Notes for Emanuel Morris

Notes for Emanuel Morris

!US Census 1860 (27 July) Kentucky, Metcalfe Co., East Fork PO, Roll M653_387, Sheet 125/126, Page 931/932, House No. 856, Lines 36-40/1: Emanuel Morris (b. 1827 - 33 - in Germany - Occ: Merchant - Property Value $2000 + $5000) married to Marinda (b. 1831 - 29 - in KY). Children listed (born in KY) are: Cornelia Bell (dau b. 1855 - 5); and Victoria (dau b. 1856 - 4). ALSO LISTED are: W. T. Sandridge (b. 1834 - 26 - in KY - Occ: Doctor); and Mahala Gibson (b. 1843 - 17 - in VA)

!US Census 1870 (11 June) Kentucky, Barren Co., The Town of Glasgow, Roll M593_445, Sheet 1/2, Page 609A/609B, House No. 7, Lines 36-40/1-6: Emanuel Morris (b. 1828 - 42 - in Prussia - Occ: Dry Goods Merchant - Property Value $2800 + $1800) married to Henrietta (b. 1843 - 27 - in Bavaria). Children listed (born in KY) are: Victoria (dau b. 1856 - 14); Ferdinana (dau b. 1862 - 8); Cornelia (son b. 1855 - 15); Caroline (dau b. 1865 - 5); Herman (son b. 1867 - 3); and Edward (son b. 1869 - 1). ALSO LISTED are: Morris Openhammer (b. 1848 - 22 - in Frankfort on etu Rine - Occ: Clk in Dry Goods Sore); Hannah Frank (b. 1847 - 23 - in Bavaria - Occ: Seamstress); and Ann Henderson (b. 1830 - 40 - in VA - BLACK - Occ: Servant)

!Kentucky: "A History of the State", Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 3rd ed., 1886. Barren County:
EMANUEL MORRIS was born in Germany, December 15, 1826, the youngest of the four children born to Michael and Caroline (Wendel) Morris. Michael Morris was also a native of Germany, where all his life he was successfully engaged in general trading; he also served with distinction in the army of Napoleon I.
Emanuel was educated in his native land, and at the age of eighteen, in 1844, he immigrated to the United States; remained for six months at New Orleans, and then moved to Louisville, where for eighteen months he was engaged in the traveling dry goods business. In the early part of 1848 he opened a dry goods store at Three Springs, Hart Co., Ky., and soon after opened another twelve miles east of Glasgow, Barren County. He continued to do business at both these places until 1853, when he sold his interest in his store at Three Springs, and continued to do business twelve miles east of Glasgow until in 1863, when he came to Glasgow, Ky., and opened a large store, where he has since continued business with abundant success. He carries a large and well selected stock of dry goods, clothing, hats, caps, boots, shoes, ladies' and gents' furnishing goods, notions, etc., amounting to an average of at least $30,000. His business is one of the most extensive in the place, and his annual sales amount to at least $65,000. Mr. Moris served as magistrate of Barren County for six years, and has been a member of the town council sixteen years.
His first wife, a native of Monroe County, whom he married March 15, 1853, was Marinda Turner, who bore him the following children: Cornelia Belle, wife of Albert Morey; Victoria, wife of Monroe Dinkelspeel; and Ferdinand. Mrs. Miranda Morris died May 10, 1863, and January 5, 1864, Mr. Morris married Henrietta Frank, a native of Germany. Nine children blessed their union: Carrie, wife of Joseph Kroch, of Chicago; Hermon, Edward, Julius, Louis, Gustave, Lee, Bloom, Joseph F. and Max. Politically Mr. Morris is a Republican, and is one of the most successful business men in the Green River country.