Ira Ellsworth Morrill and Effie E. Pearce

Husband

Ira Ellsworth Morrill

Born: 16 FEB 1874^[1] at Mich.
Resided: 1910^[2] at Adrian, Mich.
Died: NOV 1967^[3] at Toledo, Ohio
Married: 03 JUL 1899^[4] at Clark Co., Ill.
Father: Charles Valentine Morrill
Mother: Sophia Taylor

Name source:^[5]

Wife

Effie E. Pearce

Born: 1878^[6] at Ill.

Children

Howard Sexton Morrill1900

Born: 04 MAY 1900 · Adrian, Mich.

Orville Pearce Morrill1904 – 1977

Born: 25 JUL 1904^[7] · Sullivan, Ind.
Died: 01 FEB 1977^[10] · Toledo, Lucas, Ohio
Buried: ^[13] · Whiteford Union Cemetery, Lambertville, Monroe, Mich.

NOTE: Needs independent verification: the birth, death, burial and residence of Orville Pearce Morrill rest on Find a Grave Index, United States, Social Security Death Index and United States, Census, 1920 (undetermined information) alone and have not yet been confirmed by a second source.

Richard Elwin Morrill1907

Born: 21 JAN 1907 · Adrian, Mich.

Herbert Jay Morrill1915

Born: 05 FEB 1915 · Toledo, Ohio

John Burton Morrill1919

Born: 05 OCT 1919 · Toledo, Ohio

Date from the Social Security Death Index. Place from the 1880 census.
1910 US Census, 4th Ward Adrian MI, p. 67a.
Social Security Death Index.
[Anonymous], Illinois, 1851-1900 Marriage Index (Electronic database at www.genealogy.com).
Annie Morrill Smith, Morrill Kindred in America, Volume 2 (New York: Grafton Press, 1931), 297.
Date and place derived from 1910 census.
Find a Grave Index, online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVL7-T6JV (accessed 2026-07-17), Whiteford Union Cemetery, Lambertville, Bedford Township, Monroe, Michigan (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVY-F7DK). Orville Pearce Morrill. Birth Date: 25 July 1904. Death Date: 1 February 1977. Event Type: Burial. Event Place: Whiteford Union Cemetery, Lambertville, Bedford Township, Monroe, Michigan, United States. Event Place (Original): Lambertville, Monroe, Michigan, United States of America. Cemetery: Whiteford Union Cemetery. Photograph Included: Y. See also United States, Census, 1920, online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF8M-Q2W (accessed 2026-07-28), Washington Township, Lucas, Ohio; ED 168, sheet 12B, household 304, line 84; NARA T625 film 1407 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD58-XFV). Orville P Morrill, Son, age 15, born Indiana, single, white; father’s birthplace Michigan, mother’s birthplace Illinois. Household 304, Washington Township, Lucas, Ohio: Ira E Morrill (head, 45, Michigan), Stella Morrill (wife, 41, Illinois), Richard E Morrill (13, Michigan), Orville P Morrill (15, Indiana, line 84), Howard T Morrill (9, Michigan), Hubert J Morrill (4, Ohio), John B Morrill (3 months, Ohio). See also United States, Social Security Death Index, online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JTGX-2ZH (accessed 2026-07-16), Orville Morrill, Feb 1977 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VS13-PYF). Orville Morrill. State: Ohio. Residence Place: Ohio. Last Place of Residence: Toledo, Lucas, Ohio. Previous Residence Postal Code: 43613. Age: 73. Birth Date: 25 Jul 1904. Death Date: Feb 1977.
Find a Grave Index, online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVL7-T6JV (accessed 2026-07-17), Whiteford Union Cemetery, Lambertville, Bedford Township, Monroe, Michigan (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVY-F7DK). Orville Pearce Morrill. Birth Date: 25 July 1904. Death Date: 1 February 1977. Event Type: Burial. Event Place: Whiteford Union Cemetery, Lambertville, Bedford Township, Monroe, Michigan, United States. Event Place (Original): Lambertville, Monroe, Michigan, United States of America. Cemetery: Whiteford Union Cemetery. Photograph Included: Y. See also Ohio, Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007, Certificate number 011937, volume 22783 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VK19-RQN). Orville P Morrill. Sex: Male. Age: 72. Birth Date: 1905. Residence Place: Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States. Marital Status: Single. Race: White. Event Type: Death. Event Date: 1 Feb 1977. Event Place: Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States. Certificate Number: 011937. Source Description: Ohio Department of Health. Volume Number: 22783. See also United States, Social Security Death Index, online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JTGX-2ZH (accessed 2026-07-16), Orville Morrill, Feb 1977 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VS13-PYF). Orville Morrill. State: Ohio. Residence Place: Ohio. Last Place of Residence: Toledo, Lucas, Ohio. Previous Residence Postal Code: 43613. Age: 73. Birth Date: 25 Jul 1904. Death Date: Feb 1977.
Find a Grave Index, online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVL7-T6JV (accessed 2026-07-17), Whiteford Union Cemetery, Lambertville, Bedford Township, Monroe, Michigan (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVY-F7DK). Orville Pearce Morrill. Birth Date: 25 July 1904. Death Date: 1 February 1977. Event Type: Burial. Event Place: Whiteford Union Cemetery, Lambertville, Bedford Township, Monroe, Michigan, United States. Event Place (Original): Lambertville, Monroe, Michigan, United States of America. Cemetery: Whiteford Union Cemetery. Photograph Included: Y.