Morris.Capt.J.B.1896.Barren.OBIT Barren County KyArchives Obituaries.....Capt. J.B. Morris 1896 Submitted by: Sandi Gorin http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00002.html#0000404 Glasgow (KY) Weekly Times, 5 Feb 1896 "Since our last letter we have been summoned to witness the last hours of an expiring patriot and friend, Capt. J. B. Morris. A gentlemen who was almost a pioneer of the county, who had weathered the storms of sixty-nine years had laid down his burden and retired to rest. The ever-changing and treacherous billows of time will sweep o'er his grave, but they willnot disturb him. His life had been busy and eventful, and accompanied with many hardships and privations. His ancestral home and birthplace was Patrick county, Virginia. He was the oldest child, born March 5, 1827. When ten years of age he accompanied his parents to Barren (now Metcalfe) county, Kentucky. He was reared on a farm, and received such educational advantages as the inferior log huts of the time afforded. He was a close student, however, and a careful reader during his life, and succeeded in becoming one of the best informed men of his community. He was married in 1853 to Elizabeth, the daughter of Wm. and Isabel Clack, of Barren County. This union has been blessed with eight children -- five daughters and three sons. Alice is the wife of Ambrose King, of Hart county; Lizzie is the wife of Judge Pendleton, of Metcalfe county; Katherine became Mrs. Masters of Metcalfe county; Mattie and Hattie are yet single, and remained with their father until his death. J S and J B B Morris are at Hardyville in the mercantile business, and WM. Leslie, another son, resides in California. "When Capt. Morris attained his majority he first engaged in the manufacture of tobacco, an enterprise which proved quite successful." Additional Comments: NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/