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Husband
Charles Henry Morrill
Born
14 JUL 1843[1] at Concord, N.H.
Resided
1870[2] at Marion, Iowa
Resided
1880[3] at Stromsburg, Nebr.
Resided
1900[4] at Lincoln, Nebr.
Died
1928[5] at Stromsburg, Nebr.
Married
04 SEP 1862[6] at Nashua, N.H.
Father
Ephraim Morrill Mother
Mahala Lampery
Charles Henry Morrill wrote an extensive autobiography. Highlights include being a Private in the Civil War; travelled by covered wagon from New Hampshire to Nebraska where he settled a homestead; he was private secretary to Governor Nance of Nebraska from 1879-1883; he was President of Stromsburg, Nebraska, Bank 1883-1890; helped the Burlington Railroad explore the country and plan the best routes for the railroad lines; friend to William “Buffalo Bill” Cody; member of the Board of Regents of Nebraska State University, 1890-1903. [9]
Charles Morrill enlisted at New London, N.H., as a Musician on 9 August 1862 at the age of 20 in Company I, 11th Infantry Regiment New Hampshire, and mustered out on 4 June 1865. [10]
Children
Lilla E. Morrill 1866 – 1880
Born
04 SEP 1866[11] · Marion, Iowa
Died
16 AUG 1880[12] · Stromsburg, Nebr.
Mary E. Morrill 1870 – 1871
Born
02 AUG 1870[14] · Marion, Iowa
Died
24 AUG 1871[15] · Stromsburg, Nebr.
Minnie Harriet Morrill 1881 – 1945
Born
16 NOV 1881[19] · Stromsburg, Nebr.
Died
25 APR 1945[20] · Stromsburg, Nebr.
Carl Morrill 1884 – 1885
Born
1884[21] · Stromsburg, Nebr.
Died
1885[22] · Stromsburg, Nebr.
Charles Henry Morrill, Morrills and Reminiscences (Chicago and Lincoln: University Publishing Company, 1917), 10.
1870 US Census, Marion IA, p. 299b.
1880 US Census, Stromsburg NE, p. 262B.
1900 US Census, Lincoln NE, p. 21.
Find A Grave Cemetary Records (Electronic Database: FindAGrave.com).
Farmer’s Cabinet (Amherst, NH), 25 September 1862, p. 3.
Charles Henry Morrill, Morrills and Reminiscences (Chicago and Lincoln: University Publishing Company, 1917), 135.
Charles Henry Morrill, Morrills and Reminiscences (Chicago and Lincoln: University Publishing Company, 1917), 135. Buried in Stromsburg, Nebraska.
Charles Henry Morrill, Morrills and Reminiscences (Chicago and Lincoln: University Publishing Company, 1917).
Historical Data Systems, American Civil War Soldiers (Electronic database at http://www.ancestry.com).
Charles Henry Morrill, Morrills and Reminiscences (Chicago and Lincoln: University Publishing Company, 1917), back fold-out page.
Find A Grave Cemetary Records (Electronic Database: FindAGrave.com).
Annie Morrill Smith, Morrill Kindred in America, Volume 2 (New York: Grafton Press, 1931), 199.
Charles Henry Morrill, Morrills and Reminiscences (Chicago and Lincoln: University Publishing Company, 1917), back fold-out page.
Find A Grave Cemetary Records (Electronic Database: FindAGrave.com).
Annie Morrill Smith, Morrill Kindred in America, Volume 2 (New York: Grafton Press, 1931), 199.
Find A Grave Cemetary Records (Electronic Database: FindAGrave.com).
Date and place derived from 1900 census.
Grave stone.
Find A Grave Cemetary Records (Electronic Database: FindAGrave.com).
Charles Henry Morrill, Morrills and Reminiscences (Chicago and Lincoln: University Publishing Company, 1917), back fold-out page.
Find A Grave Cemetary Records (Electronic Database: FindAGrave.com).