Portrait and biographical album of Sangamon County, Illinois . He is a devoted Republican in politics. Hisfather was Alexander Morrison, who was a nativeof Pennsylvania and a pioneer farmer of Ohio,where he died. The maiden name of his wife wasRachael Evans and she was born near HarpersFerry on the Potomac in Virginia. The grand-mother of our subject was a daughter of WalterEvans who was a farmer and died in Virginia. Shedied in New Virden in 1870. She was the motherof fourteen children of whom seven are now living,five daughters and two sons. The mother of oursubject came here when she was fi
Portrait and biographical album of Sangamon County, Illinois . He is a devoted Republican in politics. Hisfather was Alexander Morrison, who was a nativeof Pennsylvania and a pioneer farmer of Ohio,where he died. The maiden name of his wife wasRachael Evans and she was born near HarpersFerry on the Potomac in Virginia. The grand-mother of our subject was a daughter of WalterEvans who was a farmer and died in Virginia. Shedied in New Virden in 1870. She was the motherof fourteen children of whom seven are now living,five daughters and two sons. The mother of oursubject came here when she was fifteen jears oldand now makes her home with him. She has twochildren, our subject, and Fannie M. who marriedWilliam Davidson and resides in Seneca County,Ohio near Tiffin. John M. Ball was born on the old homestead onwhich he now lives March 28, 1865. He receivedhis education in the district schools and was well-trained at home. lie was a manly, capable, self-reliant lad and at the youthful age of fifteen yearsbegan to take charge of the farm and now manages.
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