NOTE: 1880 census (FamilySearch, ark:/61903/1:1:M6FR-V6S) gives father’s and mother’s birthplace as Illinois — narrows a future birth/christening search; does not name William’s own parents.
Children
George L. Morrill1874
Born
1874 · Mo.
Frederick L. Morrill1878
Born
1878 · Mo.
Charles Morrill1879
Born
OCT 1879 · Mo.
1880 US Census, St. Louis MO. See also United States, Census, 1880 (William Morrill household, St. Louis, St. Louis Co., Missouri), online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6FR-V6S?lang=en (accessed 2026-07-11), St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri; household id 8611667; sheet 343B. William Morrill. Sex: Male. Age: 28. Birth Year (Estimated): 1852. Birthplace: Missouri, United States. Marital Status: Married. Occupation: R R Yard Master. Race: White. Relationship to Head of Household: Self. Father’s Birthplace: Illinois, United States. Mother’s Birthplace: Illinois, United States. Event Type: Census. Event Date: 1880. Event Place: St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States. William Morrill’s Spouses and Children: Frederick L. Morrill (Son, M, 2, Missouri); Charles Morrill (Son, M, 0, Missouri); George L. Morrill (Son, M, 6, Missouri); Cora Morrill (Wife, F, 25, Illinois)
[Anonymous], Illinois, 1851-1900 Marriage Index (Electronic database at www.genealogy.com).
William Morrill was a railroad master in St. Louis, Missouri.