Morrison, Elijah Rodney

Morrison, Elijah Rodney

husband of Margaret Geneva ‘Dot'(Baker)

Burial Date: 1905,  05/23            Age: 61             Lot: 331 G

Civil War        Co. H, 8th Reg. Cal., IA Vol,  Imprisoned in Andersonville.

Pvt Elijah Rodney Morrison

BIRTH

Monroe, Butler County, Ohio, USA
DEATH 23 May 1905 (aged 61)

Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, USA
BURIAL

SterlingRice CountyKansasUSA Add to Map

PLOT 331 G
Birth: Apr. 22, 1844
Monroe
Butler County
Ohio, USA
Death: May 23, 1905
Kansas City
Wyandotte County
Kansas, USA

Elijah was the husband of Margaret Geneva “Dot” (Baker) Morrison (1852-1926). He was the son of William P. Morrison and Suzannah (Tulles) Morrison and father of eight children including Charles, Susanna, Minnie, Cora, Lula, Lottie, and Albert Morrison. Elijah was a Veteran of the Union Army in the Civil War. He enlisted at age 19 on September 3, 1863, in Co. H, 8th Iowa Cavalry Volunteers. He was taken prisoner by the Confederate Army on July 30, 1864, at Newnan, Georgia and sent to Andersonville Prison. Elijah survived Andersonville and was mustered out on May 31, 1865, at Davenport, Iowa. Elijah R. Morrison is sometimes confused with his uncle, Elijah A. Morrison (1812-1896) who is buried in Wayne County, Iowa and who was a Veteran of the Missouri State Militia Cavalry.Family links:
Parents:
Suzannah Tullis Morrison (1821 – 1882) 

Spouse:
Margaret Geneva Baker Morrison (1853 – 1926)

Sibling:
John Tullis Morrison (1842 – 1913)*
Elijah Rodney Morrison (1844 – 1905)

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Sterling Cemetery
Sterling
Rice County
Kansas, USA
Plot: 331 G
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