Robert McKeown Morrison

1877 - 1942  (64 years)

• Name	Robert McKeown Morrison  [1]
  Birth	12 Jun 1877	Lexington, McLean Co, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1 May 1942	Holdrege, Phelps County, Nebraska   [2]
  Burial	Y  [3]
  Person ID	I1877	Cooley Miller Sears Barnhouse
  Last Modified	29 Apr 2021

  
  

  Family	Ethel Grace McClymont,   b. 15 Mar 1879, Onedia, Knox Co, Illinois d. 11 Dec 1944, Santa Clara, Santa Clara Co, California (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	14 Jun 1900	Loomis, Phelps Co, Nebraska   [4]
  Children	1. Neil Frederick Morrison,   b. 2 Aug 1913, Loomis, Phelps Co, Nebraska d. 9 Aug 1978, Bertrand, Phelps Co, Nebraska (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F784	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Apr 2021

  
  

• Photos

  Robert Morrison Ethel McClymont.jpg

  
  

• Notes

  Father's name, Richard Morrison; Mother's maiden name Elizabeth Getty Robert M. Morrison, a prosperous farmer of Phelps county, Nebraska, has established a fine farm in Union township. His father originally came from Antrim county, Ireland, about the year 1850, settling in McLean county, Illinois, where he lived for fourteen years. After this they lived in Putman county, Illinois, for eight years, and in 1884 our subject came to this county with his parents, Richard and Elizabeth Getty Morrison, settling in section 13. They bought the one whole section of railroad land, his father breaking the land and putting up buildings. The father died in October, 1887, aged fifty-five years, and after his death the management of the farm fell on his five sons and three daughters. They are as follows: Thomas, who now owns one hundred and sixty acres of good farming land in this township; James, postmaster at Wilcox; John M., located at Loomis, owner and manager of an elevator and milling business, also dealing in grain; Mary W., wife of R. W. Taylor, of this county, both now dead; Richard, who since 1884 has owned and lived on one hundred and sixty acres in section 13, this township; Anna, residing in Chicago, Illinois; Elizabeth, now Mrs. I. O. Redfern, of Holdrege, and Robert M., the subject of this sketch. The mother, now aged sixty-nine years, lives with her children. Mr. Morrison is the owner of a one-hundred-and-sixty-acre farm in section 13, township 6, range 20, Phelps county, all of this land being under cultivation. He is successfully engaged in mixed farming, and has a good supply of farm machinery for carrying on a well conducted farm, together with good buildings and comfortable home. He was married in 1900 to Miss Ethel G. McClymont, daughter of James McClymont (a sketch of whom is given in this book), of Industry township, Phelps county. Our subject has three children, as follows: Helen Marguerite, Robert Dewitt and Ethel Miriam. Mr. Morrison is a man of active public spirit, and takes a leading part in all educational and religious matters in his community. He is director of district No. 60 of his township and has served as trustee and Sabbath school superintendent at Loomis for several years past. In political faith he is a Republican, has served his party as treasurer, and been elected clerk of the Union township several times, but never qualified. - Compendium of History Reminiscence & Biography of Western Nebraska, page 983 - Historical Booklet-Loomis, Nebraska 1886-1961 Diamond Jubilee ObituaryRobert Morrison Funeral Monday - Bertrand Herald, Bertrand Nebraska 8 May 1942, Fri, Page 1 Robert Morrison, well known to Bertrand residents was laid to rest Monday afternoon of this week [4 May 1942], funeral being held at Holdrege from the Baker Funeral home. He died Friday of last week [1 May 1942] after a few day's illness. Mr Morrison has been prominent for years past in this county, being connected with the county farm associations and cooperatives. He lived southease of Bertrand for many years and had only recently taken residence in Holdrege.

  
  

• Sources

  [S644] United States Govenment, wwii draft reg, Order 170-A, Serial Number 79, Phelps County Local Board, Holdrege, Nebraska (Reliability: 3). [S510] Obituary, Bertrand Herald, Bertrand, Nebraska, 8 May 1942, Fri, Page 1 (Reliability: 3). [S566] Find A Grave website founder Jim Tipton, Findagrave, Memorial ID 39291982 (Reliability: 3). [S781] Nebraska State Historical Society, Nebr marriages, (State Library and Archives, Nebraska State Historical Society; Lincoln, Nebraska; Nebraska, Marriage Records ), Marriage Record p253 Phelps County, Nebr (Reliability: 3).