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Obituaries of People Buried at Flag Springs Baptist (pre 1924)

 

Date of death: 3 May 1910

Subject: Samuel Miller

Source: Savannah Reporter, 13 May 1910

 

Samuel Miller was born in Schuyler county, Illinois, December 5, 1838 and died May 3, 1910, aged 72 years, … months and 4 days.  In 1857 he came with his father to a farm south of Whitesville, in this county, and [continued?] to live there in that neighborhood till his death.

 

In 1875 he was united in marriage to Emma Edwards, and to this union … children were born, three daughters and two sons, of whom three are married, as follows: Mrs. J. N.  … of Flag Springs, Mrs. Calvin … of Empire Prairie, and … who lives on a farm north of

Union Star.  Larkin and Venrie [sic] are at home-- the two youngest.  Mr. Miller has been a faithful member of the Flag Springs Baptist church these past forty-five years.  He was

a loving father and a kind husband, and was loved and respected by all who knew him.

[Rev. …] Riggs of Union Star preached the funeral sermon at the Baptist [church] at Flag Springs at 3 o'clock …day, and interment was made in the local cemetery.

Date of death: 26 Feb 1913

Subject: Ira Morris

Source: unknown Andrew Co. newspaper, Feb 1913

 

Ira Morris was born in Guernsey Co., Ohio in 1819, was married there in September 1841. He and his wife united with the Baptist church in Ohio. Deceased died Feb. 26, 1913 in Andrew County, Mo. His wife died March the 12th, 1899 at their home in Andrew county. They both were buried in the Flag Springs cemetery. In 1848, the deceased with his wife moved from Ohio to Andrew county, Mo., and entered government land which [he] still owned at the time of his death. To this couple were born nine children. John, who died in infancy, Isreal [sic], Julia - died April 7, 1870, Nannie, Kaziah, Jane, Sarah, Clinton, and Cynthia. Leaves 28 grandchildren, 48 great grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.

 

Our precious parents both are gone.

Their voices we loved are still.

A place is vacant in our home,

Which never can be filled.

 

Source: unknown- partial

 

Ira Morris was born in Guernsey County, Ohio, Sept 1, 1819, died February 26, 1913, aged 93 years, 5 months and 25 days.

 

He was united in marriage to Sarah Ann Tee Sept. 9, 1841. Of this union nine children were born, two of whom died many years ago. The mother also passed away 14 years ago at an advanced age. The children living are: Israel, of Palco, Kansas, Mrs. Jane Thomas and Mrs. Nancy Brown, of Hebron Neb., Mrs. Cynthia Deaton and Mrs. Sarah Woodhead of Barnard, Mo., Mrs. [… rest of article missing.]

 

Source: Whitesville Banner- partial

 

[Beginning of article missing] …Sarah Ann Tee, Sept. 9, 1841. Of this union nine children were born, two of whom died many years ago. The children living are: Israel, of Palco, Kansas, Mrs. Jane Thomas and Mrs. Nancy Brown, of Hebron Neb., Mrs. Cynthia Deaton and Mrs. Sarah Woodhead of Barnard, Mo., Mrs Keziah Painter, of Flag Springs, and Clinton who lives on the old homestead and with whom the deceased lived the last years of his life. Besides his children, there are 20 grand-children, 61 great grand-children, and 3 great great-grandchildren, making a total of 91 living descendants, who with a host of friends and neighbors mourn his loss.

 

Uncle Ira, as he was familiarly called by his neighbors, was a man of strong mind and character, an upright citizen and a good neighbor. Coming to Missouri as he did in an early day, he experienced many of the hardships of pioneer life. He settled in Andrew County in 1848 and in 1850 he entered the farm he still owned at his death.

 

Being a man of good education, he kept in touch with the affairs of the world by constant reading, requiring no glasses to read ordinary print, He had lived to see immense changes take place, indeed few are the men within whose memory such marvelous changes have taken place as have his. He could give many an interesting account of happenings of long ago before the days of railroads, telegraph etc.

 

While still a young man he united with the Baptist Church and remained a constant Christian until his death.

 

Interment and funeral services were at Flag Springs.

Date of death: 21 Mar 1923

Subject: Isaac Clinton Morris

Source: Savannah Reporter, 23 Mar 1923

 

I. C. Morris of Rea passed away at the home of his sister Mrs. Deaton in Barnard on Wednesday morning, March 21, at 6 o'clock.  A biography will be published next week.

 

Source: Savannah Reporter, 30 Mar 1923

 

Clint Morris died at the home of his sister, Mrs. Mc [sic] Deaton, Wednesday morning, March 23, at about 6:00 o’clock, following a short illness of pneumonia. Mr. Morris was married to Miss Mary Anna Jackson, March 25, 1885, and she preceeded [sic] him in death in January 1909 [sic]. He leaves four children to mourn his departure, Ira of Rea, Clarence of Marrill, Iowa, Joe of Rea and Jessie, who lives with Mr. and Mrs. Deaton in Barnard. Three sisters and one brother also survive him: Mrs. Thomas Painter, Clyde, Mo., Mrs. Sarah Woodhead, and Mrs. Deaton of Barnard and Israel of Palco, Kansas.

 

Mr. Morris was a member of the Bolckow M. E. Church of the I.O.O.F. Lodge at Flag Springs and of the Mason Lodge at Whitesville.

 

Funeral services were preached at Flag Springs Thursday and burial was at Flag Springs.