NameWilliam David MORRISON
Birth29 Jan 1879, Polk, Oregon
Birth Memodelayed birth? case #872
Death26 Jun 1970 Age: 91
BurialThorp Cemetery, Thorp, Kittitas, Washington
Misc. Notes
In 1880, he was 2 and lived with his family in Luckamute and Buena Vista in Polk County. Thomas A was 43 and a farmer, born in Tennessee. His father was from Tennessee and his mother from Maryland. Mary was 34 and from Illinois, as were her parents. B was 16 and worked on the farm. M was 14, E J (Ellen?) was 12, Oscar was 10, Liney (sic) was 7, K was 4 and William was 2.
In 1887, he lived with his family in Kittitas. Thomas, a farmer from Tennessee, was 58. Mary was 40 and from Illinois. Oscar was 16, Lindsey was 14, K was 11, William was 9, Maud (Daisy?) was 6, and Rena was 3.
In 1889, he lived with his family in Kittitas. Thomas, a farmer from Tennessee, was 50. Mary was 42 and from Illinois, Barny was 28 and worked on the farm, Oscar was 19 and worked on the farm, Linsey was 16, Caddy was 13, William was 10, Daisy was 7, and Reanie was 5.
In 1900, William was 21 and lived with his brothers Oscar and Caddy in Cle Elum. They were all born in Oregon to parents from Iowa. They were all farmers. Oscar was 29, Caddy was 23, and William was 21.
In 1910, he lived with his family in West Kittitas. William D, 30, and Callie C, 23, had been married 8 years and had 3 of 3 children survive. William worked as a blacksmith in an iron shop. He was born in Oregon, and his parents in Iowa. Callie was born in Indiana, as were her parents. Arlie A was 7, Darel L was 4, and Jesse B was 2.
In 1918, he lived at 402 S. Elmer in Auburn. He was 39 and was born January 29, 1879. He works as a blacksmith in a freight shipyard in Tacoma. His wife Cordia is his nearest relative. He has gray eyes and is tall with a medium build.
In 1920, he lived at 402 Townsend Avenue in Auburn with his family. William, 40, owned his house with a mortgage. He worked as a logger with a logging company. He was born in Oregon and his parents in Tennessee and Iowa. Cordelia, 33, was born in Indiana, as were her parents. Arlie A, 17, worked as a laborer for a logging company. Darrell L was 13, Jesse B was 11, Gilbert O was 9, and Garland E was three months.
In 1930, they lived at 2845? 23rd Street in Seattle. William was 51 and a blacksmith at Fort Lawton. He owned his home, valued at $3300, and had a radio. Cordia was 43. They were married at 22 and 15. Arley was 27, Jess was 22, Gilbert was 19, and Garland was 10. Arlie worked as a logger for a contractor, Jess was a bookkeeper at a gas company, and Gilbert was a laborer in the woods(?).
Spouses
Birth17 Jul 1886, Indiana
Death6 May 1982 Age: 95
BurialThorp Cemetery, Thorp, Kittitas, Washington625