Henry Morris Biography


	This biography appears on page 740 in "History of Dakota 
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				HENRY MORRIS. 

	Henry Morris is a representative agriculturist of Minnehaha 
county, residing in Sioux Falls township, where he cultivates one 
hundred and sixty acres of rich and productive land. His birth occurred 
in Galena, Illinois, on the 24th of June, 1877, his parents being James 
and Louisa Morris, both of whom are deceased. He is a brother of C. J. 
Morris, who acts as United States attorney in South Dakota and a sketch 
of whom appears on another page of this work. 

	Henry Morris attended the public schools in early life and 
subsequently was employed at bridge work by the Chicago & Northwestern 
Railway Company for five years. He afterward assisted in the operation 
of the home farm until eighteen years of age and then rented the 
property in association with his brother. Later he began work in the 
lead mines of northwestern Illinois and was thus employed until 1910, 
when he came to South Dakota, locating in Sioux Falls township, 
Minnehaha county. He rented a quarter section of land and has since 
cultivated the same with excellent results, annually gathering rich 
harvests which find a ready sale on the market. He owns and uses four 
horses. 

	On the 10th of November, 1906, Mr. Morris was united in marriage 
to Miss Jennie Turner, a daughter of Joseph and Jennie Turner, of 
Illinois. They have two children, Glenn and Ruth. In his political 
views Mr. Morris is a republican, while his religious faith is that of 
the Methodist church. He is interested in all that pertains to general 
progress and cooperates in many movements for the good of the 
community, being at all times a public spirited and progressive 
citizen.