Coal Operator
Banker/ Bank PRESIDENT of THE WESTERN RESERVE TRUST CO
Spouse:
Flora Hale (Pierce) Morris (1860-1903)
Marriage:
Oct 25, 1883
Marriage Place:
Cuyahoga County, Cleveland, Ohio
Children:
Flora P (Morris) Everett (1885-1971)
1912 OBITUARY for Calvary Morris
Calvary Morris, coal operator, banker and capitalist, died Feb. 5, at the Lakeside hospital, Cleveland, where he had gone on Dec. 24, to undergo a minor operation. He was well on the road to recovery when he was taken pneumonia and later was stricken with apoplexy. Mr. Morris laid the foundation for his business success at the coal mines. He was born in Athens, Ohio, 61 years ago, and gained his first knowledge of coal by weighing the product at the mines. He came to cleveland over 20 years ago and entered into partnership with B. D. Babcock, under the name of Babcock, Morris & Co.. Later he went into partnership with J. W. Ellsworth, under the name of the Morris & Ellsworth Coal Co.. In 1897, Mr. Morris formed the Morris Coal Co., and later the Jefferson Coal Co. and Morris-Poston Coal Co., taking an active part in the management of all 3.
Coal Operator
Banker/ Bank PRESIDENT of THE WESTERN RESERVE TRUST CO
Spouse:
Flora Hale (Pierce) Morris (1860-1903)
Marriage:
Oct 25, 1883
Marriage Place:
Cuyahoga County, Cleveland, Ohio
Children:
Flora P (Morris) Everett (1885-1971)
1912 OBITUARY for Calvary Morris
Calvary Morris, coal operator, banker and capitalist, died Feb. 5, at the Lakeside hospital, Cleveland, where he had gone on Dec. 24, to undergo a minor operation. He was well on the road to recovery when he was taken pneumonia and later was stricken with apoplexy. Mr. Morris laid the foundation for his business success at the coal mines. He was born in Athens, Ohio, 61 years ago, and gained his first knowledge of coal by weighing the product at the mines. He came to cleveland over 20 years ago and entered into partnership with B. D. Babcock, under the name of Babcock, Morris & Co.. Later he went into partnership with J. W. Ellsworth, under the name of the Morris & Ellsworth Coal Co.. In 1897, Mr. Morris formed the Morris Coal Co., and later the Jefferson Coal Co. and Morris-Poston Coal Co., taking an active part in the management of all 3.
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