMIE MORRAY. Some of the most highly improved and productive farms of
Johnson county are owned and operated by women, and among them are found tracts
which have remained in the same family for many years. Mrs. Damie Morray, of
Bloomfield township, belongs to the class of women agriculturists who have
succeeded in their operations because their whole lives have been spent in an
agricultural atmosphere and they have received the same rigid training that has
been given to the male members of their families. Reared on farms, having an
intimate knowledge of climatic and soil conditions in their neighborhoods, when
these women are given the management of property they are as well prepared to
get results as the men, and the standard set by the women farmers of Southern
Illinois is something of which the state should be proud. Mrs. Morray was born
October 10, 1B70, in Bloomfield township, and is a daughter of Mears P. and
Annie (Hester) Fort.

   Mrs. Morray's parents were born in Tennessee, and in that state were married,
January 11, 1847. Coming to Illinois during the late 'forties, they settled on a
farm situated one and one-half miles northeast of Vienna, and there resided
during the remainder of their lives, Mr. Fort passing away May 6, 1882, and his
widow following him to the grave July 8, 1897. They had a family of eleven
children, as follows: Amanda L., who married a Mr. Hendry and is now deceased;
J. L.; Emily F., who is deceased; W. G.; Gustavus, who is deceased; David W.,
Samuel H. and Margaret V., all of whom are deceased; Georgia, who married Dr.
Thomlinson and is now deceased; Albert, who resides in Texas; and Damie.

   Mrs. Morray grew up on the homestead farm, receiving an excellent training in
the duties of domestic life and taking part in much of the work on the farm. It
was but natural that she should gain much valuable experience as to farming
methods, and this has stood her in good stead in later years. She was married
(first) in 1891, to David Pippins, a native of Johnson county and a son of
Gilbert Pippins, and two children were born to them: Edna and Auttie, the latter
of whom died in infancy. Edna married James B. Garrett, a son of John Garrett
and Nancy (Harris) Garrett, the former a veteran of the Sixth Illinois Cavalry
during the Civil war. One child, James Brooks Garrett, has been born to them.
David Pippins, who was a farmer near Vienna, and died September 17, 1894, was a
son of Gilbert Pippins, who served in the One Hundred and Twentieth Regiment,
Illinois Volunteer Infantry, under General John A. Logan.

   On December 8, 1898, Mrs. Pippins was married to Joseph Morray, and five
children were born to this union: William Frank, James Floyd, Joseph Eugene,
Morris Albert and John Bishop, the last named being deceased. Joseph Morray was
born September 20, 1845, and was a son of James Bishop Morray, captain of
Company B, Sixth Illinois Cavalry, during the Civil war, and saw considerable
service. Joseph Morray was married (first) to Miss Gussie Haley, who died July
2, 1878, leaving three children: Mrs. Minnie Mathis; Gussie; and Ollie, who died
in infancy. He married (second) Miss Ola Whittenberg, who died October 8, 1897,
there being three children born to this union: Ralph, Mabel and Eulala, of whom
Mabel is deceased. Mr. Morray was a successful farmer of Johnson county, and at
the time of his death, December 29, 1906, was the owner of six hundred acres of
fine farming land, all of which is now owned by his widow and her children, they
having purchased the interest of the other heirs to the estate. In the home farm
there are forty acres, on which is situated a handsome farm residence; forty
acres are located one-quarter mile south; forty-five acres are north one-half
mile, and three acres are in Bloomfield, the remainder being in Simpson and
Burn-side townships, which land is leased to renters.

   Mrs. Morray has had considerable success in her operations, and displays a
progressive and enterprising spirit in regard to movements calculated to be of
benefit to her community. She and her children are faithful members of the
Methodist church, and all are well and favorably known in religious and social
circles.


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Extracted from:

A HISTORY OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

A Narrative Account of its Historical Progress, its People, and its Principal
Interests

BY
George Washington Smith, M. A.
VOLUME II
ILLUSTRATED

THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY
CHICAGO AND NEW YORK 1912


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