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Personal data William J Morris 


Household of William J Morris

He is married to Ida Alice Blissard.

They got married on January 22, 1885 at Champaign, Champaign Co., IL, he was 24 years old.

William J. Morris oo Ida Alice Blissard

Marriage source: Blissard, Peter, His Will, (Ford Co., IL, PB, 26 Feb 1913) for fact of marriage.

Stroup, Ron, Blizzard descendant chart, (Shelby, OH, RS, 21F1996) for dom, town of marriage. <>

Child(ren):

  1. Weldon Lovell Morris  1893-1964 
  2. Clarence M Morris  1896-1965


Notes about William J Morris

William J Morris

Source: Blissard, Peter, His Will, (Ford Co., IL, PB, 26 Feb 1913) for surname.

Stroup, Ron, Blizzard descendant chart, (Shelby, OH, RS, 21F1996) for 1st name, middle initial, dob, state of birth. Mr. Stroup does not give a dot after the middle initial.

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William J Morris
1860-1936

1885

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Historical events

  • The temperature on January 22, 1885 was about -4.9 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 77%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1885: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 3 » Sino-French War: Beginning of the Battle of Núi Bop
    • February 18 » Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is published in the United States.
    • March 31 » The United Kingdom establishes the Bechuanaland Protectorate.
    • April 3 » Gottlieb Daimler is granted a German patent for his engine design.
    • July 1 » The Congo Free State is established by King Leopold II of Belgium.
    • September 22 » Lord Randolph Churchill makes a speech in Ulster in opposition to the Irish Home Rule movement.
  • The temperature on February 13, 1936 was between -4.7 °C and 4.0 °C and averaged 0.8 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1936: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.5 million citizens.
    • February 29 » February 26 Incident in Tokyo ends.
    • March 7 » Prelude to World War II: In violation of the Locarno Pact and the Treaty of Versailles, Germany reoccupies the Rhineland.
    • May 5 » Italian troops occupy Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
    • August 3 » Jesse Owens wins the 100 metre dash, defeating Ralph Metcalfe, at the Berlin Olympics.
    • October 4 » The British Union of Fascists and various anti-fascist organizations violently clash in the Battle of Cable Street.
    • November 8 » Spanish Civil War: Francoist troops fail in their effort to capture Madrid, but begin the 3-year Siege of Madrid afterwards.


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