Morris - John Corey
Source: Crawfordsville Daily Journal, January 3, 1917
John C. Morris, 73 years old, died at Culver Union Hospital early this afternoon from complications of diseases. His death is thought to have been hastened by the fact that he was overheated and affected by fumes when he and several neighbors where forced to fight a field fire near his home six miles northeast of this city several weeks ago. After that incident Mr. Morris condition rapidly became worse until his death. The deceased was born in Delaware county but came to this county when twelve years old. He had resided near this city since that time. Mr. Morris is survived by two sons, Prof. Charles Morris of Los Angeles, Cal., and Clyde H. Morris of Richmond, Kansas. Four sisters and one brother also survive. They are Mrs. Frank Buchannon of Darlington, Mrs. C.O. Tribbett of Lebanon, Mrs. Lew Sutton of Paris, Mo., Mrs. F.A. Smith of Crawfordsville, and S.C. Morris of north of here. Funeral arrangements had not been made at a late hour this afternoon.
Source: Crawfordsville Daily Journal, January 6, 1917
John Corey Morris, son of Owen D. and Nancy Corey Morris was born in Delaware county, Indiana, May 23, 1843, and moved to Montgomery county with his parents in 1855, where he resided in his father's home until his marriage to Miss Mary Clarke in the fall of 1867. To this union was born one child, a son, Professor Charles Morris of Los Angeles, California. This wife died after a very short illness during the summer of 1869. After her death he returned to the home of his father where he remained with his little son, until the fall of 1871, when he married again to Miss Mary Hale, another home was made. To this union was born a son, Clyde Homer Morris, of Richmond Kansas. This wife lived a few years and died in the spring of 1883, after a long illness. Mr. Morris was again forced to break up his home and live elsewhere. After many years he was again married and founded another home, this marriage was with Mrs. Mary M. Record, on October 20, 1889, near Garfield, where they lived happily for twenty-six years, when the Great Reaper again entered the home, calling his wife to the home up yonder, on March 27, 1916. In his early manhood, Mr. Morris united with the Methodist Episcopal Church at Mace where his membership remained until about the year 1900, when he united by letter with the Young's Chapel Christian Church under the pastorate of Rev. William D. Headrick of Indianapolis. Mr. Morris was elected elder of this church, October 14, 1901 and served in this office for twelve years. Mr. Morris departed from this life on Wednesday, January 3, 1917, at twelve-forty-five o'clock at the age of seventy-three years, seven months and ten days. Besides a host of neighbors and friends who loved him for his kind and gentle ways he is survived by two sons, Charles and Clyde, four sisters, Mrs. Jonas Sutton of Paris, Missouri, Mrs. J. Frank Buchanan of Darlington, Mrs. Farnsworth A. Smith of Crawfordsville, Mrs. Charles O. Tribbitt of Lebanon, Sylvester C. Morris of near Linden, an only brother, two step-sons, William Record of near Garfield and Professor Samuel Record, Yale University, Connecticut, six grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews.