JOSEPH DePuy MORRELL
. . . autopsy requested
Lumber Firm Head Found Dead in Home
Joseph DePuy Morrell, 75, president of the Tehuantepec Lumber Co., Mexico City, Mexico, and a former building contractor here was found dead at the foot of the basement stairs in his home, 235 Hartwell Rd., last night.
Mr. Morrell was found by his daughter-in-law Mrs. Imogene Morrell. Medical Examiner John P. HyIant withheld a death certificate pending an autopsy which was requested by the family. A native of Lewiston, Mr. Morrell headed the Mexico City lumber company for the last 15 years. He divided his time between his home here and Mexico City.
Member of Pioneer Family
Mr. Morrell was a member of a Niagara Frontier pioneer family. His great-grandfather was Joseph H. Hewitt, a pioneer Niagara County settler. His grandfather, Henry W. DePuy, served" in the consular service during President Lincoln's administration.
Mr. Morrell attended public school in Lewiston and Niagara Falls and the Troy Conference Academy, Poultney, Vt.
After the death of his father, Mr. Morrell was called to New York City by his uncle, Channcey M. Depew, to learn the railroad business. Four years later he returned to Niagara Falls to become a partner in the Frontier Coal & Ice Co. (Which was owned by his sister and brother in law, Albert and Julia Davis)
Mr. Morrell came to Buffalo in 1910 and bought a half interest in the Erie Building Co. He later organized the Bison Mortgage Co., J. D. Morrell Inc. and several other building companies. During his career as a contractor, Mr. Morrell built more than 850 homes in Buffalo. In opening and building Hartwell Rd. he named it in honor of Dr. Ernest Hartwell, then superintendent of Buffalo Schools. He was one of the first contractors to originate the practice of opening model homes for public viewing, using his own home as a model.
During World War I he went to Washington to push through a 60-million dollar housing bill to provide homes for returning veterans of World War I. The plan developed into the U. S. Housing Corp.
In 1942 Mr. Morrell was appointed an agent of the Defense Supplies Corp., to obtain mahogany from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Mexico. Mahogany was then needed badly for the building of ships and planes for World War II.
He was a life member of Transportation Lodge 842, F&AM, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite,Valley of Buffalo and Ismailia Temple of the Shrine. He was also a life member of the Kiwanis Club of Buffalo. Mr. Morrell was a member of the Buffalo Club, Royal Order of Jesters, Sons of the American Revolution, the Mercer Club and the Kiwanis Club. He also assisted in organizing the Transit Valley Golf Club. He was potentate of Ismailia Temple in 1926, and served as president of the Kiwanis Club In 1918. He was president of the Buffalo Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution.
In 1937 and served in the same capacity in the State Society in 1938. In that same year he was also president of the Brotherhood of Central Presbyterian Church.
Aided Crippled Children
A project close to his heart was the Shrine Follies which he organized and the proceeds of which were donated to crippled children's work. Community Chest and the Jewish Hospital.
His first wife, the former Annie L. Byron, died in 1951. He married the former Mrs. Constance Hutch Baecher. in 1953. Surviving are a son J. Burge Morrell and a daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Walls. Three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren also survive. Calls may be made at the Bury Funeral Home, 3070 Delaware Ave. Plans for the funeral services were incomplete last night. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Lewiston, which was part of the family farm years ago.
BUFFALO COURIER-EXPRESS,
Friday, Oct. 29, 1954
pg 6
. . . autopsy requested
Lumber Firm Head Found Dead in Home
Joseph DePuy Morrell, 75, president of the Tehuantepec Lumber Co., Mexico City, Mexico, and a former building contractor here was found dead at the foot of the basement stairs in his home, 235 Hartwell Rd., last night.
Mr. Morrell was found by his daughter-in-law Mrs. Imogene Morrell. Medical Examiner John P. HyIant withheld a death certificate pending an autopsy which was requested by the family. A native of Lewiston, Mr. Morrell headed the Mexico City lumber company for the last 15 years. He divided his time between his home here and Mexico City.
Member of Pioneer Family
Mr. Morrell was a member of a Niagara Frontier pioneer family. His great-grandfather was Joseph H. Hewitt, a pioneer Niagara County settler. His grandfather, Henry W. DePuy, served" in the consular service during President Lincoln's administration.
Mr. Morrell attended public school in Lewiston and Niagara Falls and the Troy Conference Academy, Poultney, Vt.
After the death of his father, Mr. Morrell was called to New York City by his uncle, Channcey M. Depew, to learn the railroad business. Four years later he returned to Niagara Falls to become a partner in the Frontier Coal & Ice Co. (Which was owned by his sister and brother in law, Albert and Julia Davis)
Mr. Morrell came to Buffalo in 1910 and bought a half interest in the Erie Building Co. He later organized the Bison Mortgage Co., J. D. Morrell Inc. and several other building companies. During his career as a contractor, Mr. Morrell built more than 850 homes in Buffalo. In opening and building Hartwell Rd. he named it in honor of Dr. Ernest Hartwell, then superintendent of Buffalo Schools. He was one of the first contractors to originate the practice of opening model homes for public viewing, using his own home as a model.
During World War I he went to Washington to push through a 60-million dollar housing bill to provide homes for returning veterans of World War I. The plan developed into the U. S. Housing Corp.
In 1942 Mr. Morrell was appointed an agent of the Defense Supplies Corp., to obtain mahogany from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Mexico. Mahogany was then needed badly for the building of ships and planes for World War II.
He was a life member of Transportation Lodge 842, F&AM, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite,Valley of Buffalo and Ismailia Temple of the Shrine. He was also a life member of the Kiwanis Club of Buffalo. Mr. Morrell was a member of the Buffalo Club, Royal Order of Jesters, Sons of the American Revolution, the Mercer Club and the Kiwanis Club. He also assisted in organizing the Transit Valley Golf Club. He was potentate of Ismailia Temple in 1926, and served as president of the Kiwanis Club In 1918. He was president of the Buffalo Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution.
In 1937 and served in the same capacity in the State Society in 1938. In that same year he was also president of the Brotherhood of Central Presbyterian Church.
Aided Crippled Children
A project close to his heart was the Shrine Follies which he organized and the proceeds of which were donated to crippled children's work. Community Chest and the Jewish Hospital.
His first wife, the former Annie L. Byron, died in 1951. He married the former Mrs. Constance Hutch Baecher. in 1953. Surviving are a son J. Burge Morrell and a daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Walls. Three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren also survive. Calls may be made at the Bury Funeral Home, 3070 Delaware Ave. Plans for the funeral services were incomplete last night. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Lewiston, which was part of the family farm years ago.
BUFFALO COURIER-EXPRESS,
Friday, Oct. 29, 1954
pg 6
JOSEPH DePuy MORRELL
. . . autopsy requested
Lumber Firm Head Found Dead in Home
Joseph DePuy Morrell, 75, president of the Tehuantepec Lumber Co., Mexico City, Mexico, and a former building contractor here was found dead at the foot of the basement stairs in his home, 235 Hartwell Rd., last night.
Mr. Morrell was found by his daughter-in-law Mrs. Imogene Morrell. Medical Examiner John P. HyIant withheld a death certificate pending an autopsy which was requested by the family. A native of Lewiston, Mr. Morrell headed the Mexico City lumber company for the last 15 years. He divided his time between his home here and Mexico City.
Member of Pioneer Family
Mr. Morrell was a member of a Niagara Frontier pioneer family. His great-grandfather was Joseph H. Hewitt, a pioneer Niagara County settler. His grandfather, Henry W. DePuy, served" in the consular service during President Lincoln's administration.
Mr. Morrell attended public school in Lewiston and Niagara Falls and the Troy Conference Academy, Poultney, Vt.
After the death of his father, Mr. Morrell was called to New York City by his uncle, Channcey M. Depew, to learn the railroad business. Four years later he returned to Niagara Falls to become a partner in the Frontier Coal & Ice Co. (Which was owned by his sister and brother in law, Albert and Julia Davis)
Mr. Morrell came to Buffalo in 1910 and bought a half interest in the Erie Building Co. He later organized the Bison Mortgage Co., J. D. Morrell Inc. and several other building companies. During his career as a contractor, Mr. Morrell built more than 850 homes in Buffalo. In opening and building Hartwell Rd. he named it in honor of Dr. Ernest Hartwell, then superintendent of Buffalo Schools. He was one of the first contractors to originate the practice of opening model homes for public viewing, using his own home as a model.
During World War I he went to Washington to push through a 60-million dollar housing bill to provide homes for returning veterans of World War I. The plan developed into the U. S. Housing Corp.
In 1942 Mr. Morrell was appointed an agent of the Defense Supplies Corp., to obtain mahogany from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Mexico. Mahogany was then needed badly for the building of ships and planes for World War II.
