Captain John Morris [1832-1922] family, taken on his farm in Jewell County, Kansas

Photograph

Greene Connections

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2021.15.28

Description

Captain John Morris [1832-1922] family, taken on his farm in Jewell County, Kansas. Captain John’s second wife, Elizabeth (Phillips) Morris, is driving the buggy with daughter Sarah “Sadie” (Morris) Seeley [1880-1962]. Son, Joseph Garfield Morris [1880-1959], is on horseback Captain John Morris was the third son of Ephraim Morris and Martha Roseberry of Center Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania. He was a farmer, stock raiser, blacksmith, stone mason, and carpenter. Father of six children by first wife, Sarah Church: Martha Ann Morris (Call), Asa Warren Morris, Arta Mace Morris (Hunt), John Roseberry Morris, Reverend James Madison Morris, Elijah Ephraim Morris. Father of twins by second wife, Elizabeth Phillips: Joseph Garfield Morris and Sarah “Sadie” Morris (Seeley), born in Greene County, 1880. John served from 1861-1862 as captain of Company F, 85th Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. He was wounded in the Battle of Williamsburg, Virginia, and paralyzed after the Battle of Seven Pines, Virginia (discharged June 23, 1862). About 1890, Captain John moved to Jewell County, Kansas with his second wife Elizabeth Phillips and their twins, Joseph Garfield Morris [1880-1959] and Sarah Ann “Sadie” (Morris) Seeley [1880-1962]. He returned to Greene County about 1901, after the death of his wife. His son Joseph remained in Jewell County; daughter Sadie married Edgar Seeley and moved to Fresno, California. Original, no photographer listed. Photo courtesy of Beth Reggets, Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. Photo was used in the research for the children’s book Asa and the Holstein Queen, by Lynne Gough.

Photograph Details

Subject Person or Organization

Morris, John [1832-1922], Phillips, Elizabeth [1847-], Morris, Joseph Garfield [1880-1959], Morris, Sarah Ann “Sadie” [1880-1962]

Collection

Lynne Gough Collection

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1890 - circa 1900

Lexicon

Search Terms

Morris family, Phillips family, House, Horse, Cow

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

MORR-AN001-0028

Web Links and URLs

Asa and the Holstein Queen

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Morris-Call Series - Lynne Gough Collection

Owner/Agent

Gough, Lynne

Acquisition Method

Digital

Acquisition Date

2016

Notes

The Morris-Call Series photographs and research notes were compiled by Lynne Gough (descendant of the Morris and Call families of Greene County) while doing research for her children’s book, Asa and the Holstein Queen. Each photograph includes an explanation of its provenance. The images and related history were shared by Lynne with the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project in 2016. Source Citation: Captain John Morris [1832-1922] family, taken on his farm in Jewell County, Kansas; circa 1890-1900; item no. MORR-AN001-0028, Lynne Gough Collection, Greene Connections Archives Project (www.GreeneConnections.com).