John Willard Morrill and Elizabeth R. Randall

Husband

John Willard Morrill

Born: 22 MAR 1846^[1] at Williamsburg, Piscataquis, Maine
Died: 30 DEC 1909^[5] at Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine
Buried: ^[6] at Auburn Plains Cemetery, Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine
Married: 30 SEP 1876^[7] at Auburn, Maine
Father: Aaron Hall Morrill
Mother: Eliza Ann Willard
Also m.: (2) Lenora Lord
(3) Mary E. Staples
(4) Mary Leavitt

Prior citation(s) on BIRT superseded by a correction and retained here.^[8]

NOTE: Needs independent verification: the birth, death and burial of John Willard Morrill rest on United States, Census, 1880, United States, Census, 1850, United States, Census, 1900 and Find a Grave memorial (undetermined information) alone and have not yet been confirmed by a second source.

Name source:^[9]

Wife

Elizabeth R. Randall

Born: ABT 1853 at Maine

Children

Alfred Morrill1876 – 1876

Born: ABT 1876
Died: ABT 1876

Nellie Morrill1878

Born: 1878 · Maine

Addie Brown Morrill1880

Born

1880 · Maine

Married

(1) Austin Elhanan Whitman — m. in Auburn, Maine, 11 November 1921
Austin b. in Woodstock, Maine, 20 June 1848; d. in Auburn, Maine, 27 June 1926.

