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Born 1865, Pickaway County
From History of Pickaway County, Ohio and representative citizens (1906)
SAAC E. MORRIS,- one of Pickaway township’s representative agriculturists and prominent citizens, serving his second term as township trustee, resides on a valuable farm which is situated some seven miles from Circleville, on the Circleville and Kingston turnpike. Mr. Morris was born September 16, 1865, 011 ie famous Pickaway Plains in Pickaway County, Ohio, and is a son of Reason S. and Harriet (Pontius) Morris.
Both parents of Mr. Morris were born in Washington township, Pickaway County and now reside in Salt Creek township. Reason S. Morris is a son of Henry Morris, one of the early settlers of this county, in which the family has been one of standing for many years. To Reason S. Morris and wife were born 10 children, as follows: Daniel, of Salt
Creek township; Mary A., wife of Andrew Wilson, of Athens County, Ohio; Henry V., of Logan, Phillips County, Kansas; Isaac E., of this sketch; Mahlon, of Pickaway County; Evaline, of Salt Creek township; Charles E., of Walnut township; Clifton, of Logan, Phillips County, Kansas; Rosa E., wife of Claude W. Work, of Denver, Colorado; and Arthur, of Salt Creek township.
Isaac E. Morris was born in Pickaway township, this county, and was 11 years old when the family removed to Salt Creek township, where he attended school until he became interested in farming. His training in this direction was of a practical nature and he has always been interested in agricultural pursuits. He settled on his present farm, near Elmwood, 'in 1891, and in addition to carrying on general farming raises many horses, cattle and hogs.
On February 25, 1890, Mr. Morris was married to Ina Chrisman, who was born in Fairfield County, Ohio, and is a daughter of Jeremiah Chrisman, of that county.
In political sentiment, Mr. Morris is a Democrat and has been active in party affairs in the township. On several occasions he has been selected for office by his fellow-citizens and is now serving his second term as township trustee. He enjoys the confidence of the public and bears the reputation of being an excellent and industrious official.
As printed in History of Pickaway County, Ohio and representative citizens (1906). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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