Marion County OR Archives Obituaries.....Morris, James M. December 13, 1904 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/orfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sheron Faynor nitwittwin@hotmail.com June 4, 2010, 6:16 pm Daily Oregon Statesman December 15,1904 Died at Turner James M.Morris, a Well Known Pioneer of This State, Joins the Majority James M.Morris, who was born October 5,1824 in North Carolina, ded December 13,1904, at the home of his son, Oscar Morris, near Turner, this county. When Mr.Morris was ten years of age he moved with his fathers family to Iowa. He was married to Catalina Cornelius in 1843, and two years later, in 1845,came to Oregon, where he has lived here since. He was an Indian War veteran.He leaves four sons, David M.Morris, Oscar I.Morris, George L.Morris,of Turner and Chas.H.Morris of The Dalles,Ore. His wife died November 26,1901. The remains will be buried at the Cornelius cemetery, near Turner, today(Thursday) at 10 a.m., from the home of Oscar Morris. Rev. Mr. Crandall, of Turner, will conduct the ceremony. Mr.Morris was a hal man up to a few days since, but his death was caused by a bursting of an artery in the stomach, presumably the result of a long walk on Sunday. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/or/marion/obits/m/morris158ob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/orfiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb