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Name	Herman Morris
Birth	Dec 1846	Lobsens (now Lobzenica), Poland [1]
Gender	Male
Residence	1910	San Francisco, California [2]
	Age: 60
	Address: 1208 Page Street San Francisco, California 94117 United States
Residence	26 Mar 1916 [3]
	Age: 70
	Address: 3691 Clay Street San Francisco, California 94118 United States
Residence	1920	San Francisco, California [4]
	Address: 2860 Sacramento Street San Francisco, California 94115 United States
Person ID	I513973286	Walsh - Wilson Family Tree \| Craig
Last Modified	24 Jun 2008

Father	Michael Morris, b. Jun 1809, Lobsens (now Lobzenica), Poland d. 12 Oct 1881, San Francisco, California (Age ~ 72 years)
Mother	Esther Morris, b. Jun 1804, Lobsens (now Lobzenica), Poland d. 28 Jan 1883, Stockton, California (Age ~ 78 years)
Documents		Kevy Morris Obituary - San Francisco Examiner - 25 Sep 1920 - Page 4, Column 8 "In this city September 24 1920, Kevy Morris, beloved husband of the late Yetta Morris, loving father of I.F., M.E. Morris, Mrs. Max King, Mrs. R. Sahlinger, Flora Morris, and the late Jack and Rose Isaacs, beloved brother of Moses and Herman Morris, Mrs. S. Levy, and the late Joe Morris, a native of Germany aged 83 years. [...] Interment Salem Cemetery. Officers and members of California Lodge No. 163, I.O.B.P. are hereby notified to attend the funeral of our late brother, K. Morris."
Headstones		Gravestone of Michael Morris and Esther Morris Photograph from the www.findagrave.com website. Taken by Dave Jones, 4 Feb 2007
Headstones		Gravestone of Michael and Esther Morris Salem Memorial Park and Garden, Colma, California - Block 1A Plot: Block 1A
Family ID	F35	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Jennie A. Levy, b. Mar 1861, New York

Children

	1. Lawrence Burton Morris, b. 11 Apr 1881, California d. 27 Mar 1972, Alameda (Age 90 years)
	2. Jema A. Morris, b. Jun 1889, California

Family ID F505778155 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 23 Jun 2008

Photos

The Morris Family Reunion - 1916
This appears to be the photograph that was used (with some editing) to illustrate the reunion article in the 26 Mar 1916 issue of the San Francisco Chronicle

Documents » Slide Show		"Family Group of 70 Years and Upward Meets in Oakland" - San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Mar 1916 "Four brothers and a sister greet each other at family party." The story of the Morris reunion, where the "baby," Hermann Morris, was 70 years old. Copy sent to me by David A. Jones.
		1880 United States Census - Herman Morris and Wife Jennie in Visalia, Tulare, California The census shows Herman (age 32, born in Prussia, a dealer in dry goods) living with his wife Jennie (age 20, born in New York, a housekeeper). Also in the home is Julia Levy (age 14, his sister-in-law). This would lead us to believe that Jennie's maiden name is Levy. Roll T9_85; Family History Film: 1254085; Page 45-4000; Enumeration District: 98; Image: 0477.
		1900 United States Census - Hermann Morris and Family in Colusa, California The 1900 census shows Hermann (born Dec 1846 in Germany, a merchant) with his wife Jennie (born Mar 1861) and children Lawrence (born Apr 1881) and Jema (born 1889). Herman is shown as entering the United States in 1865, and is naturalised. Colusa, California: Roll T623_85; Page 10B; Enumeration District: 3
		"Colusa Merchant Insolvent" - A small article on page 7 of the San Francisco Call, 27 Mar 1900 "Hermann Morris, a merchant of Colusa, filed a petition in insolvency yesterday in the United States District Court. His liabilities are $31,230 and his assets $19.366."
		1910 United States Census - Herman Morris and Family The 1910 census shows Herman Morris (age 60, a merchant - general merchandise) living with his wife Jennie A. (age 50) and children Lawrence B. (age 27, a travelling salesman - boots and shoes) and Irma A. (age 20) at 1208 Page Street, San Francisco. Census Place: San Francisco Assembly District 37, San Francisco, California; Roll: T624_99; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 172; Image: 158.
		1920 United States Census - Herman Morris and Family The 1920 census shows Herman Morris (age 61, arrived in the US in 1865, naturalised in 1870, a manufacturer in what looks like "rag works"), living with his wife Jennie (age 59) and son Lawrence (age 37, a manufacturer of shirts). They live at 2860 Sacramento Street 94115. Year: 1920; Census Place: San Francisco Assembly District 31, San Francisco, California; Roll: T625_136; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 158; Image: 1068.

Sources

[S54] 1900 United States Federal Census, Colusa, California: Roll T623_85; Page 10B; Enumeration District: 3 (Reliability: 2).
[S48] 1910 United States Federal Census, Census Place: San Francisco Assembly District 37, San Francisco, California; Roll: T624_99; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 172; Image: 158 (Reliability: 2).
[S4924] San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Mar 1916 (Reliability: 2).
[S49] 1920 United States Federal Census, San Francisco Assembly District 31, San Francisco, California; Roll: T625_136; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 158; Image: 1068 (Reliability: 2).