Waldo O. Morrell and Emma Adell Twist

Husband

Waldo O. Morrell

Born: 26 MAR 1863 at Wisc.
Married: 22 JAN 1890^[1] at Sauk Co., Wisc.
Father: Wilson Morrell
Mother: Elizabeth A. Twist

Wife

Emma Adell Twist

Born: 22 FEB 1869^[2] at Narrow Prairie, near Reedsburg, Sauk, Wisc.
Died: 06 JUN 1932^[3] at near Vliets, Marshall, Kans.
Buried: ^[4] at Vermillion Cemetery, Vermillion, Marshall, Kans.

Needs independent verification: a Wisconsin birth or baptismal record for Emma Adell Twist (b. 22 Feb 1869, Narrow Prairie, near Reedsburg, Sauk Co.) — the obituary’s birth detail is a 63-years-later secondhand recollection (secondary information), not a contemporaneous record, unlike its death/burial detail which is near-event.^[5]

Children

Ray E. Morrill1894 – 1982

Born: 27 MAY 1894^[6] · Earl, Nebr.
Died: 24 OCT 1982^[10] · Clackamas County, Oreg.
Married: Emma I. Felling family page →

Bessa V. Morrill1893

Born: ABT 1893^[12] · Nebr.

Wisconsin Vital Records (Electronic Database at www.wisconsinhistory.org).
Adell E. Twist Morrill (1869-1932) – Find a Grave Memorial (reprinting a 1932 obituary from the Frankfort, Kansas, Index), online at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104233567 (accessed 10 Aug 2026), Memorial 104233567, obituary text. She was the second daughter of Lewis and Emma Twist and born at Narrow Prairie, near Reedburg, Wisconsin on February 22, 1869.
Adell E. Twist Morrill (1869-1932) – Find a Grave Memorial (reprinting a 1932 obituary from the Frankfort, Kansas, Index), online at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104233567 (accessed 10 Aug 2026), Memorial 104233567, obituary text. Mrs. Adell E. Morrill, died at her home near Vliets, Kansas last evening she had been ill since January when she had suffered a stroke, but her condition was not serious until Wednesday. … departed this life on June 6, 1932, she was 63 years, 3 months and 17 days of age.
Adell E. Twist Morrill (1869-1932) – Find a Grave Memorial (reprinting a 1932 obituary from the Frankfort, Kansas, Index), online at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104233567 (accessed 10 Aug 2026), Memorial 104233567, obituary text. Funeral services were held at the home on Wednesday afternoon and burial was on the Vermillion Cemetery, Vermillion, Kansas.
Adell E. Twist Morrill (1869-1932) – Find a Grave Memorial (reprinting a 1932 obituary from the Frankfort, Kansas, Index), online at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104233567 (accessed 10 Aug 2026), Memorial 104233567.
United States, Census, 1920 — Waldo O Morrill household, Noble Township, Marshall County, Kansas, online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFX6-9NW (accessed 30 Aug 2026), Noble Township, ED 75, Marshall Co., Kansas; Sheet 7A, Household 7, Line 35. Waldo O Morrill person details: … Waldo O Morrill’s Spouses and Children: Adell E Morrill (Wife, F, 51 years, Wisconsin), Ray E Morrill (Son, M, 25 years, Nebraska), Bessa V Morrill (Daughter, F, 27 years, Nebraska). See also United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WQMY-WYN2 (accessed 2026-08-24), Marshall County, Kansas; image 3:1:33S7-91HZ-RTR (image not legibly read) (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K66X-YML). Ray Elmer Morrill person details: Name Ray Elmer Morrill, Sex Male, Birth Date 27 May 1894, Birthplace Earl, Nebraska, United States, Citizenship Place United States, Race Caucasian, Event Type Draft Registration, Event Date from 1917 to 1918, Event Place Marshall, Pawnee, Kansas, United States, Event Place (Original) Marshall County, Kansas, United States, Affiliate Publication Number M1509. See also Oregon, Death Index, 1903-1998, Certificate Number 82-16198 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ4B-NPX). Ray E Morrill person details: Name Ray E Morrill, Birth Date 27 May 1894 See also United States, Census, 1900, online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMT4-8F7 (accessed 2026-07-17), Burtons Bend & Vincent Precincts, ED 61, Holbrook, Furnas Co., Nebraska; Sheet 11A, Household 203, Line 19 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3B9-Z6M). Roy E Morrill person details: Name Roy E Morrill, Sex Male, Age 6 years, Birth Date May 1894, Birthplace Nebraska, Marital Status Single, Race White, Relationship to Head of Household Son, Father’s Birthplace Wisconsin, Mother’s Birthplace Wisconsin, Event Type Census, Event Date 1900, Event Place Holbrook, Furnas, Nebraska, United States, Event Place (Original) Burtons Bend & Vincent Precincts, ED 61, Furnas, Nebraska, United States, Household Identifier 203, Line Number 19, Sheet Letter A, Sheet Number 11. Roy E Morrill’s Parents and Siblings: Walt Morrill (Father, M, 36 years, Wisconsin), Adell E Morrill (Mother, F, 31 years, Wisconsin), Bessa V Morrill (Sister, F, 8 years, Nebraska).
Oregon, Death Index, 1903-1998, Certificate Number 82-16198 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ4B-NPX). Ray E Morrill person details: Name Ray E Morrill, Birth Date 27 May 1894, Event Type Death, Event Date 24 Oct 1982, Event Place Clackamas, Oregon, Event Place (Original) Clackamas, Oregon, Certificate Number 82-16198. Ray E Morrill’s Spouses and Children: Emma Morrill (Spouse). See also United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages, 1980-2015, online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK4W-RJ22 (accessed 2026-07-31), Oregonian, Portland, 29 Oct 1982 (FamilySearch index of GenealogyBank obituary; article text not opened) (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q5MM-V7NT). Mr Ray E Morrill person details: Name Mr Ray E Morrill, Sex Male, Age 88, Birth Date about 1894, Birthplace Frontier County, Nebraska, Residence Date 28 October 1982, Residence Place Aloha, Death Date 24 October 1982, Occupation Head Mechanic, Event Type Obituary, Event Date 29 October 1982, Newspaper Oregonian (Portland, Oregon. Siblings: Elinor Drury (Sister, F). Spouses and Children: Leonard W Carrick (Son, M), Keith (Son, M). Other People on This Record: Mr Carrick, Rev Malcolm R Carrick, Marshall L Carrick.
United States, Census, 1920 — Waldo O Morrill household, Noble Township, Marshall County, Kansas, online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFX6-9NW (accessed 30 Aug 2026), Noble Township, ED 75, Marshall Co., Kansas; Sheet 7A, Household 7, Line 35. Waldo O Morrill person details: … Waldo O Morrill’s Spouses and Children: Adell E Morrill (Wife, F, 51 years, Wisconsin), Ray E Morrill (Son, M, 25 years, Nebraska), Bessa V Morrill (Daughter, F, 27 years, Nebraska).