George Vernon Morris

1816 - 1897  (80 years)

• Name	George Vernon Morris  [1]
  Born	23 Aug 1816	Hanley, Cheshire, , England
  Gender	Male
  Died	29 Jan 1897	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
  	Deseret Evening News Tuesday, February 2, 1897 Death of a Pioneer. The funeral services over the remains of the late George Morris were held in the Seventeenth ward meeting house Sunday, Jan. 31st, 1897, of which ward he had been a member since its first organization and for many years was connected with the bishopric of the ward. The services were conducted by Bishop Walter J. Beatie. The ward choir furnished the singing. The opening prayer was offered by Patriarch A.N. Hill. The speakers were in the order named, Elders Angus M. Cannon, John Henry Smith and Lorin Farr. Each one spoke of his long acquaintance with him and bore a strong testimony of the faithfulness of Brother Morris and his integrity and fidelity to God, and spoke words of consolation and comfort to the bereaved and exhorted his sons and daughters to emulate the good example of their father. He heard and received the Gospel message in his native land, (Manchester, England,) in his early manhood and was baptized by Elder John Olbertson, June 28, 1841, and received the spirit of gathering in that early day. He immediately set to work to save means to enable him to gather with the Saints in this land, he was enabled by the blessings of God to set sail from Liverpool Feb. 4, 1842 and arrived in Nauvoo April 13, 1842. Three days after his arrival he started to work on the Nauvoo brick yards. He worked upon the temple and was there the last six months there was any work done. He shared the persecutions and mobbings of the Saints in early days. He was among the first to come to the valleys of Utah, arriving on Sept. 20, 1848, and has taken an active part in the growth and development of our beautiful city. His residence in the Seventeenth ward was the third adobe house erected on the city lots, after the Saints began to move from the Fort. He filled many positions of trust and honor, and leaves a record of a life well spent in the service of God. His posterity numbers one hundred and eleven souls. He was the father of twenty-two children, nine sons and thirteen daughters (two sons and seven daughters having preceded him), seventy-five grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren. ___________________________________________________________
  Person ID	I1244	Grow
  Last Modified	24 Nov 2013

  
  

  Family	Hannah Maria Newberry,   b. 13 Mar 1823, Strongville, Cuyahoga, Ohio ,   d. 06 Nov 1893, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 70 years)
  Children	1. Joseph Newberry Morriss,   b. 15 Apr 1853, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. 23 May 1924, Hunter, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 71 years)
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2021
  Family ID	F467	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 23 Aug 1816 - Hanley, Cheshire, , England Died - 29 Jan 1897 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show		George and Hannah Maria Newberry Morris Family Group Sheet page 1 Received from Linda Stanworth Dinkel
  		George and Hannah Maria Newberry Morris family group sheet page 2 Received from Linda Stanworth Dinkel
  		George Morris b. Aug 23, 1817 Received from Linda Stanworth Dinkel
  		George Morris Received from Linda Stanworth Dinkel
  		George & Hannah Maria Morris - Wedding Aug 23, 1843 Received from Linda Stanworth Dinkel
  		George Morris' brother Joseph & William Received from Linda Stanworth Dinkel

  
  

• Sources

  [S90] Public Member Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.Original data: Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Trees.