Although he died in a Danville Hospital, John Will Morris lived most of his adult life in Windsor, Illinois. He came to Illinois with his parents in 1874. He engaged in timber work until 1855. He entered the service of the Missouri Pacific Railroad in April 1889 and worked for them until April 28th, 1899. Then, on April 28, 2899, he enlisted at Denver Colo., in Co. B 18th U.S. Inf. He joined the regiment at Ilo Ilo, Pana, Philippine Islands. He served through the Insurrection on Pana Island. Came back to the United States in 1901 and served out his three year enlistment and was discharged at Fort Bliss, Texas on April 27, 1902 with a clear record. He entered the railroad service again in May 1902 and quit in August 1903. He then came home to take care of his father and mother until their death. He is a member of Fidelity Lodge No. 576, I.O.O.F. and Windsor Lodge No. 322 A.F. & A.M. He and all of his family are members of the Methodist Church, Windsor, Illinois. He has worked at the carpenter trade continuously beginning in 1903. He married Elsada Isabel Shuck on April 11, 1911, in Paris, Illinois. They had 3 children, one of whom died at age 5 from the particularly virulent season of measles.
Although he died in a Danville Hospital, John Will Morris lived most of his adult life in Windsor, Illinois. He came to Illinois with his parents in 1874. He engaged in timber work until 1855. He entered the service of the Missouri Pacific Railroad in April 1889 and worked for them until April 28th, 1899. Then, on April 28, 2899, he enlisted at Denver Colo., in Co. B 18th U.S. Inf. He joined the regiment at Ilo Ilo, Pana, Philippine Islands. He served through the Insurrection on Pana Island. Came back to the United States in 1901 and served out his three year enlistment and was discharged at Fort Bliss, Texas on April 27, 1902 with a clear record. He entered the railroad service again in May 1902 and quit in August 1903. He then came home to take care of his father and mother until their death. He is a member of Fidelity Lodge No. 576, I.O.O.F. and Windsor Lodge No. 322 A.F. & A.M. He and all of his family are members of the Methodist Church, Windsor, Illinois. He has worked at the carpenter trade continuously beginning in 1903. He married Elsada Isabel Shuck on April 11, 1911, in Paris, Illinois. They had 3 children, one of whom died at age 5 from the particularly virulent season of measles.
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