David Morris
1807 - 1891 (83 years)-
Name David Morris [1, 2] Birth 24 Nov 1807 Bracken County, Kentucky 
[1, 2, 3, 4] Gender Male Census 1850 Monroe Township, Madison County, Iowa Census 1860 Monroe Township, Madison County, Iowa Occupation farmer [4] Death 14 Nov 1891 Ohio [1, 2, 3] Burial Kirkwood Cemetery, London, Madison County, Ohio [3] Person ID I138 Hiltner Last Modified 20 Mar 2025
Father Joseph M. Morris, b. 8 Dec 1771, Cecil County, Maryland d. 20 Dec 1862, South Charleston, Clark County, Ohio (Age 91 years) Mother Lavina Drake, b. 7 Jul 1778, Monmouth County, New Jersey d. 11 Sep 1857, South Charleston, Clark County, Ohio (Age 79 years) Marriage 10 Jan 1796 Jamestown, Virginia [2] Family ID F50 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Sarah Weaver, b. 9 Feb 1814, South Charleston, Clark County, Ohio d. 10 Mar 1881, Monroe Township, Madison County, Ohio (Age 67 years) Marriage 13 Jan 1831 Madison, Lake County, Ohio [1, 5] Children 1. John W. Morris, b. 14 Jul 1832, Ohio d. 17 Aug 1884, Hardin County, Ohio (Age 52 years)2. Benjamin Franklin Morris, b. 18 May 1834, Madison County, Ohio d. 6 Nov 1882, Missouri (Age 48 years)3. Leander Morris 4. Josiah Morris, b. 23 Mar 1837, Madison County, Ohio d. 27 Feb 1925, Madison County, Ohio (Age 87 years)5. Solomon Morris, b. 23 Mar 1837, Madison County, Ohio d. 9 Feb 1923, Novinger, Adair County, Missouri (Age 85 years)6. Surrelda Morris, b. 24 Jun 1839, Madison County, Ohio d. 22 May 1908, Madison County, Ohio (Age 68 years)Family ID F58 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 20 Mar 2025
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Event Map 
Birth - 24 Nov 1807 - Bracken County, Kentucky 
Marriage - 13 Jan 1831 - Madison, Lake County, Ohio 
Census - 1850 - Monroe Township, Madison County, Iowa Census - 1860 - Monroe Township, Madison County, Iowa 
Death - 14 Nov 1891 - Ohio 
Burial - - Kirkwood Cemetery, London, Madison County, Ohio = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Photos David and Sarah Weaver Morris
Histories 
History of the Hempleman Family in America PDF
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Notes - Sarah Weaver Morris
Sarah, daughter of Elizabeth Hempleman Weaver and Geo. Weaver, was born February 14, 1814, and died March 10, 1881. She was united in marriage to David Morris, January 14, 1831. David Morris was born November 24, 1807, and died November 14, 1891. To this union were born six children: John W., Benjamin, Leander, Josiah and Solomon (twins) and Surrilda.
[1] - Note on findagrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68401670/nancy_jane-morris
Page 1068 History of Madison Co W.H. Beers (Chicago, 1883)
JOSIAH MORRIS, farmer, P.O. Rosedale. David Morris, father of the subject of this sketch, was born November 24, 1807, in Kentucky. With his parents, Joseph and Levinah (Drake) Morris, about 1812, he came to Clark County, Ohio. On January 14, 1831, he married Sarah Weaver, daughter of George and Elizabeth Weaver. To them were born six children, five of whom are now living — John W., Benjamin F., Solomon, Josiah and Surrilda. Directly after his marriage, Mr. Morris located for five years in Logan County, Ohio. From thence he came to Madison County, Ohio, and settled in the northern portion of Monroe Township, where he now resides. His wife died March 10, 1881. He has served as Trustee, Treasurer and Justice of the Peace in Monroe Township. Politically, he is a Republican, and the owner of 300 acres of land. Josiah Morris, the subject of this sketch, was born March 23, 1837, in Madison County, Ohio. He was reared to manhood on a farm, and received but a rudimentary education. On May 26, 1862, he enlisted in the Eighty-fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, for a term of three months, the regiment, however, was not called into active service, and he received an honorable discharge September 20, 1862. On July 4, 1863, he was elected Captain of Company E, Second Regiment Ohio Militia, for a term of five years. On February 21, 1865, he married Miss Orpha Sidebottom. By this union there has been an issue of two children — Carrie and Rosa. About the year 1859, Mr. Morris went on a Western tour to Missouri, where he spent three years. He then returned to his home in Madison County. He is a member of the F. & A. M. Lodge, No. 311, at Plain City, and the owner of 181 acres of land.
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- Sarah Weaver Morris
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Sources - [S6] Whiteley, George, History of the Hempleman Family in America, (1912), PDF on this site https://hiltner.com/hiltner/showmedia.php?mediaID=110&medialinkID=206.
- [S39] Wm Morris, Elizabeth Morris Hartman's History, (self published, copy from Allen County Historical Society, Lima, Ohio).
- [S3] find-a-grave.
- [S19] Census.
- [S5] Ohio County Marriage Records.
- [S6] Whiteley, George, History of the Hempleman Family in America, (1912), PDF on this site https://hiltner.com/hiltner/showmedia.php?mediaID=110&medialinkID=206.