He was a life member of Transportation Lodge 842, F&AM, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite,Valley of Buffalo and Ismailia Temple of the Shrine. He was also a life member of the Kiwanis Club of Buffalo. Mr. Morrell was a member of the Buffalo Club, Royal Order of Jesters, Sons of the American Revolution, the Mercer Club and the Kiwanis Club. He also assisted in organizing the Transit Valley Golf Club. He was potentate of Ismailia Temple in 1926, and served as president of the Kiwanis Club In 1918. He was president of the Buffalo Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution.
In 1937 and served in the same capacity in the State Society in 1938. In that same year he was also president of the Brotherhood of Central Presbyterian Church.
Aided Crippled Children
A project close to his heart was the Shrine Follies which he organized and the proceeds of which were donated to crippled children's work. Community Chest and the Jewish Hospital.
His first wife, the former Annie L. Byron, died in 1951. He married the former Mrs. Constance Hutch Baecher. in 1953. Surviving are a son J. Burge Morrell and a daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Walls. Three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren also survive. Calls may be made at the Bury Funeral Home, 3070 Delaware Ave. Plans for the funeral services were incomplete last night. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Lewiston, which was part of the family farm years ago.
BUFFALO COURIER-EXPRESS,
Friday, Oct. 29, 1954
pg 6
. . . autopsy requested
Lumber Firm Head Found Dead in Home
Joseph DePuy Morrell, 75, president of the Tehuantepec Lumber Co., Mexico City, Mexico, and a former building contractor here was found dead at the foot of the basement stairs in his home, 235 Hartwell Rd., last night.
Mr. Morrell was found by his daughter-in-law Mrs. Imogene Morrell. Medical Examiner John P. HyIant withheld a death certificate pending an autopsy which was requested by the family. A native of Lewiston, Mr. Morrell headed the Mexico City lumber company for the last 15 years. He divided his time between his home here and Mexico City.
Member of Pioneer Family
Mr. Morrell was a member of a Niagara Frontier pioneer family. His great-grandfather was Joseph H. Hewitt, a pioneer Niagara County settler. His grandfather, Henry W. DePuy, served" in the consular service during President Lincoln's administration.
Mr. Morrell attended public school in Lewiston and Niagara Falls and the Troy Conference Academy, Poultney, Vt.
After the death of his father, Mr. Morrell was called to New York City by his uncle, Channcey M. Depew, to learn the railroad business. Four years later he returned to Niagara Falls to become a partner in the Frontier Coal & Ice Co. (Which was owned by his sister and brother in law, Albert and Julia Davis)
Mr. Morrell came to Buffalo in 1910 and bought a half interest in the Erie Building Co. He later organized the Bison Mortgage Co., J. D. Morrell Inc. and several other building companies. During his career as a contractor, Mr. Morrell built more than 850 homes in Buffalo. In opening and building Hartwell Rd. he named it in honor of Dr. Ernest Hartwell, then superintendent of Buffalo Schools. He was one of the first contractors to originate the practice of opening model homes for public viewing, using his own home as a model.
During World War I he went to Washington to push through a 60-million dollar housing bill to provide homes for returning veterans of World War I. The plan developed into the U. S. Housing Corp.
In 1942 Mr. Morrell was appointed an agent of the Defense Supplies Corp., to obtain mahogany from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Mexico. Mahogany was then needed badly for the building of ships and planes for World War II.
He was a life member of Transportation Lodge 842, F&AM, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite,Valley of Buffalo and Ismailia Temple of the Shrine. He was also a life member of the Kiwanis Club of Buffalo. Mr. Morrell was a member of the Buffalo Club, Royal Order of Jesters, Sons of the American Revolution, the Mercer Club and the Kiwanis Club. He also assisted in organizing the Transit Valley Golf Club. He was potentate of Ismailia Temple in 1926, and served as president of the Kiwanis Club In 1918. He was president of the Buffalo Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution.
In 1937 and served in the same capacity in the State Society in 1938. In that same year he was also president of the Brotherhood of Central Presbyterian Church.
Aided Crippled Children
A project close to his heart was the Shrine Follies which he organized and the proceeds of which were donated to crippled children's work. Community Chest and the Jewish Hospital.
His first wife, the former Annie L. Byron, died in 1951. He married the former Mrs. Constance Hutch Baecher. in 1953. Surviving are a son J. Burge Morrell and a daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Walls. Three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren also survive. Calls may be made at the Bury Funeral Home, 3070 Delaware Ave. Plans for the funeral services were incomplete last night. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Lewiston, which was part of the family farm years ago.
BUFFALO COURIER-EXPRESS,
Friday, Oct. 29, 1954
pg 6
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