Bio of MORRELL, James W. (b.1853), Wright Co., MN ======================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. If you have found this file through a source other than the MNArchives Table Of Contents you can find other Minnesota related Archives at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm Please note the county and type of file at the top of this page to find the submitter information or other files for this county. FileFormat by Terri--MNArchives Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Diane Hanson Submitted: April 2004 ========================================================================= 524 HISTORY OF WRIGHT COUNTY James W. Morrell, farmer, Otsego township, was born in Robbinstown, Maine, October 24, 1853, son of John and Mary (Lahey) Morrell, natives of New Brunswick, Canada, who came from Maine to Minnesota in 1857, and located in Otsego township, where they ended their days. In the family there were six children: Irene (deceased); Maria; Jane; John; Rachael (deceased); and James W. James W. Morrell grew to manhood in this county, and spent several years working in the lumber woods and on the river. Then he bought 160 acres of wild land, which he cleared, broke, improved, and sold. Then he bought another tract of 160 acres which he operated some five years and then sold. Later he bought 100 acres on section 23, where he now lives, and where he has a splendid place. He does general farming and dairying and makes a specialty of fruit growing. He is a Republican in politics, and belongs to the Masons. By his first wife, Henrietta, Mr. Morrell had three children: William J., of Otsego township; Lee R. (deceased); and Ellis J., of Chicago. The present Mrs. Morrell was Emma Thorp, a native of Wright county. They have three children: Clayton, Lester and James W., Jr.