{"id":5374,"date":"2020-07-28T11:04:29","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T15:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/morrison-q.com\/wp\/?p=5374"},"modified":"2020-07-28T11:09:43","modified_gmt":"2020-07-28T15:09:43","slug":"james-p-morrison-from-my-line-of-andrew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/morrison-q.com\/wp\/?p=5374","title":{"rendered":"James P Morrison, from my line of Andrew"},"content":{"rendered":"

So this story is about my 2nd Great-Grandfather, James P, Morrison, from my line of Andrew. James P. was born 10 Oct 1808 in Jefferson Township, Preble County,Ohio. His parents, Andrew B. and Martha (Mitchell) Morrison helped found the town of New Paris, arriving there in 1807, with a group of neighbors and relatives that had just moved from a area called Cane Ridge, near Paris, Kentucky in Bourbon County. Hence the name New Paris. James P was the second child and second son of Andrew B.and Martha (Mitchell) Morrison. Their eldest son Leander Morrison had been born in 1806 in Bourbon County, KY. More on him later.<\/p>\n

We really don’t know very much about James P. Morrison’s childhood, but be had learned the Carpenter’s trade before reaching maturity. On 11 Sep 1831 in Preble County, OH, he married a Miss Elizabeth Wire. By 1832 having heard of the advantages offered to men of small means, James resolved to move west and cast his lot with the pioneers.
\nHe erected a pole cabin and began clearing the land and making a home for his family out of the wilderness. His cabin is said to have been the third cabin built in the area that was later established as Wayne Township, in 1837. Leaving his wife Elizabeth and his three young children, James being one to continually trying to improve his place in the world, made the difficult and dangerous journey to the Red River, which borders Oklahoma and Texas. For the next record we find is where James P. Morrison served three months with the Red River Rangers with the rank of Sgt. from 2nd of May until the 2nd of August, 1840.<\/p>\n

Evidently James liked what he saw, and authorizes his wife Elizabeth to sell their property in Indiana, for on Christmas day, 1840 Elizabeth appears in front of Leander Morrison, ( James’s older brother, and acting Justice of the Peace,) “separate and apart from her husband” sells their land. It is likely that James travels back to Indiana and then as a family they head back for the area from whence he had served a Red River Ranger.
\nFrom census records, we find that James P. Morrison and family living in Arkansas in 1842, where William A. Morrison was born. In 1843 James and Elizabeth Morrison’s youngest son, John Washington Morrison was born at Ft. Washita, in the Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma. James P. Morrison is shown on the Fannin County, Texas Tax Roll for 1845, and is also on the Fannin County, Texas Poll list for 1846. The next record we have on James P. Morrison was found in “The History of Peters Colony of Texas.” “James P. Morrison came to the colony as a family man prior to July 1, 1850. He was listed and issued a land certificate by Thomas William Ward in 1850 for 640 acres.This was land bounty for serving in the Red River Rangers. The certificate was sold unlocated and later patented in Grayson County (Fannin Third Class No. 1338). According to the Colony agent’s report for 1850, he was illiterate. The Texas U. S. Census-Grayson County- 1850 lists the family with five children names, showing James P. as a 41 year old Carpenter with a cash value in land of $220.00. Land was sold May 8th, 1852 to William H. Bourland. Then on May 31, 1852 Frank H. Barnett purchased some of the land with a clause that James would give possession on or before November 1, 1853.<\/p>\n

Sadly James P. and Elizabeth died of fever in the early spring of 1853, in Grayson County, Texas. Land records on file, dated April 18, 1853 states James P. Morrison deceased. His children are next found listed on the Estate Case #1763, of Andrew Morrison (James’ father) Probate Court, Preble County, Ohio, dated June 18, 1853. (Luther Morrison, a grandson of James P. and Elizabeth Morrison, said that he had been told: His grandparents were selling their land with plans to move to California. James\u2019 brother Lewis was to meet them and go along, to try their hands at prospecting for gold. But, when Elizabeth gave birth to twins- both Mother and babies died, and James P. died a few days later of yellow fever,(some say a broken heart) Lewis returned with the now orphaned children to Huntington County, Indiana to be near relatives.<\/p>\n

A thorough search by the author found the location of James P. Morrison\u2019s land of 640 acres in Peter’s Colony with the hopes of finding James and Elizabeth final resting place. Unfortunately in the 1940’s the Corps of Engineers created Lake Texcoma out of the Red River where James land was situated. A search was also made of surrounding Cemeteries without finding any tombstones for James or Elizabeth. The author contacted the Corps of Engineers, and was told that when Lake Texcoma was created, the Corps was only required to move graves of cemeteries, and those that relatives had asked to be moved. Since James P. and Elizabeth had already sold their land but died before leaving it, it is highly possible they were buried on that land in unmarked graves, underneath now what is Lake Texcoma.<\/p>\n

I know what you all are thinking, another old sad story from Jim. But I don’t look at it that way at all. It was just that many died at much younger ages back then, especially if they lived in very rural areas that might not even had a doctor for maybe 50 or more miles. No, I look at James P. Morrison as a trail blazer, not wanting to stay in one place for too long, always wanting to be on the edge of civilization. I say “Bully” for him!<\/p>\n

Cheers!<\/p>\n

Jim Q12<\/p>\n

P.S. – One little side note, James P. Morrison’s youngest son, John Washington Morrison, my Great-Grandfather was born in 1843 at Fort Washita, Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma Territory. According to his son Luther Nelson Morrison, his dad personally knew Johnny Appleseed and Buffalo Bill Cody. Oh what stories he might have been able to tell us………<\/p>\n

P.S.S – I will elaborate a little on James P. & Elizabeth Morrison’s children. There were 5 children, Andrew David was the oldest, being born in 1832, in Ohio, next was Mary M. born in 1837 also born in Ohio, next was Lewis P. he was born in 1838, in Ohio, William A. was next born in 1841 in Arkansas, and finally John Washington born in 1843 in Ft. Washita, Oklahoma Territory. as mentioned in the previous story after their parents died, the children were brought back to Indiana by an Uncle Lewis, who had planned on going on to California with James P. and his family.<\/p>\n

The now orphaned children were passed from relative to relative. Mary M. married in 1857. And then the oldest Andrew married married in 1859, the two youngest William A. and John Washington when to live with their brother and his wife. Lewis P. enlisted in 1861 in Co., C 34 Regiment Indiana Infantry, rose to the rank of Capt. and stayed with his company to make sure they were paid off, and their discharge was delivered to them before leaving for his own home in Huntington Co., IN
\nAndrew David Morrison enrolled into service on the 8th of December 1863 at Huntington Indiana and was mustered into service at Kokomo, Indiana on the 28th of January 1864 as a Private in Co., A, 13th Regiment Indiana Calvary. He died at the McPherson General Hospital at Vicksburg, Mississippi on 16th June 1865.
\nWilliam A. Morrison served in Co., D. 116th Indiana Infantry. William was killed during the Civil War.<\/p>\n

John Washington enlisted in Co. E. 75th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers from Macon Co. during the Civil War.<\/p>\n

So all 4 boys served in the Union army and might have escaped fighting all together if they had made it to California, since no battles were fought in that state.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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