Shiawassee County MI Archives Obituaries.....Morris, Samuel Shelley February 25, 1912 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: C Morris allaboutgenealogy@yahoo.com April 5, 2011, 7:44 pm The Corunna Journal. Thurs 7 Mar 1912, p.4. Shiawassee, Mich, Feb. --, 1912 Died, at his home in Shiawassee township, Samuel S. MORRIS, aged 91yrs, one month and twenty-five days. Mr. MORRIS was born Dec. 29, 1820, near Youngstown, Niagara Co., N.Y. In Dec., 1865, he came with his family and settled near Newburg, and has resided there since that time. In 1848, he was married to Miss Harriet HAUGH[sic], of Niagara Co., who was laid to rest Sept. 18, 1890. Since then he has resided with his son here. He was a civil war veteran, inlisting[sic] in Co. C, 93, N.Y. Inf. In April, 1867, he became a member of Newburg Lodge No. 161, F. & A.M., and at the time of his death was an honorary member of the Vernon Lodge. He leaves one son, D.H. MORRIS, of this township, and one granddaughter, Mrs. Albert BUHL, of Corunna; also, four brothers, Reuben, of Wilson, [Niagara Co.,] N.Y., Frank, of Youngstown, [Niagara Co.,] N.Y., Joseph of Vernon, Mich., and Oscar of Morrice, Mich. Interment in the Newburg cemetery, Rev. BENNETT, of Vernon, officiating. To the many friends and neighbors who came to our aid in our bereavement, to the Vernon Masonic Lodge for the beautiful floral piece, and to the teacher and pupils of the Lemon school for the flowers donated. We wish to express our most sincere appreciation and thanks. Mr. and Mrs. D.H. MORRIS, Mr. and Mrs. Albert BUHL. [The Corunna Journal [Shiawassee Co., MI] Thurs 7 Mar 1912, p4.] Additional Comments: Samuel Shelley MORRIS was the second eldest son of Joseph MORRIS and Mariah SHELLEY. He was born in Sussex Co., N.J., but later moved to Niagara Co., N.Y. He married Harriet HOUGH, daughter of William HOUGH and Elizabeth WILLER. His only known child was Dexter H. MORRIS. Mrs. Albert BUHL was his granddaughter, Halcyon L. MORRIS. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/shiawassee/obits/m/morris11185nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb