U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Morrison, Jerome B. (1841-1915) ------------------------------------------------------------------- The History of Upshur County West Virginia From its Earliest Exploration and Settlement to the Present Time by W. B. Cutright Buckhannon, W. Va., July 1, 1907 Page 521 JEROME B. MORRISON, born April 22, 1841, the son of David and Helen (Shreve) Morrison. His first wife was Susan E. Heck of Botetourt County, Va., and to this union were born seven children, who were named: George, Esta Florence, Allen P., Earl, Annie and Frederick. Mr. Morrison was a blacksmith of Buckhannon Town for twenty-two years. Made a fortune at the anvil and spent it in land speculation in the West. He is now a blacksmith and farmer at the postoffice of Yokum. His second wife was Nettie Skidmore of Barbour County, daughter of Elijah Skidmore. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Register of Deaths, Upshur County, WV (Page 6) FULL-NAME: Jerome B. Morrison DEATH-DATE: August 5, 1915 AGE-AT-DEATH: 77 years MARITAL-STATUS: Married OCCUPATION: Blacksmith CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Cancer of Stomach ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Upshur County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/upshur/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------