(2) Frank Harris

John Randall Morrill1884

Born: 1884

United States, Census, 1880, online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZXS-F8S (accessed 2026-07-28), Auburn, ED 1, Androscoggin, Maine; sheet 10D; NARA T9 film 0475 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF36-F1H). John Morrill, Male, Age 34, Birth Year (Estimated) 1846, Birthplace Maine, Married, Occupation Laborer, Relationship Self, Father’s Birthplace Maine, Mother’s Birthplace Maine. Event Place: AUBURN, ED 1, Androscoggin, ME. Household: Thomas P. Randall (M, 57, Maine) and John O. Randall (M, 25, Maine) listed as father and brother; Lizzie R. Morrill (Wife, F, 27, Maine); Addie Morrill (Daughter, F, 2 months, Maine); Nellie Morrill (Daughter, F, 1 year, Maine). Other people on record: John Randall (M, 80, Massachusetts); Lydia Phillips (F, 87, Massachusetts). Cite: “United States, Census, 1880”, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF36-F1H), John Morrill, Auburn, 1880. See also Find a Grave Memorial, Memorial 122333583, Auburn Plains Cemetery, Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine (stone photo added 11 Apr 2014) (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122333583/john-willard-morrill). John Willard Morrill. BIRTH 22 Mar 1846, Williamsburg, Piscataquis County, Maine, USA. DEATH 30 Dec 1909 (aged 63), Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA. BURIAL Auburn Plains Cemetery, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA. s/o Aaron H and Eliza A (Willard) Morrill. Family Members: Parents Aaron H. Morrill 1807-1884, Eliza Ann Willard Morrill unknown-1887; Spouse Elizabeth “Lizzie” Randall Morrill 1853-1886 (m. 1876); Siblings Helen Maria Morrill Hughes 1835-1921, Francis W. B. Morrill 1837-1860, Walter Goodale Morrill 1840-1935, Mary Augusta Morrill Wing 1844-1935, Clara Adelaide Morrill Brown 1852-1937, Ephraim Leslie Morrill 1858-1930; Children Nellie May Morrill McGibbon 1878-1914, Addie Morrill Whitman 1880-1979, John Randall Morrill 1883-1971. Stone (photo, read in this attempt): “J. W. MORRILL 1846 – 1909”. The FamilySearch Find a Grave Index entry 1:1:QVG2-YYY7 is a copy of this memorial’s vitals (Birth 22 March 1846, Death 30 December 1909, Auburn Plains Cemetery). See also United States, Census, 1900, online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMT4-8F7 (accessed 2026-07-17), Turner, Androscoggin, Maine, ED 32, sheet 20B, household 359, line 81; NARA T623 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMLC-46F). John W Morrill, Male, Age 54, Birth Date March 1846, Birthplace Maine, Marital Status Single, Race White, Employee (in the household of Otis H Mower), Father’s Birthplace Maine, Mother’s Birthplace Maine. Event Place: Turner, Androscoggin, Maine (Event Place Original: Turner town, ED 32). Household Identifier 359, Line Number 81, Sheet 20B, T623. Household: Otis H Mower (Head, M, 40, Maine); Lizzie B Mower (F, 40, Massachusetts); Charles E Mower (M, 16); Bessie G Mower (F, 11); Angie L Mower (F, 4); Martha L Mower (F, 4); Albert Mc Kenney (M, 37). Cite: “United States, Census, 1900”, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMLC-46F), John W Morrill in entry for Otis H Mower, 1900. See also United States, Census, 1850, online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6VS-34R (accessed 2026-08-02), Williamsburg, Piscataquis, Maine; household 23, line 30; NARA M432 film 267 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6VW-MHM). John W Morrill, Age 4, Birth Year (Estimated) 1846, Birthplace Maine. Event Place: Williamsburg Township, Piscataquis, Maine (Event Place Original: Williamsburg, Piscataquis, Maine). Household Identifier 23, House Number 23, Line Number 30. Other people on record: Aaron H Morrill (M, 42, Maine); Eliza A Morrill (F, 35, Maine); Helen M Morrill (F, 15, Maine); Frances W Morrill (M, 13, Maine); Walter G Morrill (M, 9, Maine); Mary H Morrill (F, 6, Maine). Cite: “United States, Census, 1850”, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6VW-MHM), John W Morrill in entry for Aaron H Morrill, 1850.
Find a Grave Memorial, Memorial 122333583, Auburn Plains Cemetery, Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine (stone photo added 11 Apr 2014) (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122333583/john-willard-morrill). John Willard Morrill. BIRTH 22 Mar 1846, Williamsburg, Piscataquis County, Maine, USA. DEATH 30 Dec 1909 (aged 63), Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA. BURIAL Auburn Plains Cemetery, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA. s/o Aaron H and Eliza A (Willard) Morrill. Family Members: Parents Aaron H. Morrill 1807-1884, Eliza Ann Willard Morrill unknown-1887; Spouse Elizabeth “Lizzie” Randall Morrill 1853-1886 (m. 1876); Siblings Helen Maria Morrill Hughes 1835-1921, Francis W. B. Morrill 1837-1860, Walter Goodale Morrill 1840-1935, Mary Augusta Morrill Wing 1844-1935, Clara Adelaide Morrill Brown 1852-1937, Ephraim Leslie Morrill 1858-1930; Children Nellie May Morrill McGibbon 1878-1914, Addie Morrill Whitman 1880-1979, John Randall Morrill 1883-1971. Stone (photo, read in this attempt): “J. W. MORRILL 1846 – 1909”. The FamilySearch Find a Grave Index entry 1:1:QVG2-YYY7 is a copy of this memorial’s vitals (Birth 22 March 1846, Death 30 December 1909, Auburn Plains Cemetery).
Find a Grave Memorial, Memorial 122333583, Auburn Plains Cemetery, Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine (stone photo added 11 Apr 2014) (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122333583/john-willard-morrill). John Willard Morrill. BIRTH 22 Mar 1846, Williamsburg, Piscataquis County, Maine, USA. DEATH 30 Dec 1909 (aged 63), Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA. BURIAL Auburn Plains Cemetery, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA. s/o Aaron H and Eliza A (Willard) Morrill. Family Members: Parents Aaron H. Morrill 1807-1884, Eliza Ann Willard Morrill unknown-1887; Spouse Elizabeth “Lizzie” Randall Morrill 1853-1886 (m. 1876); Siblings Helen Maria Morrill Hughes 1835-1921, Francis W. B. Morrill 1837-1860, Walter Goodale Morrill 1840-1935, Mary Augusta Morrill Wing 1844-1935, Clara Adelaide Morrill Brown 1852-1937, Ephraim Leslie Morrill 1858-1930; Children Nellie May Morrill McGibbon 1878-1914, Addie Morrill Whitman 1880-1979, John Randall Morrill 1883-1971. Stone (photo, read in this attempt): “J. W. MORRILL 1846 – 1909”. The FamilySearch Find a Grave Index entry 1:1:QVG2-YYY7 is a copy of this memorial’s vitals (Birth 22 March 1846, Death 30 December 1909, Auburn Plains Cemetery).
[Auburn, Maine] Vital records, 1838-1896.
Early Town Records of Williamsburg, ME, NEHGS 94, 250.
Ethel Morrell McCollister, Boston Transcript Newspaper (July 1936 through May 1937), August 27, 1936.