Biographical Sketch of Samuel Morrison, Dent County, Missouri

>From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, 
Pulaski, Phelps and Dent Counties, Missouri" The Goodspeed Publishing
Company, 1889.
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Samuel Morrison, hardware merchant and dealer in farming implements at
Salem, Mo.; was born in Coshocton County, Ohio, in 1839, being the son
of William and Sarah (Kimberly) Morrison.  William Morrison was born in
Holmes County, Ohio, in 1807, and was of Scotch-Irish descent.  He was 
a farmer by occupation, and died in Coshocton County, Ohio, in 1852. 
His wife, Sarah Kimberly, was born in Holmes County, Ohio, in 1809, and
died in 1864.  They were the parents of five children, two of whom are
living.  Samuel Morrison was the eldest of this family.  He remained on
the farm until eighteen years of age, when he went to Minnesota, and
remained two years.  From 1859 to 1860 he was part of the time in Iowa
and part of the time in Illinois.  In December of the last named year
he went to Vigo County, Ind., and was there at the breaking out of the
war.  April 17, 1861, he enlisted in Company H, Thirteenth Indiana 
Infantry Volunteers, and served for three years.  He was in the fight
at Rich Mountain; was with McClellan on the Peninsula, Winchester, 
Morris Island, Jacksonville, Fla., Cold Harbor, siege of Petersburgh,
Fort Fisher, Goldsborough, Raleigh, and was discharged at Indianapolis
September 19, 1865.  He was mustered out as captain of his company the
last eight months, but previous to that he was first lieutenant. During
his service he was neigher wounded not captured.  After the war he
resided for two years in his native county, and then went to Missouri,
and, locating in Salem, engaged as salesman in a store.  In 1869 he was
appointed deputy sheriff of Dent County, and served four years.  While
filling that office he became a partner of Rufus Kenworthy in a hard-
ware and tin shop, the firm title being Morrison & Kenworthy for 
thirteen years.  In 1883 Mr. Kenworthy sold his interest to Mr.
Morrison, and since that time Mr. Morrison has conducted the business
on his own responsibility.  He was married in 1872 to Miss Eliza R.
Linsey, who was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1852.  An interesting 
family of five children were the fruits of this union: William S.,
Grace L., Clarence M., Guy W. and Carl T.  Mr. Morrison is a Republican
in politics, is a member of the I. O. O. F., charter member, also a
member of the G. A. R., and was one of the charter members.  He and 
wife are members of the Presbyterian Church, and he is a member of the
A. O. U. W., and a charter member of the Select Knights.  Samuel's
grandfather, William Morrison, was a native of Virginia, and about the
year 1801 he went to what is now Holmes County, Ohio.  He was a soldier
in the Revolutionary War, also in the War of 1812; was first lieutenant 
of Adam Johnson's company, was mustered into service August 25, 1812,
and mustered out September 25 of the same year.  In the War of 1812 he
wore a yellow hunting shirt, trimmed with white fringe, and carried a
trusty rifle, tomahawk and scalping knife.  His company was called "The
Mansfield Frontier."  Samuel Morrison had two brothers, Marcus and John
Morrison, in the army.  Marcus was in Company G, Eightieth Indiana, and
died of typhoid fever at Danville, Ky., in September, 1863.  John was a
member of Company D, One Hundred and Forty-second Regiment, Ohio and 
died of chronic diarrhea in the hospital at City Point, Va., in August,
1864.

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