Lewis Irving Morris

As printed in 1906

EWIS IRVING MORRIS, a representative of a prominent pioneer family of Pickaway County, now lives retired at Circleville but still retains his valuable farm of 190 acres in Walnut township. He was born in Walnut township, Pickaway County, Ohio, in 1853, and is a son of John and Delilah (Bowman) Morris.

The Morris family was a very early and prominent one in New Jersey and the name is preserved in the city of Morristown. The founder of the-family in Pickaway County was Ezekiel Morris, who moved from New Jersey to Pennsylvania and then to Ohio and settled in Pickaway township, Pickaway County, where he entered land from the government, also entering some in Walnut township. Lewis I. Morris still owns the original papers, which bear the signature of President Thomas Jefferson.

John Morris, father of Lewis I., was born in Walnut township in 1806. He became an extensive farmer and stock-raiser and was very prominent in county affairs, serving as county commissioner, as township trustee and for 25 years was a justice of the peace.

Lewis I. Morris continued to reside on the old homestead, where he was born and reared, until he removed to Circleville. He was a successful farmer and for a time raised much stock and cattle, being interested in breeding Polled Angus cattle.

Mr. Morris has never married but has always taken care of his sisters and has been a devoted son to his mother. This.venerable lady, who wras bom May 11, 1814, passed away March 12, 1905. She was a daughter of John Bowrman, of Licking County, Ohio, who was born in the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia.

Mr. Morris has never been much interested in politics but has served as township trustee when the office was almost forced on him. He belongs to the Knights of Pythias and the Foresters.

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.