Biographical Sketch of Hon. John O. Morrison, Pulaski County, Missouri

>From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas,
 Pulaski, Phelps & Dent Counties, Missouri, Published 1889, Goodspeed
 Publishing Company.

Transcribed by: Penny Harrell (Incog3678@aol.com)

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Hon. John O. Morrison is a native of Barren County, KY., and was
born in 1836.  He was the fourth in the family of three sons and
eight daughters born to Joseph F. and Martha (Faulkner) Morrison,
both natives of Culpeper County, VA., and born respectively in
1800 and 1806, whence, when young, they removed with their parents 
to Kentucky, where they were married and spent the remainder of 
their lives.  The father was a farmer by occupation, and died in
April, 1860; his widow died October 2, 1862.  The maternal grand-
father of our subject, James Faulkner, was born in Virginia, and
died in Pettis County, MO., several years before the war.  John O.
Morrison was reared on a farm within thirty miles of Mammoth Cave,
KY., and received his education in the common schools.  He remained
with his father's family, assisting in the support of the younger
members, until 1867, when he went to Barry County, MO., and there
spent one year as a clerk.  He then engaged in merchandising at
Linn Creek, under the firm name of Crouch & Morrison, which was
successfully conducted until 1872; in the latter year Mr. Morrison
formed a partnership with a Mr. Moulder, and entered the mercantile
business at Richland.  In 1886 Mr. Moulder sold his interest to 
Capt. Benjamin D. Dodson, with whom Mr. Morrison continued in bus-
iness until February, 1888, when the firm was dissolved by mutual
consent, and both members retired.  Mr. Morrison was prominent in
organizing the Pulaski County Bank at Richland, of which he is the
president and one of the principal stockholders.  He owns a fine 
farm of 400 acres in Camden County, about ten miles north of Richland,
besides considerable town property, and is one of the prominent and
wealthy citizens of Pulaski which place he has taken an active inter-
est in building up.  He was a member of the city council for several
years, and on November 6, 1888, was elected by the Democratic party, 
by a large majority, to represent Pulaski County in the Legislature.
He is a member of the A.F. & A.M., having taken the Royal Arch and
Commandery degrees; he is also a member of the A.O.U.W.  On October
12, 1869, Mr. Morrison married Alice Ferguson, a native of Hannibal,
MO., who died February 10, 1870.  In July, 1873, Mr. Morrison married
Joe Ann Dodson, daughter of Benjamin D. and Joe Ann Dodson.  Mrs. 
Morrison was born in Glaize City, Camden County, in February, 1854,
and is the mother of one child.  Capt. Benjamin D. Dodson was born 
in East Tennessee, but when quite young went with his parents to
Alabama, subsequently removing to Camden County, MO., where he was
reared and lived many years, but is now a resident of Richland.  The
maternal grandmother of Mrs. Morrison, Mary K. (Haden) Sprout, was 
born in Virginia in 1810, and at the age of about five years went 
with her parents, Joseph and Nancy Haden, to Kentucky, where the
father died, and about 1839 the family removed to Springfield, MO., 
then but a village; there the mother died, leaving four children.
Mary K. was married in 1831, in Kentucky, to John Sprout, who died
in 1835, and in 1840, in Springfield, MO., she was united in marriage
with John DeBruin, who died about 1857; she has since lived a widow,
and now has her home with Mr. Morrison.  She is one of the pioneers
of Southern Missouri, and for forty-nine years has been a consistent
member of the Christian Church.  Mr. and Mrs. Morrison are also mem-
bers of the Christian Church.

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